Editorial Review The Stupid Athlete
A reflection on athletes debunking the old stereotype that physical skill implies lacking intellect. Citing Major Pete Dawkins and others, the piece argues sports develop teamwork under pressure and discipline. It notes the growing prestige of professional athletes visiting Mexico and Missouri, praising intelligence and coordination in modern players.
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Mexico
Missouri
Pete Dawkins
West Point
Vietnam
End of Day Prayer Verses Praise God in Creation
A devotional note invites readers to view God through nature, citing Psalm 19 1 and urging eyes to see divine handiwork in all creation. The prayer ends with an Amen and calls for illumination.
Unification Church Visit Sparks Community Letter
Dell Cornett reports in Centralia that Moonie visitors from the Unification Church toured the area selling goods to fund a “camp” for youths. The writer accuses the group of brainwashing and using tax-exempt status to raise funds and recruit.
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Leager
The
Unification Church
Reverend Moon
Mexico
Dell Cornett Centralia
Ann Landers on abuse, dental gifts, and teen drinking advice
A reader urges more abuse treatment centers after sharing childhood trauma from a stepfather and a friend’s experience with her natural father. Other letters defend dental relatives paying for care and welcome Ann’s teen drinking guidance, praising the column’s impact.
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Dear Ann Landers
United States
Ann
NBC
Ptas
Ann Landers
Balance trouble from mycin nerve poisoning in old patient
A 65 year old notes persistent balance loss after intestinal surgery and streptomycin exposure. Doctor explains vestibular damage from mycin drugs, prognosis uncertain, suggests indoors aid and new walkers, hints may improve with time while warning age may slow recovery.
Mexico dance and town history notes span Augusts across decades
A serialized note lists past events from Mexico Missouri covering August 26 dates from 1927 through 1972. It mentions Paul Callaway and the Blue Moon Serenaders at the Burlington Club and Security Hall, cash-only school book sales, a Public Works Administration grant for street repairs, engineers Bradley and Smith, a gambling device crackdown ending slot machines, Blattner's new ladies apparel shop, a burglary at Virgil Hubbard groceries, a Mexico Junior Chamber minute men campaign for a pool bond issue, corn and soybean support prices, a new Mexico Fire Department member, a crown laundry fire, a Lions Club Demolition Derby, a rights commission victory, and local notable deaths and developments.
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Paul Callaway
Blue Moon Serenaders
Bulington
Security Hall
Sallee Moore Book Co
W. L. Craddock and Son
Public Works Administration
Washington
Richard Smith Bradley
Charles Adelbert Smith
Mexico
Paul Hammett
Larney Barnes
Audrain County
Blattner’s
New Ladies
N. Washington
Mexican Ledger Birthdays and notices page
Greetings celebrate a list of birthdays for Holloway Neill and others in Benton City plus a birthday for General Maxwell Taylor aged 76. AThought for today quotes an Italian proverb about hope and despair.
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Holloway Neill
Bill DeBlois
Carla Haynes
Betty Ann Smith
Benton City
James Wayne Thomas
Richard L. Garrett
Don Willie
Doris Ann Watson
D.C. Dubray
Cecil Haggard
Wanda McDonald
Randy Lee Lunceford
John Holfeltz
Oren Dale Belcher
Naomi Campbell
Stella Richardson
William Norris Nunnelly
Maxwell Taylor
Channel lineup and film lineup for tonight
TV guide lists NCAA and NFL highlights, multiple channels airing sports at 6:30 and 8:00. Movies, cartoons, and classic shows fill the night with Bulky schedules and news programs through early morning.
Saturday TV Station Listings and Highlights
A dense schedule rundown lists program times across channels with movie and sports blocks, noting specials like Homer and the Wacky Doughnut Machine at 11:00 a.m. and a wide mix of documentaries, comedies, sports, and news throughout Saturday. It includes baseball, football previews, golf, and a PTL telethon slate with numerous named programs and hosts.
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NOAA
ABC
MacNeil-Lehrer
Adam
Lucy
Hoan
Quincy
CBS
NBC
Keane Bros
Sanford & Son Jompm
the Oed Animals
Bonanza
Cross-Wits
Fernwood
Zoom
Starland Band
Chico
CBS Movie
Weatherscan
Wall St
Phil Donahue
Julie Andrews
My Three Sons
Rockford
Homer
Japan
Twins
Red Sox
Cousteau
Max Morath
Camera Three
Bond
National Cancer Institute
Solomon
Stockton
Steelers
Patriots
Mondale
Chevy Chase
Dodgers
PTL
Pops
Perlman
Colts
Cowboys
Oral Roberts
Lennon Sisters
ABC News
Lord Peter Wimsey
George Montgomery
Cooper
Joe Namath
Johnny Sheffield
Farmers Voice
Wall
Music Hall
Jill Kinmont
Focus
Nashville
St. Louis
Ethel Merman
Syn Myung Moon
Clint Eastwood
People’s Command
Beverly Sills
George Burns
Carol Channing
Robert Goulet
Loretta Lynn
London
Andy Williams
Robinson
Mary T
Dolly Moore
Prt
Bob Newhart
NFL
Zoo
CBS New
NBC News
Tri-States
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Connie Williams
Lions Club
State Commission On Human Rights
Elzea Ira Painter
Dixie Inn
Painters Addition
Highway 54
IDS
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Les Miller
Monroe
Mezica, Mo
Jim (Curley
Houser
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APO
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Sharks
Cornel Wilde
Henry Kissinger
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Arthur Schlesinger
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Mike Douglas
Merv Griffin
Marcus Welby
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Kreg
Graham
John Kenneth Galbraith
Roy Clark
Carson
Jerome Kern
Beau James
Bob Hope
New York
Jimmy Walker
Ossie Davis
Anchors Aweigh
Frank Sinatra
Ledgerland
Big John
Jean Shepherd
Tweety
Creature
Woodpecker
Ernie Kovacs
Davey
Sacred Heart
Rex Humbard
Jerry Falwell
Jesus
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Confluence
Medix
Conservation Ir
Rogers
Town Hall
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Rex Huml
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Dinosaurs
Gilligan
Abbott and Costello
Mickey Rooney
Telemark
Kirk Douglas
Charles Laughton
Clark Gable
Jack Webb
Anthony Perkins
James Craig
James Farentino
Rod Cameron
George Sanders
Judy Holliday
Laurence Harvey
Jerry Lewis
Peter Sellers
Face Nation
Dick Keefe
Perception
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Farm Report
Wild Kingdom
Space Nuts
Disney
Welk
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McCloud
Rev. Moon
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