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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1970
Page
2
The editorial argues for expanding the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act to protect warm-blooded animals in zoos circuses and the pet industry, praising compassionate action and the aim to reduce suffering. It supports further congressional action to improve animal protection and responsible research.
A closing prayer thanks God for the land and its bounty and asks for ongoing grace through Jesus Christ. Signature notes Dr. Charles Forbes Taylor of Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, Missouri.
A historic note argues for a four lane highway from Chicago through Peoria and Quincy to Kansas City. The line would cross Missouri and benefit rural farming areas, with Illinois backers seeking full support and toll options debated amid interregional feasibility studies. Local advocates urge federal funding and swift Cannon project work.
The piece questions if wealth can buy United States Senate seats and warns against electing rich men without talent. It cites Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. and Richard Ottinger as examples of high spending influencing primaries. It notes campaign overreach, TV advertising overuse, and calls for stricter federal campaign limits before another Congress acts.
Laurence F. Stuntz reviews Noel F. Busch's The Emperor's Sword from Funk and Wagnalls 5.95 exploring Tsushima's impact on colonialism and modern naval doctrine. The work highlights Japan's naval victory, its social and economic implications, and contrasts morale and autocracy in Russia with industrial aims.
A reader from Guam asks about a 16 year old daughter wearing a bikini in the living room and a family routine conflict with a mother in law. Ann Landers counsels to focus on kindness and fidelity, notes peer pressure and fashion influence, and suggests a calmer approach to in law visits and dinner timing. A Guam reader also questions teen drinking and fashion trends and offers a path to safer, prodded choices.
A mother writes in support of Dr Thosteson and retarded children, praising their resilience and gratitude. She contrasts her two sons with club feet and notes how compassion from neighbors and strangers has shaped her view. She urges Mrs S J to avoid self pity and thanks Mrs M W for sharing accounts of treatment successes.
A reader letters column discusses medical curiosities about gas digestion constipation and artificial insemination. Questions cover types of gas causes bowel issues gas relief methods and the legality of artificial insemination with responses hinting at medical and legal uncertainty.
A chaotic TV guide lists Phil Silvers, Don Knotts, and Dan Blocker across multiple channels with films, talk shows, and serials. Highlights include Hollywood titles like Hush Hush and Whatever Happened To Baby Jane, plus ABC CBS NBC news blocks and late night cinema, all tangled in fragmented memory.
Readable fragments outline a dense broadcast guide with Johnny Cash Arlo Guthrie Ray Charles and Liza Minnelli performances. It lists The Best Man Shilohs Mexican adventure and debuts Dan August Room 222 and Hawaii Five-O with related times across channels with job-like program notes.
In ABCs The Young Lawyers a legal team fends off crime while echoing Storefront Lawyers. Lee J Cobb and Joe Namath headline behind the scenes with Howard Cosell commentary as Zalman King and Judy Pace portray two student attorneys handling cases for the underdog.
A crowded Mexico Rural Electrification meeting heard officers elected including Leo Hoer as president Otis Lenasters vice president Frank Wilfley as treasurer and Ormia Mack Thursday. At the Mexico Lions Club meeting plans were laid for another minstrel show Lt Col David Bailey to direct. Audrain County shows 168 farm owner operators four part owners and 1104 tenants. Mexico Evening School adds new class for adult high school equivalency test prep.
Virginia Pritchett Mrs Henry Reichers Mrs Harry Humphrey Marlene Jones and Don Williams appear in a local social item listing attendees or participants in a community event.
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