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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1972
Page
2
Walter C. Daniel of Lincoln University lauds Black patriots and urges honoring veterans. The piece contrasts Black Panthers with thousands of loyal Black citizens who serve, pay taxes, and uphold the nation. It cites a Veterans Day proclamation praising Lincoln University alumni who answered the nation’s call with valor.
A religious reflection contrasts church roll status with having one's name written in the book of life in heaven. It cites Revelation 20 15 and emphasizes eternal judgment over local church membership.
A Bridgeport News- Blade editorial argues farmers and farm youth should not apologize for their trade. It notes farmers are well educated, experienced in business and public relations, and have transformed from past perceptions to modern, progressive professionals.
In Mexico yesterday March 9 1962 Missouri Power and Light Co expects to spend 18 million dollars on facility expansion over five years. President Davis Benning said no details yet on the program but work will support the MFA mill addition and urban renewal areas. Harold Holsheiser filed to run for Audrain County Collector in the August Democratic primary, the fifth candidate.
Greetings welcome a long list of birthday honorees from Vandalia and surrounding towns. Belated wishes go to Terri Hendren on Wednesday and Mikki Graves receives Saturday birthday greetings.
Publication information for the Mexico Ledger includes daily schedule with exceptions, office address at 300 N. Washington St., Mexico Missouri, and postal details. It lists circulation rates by delivery method and region, with monthly and yearly costs for in-state and out-of-state subscriptions, plus a special rate for armed forces members. Office hours are specified as 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturdays.
Local page brief notes from the Mexico Missouri Ledger dated Thursday March 9 1972. Includes concise community items, notices and short records typical of a small town newspaper edition. The readable text emphasizes date specificities and routine notices.
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. states the United Nations exists to prevent harm rather than guarantee salvation. He argues the body’s purpose is to avert hellish outcomes, not to lead people to heaven.
A teenager praises her father’s recovery from alcohol, noting family dinners, a planned July vacation, and a new sense of stability. The writer asks Ann Landers to urge drinkers to consider their impact on families and share whether recovery steps, like AA or counseling, are essential.
A reader asks about menopause onset at age 41 and whether to use the pill or hormone therapy. Dr Thosteson notes this can be the start of menopause, advises medical check, and deems medication unnecessary unless symptoms require relief. He encourages learning about menopause via his booklet Make Menopause Easier and offers mail copies for 35 cents.
A fragment listing television stations by city and channel numbers including Hannibal Komu tv Columbia Kete tv St. Louis Weem ty Quincy Kpl St Louis Kregty Jet City Kebjtv Columbia and a note about See Tv on channel 17.
errant listings note several shows across channels with weather and film revives. James Whitmore performs a one hour Will Rogers piece at 7 p m on channel 4 while Flip Wilson hosts with guests Lee Marvin Ruth Buzzi and the Chilites on channel 5. Isadora Duncan life on NET at 7 20 p m on 9 and Powell river journey recreation at 8 p m on 4 7 13. Various daytime dramas game shows movies and news fill schedule with Dean Martin Johnny Carson and Dick Cavett appearances and a mix of westerns comedies and dramas across channels 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 13 17.
Illinois high school basketball on Channel 10 from noon to 6 30 pm and 7 to 10 30 pm. An Impossible Dream follows two day Disney World visit by youths from Masonic Home Hoover Boys Club and St. Louis agencies. NBC 7 30 pm film How To Frame A Figg with Don Knotts. Channel 9 shows The Rules of the Game at 7 30 pm. CBS Movies air Hunter and repeats. NBC and other network listings dense with children shows cartoons and morning programs.
TV grid shows Station listings and highlights including Room 222 and The Odd Couple repeats, Joan Rivers substituting for Johnny Carson Tonight with guests Anthony Newley Leonard Frey Lucie Arnaz. Movies include The Ox Bow Incident at 1 p.m. and The Enemy Below at 7 p.m. plus many daytime and late night programs and news updates.
The TV episode centers on a police arrest of a doctor’s fiance as the plot spirals through surgery emotional crises and a victim’s husband. Mannix staggers through a slow paced story with heavy paranoia drug imagery ending in an incoherent finish. The reviewer notes tired tropes and suggests skipping weaker installments late in the season.
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