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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1973
Page
2
The piece argues a leader trained through ROTC saves lives in war and strengthens the nation. It cites West Point Navy and Air Force academies, notes anti militarism after Vietnam, and claims ROTC programs declined then slowly revived. It quotes Luke 18 14 and urges humility over egotism.
The Kansas City Star recalls a long history of election manipulation from fake candidates to phony ballots and ghost votes. It cites past abuses, notes 1972 campaign shocks, and urges swift penalties to curb perversion of the electoral process.
Thursday brings a birthday cake and candles for Glenn and Randall Clay Jones along with Mrs Curt Sims Mrs Myra Morris Miss Beatrice Fecht Betty Joyce Cook Otto Putnam Billy Rice C W Peer Gary Williams Mrs Duane Mosley Ronda Sue Belcher Orivia E Mackey Walter Love Mrs Flossie Bybee and Kristine Holtkamp. Actress Angela Lansbury is 48 and former Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion is 87.
Letters discuss personal crisis and seeking help through guidance counseling. Contentment shares recovery after a traumatic sexual experience and finding life improvement through school counselor support. Other readers raise issues on workplace theft suspicion, gender titles, and dating advice.
A reader recounts applying judgments on a past relationship after a 74 year old widow slept with a man. Dr Thosteson advises conscience over blame and notes pregnancy ages. Separate letters discuss cataract timing for work return and cataract booklet, scalp dermatitis versus psoriasis guidance, and discussion of an 18 year old with undescended testicle clarifying its definition and reassurance.
Weather remained arid as 21 days passed without rain in Ledgerland sparking fire fears. Arthur Simmons won the $1,000 5 gaited mares stake at the American Royal horse show, while Harold Martin was hospitalized with a broken leg after a playground accident. Fire destroyed MFA auxiliary storage on East Lafayette, causing about $40,000 in damages.
A garbled OCR list shows multiple TV station codes and city names such as St. Louis Ottumwa Hannibal Columbia Jeff City and Quincy with stray notes about changes by the state. Specifics are unreadable but imply a broadcast or licensing document in progress.
TV schedule shows hockey Blues vs Red Wings at Detroit at 6 30 PM on Channel 11 and World Series game three at New York at 7 15 PM on channels 5 8 10 with pre game at 7 00 PM Also ABC CBS and local channels feature movies with Kim Novak Peter Ustinov and Penelope plus Marcus Welby and Johnny Carson substitutions among a dense list of programs and news broadcasts including Tonight and Jack Paar tonights schedule spans 1 00 PM to 3 00 AM with several late night airings and weather segments
The page previews Julia Child's French bread on The French Chef at 6 30 p m Channel 9 and an Oral Roberts hour with Della Reese and Burl Ives at 7 13. It also notes a Metropolitan Hospital documentary narrated by Frederick Wiseman, plus extensive daily programming across channels with cartoons, game shows, weather, movies, and sports coverage including the World Series. Blythe Danner appears in a human interest item about confronting air pollution while in town with Bruce Paltrow.
New Yorker Miss Danner, living in Brentwood California, recovers from a grueling 13 show filming schedule for Adam's Rib. She says the show may be renewed or canceled, with nine more episodes if picked up, and notes she might miss Christmas in the East if it returns.
The Mexico Ledger lists single copy price and subscription rates for Mexico Missouri and surrounding counties. It details carrier, mail, and out of area options with several durations and military member pricing, plus delivery hours and a Saturday schedule.
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