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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1974
Page
2
The piece notes uncertain numbers of users and at least 20 drug sellers since 1972, with pot priced around 15 per lid and speed at 20 per hundred head, LSD fading in popularity. It emphasizes ongoing drug presence in schools, strong local police work, and a call for frank community acknowledgment to curb usage.
A verse urges restraint from bad company and highlights the value of prudent companionship. It warns that one is known by the people they keep, advising careful selection of friends and associates.
Editorial notes Mexico Missouri’s Kit Bond, Missouri’s 47th governor, may soon launch onto the national political stage. The piece highlights his youth, top academic record, charisma, and influence, while acknowledging a Republican governor with a Democratic Legislature in a Democratic-leaning state. It portrays Bond as using current office as a stepping stone toward higher national ambitions.
Pierce City leaders note support for the initiative to end secret money in campaigns and curb special interest influence, but oppose provisions requiring disclosure of candidates finances and income sources. Petitions demand 65,000 signatures by July 5. The piece argues for a strong bill with eventual moderation.
A reader defends adoption despite birth defects in adopted children and praises their joy. Other letters seek relationship advice about a talkative husband to his mother and a male virginity tale, with Ann Landers’s light, practical replies.
Dear Dr Thosteson letter discusses a 4 year old with bladder reflux diagnosed at age 2. Long term antibiotics have kept infections away but surgeon recommends possible ureteral repositioning to prevent kidney damage. Parents seek second opinion and ask if waiting a year is wise, given infection risk and anatomy.
A 1964 piece notes the Mexico Garden Club aims to expand grounds beautification from Audrain Historical Society Museum to a city-wide program with multiple civic groups assisting with costs. chaired by Mrs. Lon J. Levis. The item also mentions horse shows, club leadership changes, and local movements among residents and colleges.
Fragmentary TV schedule items list stations and cities including St Louis Ottumwa Hannibal Columbia Quincy Jeff City and others with scattered channel numbers and unclear times. The text appears as OCR noise from a historical TV guide with inconsistent formatting and broken entries.
TV listings show Tony and the Tick-Tock Dragon at noon on Channels 4 7 13. Baseball Brewers Tigers at 1:18 p.m. on channels 8 10 with pregame on 1:00. Irish Derby at 2:30 on 13 and 4:00 on 4. CBS Golf final at 3:00 on 4 7 13. Wide World of Sports at 4:00 on 2 3 17 features swimming. Western Open Golf at 4:00 on 10 11. Welk country. ABC Movie Shootout In A One-Dog Town at 7:30 on 2 3 17. NBC Movie Sweet Charity at 8:00 on 5 8 10. Democratic National Telethon begins 9:00 from Los Angeles with many stars and theme Answer America. Numerous other listings include films, sports, and variety programming across channels.
Television lineup covers Democratic Telethon on channels 4 7 15 through 6 p.m. Sunday. Admiral Zumwalt Meets the Press at 11:30 a.m. on channels 5 8 10. Cards vs Mets at 1:15 p.m. with pregame at 1:00. Western Open Golf closes at 3:00 p.m. on channel 11 with in-progress play at 3:30. Oral Roberts Summer Special at 6:30 on channel 3. Disney nature drama Part 1. Nova 6:30 on channel 9. Cuiva Indians documentary. Extensive daytime and prime time schedules listed for movies sports and talk shows across channels 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 15.
A series titled Boboquivari begins Wednesday July 3 at 7 30 p m on Channel 5 featuring Freddie King Roberta Flack Kris Kristofferson Odetta and Lightnin Hopkins Each artist performs freely for 30 minutes with no host theme or interruption The schedule lists subsequent dates for Roberta Flack July 10 Kris Kristofferson July 17 Odetta July 24 and Lightnin Hopkins July 31 Also Satguru Maharaj Ji film Lord of the Universe airs Wednesday at 8 p m on Channel 9 detailing Millennium 73 festival at the Houston Astrodome with over 50 000 attendees
The Mexico Ledger lists its publication details, pricing, and office hours, followed by a large crossword puzzle with clues spanning multiple rows and a solution to yesterday's puzzle. The page includes a mix of crossword entries and a scattered jumble of unrelated text and figures from the newspaper's interior sections.
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