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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1971
Page
2
Editor mulls Nixon wage and price freezes as victory in Vietnam humbles leaders. The speaker notes inflation and dollar decline, urging sacrifices at home. The piece ties biblical verses to a call for enduring moral steadiness amid economic action.
Readers reminisce about the Planters Peanut contest of two decades ago as Ann Landers responds with humor. Messages criticize her Eagle Scout drug question handling while a National Scout director commends her understanding of Scouting values.
Editor James M. Mosley of Local 660 U B C W of America writes in detail challenging the Ledger editorial on unions and production. The note defends unions, cites wages, prices, taxes, and production shifts, and calls for nonviolent, constructive steps to boost American industry against German and Japanese competition.
A fragmented listing mentions channels and cities including Hannibal Columbia Quincy St. Louis and Mexico City with Teletype News Weather notes indicating local TV station identifiers and a brief weather reference The text reflects a busy wire service broadcast slate with sporadic station names and a general weather tag.
Erroneous listings aside, the page outlines tonight's schedule across channels. Features include The Hunter and the Hunted on Channel 4, Oral Roberts in Hawaii at 7, Hey Cinderella on Channel 10, Miss America Parade on Channel 5, David Frost with guests on Channel 11, Billy Graham crusades in California, and various movies and talk shows across Channel 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, with a mix of pilots, replays, and specials including Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte concert hour.
Friday Ledgerland lists daytime and prime time offerings across ABC CBS and local channels. Highlights include Sesame Street Muppets spoof and Miss America Parade coverage plus films like Night Plane From Chungking and A Kiss Before Dying, with documentaries talk shows and game shows from 6:30 p.m. onward.
A reader describes compulsive overeating and compares food to alcohol. The letter traces lifelong binge cycles, failed diets, and self loathing, then notes discovery of Overeaters Anonymous in 1960 and its similarity to Alcoholics Anonymous. The writer mentions seeking help through OA and provides contact for locating local groups in Beverly Hills, California.
NBC debuts Quarterly Report with John Chancellor summarizing three months of news and a look ahead, while CBS presents If You Turn On a calm drug abuse discussion. The NBC piece includes youth voting, capital punishment, and death row interviews, paired with a focus on editorial freedom and a survey showing public misinformation.
Greetings extend to Mrs. Edward O Connor Teka Lynn Hayes Mrs Hal Randolph George W Campbell Robin Kay Stadefer Mrs Elmer Walter Mrs James Burt Marla Darla Kemp Chrissie Mackie Mrs Ruth Stotler Roger Dale Rropienge and Robert Delmar Darling on Saturday. Belated greetings sent to Terry Lee Hightshoe on Wednesday.
Yesterday in Mexico at the Iowa Daily Press Association banquet in Des Moines Robert M White IT of The Ledger spoke. Ken Settle returns to the University of Missouri as a sophomore and won the A P Green scholarship in 1960. Miss Susan Adams and Miss Virginia Judkins of Devon England visit Mr and Mrs Harold Atkisson. The Ledger carriers’ picnic was held despite rain with Elwyn Goodson overruled on delays. Mexico delegation prizes from the State fair display at Marlow and Cox Drug Store. Railroads cut fares to one and a half during the rodeo and roundup on October 6 7 and 8. Editor E H Winter Warrenton Banner visited with Dean Eugene Weiffenbach. City clerk semi annual financials show six months end with cash on hand of 9 287 88 and total taxes received of 33 244 64.
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