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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1975
Page
2
The piece condemns lavish pay and benefits for elites, detailing salaries of 42 500, life insurance costs and survivor payouts, stationery and staff allowances, generous payroll, medical and meal perks, free calls, trips, office space, parking, and calls for Congress to raise their pay by 12 500 while noting public resentment and calls for reform.
A devotional line urges readers to commit their way to the Lord and trust Him. It presents the verse as a practical life formula and invites memorization for personal guidance.
The governor appointed Neil Nielsen as Columbia’s new commissioner of administration after Navarro Don Allard left. Nielsen, former Mexico city manager for nine years, earned strong support for sound, firm administration and independent leadership. The Missouri Senate approved the selection, avoiding partisan gridlock and signaling a positive, relieved tone. Nielsen is expected to bring clear ideas and principled governance to the role.
Yesterday In Mexico report states the Mexico School Board re elected by acclamation the officers for the new term. William B Nowell remains president with Dr Ben Jolly as vice president J T Pratt as treasurer and Mrs Darold Flick as secretary.
The Mexico Ledger lists circulation details with daily publication except Sundays and holidays. It specifies prices by location, including monthly and yearly rates, military rates, and office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturdays.
Excerpts from Ann Landers columns feature Madalyn Murray O’Hair demanding explicit atheist airtime and separation of church and state, with Landers defending religious references. A reader from Racine accuses Landers of female betrayal while promoting a drugs booklet offering via mail order.
Dear Dr Thosteson offers practical tips for a 67 year old farmer with a heart attack history and angina. He advises continuing activity with precautions such as nitroglycerine timing, cold air masks, signaling if stranded, weight reduction, and regular mild exercise to reduce angina.
Miami adoption specialist warns that many prospective parents lack suitability for Vietnamese orphans amid a rush fueled by Vietnam war stories. Dr Edith Lord notes guilt glamor and emotional motives drive some adoptions while emphasizing careful screening to avoid selfish parents and cultural language challenges.
A fragment lists TEL channel numbers and station names tied to cities such as Hannibal Columbia St. Louis and Quincy. The entries show channel seven eight nine and ten with corresponding station labels.
SCHEDULES AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR TONIGHT INCLUDE BACKSTAGE IN HOLLYWOOD AT 6:30 PM ON CHANNEL 4 USING DISASTER FILMS, SANDBURG LINCOLN SERIES AT 7:00 PM ACROSS CHANNELS 5 8 10, HAL HOLBROOKE AS A SPRINGFIELD LAWYER AT 7:00 PM, BUDDY GRECO MUSIC AT 7, PLUS SHOWTIMES FOR MOVIES, NEWSCASTS, AND VARIOUS AIRINGS ACROSS CHANNELS 2 3 4 9 11 13 17 WITH PLENTY OF FILMS AND TALK SHOWS LISTED.
Channel 4 Hollywood backstage at 6 30 previews Oscar nominees and interviews Contenders The Do It Yourself Guide to Solar Energy at 7 00 showcases home solar inventions ABC Movie at 7 30 features Guess Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed with Barbara Eden and Dean Jones CBS report Indochina 1975 The End Of 1 Road Tonight special Oscar awards 9 00 with Art Carney Finney Hoffman Nicholson Pacino and Burstyn Carroll Dunaway Perrine Rowlands Tomorrow show 11 30 Orson Welles guest Not For Women Only at 12 30 a m Highlights include many daytime and late night programs with a full daily schedule and film lineup.
Billy Goldenberg, composer of Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, says future TV musicals may appear but will focus on contemporary themes. He rejects nostalgia and costlier MGM style musicals, seeking strong playwright collaborations and pertinent ideas rather than pure musical escapism. The Queen experiment cost about 750,000 and may spur similar projects.
Wednesday birthday wishes go to John J Nowlan Wanda Leach O Don Fountain Mike Pollard Jack Swatek Lawrence and Louis Fennewald Mar jorie Hagan Michael Earl Potts and John Wayne Baker The note also mentions actor James Garner turning 47 today.
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