Andy Piper sets state high jump records at 6 10
Andy Piper of Mexico High has proven again he is among the nation’s top high school jumpers by breaking the state indoor high jump record with 6 feet 10 inches after previously setting the outdoor mark at 6 9. The article credits coach Ron Whittaker and champions the values of training, dedication, and learning as Piper targets seven feet, a feat achieved by only three high schoolers to date.
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Andy Piper
Andy
Mexico High
Ron Whittaker
Whittaker
MHS
End Of The Day In They Fight Shall We See Fight
Reflects on Psalm 36 9 about light and seeking enlightenment in a day of knowledge pursuit. A brief meditation using biblical phrasing to urge contemplation and inner illumination.
Open government questioned after Missouri closed meeting
The Missouri open meetings law demands public handling of public business. Governor Bond and Democratic House members met privately to discuss the state's grim fiscal outlook, provoking questions about transparency and accountability in state finance decisions.
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Kansas City Star
Bond
Missouri House
Missouri
General Assembly
Missouri Supreme Court
John C. Danforth
St. Louis
House Republican Caucus
Mexico Ledger Publication Address and Mailing Rates
Local note lists publication details for the Mexico Ledger including office hours, non-sundays schedule, and subscription pricing. Rates cover in-state, county, and out-of-state mail options, with special pricing for armed forces via APO.
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Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
APO
Dear Ann Landers advice about husbands and dignity
A reader seeks guidance on coping with a husband’s infidelity after 25 years of marriage. Ann Landers urges counseling, emotional release, and facing life without him, while challenging the idea that a housewife is inferior and introducing the term Domestic Engineer. The column includes letters from readers defending good manners and a note about obtaining Ann Landers’s dating booklet.
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Ann Landers
America
Ann
P.O
Elgin
Ill
Can Handkerchiefs Pass Colds And Other Health Queries
Dear reader asks how long cold germs live and if handkerchiefs transmit colds. Dr Thosteson explains viruses number over 80, cold seasons, droplet spread, and that virus life outside the body is likely minutes or seconds. Children’ s close contact accelerates transmission. home kisses can transfer germs to parents.
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Dr. Thosteson
M.B
Man
Canaries
District festival opens with Dixie Greys earning high rating
The Mexico Dixie Grey Band directed by John Willer earned an excellent rating on opening day of the district music festival. The top rating qualifies the Dixie Greys for the state festival in Columbia. Also reported burglary at Mexico Motors, Red Cross honor, and university talks in Missouri news briefs.
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Mexico Dixie Grey Band
Dixie Greys
John Willer
Columbia
Mexico Motors
Hazelle Kimbrough
Mexico
Florida
Missouri
Audrain County
The
American Red Cross
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
A.S. Mortimer
Milton Faszholz
H.B. Plunkett
A.P. Green Fire Brick Co
College of Business and Public Administration
University of Missouri At Columbia
Frank Lowe
McMillan High School
J.T. Angus
Princip
Birthday wishes listed for Lorenta Marshall and Ralph Gallop
Tuesday greetings honor Lorenta Marshall and Ralph Gallop. Friday wishes extend to Helen McNatt Mrs Arthur Brown Mrs Ligsie Schleeter Anne Baker Johnny Brown Ruth Harrison Hopkins Grenda Ann Farrah Ruby Hightshoe Jerry Wayne Sharp Allan Ward Potts Pearl Bernice Moyle Mrs Claude McFadin and Elton James.
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Lorenta Marshall
Ralph Gallop
Helen McNatt
Arthur Brown
Ligsie Schleeter
Anne Baker
Johnny Brown
Ruth Harrison Hopkins
Grenda Ann Farrah
Ruby M. Hightshoe
Jerry Wayne Sharp
Allan Ward Potts
Pearl Bernice Moyle
Claude McFadin
Elton James
Local TV Channel List Listing and Stations
Broad rundown shows Kt St. Louis KTVO Ottumwa KMOX St Louis Ked TV St Louis Kplr Jeff City Kebpty Columbia and See Tv channel notes with numbers and city references in a compact station index.
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Kt St. Louis
Ktvo Ottumwa
Kmox
Ty St. Louis
Ked Tv
St. Louis
Kregty
Jeff City
Kebpty
Columbia
Program Highlights Tonight Listings In Error
Erroneous station listings appear for tonight with entries like Hannibal Columbia St tous Quincy and Weem ty Quincy. If changes are unreported see Tv 12 Weather for updates.
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Khyu
Hannibal
Komu
Columbia
Ketc
Ty St. Tous
Weem
Quincy Ind
Ledgerland
St. Louis
Reed Farrell
TV Schedule Highlights With Movies and Guests
CBS and ABC offer daytime to late night entertainment with reports on a Russian dissident and Loretta Lynn, Dick Cavett hosting Feeling Good, Tony Orlando guests plus Jack Albertson and Ruth Buzzi. Prime time features Dead Man On The Run with Peter Graves, plus The School For Scandal stage piece.
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CBS
Loretta Lynn
Dick Cavett
Tony Orlando
Jack Albertson
Ruth Buzzi
ABC Movie
Peter Graves
Michael Parks
Tony Curtis
Alan Ladd
Corky
Robert
Baretta) Blake
Confessions Of Dick Van Dyke Comedy Hour Tonight
Channel listings showcase Dick Van Dyke performing sketches about fears at 7 PM on channels 2 3 and 17. The program follows Waltons rerun and Mac Davis variety guests with Jim Nabors O J Simpson and Donna Fargo.
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Dick van Dyke
The
Waltons
Mac Davis
Jim Nabors
O. J. Simpson
Donna Fargo
CBS
Lucas Tanner
Weatherscan
Phil Donahue
Tell Truth
Nashville
Wild Kin
Treasure Hu
Bewitched
Ozark Opry
Sunshin
Feeling Good revival shows promise for health care series
The revamped Feeling Good on public television, a $6.5 million health care series, gains momentum after a shaky start. Dick Cavett hosts 13 new half hour episodes focusing on a single topic weekly, beginning with Frank Tugend’s life and his family choosing home care over a nursing home, a moving portrait of family devotion amid aging and decline.
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Jay Sharbutt
New York
Children’s Television Workshop
Dick Cavett
Frank Tugend
Scranton, Pa
CTW
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