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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1975
Page
2
The piece argues TV news reduces complex stories to quick headlines due to time constraints. It warns this oversimplifies issues, risks misleadership, and deprives viewers of enough detail to form informed opinions, urging reliance beyond televised summaries.
A devotional note emphasizes God’s mercy toward the poor and all who assist them. It cites Psalm 41:1 about blessing the considerate and notes that everyone, including the generous, faces troubles, with divine deliverance in times of need.
Editor urges readers to study local papers for legal notices on the Cuivre River Watershed referendum. Four public meetings held in Troy Middletown Hawk Point and Silex. Voting set for April 45 with concerns over rushed process and a new extra tax. calls for informed vote.
Mexies Ledger published daily except Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St Mexico Missouri 65265. Second class postage paid in Mexico Missouri. Single copy price two dollars twenty five cents per month. By mail Audrain and adjoining counties yearly twenty dollars six months twelve dollars three months eight dollars. By mail all other Missouri counties yearly twenty six dollars six months seventeen dollars? and three months eleven dollars. Armed forces APO and US addresses one dollar fifty per month. Hours eight thirty am to three thirty pm Monday through Friday.
A letter cites an 11 percent property tax rise and questions a watershed levy as well as future nominal assessments. It warns eminent domain erodes private rights, questions dam locations and costs, and raises concerns about flood control, road building, and long term effects on lakes and rivers.
A compilation of Ann Landers letters and replies covering topics from an elderly robbery at a nursing home to personal relationships. Readers ask how to handle theft from seniors, cousin marriages, divorce issues, and a husband seeking a vasectomy while his wife weighs fairness and consent.
A jumble of reader inquiries to Dr Thosteson about herpes progenitalis and its treatment. The exchange discusses contagion, incurable nature, and limited options like idoxuridine, plus notes on vaccine development and ongoing research. The piece blends reader letters with a clinical reply and a brief TV review by Jay Sharbutt.
Yesterday in Mexico and surrounding dates record leadership changes across Audrain County. E.O. Lawrence Jr. elected Mexico Rotary Club president succeeding Mat Charles Stribling III. Alvin Beamer re elected Audrain County board of education president since 1949. Charles R. Stribling named chairman Audrain County NFIP chapter succeeding Edward L. Rodes. Rous Ewing elected Audrain County Fair association president succeeding J.R. Eckenberger. Also noted are saddle and pleasure horse sale clerk Walker Pollock and treasurer John A Badaracco.
Friday marks birthdays for Harry Cecil Dodd Rachael Gould Herby Brewer and others in Vandalia. Among celebrated figures is former Arkansas Senator J W Fulbright turning 70, while French actor Jean Paul Belmondo is listed as 4] in error.
TV schedule listings from St Louis Ottumwa and surrounding areas show afternoon cartoons and programs including Cyrano with Ferrer and Green, Tony Orlando guests, and The Story Of Pretty Boy Floyd with Sheen and Darby. Several channel notes and station moves are listed with confusion and errors. weather follows.
Tonight presents a mix of drama and film features including Lucas Tanner at 9 00 and The Mime Of Marcel Marceau at 9 30 filmed in France. Wide World Special at 10 30 includes Alden Whitman and a royal family discussion. Movies include The Music Man and Cast A Long Shadow among others with late night airings and newscasts throughout.
Listings reveal ABC Afternoon Playbreak at 12:30 p.m. repeats Can I Save My Children with a family in danger, NBC and CBS movies in prime slots, and a slate of daytime shows from news to kids programs. The guide also notes pilot scenes for crime series including Conspiracy of Terror and A Matter of Wife and Death, plus classic films and late night Blooms.
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