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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1973
Page
2
This editorial from the MO Ledger on May 14, 1973 argues that journalism's core purpose is truth. It highlights Sigma Delta Chi's Code of Ethics, focusing on accuracy and objectivity, clear reporting, and labeling opinion, with emphasis on fair coverage and responsible editorial voices.
A brief reflection contrasts biblical creation with past science views. It notes that life was once deemed a chemical accident but now is linked to a creative mind, implying modern science acknowledges design. The passage emphasizes the role of God as the creator behind existence.
Open Forum Editor recounts a letter read by Mrs. Leslie Runde, Audrain County Foster Parents chair, praising love as the core of family life. The piece includes a Midwest Motorist Magazine rack satire on gasoline rationing and reflects foster parents’ year round compassion and care for children in need.
A dialogue explores a proposed system to limit driving by odd and even license numbers. Cars would be restricted to specific days with fines for violations and exceptions for emergencies. Enforcement would mirror Nixon speed limits and rely on a conforming state law and collected fines.
In a letters page, readers discuss mandatory blood tests before marriage. A syphilis survivor credits the test for safety, while others question privacy. Advice suggests counseling and seeking understanding, with a note about a guidance booklet on limits of affection.
Dear reader, your adrenal glands have been suppressed by decades of cortisone. Withdrawal must be gradual under a doctor's guidance. Start by reducing frequency, moving from daily to every other day, then every third day, watching for symptoms. Continue only with medical supervision and adjust as needed.
Readers ask about cooking pork to kill trichinae and safe handling of raw meat. The doctor says cook pork gray through to kill larvae and wash hands and utensils after handling raw meat. He notes Heberden's nodes as osteoarthritis signs with no proven prevention. Weather changes may trigger ulcer flare ups. a booklet offer is included for more on peptic ulcers.
Mexico Ledger lists postal rates for subscriptions in various regions including Audrain and adjoining counties, all Missouri counties, and out of state, with monthly and yearly rates. It also notes Monday through Friday office hours and Saturday hours.
A Sunday greetings note lists birthday wishes for Mrs. Donald Dodgson and several friends including Earle J. Moore, E Hudgon, Billy Early, Mary Elliott, Rosie Jean Hoover, Jeanette Fennessey, and twins Robert and James Baker along with Sherry Jean Mackey. It notes two notable birthdays: Republican Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine at 76 and Lt. Gen. James Doolittle at 77.
A historical TV listings fragment shows station call letters and markets including St Louis Ottumwa Hannibal Columbia Jeff City Quincy and related notes. It mentions erroneous listings due to unreported changes and a weather segment reference.
A festive evening on Channels 2 3 and 17 features A Very Merry Cricket at 7:00 p.m. followed by a Dickens Christmas Carol read by Michael Redgrave at 7:30 p.m. with additional halls of fame and classic specials sprinkled across the schedule.
TV schedule features Ustinov in Miracle On 44th Street at 8, Ernest Borgnine in Portrait: Legend In Granite at 9, and In Concert with Berry and Morgan at 10:30. Movies include The Texans at 1 and The Comancheros at 3, plus The Seven Faces of Dr Lao at 2.
Channel guide outlines NFL games Lions at Dolphins and Steelers at 49ers plus college Camellia Bowl and UCLA NC State basketball. It details Abbott and Costello and a slate of 1960s films, cartoons, and Christmas era specials with schedules across channels 2 to 17.
AP drama critic reviews Katharine Hepburn in a Sunday ABC airing of The Glass Menagerie. Joanna Miles delivers delicate innocence, with Sam Waterston and Michael Moriarty forming a strong counterpoint in a tightly cut David Susskind production. Director Anthony Harvey preserves the play’s introspection and the sponsor IBM limits interruptions. The program is a rare, rewarding living room experience.
Yesterday in Mexico area many holiday mentions accompany local notes. Gary Tredway bought a sleigh and hunt for a horse while Mrs. Ferrie Taft returns from Columbia with her Taft family in tow. Miss Nancy Sterner visits from Northwestern University for holidays with her parents. In 1953 local officers include Dr J F Jolley as Audrain Medical Society president and new officers Kallenbach Epple Dwyer Gantt. Mrs Joyce Price slated to teach PE at Hardin Junior High in January. Daughters of the American Revolution candy sale raises 3110 for Audrain Hospital rooms. Commissions awarded to new officers in the Officers Reserve Corps. India Johnson plans a Europe tour with a friend from Smith College.
Fayette Central Methodist College Morrison Observatory offers morning viewing of comet Kohoutek through December with regular 7 to 10 p.m. evening hours until December 19. Open to the public free of charge, dress warmly as an unheated telescope area limits comfort. celestial objects include the Moon Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn and other deep sky features.
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