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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1974
Page
2
Reg Murphy of Atlanta argues against suppressing a free press while admitting flaws in media. He cites the First Amendment as essential to ensuring more truth and information reach the public, enabling individuals to judge what is true rather than a state or judge deciding what to publish.
A preacher declares a call to travel for spreading a message to diverse audiences beyond his own culture. The quotation from Acts 18:6 frames a mission of reaching receptive minds without bias, emphasizing evangelistic courage and outreach.
The Kennedy clan dominates 1973 magazine features with 15 major articles across McCall's and Ladies Home Journal. Rose Kennedy headlines in the Journal, portraying a glamorous political family while critics warn the public memory could blunt accountability. The piece argues this press emphasis may backfire on Edward Kennedy and on perceptions of Kennedy politics among women voters facing budget pressures and family freedoms concerns.
A reader asks if she should marry a 26 year old man who says he slept with about 40 women. Ann advises counseling, says past affairs were adolescent and urges building a life together. Another letter praises training for guard dogs and condemns a dangerous, improperly trained dog. A parent reports a child’s sexual curiosity and Ann endorses teaching privacy and supervision.
In the Your Good Health column, Dr Thosteson cautions parents about bubble baths for toddlers. Some ingredients can irritate delicate genital membranes and may invite infections, especially in girls with shorter urethras. Stop if irritation appears. bubble bath adds no cleansing power.
Yesterday in Mexico an article notes H. C. Wood, a former Mexicoan, named curator of the Canon City Historical Museum and describing his pursuit of forgotten treasures within the museum. The piece also lists local residents and several other brief notes from different dates and places.
AP reports NBC plans a TV series based on nine frontier life books, thrilling Charlottesville farmer Roger L. MacBride who learned of the project and expresses great joy as the prairie tale moves toward television. The affiliation signals a major media adaptation for the beloved frontier series.
Mexico Ledger lists publication details and postal rates with office hours. Rates cover in town, Audrain and adjoining counties, all Missouri counties, and out-of-state subscriptions, plus military APO pricing and service hours.
TV schedule lists Billy Graham Crusade in Seoul at 7 p m on channels 2 3 and 18 with the topic The Love Of God plus reruns featuring Flip Wilson at 7 and William Windom Sandy Duncan Monty Hall and the Pointer Sisters on other channels. A debate on the need for a special prosecutor for future cases involving political or federal officials airs at 7 p m on channel 9. The Cable Car Murder with Robert Hooks airs at 8 p m on channels 4 7 and 13. Music Country USA airs at 9 p m on channel 2. Station lineups include St Louis Ottumwa, Hannibal, Columbia, and Jett City provisions.
Tonight features Dionne Warwicke Freddie Hart Jeannie C Riley Ray Stevens Mac Davis Lynn Anderson Donna Fargo and more A peak event at 10 30 and 11 30 shows a College Girl Of The Year contest in Washington Cherry Blossom Festival with Dick Clark hosting 51 contestants Also scheduled are Never Love A Stranger with Steve McQueen at 1 00 p m and various soap operas dramas and game shows listed across channels 11 to 13 including Gilligan Buck Owens Gambit and Sesame Street
CBS airings feature Ben Hur at 7 00 p m on channels 4 7 19 with Charlton Heston as the epic. NBC presents The Greatest Story Ever Told part one at 8 00 p m on channels 5 8 10, with the second half scheduled for the following night. Also listed is Easter programming with Oral Roberts and Tennessee Ernie Ford at 9 00 p m on channel 3. A NBC movie item notes One Man's Way and additional late night programs touch on various talk shows and game shows. The guide includes schedules for morning to late night with daytime soap operas and news, and closes with reference to NBC developing a Little House on the Prairie adaptation based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books.
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