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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1970
Page
2
An editorial extols Mexico Missouri embracing its name for Fiesta sales and tourism. It praises colorful sombreros and costumes, cites the 1936 centennial celebration, and urges locals to capitalize on the unique name to attract visitors and distinguish the town.
The group answers that they must obey God rather than men. The message asserts God’s will takes precedence over human desires when conflicts arise.
A reader from Centralia criticizes President Nixon and the editor for perceived bias over hijackings and Russia. The letter questions editorial shifts, praises or condemns political figures, and urges consistent coverage of national security and ABM votes.
Jefferson City and Joplin officials backed a one cent sales tax with a pledge to cut the property levy by 40 cents. The shift to pay as you go funds street expansion, storm sewers, and capital improvements. City leaders anticipate 15 to 20 percent of total sales tax revenue to come from outside the city.
Readers ask about ectopic pregnancy odds after infection or surgery, vaginal itching and discharge, and home remedies. Dr Thosteson explains tubal pregnancy risks, how scarring affects fertility, symptoms like abdominal pain, and urges medical evaluation. he also addresses vaginitis causes, dumbed-down dieting myths, and advises professional gynecologic care over home cures.
On Monday and Tuesday birthday wishes go out to Glen Hinton Donald Dishman Reggie Buresh Frank Olive Gentry Jim Long John McCord Darrell Black Martha Ward Mrs Randall W Weber Billy Ingebrugen Mrs Harold Byrd Jesse Vance Linda Marie Payne Robin Wayne Burch Kerri Ann Braham July Etta Williams Mrs James C Botts W Buckner Neate Tommy Marshall Shannon Spurling Janet Ruse James Winkelmann Jacquelyn Jezn Pailey Karrol Hillebrand and Lee Liams.
The Mexico Ledger lists publication info and subscription rates for local and surrounding areas. It notes office hours and a postal address at 300 N Washington St Mexico Missouri with various mail and military rates and deadlines.
A reader worries that Betty living with her mother in law will influence her children. Ann Landers counsels love and stability first, urges testing the home life, and warns against assuming loss of influence.
A dense collage of television listings across channels detailing baseball at 2 15, college football and various sports, plus a mix of movies, specials, and entertainment programs featuring Marcia Bell, Jackie Gleason, Pat Boone, Joel Grey, and others. Includes time slots for news, weather, and miscellaneous regional programming.
The listing compiles a dense schedule of camera three programs, movies, sports, and specials across channels 2 3 4 7 11 with notable names like Walter Matthau Errol Flynn Robert Morse Inger Stever and Walt Disney. It notes football Jets Cowboys and Harlem Globetrotters games plus films such as The Sea Hawk and Send Me No Flowers and a Harlem Bonanza season kickoff amid a morning through late night lineup.
The 1960 federal census preliminarily lists 4571 housing units in Mexico with 12 048 people, averaging 2 6 persons per unit. A downtown fire hazards inspection by the Mexico fire department begins this morning and continues tomorrow per Fire Chief Tom Merritt.
Channel listings show Gunsmoke and multiple programs across NBC ABC CBS stations with notes on air times. Entries mention Gunsmoke in seven roles, The Family Jewels, Cavett with Orson Welles, Red Skelton and Laugh-In, plus various daytime and late night shows and a medical note about a possible urethral resection.
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