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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1971
Page
2
Editorial laments rising crime with 80 police officers killed January to August, compares with 67 last year. It attacks liberal hero worship of criminals, argues crime would fall if religion and church life grew stronger, and urges personal responsibility.
A reflective note on time as a treasure urging wise use. It cites Philippians 3 13 14 and emphasizes daily learning from the Giver to prize the new time. The message frames time as something to cultivate rather than squander.
A Christmas week letter from Gordon C. Campbell, Presbyterian pastor, urges Missouri voters to oppose Amendment 4 amid climate and moral concerns. He argues gambling fuels crime and societal decay, cites church groups backing the stance, and calls for a faith-driven vote against the measure on Oct. 5. Vernon Marshall signs a separate note praising the Mexico Dixie Greys marching in the Veiled Prophet parade.
A terse aphorism attributed to Hlbert Hubbard asserts that civilization advances through everyday refuse, implying progress rides on ordinary waste, a satirical nod to material culture and progress.
Publication information for the Mexico Ledger includes daily except Sundays and holidays, office hours, and mailing rates. Rates cover in-state, in Audrain and adjoining counties, and out-of-state subscriptions, with special prices for armed forces.
Dear Ann Landers replies stir debate over an 18 year old with a middle aged neighbor and the need for parental lectures. A reader from Covington Ky accuses the columnist of promoting ruinous attitudes while other letters explore weight, dating abroad, and a ten year old learning about kissing.
A reader asks about Paget's disease causes and treatment options and mentions chronic pain. The doctor notes rapid bone turnover, possible mithramycin use, and limited cures, then advises discussing with a physician. Another reader asks about cat allergies and desensitization, with cautions to avoid cats. A third asks about an undescended testicle in a 12 year old, with hormone first then surgery as options. The column invites more questions for the booklet Make Menopause Easier and explains the editor cannot answer individual letters.
The message offers birthday greetings to Michael Huddleston Rusty Johnson Bruce Brown James A P Garrett Mike Cherches Gary Lewis Pilger Handy Rivers Bill Aulhur Holly Nielsen Jack Hendrix and Larry Tiller of Laddonia for an upcoming Saturday celebration.
Erroneous channel listings from multiple stations due to unreported changes. Includes Khga Ty Hannibal Jeff City Columbia Mexico See Tv Weem Ty Quincy Teletype News Li Kyle St. Louis Weather News.
TV guide style listing shows The Bearcats in Dos Gringos at 7 on channels 4 and 7, plus guest spots for Raymond Burr Stevie Wonder and Ruth Gordon with Flip Wilson at 7 on channels 56 and 8 10. Also features Longstreet episode One In The Reality Column at 8 on channels 2 and 3, CBS Movie How To Save A Marriage And Ruin Your Life at 8 on 4 7 13, plus multiple daytime and evening programs across ABC CBS NBC and local channels with news updates, movie airings, and variety shows.
O'Hara U.S. Treasury pursues stolen bond ring at 7 30 p m across channels 4 7 13. NBC Movie River of Mystery with Vic Morrow Edmond O'Brien. David Frost guests include Aryeh Neier B F Skinner Harriet Van Horne. CBS The Deadly Hunt at 8 30 p m with Peter Lawford. Afternoon to late night listings cover movies cartoons sports news and talk shows across channels 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 with multiple program blocks and titles.
Cynthia Lowry surveys NBCs McMillan and Wife grading the premiere as a forced bright caper with a silly convoluted plot. Rock Hudson stars as a San Francisco police commissioner. Susan Saint James and a quirky cast provide uneven slapstick amid a corpse in a barrel and a warehouse search. Earlier Asia aired Adam 12 solving a shop holdup run by grandmothers.
Weather halted a Shriners parade in Mexico on Saturday morning September 30 1961 as thousands sought shelter from a heavy downpour. Walter Ploesser Moolah Temple potentate pledged to parade once rain eased, while attendees awaited clearance. Also notes Miss Ann Wyss a University of Missouri freshman traveled to Minneapolis for the Missouri Minnesota game and receives a College Town USA prize.
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