The Cox firing stirred a nation and stunned the bar
Archibald Cox, appointed to prosecute Watergate, was fired by President Nixon triggering unprecedented resignations of the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General. Cox admitted sharing confidential information with liberal politicians, drawing widespread criticism and ethical questions. The episode, linked to politics and religion, called for a moral reckoning.
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Cox
Archibald Cox
Harvard Law
Boston
Senate
Nixon
Kennedy
Hart
Michigan
New York Times
Message of thanks from Boone County patient
Iris Holtcamp writes to The Ledger to publish thanks for the hospital card shower for her mother Mrs James F Holtkamp who underwent leg surgery on October 30 at Boone County Hospital and is recovering in room 654.
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Boone County Hospital
Iris Holtcamp
Channel 9
Richard Shickel
Cliff Robertson
Raoul Walsh
Frank Capra
Howard Hawks
King Vidor
George Cukor
William A. Wellman
Alfred Hitchcock
Vincente Minnelli
America
Walsh
Humphrey Bogart
James Cagney
Errol Flynn
Let's Lick the 10 Cent Stamp Campaign in Missouri
Missouri Congressmen Gene Taylor and Keith Sebelius urge postal reform amid a 10 cent first class rate rise. They deride the Postal Service as inefficient and call for subsidies to ensure prompt service. The column argues mail remains vital for business and national communication.
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Nevada
Daily Mail
Missouri
Gene Taylor
Washington
Taylor
Federal Register
Register
Congress
Post Office Department
Kansas
Keith Sebelius
U.S
Grand Lake
Oklahoma
Earth
Charles W. Eliot
Postal Service
Ann Landers New Version Of Know Thyself
Dear Ann Landers: A revised Know Thyself Sex Test For Teenagers updates the 1968 version. The letter outlines scoring for yes answers, lists questions on dating, kissing, sex, smoking, drugs, and behavior, and assigns age and conduct categories with a sharp closing note from Normal And Decent. The reply warns readers about possible health concerns and directs readers to a booklet and a stamped self-addressed envelope for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
Ann
P.O
Chicago
Illinois
Clarifying Tampons and Birth Control in Dr Thosteson Column
Readers ask about tampons causing pain and safety for swimming. Answers cover hymen size, use of junior tampons, and that sex life is unaffected. Other questions explain that tampons do not halt flow, vary by person, and pregnancy prevention topics are addressed with request for booklet by mail.
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G. W
Dr. Thosteson
TV Station Call Letters and Cities Listed
A compact list of TV stations with their associated cities appears. Entries include Ktvi St. Louis Ktvo Ottumwa Kmox-tv St Louis Ked-tv St. Louis Khandy Hannibal Komu-tv Columbia Ketc-tv St. Louis Weem-tv Quincy Kplr St. Louis Kreg-tv Jeff City Kebj-tv Columbia with a note that 17 is six on See Tv.
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Ktvi
St. Louis
Ktvo
Ottumwa
Kmox-tv
St Louis
Ked-tv
Khandy
Hannibal
Komu-tv
Columbia
Ketc-tv
Weem-tv
Quincy
Kplr
Kreg-tv
Jeff City
Kebj-tv
Channel 9
Missouri
Ilinois
Millbrook Blvd
TV Tonight Highlights Flip Wilson and Bullitt Movie
Television listings show Flip Wilson hosted with musical guests on multiple channels at 7. Waltons on 4 7 13 at 7. Bullitt with Steve McQueen on CBS at 8 across 4 7 13. Ironside mystery and Joker's Wild games follow. Also notes on Barbra Streisand special and 24 Hours with Lily Tomlin. News, weather, and late movies cap the schedule.
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Flip Wilson
Robert Goulet
Carol Lawrence
Johnny Carson
Gabriel Kaplan
Dick Cavett
Gore Vidal
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Rep. Hays
Ohio
Ty Hardin
Robert Preston
Bullitt
Steve McQueen
Andy Griffith
Phil Donahue
ABC
Francisco
Nashville
Toma
Waltons
Filip Wilson
al Untouchables
Barbra Streisand
Ray Charles
Lily Tomlin
Lily
Alan Alda
Richard Pryor
Edith Ann
Dean Martin
Brian Keith
Missouri Freshman Wins Sears-Roebuck Scholarship
Frances Wilson of Ladonia, a University of Missouri freshman, received a $300 Sears-Roebuck Foundation scholarship certificate at a recognition banquet on the MU campus. Other items note Dr J E Taft’s osteopathic surgeon candidacy, Mrs Cassius M Clay’s England and Continent trip, and festival prize plans in soybean and livestock events.
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Frances Wilson
Laddonia
University of Missouri
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
J. E. Taft
St. Louis
Chase Hotel
Ed F. Gamble
Clay
James E. Gooch
Paul Jones
Ross Vance
Ardeth
Mary Celeste Worland
Missouri University
Columbia
Arden Worland
Mexico Ledges Publication Rates and Office Hours
Mexico Ledges provides newspaper pricing for various delivery areas and durations including monthly and yearly rates for Mexico and surrounding counties. Office hours run 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
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Mexico Ledges
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
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Somerset
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Las
Showtime
Johnny Quest
Dra
Bronson
Michael Parks
David Niven
George Gobel
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Fury
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Pyramid
Reed Farrell
Love, Am
Love Life
Benny
Burns
Newhart
Foxx
McLean Stevenson
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Hunter
Chuck Berry
Edgar Winter Group
Fleetwood Mac
Muddy Waters
Johnny Taylor
Shawn Phillips
Mike Douglas
Merv Griffin
Weatherscan
Perspective
Town & Country
Hal Barton
F Troop
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Guiding Light
Rogers
Our Lives
Girl In Life
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Edge of Night
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Bonanza
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Big Valley
Price Is Right
Other World
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Gee
Sterling Hayden
Cornell Wilde
Elvis Presley
Abbott and Costello
Susan Peters
CBS
Gomer
al Onofrio
Calucci’s Dept
Sanford & Son
Art Linkletter
Barbara Feldon
Rosemary de Camp
Harry Morgan
Rose Marie
Pat Harrington
American Medical Association
American Association of Retired Persons
American Nurses Association
American Geriatrics Society
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Greg Bryson
George Miller
Betsy Roberts
Darlene Bannister of
Farber
Larry Jerichon
Judy Ann Woolridge
August Steinman
Ed Lowry
Art Lurber
Clarence Burns
W. E. Flittner
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Gary Allen Shuck
Jerry Williamson Jr
David Love
Richard Vanshike
Worland
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School of Agriculture
Arnold Stewart
Pete Jenkins
West of Mexico
Smoky Hollow
McJones
Jane Collins
St. Cecelia's Glee Club
McMillan High School
Nelle Marie Barnett
Aline Kincher
Bernice Glass
Charles Schopp
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