Today’s Editorial The Lively Dead
Newspapers aren’t dead despite reports to the contrary. After World War II there were 1,749 daily papers with 48.38 million in circulation. by 1973 there were 1,774 papers and 63.15 million readers. Advertising outlays exceeded TV and radio combined, and readership rose in polls. Newspaper employment hit a record 380,500, and relative to 1946 total US employment, newspaper jobs outpaced overall gains, proving the industry vigorous and expanding.
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America
Sindlinger
End of Day Boat Reapers Bible Greeting Idea
A witty remark suggests how many labor disputes could fade if workers and bosses greeted each morning as the verse depicts. The quip mixes biblical cadence with a nod to workplace harmony and the ongoing tension between employers and employees.
Open Forum Editor Praises Mexico City Budget Approval
Open letter from Mrs. Ernest S. Gantt, chairman of the Human Development Corp., thanking the Mexico City Council for approving the 74 75 budget and a Contingency Fund from Revenue Sharing. The notice commends allocations to Handi Shop, University Extension Center, and the Human Development Corporation to aid low income residents and seeks continued local support and public engagement.
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Mexico City
Handi Shop
University Extension Center
Human Development Corporation
Mexico
Office of Economic Opportunity
Ernest S. Gantt
Human Development Corp
Audrain Hospital to offer 250 dollar college scholarship
The Audrain Hospital staff announced a new 1965 senior class college scholarship of 250 dollars for a Mexico High School entrant to stimulate interest in the annual Mexico Science Fair. The plan was revealed as part of community education efforts in Mexico Missouri.
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Mexico
Audrain Hospital
MHS
Howard F. Kizer
Royal Arch Masons of Missouri
Springfield
Aldridge Greene
Warner and
Warren
Elmer Mollet
Route 5
MFA Co-operative Grain and Feed Co
Bed Wetting Drug Cautions From Ann Landers Column
Confidential to all parents with bed wetting children on drugs. Do not place a child on medication without medical examination and ongoing physician supervision. Most bed wetters have no organic urinary disease, but a minority may have bladder obstruction needing care.
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Harvard
Noise and dietary tips from Dr Thosteson column
In a health Q A format readers ask about abdominal rumbling borborygmus and bowel motility. The doctor explains causes from gas and nerves to mild disorders and notes timing with air swallowing and tension. He covers morning-after pills usage and gout dietary limits.
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Thosteson
Current Best Sellers List Highlights Classics and New Faces
Compiled by Publishers' Weekly, fiction picks include Watership Down by Adams Jaws by Benchley Burr by Vidal The Snare of the Hunter by MacInnes The Fan Club by Wallace. nonfi ction features Plain Speaking by Miller You Can Profit from Monetary Crisis by Browne Times To Remember by Kennedy Management by Drucker How To Be Your Own Best Friend by Newman.
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Watership Down
Adams
Jaws
Benchley
Burr
Vidal
The
Hunter
MacInnes
Fan Club
Wallace
Miller
Browne
Kennedy
Drucker
Newman
Birthday Wishes For Local Residents and Notables
Wednesday greetings note lists C L Black James F Holtcamp Mrs Lyndall Tanner Jeffrey Davenport and twins Jerry Ray Janet Fay Throckmorton Leo Hudnall Raymond Iman Mrs Margarite Frey Sharon Robinson Hugo Wieberg Mrs Julia Meeks of Centralia and Mrs Ed Aubuchon of Vandalia. Also notes Emperor Hirohito of Japan turning 73 Duke Ellington and poet Rod McKuen aged 41.
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C. L. Black
James F. Holtcamp
Lyndall Tanner
Jeffrey Davenport
Jerry Ray
Janet Fay Throckmorton
Leo Hudnall
Raymond Iman
Margarite Frey
Sharon Robinson
Hugo Wieberg
Julia Meeks
Centralia
Ed Aubuchon
Vandalia
Emperor Hirohito
Japan
Duke Ellington
Rod McKuen
QB VII TV Movie Review Opens With Bloated Pace
AP critic notes a three hour first installment of QB VII on ABC TV lags with overlong setup. Hopkins and Quayle deliver strong later performances in the second part, while the libel suit at the heart of Leon Uris’s novel remains the core issue.
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Jay Sharbutt
NEW York
Cape Kennedy
NASA
Abc-Tv
Hollywood
Leon Uris
England
Anthony Quayle
Anthony Hopkins
Uris
Poland
Ben Gazzara
Hopkins
TV Listings for St Louis and Surrounding Markets
TV schedules list several channels and programs at 7:00 p.m. including National Geographic on Channel 2 with The Hidden World about insects. Gunsmoke rerun on Channel 4 at 7:00, plus Leonard Bernstein Mass European premiere in Vienna on Channel 9. CBS may pre empted by NBA playoff.
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National Geographic
Channel
Matt
America
Leonard Bernstein
Vienna
Cliff Barrows
Israel
CBS
ABC
Bill Moyers
John Hope Franklin
ABC Movie
Liza Minnelli
QB VII TV Movie Looses Luster In Early Hours
TV listings detail a heavy QB VII lineup with Ben Gazzara and Marion Brando, plus Limbo and River of Gold. The article notes NBC and ABC air the first half and second half of QB VII, with critical memory of the Nazi medical horrors and a strong closing segment despite a weak start.
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Charles Aznavour
Johnny Carson
Buell Gibbons
Man
Florence Henderson
Peter Finch
Marion Brando
Ben Gazzara
Ray
Mexico Ledger Subscription Rates and Office Hours
Mexico Ledger lists publication details including daily schedule with Sundays and holidays off. It provides mailing rates by region, pricing for in-state and out-of-state subscriptions, armed forces rate, and office hours.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
APO
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