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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1973
Page
2
The editorial urges a two thirds vote for a new 50 meter Olympic standard pool with diving space, bath house, concession, pump house lighting and parking. It notes federal government participation promised and argues the bond issue is a prudent investment for better living and community facilities.
A federal judge will rule tomorrow on television coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings. The writer expresses hope for continued live coverage, arguing openness serves the American people and the government’s credibility. They note that exposing more of the case benefits public trust, despite potential loopholes.
A devotional reflection on Genesis 50 24 describing God visiting every mortal and creation. It portrays God as close and approachable and eager to help all beings with sustaining life.
Items list local elections appointments and honors including Jack Webber reelected as church chairman Carl Safford Jr appointed to city planning commission John J Saylor Jr graduate of St Louis Police Academy Ernst Monroe Smith II receives University of Missouri curators award reflecting area education and civic events plus a 1953 note on Fred Morris Elks candidacy and a 1923 report of a horse disturbance charge in Mexico Missouri with weather and community notices.
Mexico Ledger outlines publication details including daily schedule with Sundays and holidays excluded. It lists pricing by location and delivery method, rates for mail within Missouri and out of state, and military member rates, plus office hours.
Short-page edition from Mexico Missouri Ledger reports on town events, civic notices, and brief items of local interest. Highlights include community announcements, upcoming meetings, and small notices affecting residents and businesses.
Heart specialist Dr. Paul Dudley White, hospitalized a week with a stroke at Massachusetts General Hospital, left his bed on his 87th birthday to examine a patient. The Florida visitor arrived in Boston without notice, and White ordered an electrocardiogram before sending the man for care.
Greetings go out Wednesday to Glen Rose Mrs J W Given Jr Harold Jesse Leslie Hartegan Tony Fischer from Laddonia Miss Anne Bledsoe Wallace Dowell Mark Fairley Mary Fred Thompson Jerry McDonald Kimberly Williams Howard Smith Demetrios Tsikalas and Warren Hale of Martinsburg wishing joy and good health on their special day.
Reader letters span marital infidelity myths, medical licensing abroad, car trouble kindness, and public safety issues. The column defends explanations on trust, translating yiddish terms, Bahamas medical practice, and urges readers to help strangers in distress amid rising drug fueled violence.
Dr. Thosteson discusses a long anonymous letter praising hysterectomy while detailing a woman's post operative distress. He suggests psychiatric counseling and notes the operation itself did not ruin the family, but a year of crying did. The column also reassures readers about related health questions and invites mail for future issues.
Erroneous listings show channel allocations for Ktvi St Louis Ktvo Ottumwa Kmox tv St Louis Ked tv St Louis Khga tv Hannibal Komu tv Columbia Ketc tv St Louis Weem tv Quincy Kpl St Louis Kreg tv Jeff City Kebj tv Columbia with changes reported by the stations and weather notes attached.
Tonight features Florence Henderson on Dinah Shore at 9, Gloria Steinem on Not For Women Only at noon, and Mike Douglas at 3 47. The Lennon Sisters with Dick Haymes on Merv Griffin at 3 30, plus upcoming film and circus programs across channels. Giants face the Mets at 3, and Book Beat discusses Frederick Jackson Turner at 8 30. Cavett's week opens with Mitchum in Illinois at 10 30, with many additional movies and news programs throughout the evening.
Coverage of Watergate hearings planned on NBC stations at 9 a.m. with taped replay on Channel 9 at 7 p.m. Nearby programs include Mike Douglas guest lineup, Merv Griffin shows, and a Cardinals Reds baseball game at Cincinnati with 6:45 p.m. dugout show. Also lists daytime schedule, movies, and late-night talk shows across channels 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13 with multiple time slots and title lineups.
AP Television Writer Jay Sharbutt reports Joyce Chen's China presents a family centered look at modern China through two generations. Mrs Chen born in Peking and her Cambridge raised children travel with a government escort, offering intimate observations of everyday life, culture, and social changes without sweeping history.
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