Editorial War With Cuba Reflects Domestic and Foreign Pressures
A syndicated editorial questions why US leaders pivot to war talk over Cuba as Cuban troops engage Africa and threaten the Caribbean. It argues the administration should spell out noninvasion red lines with Castro and the Soviets, recalls past missteps in Angola and Vietnam, and warns against appeasement while dominoes fall across Southeast Asia and Africa.
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Cuba
Africa
United States
Caribbean
North Carolina
Ford
America
CIA
Rhodesia
Castro
Hemisphere
Angola
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Stars Remain Distant From Man Despite Ambition
A reflective verse-like reflection notes that even if mankind reaches the moon or beyond, the stars stay distant and God remains a reckoning presence, citing Obadiah 1:4 as a guiding message about pride and divine oversight.
Pleasant thanks after Ledger Recipe Contest win
A reader writes to express gratitude for winning the Ledger Recipe Contest and the grocery prize presented by Mr. Jack Smiley. The note praises the publication and hopes for continued recipe features for years to come.
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Ledger
Jack
Smiley
Dear Ann Landers Letters Column Advice Roundup
A selection of Ann Landers questions addresses personal affairs. Readers seek guidance on destroying a hidden college journal about a past same sex experience, sibling pranks, and handling telephones at the dinner table. The column offers blunt, practical advice and references a booklet for family harmony.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Super
Tubal ligation reversal and bed wetting questions
Dear Dr Thosteson answers on reversing tubal ligation are cautious and note irreversibility and surgical risks. He also addresses bedwetting treatment with imipramine, urging medical supervision and evaluation for underlying causes. Additional questions cover numbness in fingers from nerve or circulatory issues and pillow positioning.
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Dr. Thosteson
Mexico High School staff and students receive spring postings
A 1966-1966 retrospective item lists events from March 26 across decades in Mexico Missouri. It notes Mrs John L Fitzgerald of Van-Far High named teacher chaperone for Rennes France language courses. Lloyd Jennings elected Sturgeon Planned Progress chairman. Warren Hagan led Mexico High School to the Missouri Association of Student Councils convention. and various civic, educational, and athletic activities from 1956 to 1926 including awards, degrees, dairy production, soil conservation, and school planning.
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John L. Fitzgerald
Van-Far High School
American Institute For Foreign Study
University of Rennes
St. Malo
France
Lloyd Jennings
Sturgeon Planned Progress Organization
Mexico
Warren Hagan
Missouri Association of Student
28Th Field Artillery
Robert M. White II
the Ledger
Missouri Press Association
Moose Lodge
The
Moose
Pilot Lounge
Vocational Agricultural Students of Mexico High School
Ned Dewitt Rodes
Ryland Rodes
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt Hospital
Audrain County
Missouri
Missouri State Department of Resources and Development
W.J. Fennewald
Martinsburg
Lee Sonwalt
Laddonia
State Hospital
Fulton
J.A. Edwards
J.D. Greer
F.B. DeTienne
Vandalia
Audrain
St. Cecelia Glee Club
McMillan High School
Miss Caruthers
Maude Orita Wallace
Missouri Military Academy
Columbia
Des Moines, Ir
New Mexico
Birthday greetings for local residents and notable figures
Sunday greetings for Teresa Powell and many others list birthdays for Jackie Mann Theo Bryan Mrs Lester Austin Mrs Bessie Johnson Jessie Campbell Sharon Becker R J Johnson Charles Padgett Charles Greenburg R F Senor Cecil Sherrow Lillian Wilson Rosalie Knipp Ethelma McDonald Donna Woolridge Ronald Davis Mariann Lowry Brian Miller Bettie Freeman. Notable ages include General Westmoreland 62 playwright Tennessee Williams 62 and actor Alan Arkin 42 with a Douglas Jerrold quote about love.
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Teresa Powell
Jackie Mann
Theo Bryan
Lester Austin
Bessie Johnson
Jessie Marie Campbell
Sharon Becker
R. J. Johnson
Charles £. Padgett
Charles Greenburg
R. F. Senor
Cecil Sherrow
Lillian Opal Wilson
Rosalie Knipp
Ethelma McDonald
Donna Lee Woolridge
Ronald Davis
Mariann Lowry
Brian Miller
Bettie Ellen Freeman
William Westmoreland
Tennessee Williams
Alan Arkin
Douglas Jerrold
Mexico Ledger Advertising Rates and Office Hours
Mexico Ledger lists publication details, pricing by mail and area, and office hours. Rates cover local, Audrain and adjoining counties, other Missouri counties, out-of-state, and armed forces APO US. Office hours are 8 to 4:30 weekdays and 8 to 1 on Saturday.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
APO
Evening TV Guide Highlights and Channel Lineup
Television listings reveal Anthony Lukas interview on Book Beat at 6 30 p.m. on Channel 15 and a parade of films, sports, and specials across KTVO KTVI KMOX and other stations. Notable items include Donny and Marie show at 7 with guests Jerry Lewis Jim Nabors Ruth Buzzi, ABC and CBS movie selections, and a lengthy schedule of sports events and telethons across channels tonight.
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