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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1973
Page
2
The president stated that all POWs were brought home from Vietnam, a claim disputed as more than 1,300 Americans remain missing. He urged continuing efforts to locate and identify remains, stressing moral duty to recover both living and dead. Families seek confirmation of loved ones' fate.
A devotional note invites readers to seek rest in Jesus Christ when burdened by earthly cares. It cites Matthew 11 and urges calling on the Lord for strength and refreshment in daily life.
The Hats Off column lauds C E Refractories for a well attended Saturday open house showing how firebrick are made. Officials praise the event as a first of its kind in years while lamenting Vandalia merchants did not attend. The piece urges local businessmen to support industry and strengthen regional ties.
Miss Sandra Miller of Thompson joined Pi Omega Pi at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville. Memorial services for President Kennedy were set for 2:30 p.m. today by the Mexico Ministerial Alliance. Local residents and visitors share news of trips, awards, and celebrations from Kirksville to St. Louis and New York, including agricultural honors for Amy Shock and Saudi Arabia post assignments.
A reader seeks weight loss pills and a boyfriend's return, with Ann cautions against using others pills and urges medical diet plans. The column also offers reader guidance on charitable donations and car safety, urging verification of volunteers and warnings about unlocked cars and child safety.
Dear Dr Thosteson explains tubal ligation limits pregnancy and reversal success rates. Reopening tubes carries low 5 to 10 percent technical success and not guaranteed pregnancy. Then a reader asks about night sweats and causes. answer notes possible nervousness or chronic infection and need for medical evaluation.
Open Forum Editor notes a 170 mile trip from Kansas City to Mexico via Interstate 435 and I 70 with a running tally of passing and passed vehicles. Counts include 37 red passed, 47 blue, 56 white, 38 yellow, 57 brown, 67 green, 11 black, 10 big trucks. on the way we passed 1 red, 3 white, 1 yellow, 1 black and recorded two flat tires and two paddy stops. The family stopped for coffee in Boonville, reached Kingdom City, and arrived in Mexico at noon.
Readers share frugal home hacks in Heloise's column. One tip uses extra fabric and upholstery tacks to create taut wall coverings as an economical alternative to wallpaper for small areas. A folding stool doubles as a luggage rack. Other notes include a child’s prayer blessing Mrs Olson and a dough rising trick using a refrigerator and towel.
A compact catalog of television call signs and cities across Missouri and Iowa. It lists stations such as Ktvi and Ktvo in St. Louis and Ottumwa, Kmox-tv and Ksd-tv in St. Louis, with others in Hannibal Columbia Jefferson City and Columbia. The fragmentary text resembles a broadcast listing.
Tonight features Ohio State versus Michigan at 11:45 a.m. on channels 2 3 17 with a pre game at 11:30. A Stowaway in the Sky finale airs noon on 4 7 13 with NBA Pistons versus Bulls at 1:00 p.m. on 4 7 13 in Chicago. UCLA or USC vie for a Rose Bowl trip at 3:00 p.m. on 2 3 17. Alistair Cooke’s America explores The Huddled Masses at 6:00 on 8. Bette Davis and Ted Bessell star in Scream Pretty Peggy at 7:30 on 2 3 17. NBC Magic Movie Any Wednesday with Jane Fonda at 8:00 on 5 8 10. Channel 3 telethon for cerebral palsy begins at 10:30 hosted by Dennis James.
Channel 4 features Rosalyn Tureck in Fantasy and Fugue with Bach works at 9:00 a.m. Met Opera soprano Judith Blegen profiles on Camera Three at 10:00. Notre Dame football games serve as morning and midmorning highlights. Major NFL and college matchups fill midday and afternoon slots. Harvest Festival with Della Reese and Burl Ives airs at 2:00 p.m. Oral Roberts segments and Cliff Robertson at Squaw Valley are listed, followed by extensive prime time movie and talk-line programming. End with theater, news, and weather listings and a birthday notices section.
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