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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1971
Page
2
A passionate call to address crime poverty and race through justice and unity. It urges civic action and spiritual freedom, promoting peaceful living, wartime service, and national welfare while underscoring Constitution Week and the 1787 Preamble’s ideals.
A brief reflection cites Deuteronomy 10 12 urging reverence obedience and devotion. The quote contrasts divine requirement with human effort noting no improvement over this ancient formula. The remark frames a concise theological benchmark for conduct and commitment.
Dear Ann Londera asks for the Twelve Rules For Raising Children column. The San Antonio Mother Dear reply lists twelve guidelines on child individuality, discipline, two-parent unity, earning versus entitlement, honesty, restraint in promises, balanced love, resilience, work ethic, experiencing disappointment, and religious upbringing with example. The rules emphasize kindness, fair discipline, and fostering faith.
Dear Dr Thosteson answers a reader on whether three month old with asthmatic bronchitis will outgrow it, effects of living in a basement, heredity of allergies, and how infection and allergy interact. He notes some children outgrow allergies but not guaranteed, damp basements may worsen if molds trigger allergies, and heredity implies tendency to allergies but not guaranteed asthma.
The Ledger editor voices praise for both sides in the defeat of a local option sales tax while urging balanced statewide reform. He cites burdens of local taxes, calls for overall state local tax integration, exemptions for farming and machinery, and warns against local earnings taxes while honoring community leaders. A reader letter from Mrs. John Rinker requests clarity on chauffeur license suspensions amid an earlier accident.
Monday and Tuesday birthday greetings are extended to a long list of individuals including Robert Les Avery Mrs Clark Williams Bill Singleton Dale Adams Rickey Lee Byrd Jimmy Hodge Roy Robert Field Mrs Clarence Gould Jackie Orville Kent Micky Dolenz Charles C Thomas Debra Malec Mary Edith Barnett W Raymond Thompson Sharon Kay Traynor Bertha Fecht Rod Buresh Betty Lou Henderson Mrs Greg Swanson James Martin Haerer the twins Mrs Lebbins Ball Mrs Sue Modory Judy Carol Campbell Mrs Virgil Thurston Dennis Becker of Laddonia Merle D Curry Bruce J Johnson Robert Jackson Bill Hopkins and Mark A Lindsay.
Local listings show Ty channels 7 Khga-ty Hannibal 13 Kteg-ty Jett City 8 Kormu-ty Columbia Mexico See Ty 10 Weeti-ty Quincy 6 Teletype News 11 Kpl St. Louis 12 Weather News broadcasts summarized for viewers with channel identifiers and cities.
TV guide lists Memphis State versus Louisville at noon and Michigan State versus Michigan at 1 PM. Oklahoma versus Kansas also at 1 PM, Colorado versus Nebraska at 3 PM on channels 5 7 8. Frazier and Ali interviewed at 3 PM on channel 4. Doral Eastern Open third round at 3 PM on channel 10. CBS Golf Classic quarterfinal Weiskopf Yancey versus Devlin Nichols at 4 PM on channel 4. Wide World of Sports at 4 PM on channels 2 and 3 features alpine skiing championships and surf classic in Oahu. Missouri Forum at 6 PM on channel 8 features lieutenant governor candidate Jack Schramm interview.
TV listings feature a mix of concerts and film in multiple channels. Highlights include ArnaZ Affeworley Lennon Sisters and the Bee Gees at 6:30, Doris Day in The Glass Bottom Boat, and Pearl Bailey with Tony Bennett at 7:30. Illinois v Purdue basketball at 8:00, Johnny Cash programs at 8:30, and films including High Society at 2:00 and The Glass Bottom Boat again at 7:30. Channel 10 reports on the Delta Queen. Local news, sports, and classic movies fill the late evening into midnight with Dancing and country music segments and a roller derby lineup.
Comprehensive station guide lists Channel 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 programs across morning to late night. Includes The Magic of Peter Brook parts, NBA basket, hockey, golf, films, cartoons, and talk shows with scheduled air times and channel numbers.
Ledgerland station listings show Gunsmoke two part finale and guests on Skelton Allan Arkin and Elliott Gould hosting segments. ABC NBC and CBS prime time movies feature Mutiny on the Bounty halves and Vanished with Richard Widmark along with Carol Burnett and Joe introduction segments.
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