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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1974
Page
3
A contemporaneous column rips CBS sports coverage of a Cardinal Viking playoff game for overusing close ups at the expense of actual football. NBC is praised for showing the full play sequence, tackling drama, blockers, and kicking action, delivering a clearer, more engaging game presentation.
A meditation on Psalm 51 17 and the idea that humans in brokenness are not cast off by God who offers restoration through divine power and mercy. The reflection emphasizes spiritual repair through faith and providence.
A Salina Kansas teacher earning 8300 dollars per year, married with one child, is noted as qualifying for food stamps in a federal program. The column argues that while not socialism by Webster's definition, the nation shows creeping socialism in government aid, prompting a semantic debate on socialism.
A Kansas City Star classified ad from last Sunday promotes a South American Expedition into the Amazon in search of gold. It seeks 20 men for a second expedition, promising copper emeralds and diamonds, rugged jungle travel, and potential fortune, with emphasis on danger and hard work for willing fellows.
Dear Ann Landers letters dissect cultural conditioning in romance and parenting. A reader argues women’s passive sex roles fade with women speaking up, while another recalls bashful kidneys and potty training. A third seeks tactful money-boundary tips with mother-in-law, and a plug for The Brides Guide ends the page.
Readers send in medical queries on diet for hypoglycemia, fertility, hysterectomy hormone use, milk options, and locating plastic surgeons. Dr Thosteson notes fruits are allowed for hypoglycemia while honey and sugared pastries are not, cites diabetes risk tied to family history, weight control, and offers a booklet for 25 cents. The letter on varicocele notes limited ability to raise sperm count and suggests urology fertility help. Hormone use after total hysterectomy depends on age and health, typically continued into the 50s with occasional tests. Skim versus whole milk have similar protein and carb content, but nonfat milks lack vitamins A and D unless added. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons contact is provided.
Mexico Ledger lists publication details including daily schedule with no Sundays, pricing by carrier and mail, and office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturdays. Rates specify varying annual, semiannual, and quarterly terms for Audrain and surrounding counties, other Missouri counties, and out-of-state, plus a military discount.
Erroneous listings show station identifiers for Ktvi St. Louis Ktvo Ottumwa Kmoxty St Louis Ksd tv St Louis 7 Khqu Tv Hannibal 8 Kemu Ty Columbia 9 Keto Tv St Louis 10 Waem Ty Quincy Ll Kplr St Louis 13 Kreg Tv Jeff City Kebj Tv Columbia. If any due to unreported changes by the stations See Tv 12 Weather.
Liberace on Mike Douglas at 3 30 p m Channel 4. Mac Davis show at 7 with McLean Stevenson Gladys Knight and the Pips. The Waltons rerun. Don Larsen 1956 World Series recall. Religious America at 7 30. CBS Movie at 8 Wild Rovers with Holden O Neal. Circle of Lights Pete Seeger 8 30. Sports 74 at 9. Wide World Special 10 30 11 Dick Cavett Lily Tomlin Richie Havens. Tonight show guests Bert Convy Suzanne Pleshette Kay Ballard. Movies list includes Cary Grant It Happens Every Thursday Wild Rovers Plymouth Adventure Ride the High Wind Paid To Kill. Various daytime listings follow with many programs and shows through late night.
Prime time listings show Planet of the Apes final air at 7 p.m. on channels 4 7 and 13 with Wall Street Week at 7 30 and The Last Run at 8 00 starring George C Scott. The guide lists multiple films and talk shows across channels with various hosts and guests detailing schedule, guests include Cybill Shepherd George Carlin Mel Tillis and Lana Turner.
A column recalls Robert Weigel Jr visiting family in Mexico after service in British Guiana, reflections on Audrain County hunting interest, Pan American games shipping, a 1944 insurance appointment, and 1920s price mentions. It also discusses Hollywood Television Theater's 1974 75 season, its budget, leaders, and critics praising its drama versus earlier TV achievements.
On Saturday, residents of Williamsburg commemorate birthdays for Mrs. C. C. Estes, Mamie Newsom, Lisa Leann Tiller, Victor Scott, Lynn Smith, Mrs. W. D. Miller, Jerry Wayne Rippett, Robin Ann Brown, and Callen Fairchild.
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