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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1977
Page
5
The Family Circus comic by Bill Keane appears in Ledger Comics. This daily strip follows the adventures and gentle mischief of the Keane family presented in a classic humor style reflecting family life and everyday moments.
A dense listing of crossword clues and partial answers, including terms like Arthas, Arnold Palmer, Diaper Distinctive, and various word fragments. The jumble mixes puzzle entries, numbers, and stray phrases, suggesting a page fragment from a newspaper’s puzzle section with scattered clues and solutions.
Earl Campbell, a 220 pound Tyler, Texas product, captured the 43rd Heisman Trophy on CBS in New York. He led the nation with 1,744 rushing yards and 4,444 career yards in the Southwest Conference. Campbell thanked hard work, faces Texas bid in Cotton Bowl against Notre Dame before NFL draft opening doors.
St Louis faces Washington in a do or die NFL showdown to decide a playoff spot. Both clubs sit 7-5 as coach Don Coryell laments icy Busch Stadium conditions hampering practice. Washington, led by Joe Theismann after Billy Kilmer, seeks to blunt Jim Hart and Mel Gray while stifling St Louis' ball control.
A multi sport recap lists NFL games including Buffalo at New York Jets and Green Bay at Chicago, along with Monday Dallas at San Francisco. NHL results show Philadelphia over New Rangers and Montreal over St Louis, plus Boston over Detroit. NBA scores cover Chicago, Milwaukee, Duke, Michigan State, and Missouri Valley. College basketball results feature Army, St Peter’s, Bucknell, Princeton, Rutgers, and more, with many OT and close games. Transactions note Chargers placing James Harris on IR and Neal Jeffrey signing, plus high school games in Missouri and Mexico scheduling changes due to postponements.
A Sunday benefit basketball game funds Darren Whittaker son of Ron Whittaker Mexico High School coach. Commerce Bankers meet a town team organized by Charlie Fountain and Butler Nunnelly at 4 p.m. in the high school gym with players Harold Fountain David Adams Clarence Bradshaw Joe Long Herren Williams Ernie Moore Lewis Moore and Alvis Hartford. Admission costs 1 for adults and 50 cents for under 12 with proceeds aiding Whittaker’s 11 year old son who lost a leg last week.
St Brendan School of Mexico dropped two tight basketball games to Columbia's Our Lady of Lourdes on Wednesday night. The Irish boys lost 18-14 and the girls 14-10 with Pat Fine scoring 10 points and Cindy Waechter adding four for St Brendan.
The 1978 hunting and fishing licenses are now on sale and valid from issue. They can be bought at Shinn Drug and Sundries Laddonia Kerr Hardware Vandalia Graf and Sons or Ken's Sports Center in Mexico or at the Audrain County Clerk's office. Prices vary by resident or nonresident and activity with several options including trout stamps and short trip licenses. The wildlife code books for 1978 are not yet available but expected soon.
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