Missouri airport issue sparks editorial clash over location
A Missouri airport expansion for St. Louis faces a political fight as supporters urge a Missouri site to protect jobs and travel times, while opponents argue an Illinois location best serves the region. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch contends Illinois favors the site and criticizes Senator Symington’s stance.
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Post-Dispatch
Symington
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Senator Symington
Door Opened unto Me of the Lord Prayer Insight
A reflection cites 1 Corinthians 2 12 noting prayer can open doors that seemed doubly locked and bolted and reveal divine access amid doubt. The brief emphasizes faith as the key to unlocking obstacles.
Nose ring fashion and foster care views in Ann Landers column
A letter discusses nose piercing after a trip to India and Ceylon and notes social norms. A second letter defends foster parents, arguing most foster children need love, not institutions, with a personal note from a former foster child. The column also responds to a reader about office cleanliness and dating advice.
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Ann Landers
India
Ceylon
A. T
A.T
Localized station list shows varied regional call signs
A sequence of abbreviated station names and city references appears, listing Ktvi St. Louis Ktvo Ottumwa Kmox ty St. Louis Ked-ty St Louis Khgaty Hannibal UI Kpl St. Louis Komu-ty Columbia Kree-ty Jeff City Ketc ty St. Louis Kebj-ty Columbia Weem-ty Quincy with a parenthetical note about the number 17 and 6 On See Ty.
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St. Louis
Ktvo
Ottumwa
Kmox Ty
Ked-ty
St Louis
Khgaty
Hannibal UI
Columbia
Jeff City
Quincy
Holiday party reenactment on Channel 9 Christmas 1783
On Christmas 1783 at 6:00 Channel 9 presents a reenactment of a revolutionary era holiday party. Sonny and Cher hour follows at 7:00 with Howard Cosell Chuck Connors plus Miss Universe and Miss USA on Channels 4 713. Rock and Roll Years at 7:00 on 2 3 17 features Chuck Berry Edgar Winter Tommy James the Drifters the Four Preps Duane Eddy Jan and Dean Clyde McPhatter. ABC Movie at 7:30 on 2 3 17 is The Daughters Of Joshua Cabe with Buddy Ebsen as a fur trapper.
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Howard Cosell
Chuck Connors
Chuck Berry
Edgar Winter
Tommy James
The
Drifters
Four Preps
Duane Eddy
Jan and Dean
Clyde McPhatter
Joshua Cabe
Buddy Ebsen
Television Listings and Highlights Tonight with Casts
TV schedule features Karen Valentine Lesley Warren and Sandra Dee in a network repeat. Murray Schisgall’s The Typists with Eli Wallach Anne Jackson at 8:00. Sports ’73 reviews in St Louis at 9:00. Jerry Lewis subs for Carson with Mel Torme. Midnight show on alcoholism. Numerous movie and show times across channels with weather notes and unreported changes.
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Karen Valentine
Lesley Warren
Sandra Dee
Murray Schisgall
Eli Wallach
Anne Jackson
Hollywood
St. Louis
Jerry Lewis
Johnny Carson
Mel Torme
Crisis In Presidency And Other Prime Time Listings
TV guide style summary noting ABC special Crisis In Presidency with Howard K Smith at 7, Waltons and Flip Wilson slots, Behind The Lines on press fairness, CBS Oklahoma movie, Men Who Made The Movies on King Vidor, NBC Follies finale, Comedy Concert Las Vegas taped show, plus daytime and late night listings across channels 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 17.
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Howard K. Smith
Mary Ellen
Waltons
Flip Wilson
Jack Klugman
Anthony Newley
Roscoe Lee Browne
Franklin Ajaye
CBS
Gordon MacRae
Shirley Jones
King Vidor
Las Vegas
Youngman
Ballantine
Paulsen
Vernon
Monica
Handelman
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Weatherscan
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Guiding Light
Gen. Hospital
One Life
Peyton Place
Somerset
Gomer
Consequences
Our Times
Andy Griffith
Phil Donahue
Nashville
Wild Kingdom
Buck Owens
San Francisco
St. Louis
Swollen Lymph Node Concerns and Health Book Contradictions
A reader asks about a child with a yearslong swollen lymph node and cancer fears. Dr Thosteson explains single node swelling is common from infections and not specific for leukemia or Hodgkin disease. He cautions against unnecessary tests and notes ongoing exams are prudent.
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J. S
Hodgkins
Editor laments Watergate tapes and urges Missouri reform
The Ledger readers letter warns against releasing confidential tapes and criticizes Watergate reporting. It then presents a detailed plea for state government reform in Missouri including a 14 department structure, consolidation, and governor direct authority with senate consent limited to department heads.
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Little Hoover Commission
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Volkmer
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House of Representatives
Glen Hocker
Citizen’s Committee On
Governor’s Task Force
Birthday Wishes For Williamsburg Residents
Greetings are sent Friday to Mrs O C Estes Mamie Newsom Lisa Leann Tiller Victor Scott Lynn Smith Mrs W D Miller Jerry Wayne Rippett Robin Ann Brown and Callen Fairchild with best wishes on their special day.
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O. C. Estes
Mamie Newsom
Williamsburg
Lisa Leann Tiller
Victor Scott
Lynn Smith
W. D. Miller
Jerry Wayne Rippett
Robin Ann Brown
Callen Fairchild
Mexico Ledger Subscription Rates and Office Hours
Publication details list daily except Sundays and holidays, address 300 N Washington St Mexico MO 65265, various rates for mail subscriptions by region, and office hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturdays. Rates include $20 per year in Audrain and adjoining counties, $26 per year for all other Missouri counties, and $20 per year out of state, with monthly and quarterly options and military rate.
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Ralph Nader
Democratic Party
Washington
White House
Harry Truman
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
APO
TV Rules Vary Among Show Team Parents Says Buck
A report from Los Angeles surveys how actors directors and writers approach television viewing rules for their children. Carol Burnett enforces bedtime and avoids scary fare while James McEachin bans sex and violence. John Rich and Mike Connors describe flexible rules and co viewing to discuss content. Robert Michael Lewis and Rita Lakin cite no strict rules, noting TV violence may glamorize death.
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Jerry Buck
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Carol Burnett
James McEachin
Tenafly
John Rich
Mike Connors
Mannix
Robert Michael Lewis
Rita Lakin
Vist
Lewis
Mexico- Audrain Librarian Bohling Resigns for Fort Wayne Post
Curt Bohling, Audrain County librarian, resigns to become university librarian at Fort Wayne Indiana starting Feb 1. He arrived in 1962 replacing Doris Athy. Also noted are retirements and local notes including postal carrier Cecil Horton, Audrain Hospital admissions record, and holiday happenings in Mexico with mentions of Santa Claus house and local shops.
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Curt Bohling
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bohling
Doris Athy
Jefferson City
Cole County
Cecil Horton
Mexico
Audrain Hospital
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