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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1972
Page
2
An editorial review notes a New York bus display sponsored by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America features The Night Is Not Dark. The piece reflects on Adams first darkness and the enduring light of the sun, urging journalists and readers to strive for balance, courage, and renewal.
A religious reflection citing James 1 5 urging readers to seek wisdom from God who gives generously without reproach. Emphasizes turning to scripture as the source of ultimate wisdom for believers.
The Post-Dispatch replies to a youth reader worried about politics and miracles. It urges despair over miracles, urges responsibility, recalls Vietnam, and asks the young to vote and write back. It acknowledges generational tension, warns against belting others, and hopes for better future participation.
Front page of the Mexico Missouri Ledger dated Friday March 10 1972 features local news briefs, community notices, and likely early month headlines. Officials, business posts, and public event listings appear alongside standard society notes.
A reader shares a cautionary tale about widowhood, financially straining her children and losing independence after loaning money and selling her house. Ann Landers replies with blunt lessons on safeguarding finances and avoiding risky family entanglements. A second letter complains of gossip among coffee-clatch friends and a nosy neighbor, with Landers suggesting the group may outgrow the meddler. The column concludes with guidance on arranging a private funeral and a note offering a self-help booklet on parental boundaries.
A reader asks if pouring household bleach into a private well is harmful and how long to wait before drinking. The doctor advises against adding bleach, urges water analysis by local or state health departments, and offers temporary purification methods with instructions and cautions.
Mexico High School Club members instigated action against student drinking and smoking with Principal Robert O. Fitzsimmons praising their responsibility after a school meeting. The report also notes political candidate filings in Mexico and a rail strike affecting trains, along with local welfare district meetings and a motor show booth sale update.
Greetings go out on Sunday to Mrs. J W Stowers Jim C Whitaker Sandra Jean Sud Brook Venton Hays Cherita Gay Mackey Dale Sumpter Jacqueline Toston Edward A Juenemann Marion Lovelace David Fairley Barbara Jean Mattox Oscar P Payne Mrs Herbert Plunkett Elsie Rodgers Larry York Sheryl Miller Laura Jane Collins Mrs Augusta Goodman Debbie Culver and Terry Dale Carlyle on their special day.
The notice lists TV stations and cities including Ktvi Saint Louis Ktvo Ottumwa Kmox-tv Saint Louis Ksd-tv Saint Louis Ktvi Saint Louis Ktvo Ottumwa Kmox-tv Saint Louis Ksd-tv Saint Louis Khiqga-tv Hannibal Komu-tv Columbia Kete-tv Saint Louis Weer-tv Quincy Kpl Saint Louis Kreg Jeff City Kebj-tv Columbia with a cryptic note '(7 is é On See Tv)'.
Tonight features Illinois high school basketball on Channel 10 from noon to 6 30 pm and 7 to 10 30 pm with mentions of Disney World trip for St Louis groups and multiple movies and series across channels NBC CBS and ABC including The Rules of the Game Hunter and How To Frame A Figg plus late night classics and news programs.
TV listings and film schedule fragment note You Are There at 11 30 a m on channels 4 7 13 May 1860 as Republicans pick a Lincoln candidate. Includes festival and movie titles plus a long sports and film lineup with multiple channels and times.
James Whitmore delivers a one man Rogers tribute filmed at Los Angeles Mark Taper Forum. The hour features Rogers’ wit and political pokes, followed by a CBS hour of school bus integration reports and a China visit roundtable with Cronkite Sey Erald Rather Kalb sharing reactions and impressions.
Fragmented crossword list with numbered clues and partial solutions across many categories. Appears as an OCRed page segment listing terms like Enzyme Bunk Insect Clemency Wapiti Winter peril Ant 50 Little girl Panel etc, plus references to Capek Shipped Herbeve Pine lizard Epochs Light rowboat Federal agency Rabid Medieval shield and Gluttony.
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