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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1975
Page
2
An editorial argues America must improve living standards for all, highlighting progress by Black Americans in education athletics and politics while noting ongoing challenges such as high illegitimacy rates among Black births. It urges family church and school efforts to boost future outcomes.
Letters and replies cover pediatric foot health myths and a sharp rebuke about a reader’s love life. Ann Landers addresses a narcotic tension between dependence and self discipline, then jokes about a cousin and a bid for a prudish guide. The exchange touches on shoe fit, parental responsibility, and a call for personal boundaries in domestic life.
Black mothers face a higher infant mortality rate than white mothers with 33 per 1000 versus 15. The text argues timely reasons include young maternal age and poverty driven incentives. It notes both progress and failures, urging honest reflection. It cites a Bible verse on forgiveness and references a local newspaper header and health column.
Yesterday at the quarterly Audrain County Bar Association meeting Judge Joseph M. Bone was elected president succeeding Circuit Judge George P. Adams. The note also mentions a pending consolidation of Mexico Refractories Co and a fire brick subsidiary to create one of the world’s five largest refractories manufacturers.
The page catalogs a sprawling set of station notes, movie and show listings, sports matches, and public events across KTV St. Louis, KTVO Ottumwa, KMOX TV St. Louis, and other stations. It notes bowl times, children's films, concerts, and sports battles with multiple dates and times, plus public affairs programs and weather mentions.
Channel schedules feature Monday ledger entries including Channel 4 prison series at 5:45 am and 12:30 am night, Cousteau special at 7 pm, and Wolf Trap performances. NFL football Broncos at Raiders, Elvis Clambake movie, Bonnie Raitt and Mose Allison, and a long list of cartoons, soaps, and news segments fill the day with multiple channels and time slots.
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