Editorial: The Return Of Prisoners
Three American fliers shot down over North Vietnam are being returned to the United States. The piece argues the reunion is a propaganda move by communists and warns against political campaigning by servicemen, urging restraint until they return and can be judged in a freedom climate. It praises the fliers if they avoid pro communist statements and cautions against any defense of South Vietnam surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vietnam
United States
Ussr
Czechoslovakia
South Vietnam
Associated Press
Norris Charles
McGovern
America
Ann Landers
Chase Manhattan Bank
H.B
Enduring Humility in Christian Service
A reflective piece citing Luke 14 11 on humility. It notes that exaltation comes to the humble and warns that concern over credit hinders service. The message emphasizes humility as essential in heaven's household and urges selfless work in Christian life.
Open Forum Editor, Ledger Bridge Eyesore Sparks Citizen Letter
A longtime resident couple from Mexico City express pride in the town’s hospital refractories and merchants while condemning the Clark St. bridge as an eyesore. They urge city officials to address the deteriorating structure.
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Ledger
Mexico
Clark St
Recovery Inc. finds readers via Ann Landers column
Dear Ann Landers thanks spark interest in Recovery Inc a 35-year-old nonprofit helping emotional illness sufferers. The letter notes free meetings and a $7.50 yearly membership including The Recovery Reporter magazine with Chicago headquarters 116 South Michigan Avenue. Also mentions dating tips booklet available for 35 cents via The Mexico Ledger.
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Ann Landers
Recovery, Inc
Ann
Recovery
Recovery Reporter
Grand Rapids
South
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Ilinois
Mexico
Soda health risks and rebound effect explained by Dr Thosteson
Dr Thosteson cautions against baking soda for ulcers and hiatal hernia noting rebound acid increases after neutralizing stomach acid. He advises reducing soda to avoid future trouble and suggests milder antacids. explains heart and circulation diet advice and corrects myths about chocolate, bananas, and blood thickening.
The Wheel of the Seasons Turns Across Kansas City
An opinion piece observes corn and bean fields pale in autumn wind and city lawns cooling as nights lengthen. It notes children in streets, hunters in fields, blackbirds overhead, and waterfowl soon to arrive, signaling seasonal change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Autumns Of Youth And Age Reflections On Time And Endings
The piece contrasts youth and age as seasons shift toward autumn. It ponders when innocence ends and joy becomes complex, urging a balance between hopeful beginnings and melancholy. It urges finding a child and a falling tree, choosing to memory and planning for tomorrow despite autumn’s sting.
Van-Far Bond Victory Prompts Community Praise
Residents of the Van-Far School District express strong approval for the school bond issue. The community commends the school board, administration, and faculty for a tax-stable plan that funds improvements without raising taxes. Cooperation across groups is highlighted as key to continued educational progress.
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Van-Far
Pmn
Tri-County
Tri- County
Poor Friday in Mexico Ledger Sept 22 1972
Mexico Ledger reports a poor Friday dated Friday September 22 1972 with brief local notices and small community updates. The item is a compact blot of the paper’s daily notices and short events from the Missouri town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Birthday greetings and a notable birthday
A Sunday birthday list includes Bobby Armstrong Charles Henry Hayes Debra Lynn Neill Karen Wilders Forest Sudbrook Joyce Loehnig Claude Silver Mari Ann Berry Mrs. Virginia Pritchett Mrs. Henry Reichers Mrs. Harry Humphrey Marlene Jones and Don Williams. Actress Martha Scott turns 56 today. Thought from Henry David Thoreau notes things do not change.
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Bobby Armstrong
Charles Henry Hayes
Debra Lynn Neill
Karen Wilders
Forest Sudbrook
Joyce Loehnig
Claude Silver
Mari Ann Berry
Virginia Pritchett
Henry Reichers
Harry Humphrey
Marlene Jones
Don Williams
Martha Scott
Henry David Thoreau
Weekend Logs Highlight Local Court Appointments and News
The Missouri Supreme Court appoints Judge C A Kamp of Montgomery County as judge of Audrain Magistrate and Probate Courts during Judge Ralph Cornett’s illness. Other items include a 1952 note on Pearl Harbor veteran Captain Fuqua and local political activity in Vandalia and Mexico amid a packed Florida?
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Missouri Supreme Court
C. A. Kamp
Montgomery County
Ralph Cornett
Cornett
Audrain Hospital
Tamara Peck
Charles Peck
S. Cole St
Boone County Hospital
Columbia
Vandalia
Garland Strother
Audrain
Orville Stone
Terri
Compton
Calif
Midwest towns hire UCLA interns to aid growth plans
Bruce Steele and two other UCLA law students spent a summer in Beloit Iowa and Mt. Pleasant Iowa Henry County Iowa and Des Moines studying regional progress programs. The interns helped create planning commissions update codes and advance grants while outlining future centers for regional progress across the Midwest.
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Midwest
Richard J. Olive
Associated Press
Kansas City
Bruce Steele
UCLA
Beloit
Kansas
Steele
Los Angeles
Karsten Wieg
Midwest Research Institute
MRI
Ucla Law
Centers For Regional Progress
Iowa
Nebraska
Barbara Karshmer
Beverly Hills
Calif
Henry County
Ken Stern
Wieg
Stern
Iowa Center For Regional Progress
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Karshmer
Mt. Pleasant
Vieg
Centers For
The
Independent
Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus
Ohio
Southeast
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Minnesota
Dakotas
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Pleasant
Viey
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Open Forum
City of
Russell Griffin
George C. Thosteson, M.D
Dr. Thosteson
H.D
Ron Kehl
Gerald Romdall
Kehl
Stone
FBI
Mexico City
John S. Bush
Jack J. Fisher
St. Louis
Ross Vance
Paul Jones
Charles Rehmert
Fulton
Carl Precht
Missouri Baptist Hospital
Samuel Glenn Fuqua
New Orleans
Eugene Flynn
Laddonia
Capt. Fuqua
Fuqua
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
Clarence Cannon
Ninth
J. D. Miller
Pearle Crump
Erdel Brothers
Pete, Erdel Jr
Erdel
Roy
John
Glen
Clarence
the Ledger
Audrain County Demo Club
MTG
Kevin Eagleton
Westgate
Mobile Village
Hiway
West Mexico, Mo
Freddie Props
Nighthawks
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