This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1975
Page
6
The reader encounter list presents cryptic crossword clues and partial answers from yesterday's puzzle. Items include infant food and nefarious, with entries for various parts of speech and objects such as pow misprints and technical terms.
The Fall of Vietnam and Cambodia topped the Associated Press Top Ten list for 1975 with 3,629 votes. Other leading stories included the two Ford assassination attempts, Patty Hearst’s capture, the New York City fiscal crisis, and the Mayaguez incident. The vote tally reflects editors and news directors across AP member outlets.
A survey highlights the era's defining shocks and events. The fall of Vietnam and Cambodia and the Mayaguez incident underscore foreign policy strain. Assassination attempts on President Ford, Patty Hearst, and Watergate fallout mark domestic turmoil. Economic woes, inflation, and recession pressure cities like New York. Ford reshuffles aides as Rockefeller withdraws from the vice presidency. Hoffa’s disappearance remains unresolved.
Sun Valley Idaho expects Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to join the Kennedy family for a skiing holiday. A resort spokeswoman says they are quite sure she is coming. The widow of President John F. Kennedy is part of the gathering.
In Sun Valley first lady Jacqueline Kennedy was expected to bring her children John and Caroline Kennedy. Senator Edward M. Kennedy spent Christmas Day cross country skiing with friend Marshall Bennett while the rest of his family favored alpine runs.
In New York, 111 year old Albanian immigrant Mrika Mrnacaj was granted immediate American citizenship by a Congress bill. The law waived residence language and history requirements. She left Albania at 95 to escape Communist rule and says two sons and a grandchild already reside in New York.
A spring tornado in southwest Missouri killed three and caused up to 20 million dollars in damage, ranked as the top story of 1975 by Missouri editors. The narrative notes warnings saved lives near Neosho on April 24 and mentions other top stories including the ERA defeat, the 1976 GOP convention site, a Kansas City firemen strike, drought impacts, food stamp losses, and Hearnes’ Senate bid.
Station listings note the Dallas Cowboys face the Minnesota Vikings at noon in Minnesota and Oakland meets an AFC wild card team at 3 p.m. on specified dates. Highlights include The Six Million Dollar Man previewing The Six Million Dollar Woman at 7 p.m. and a slate of dramas and sports across the day with multiple channel listings and movie airings.
In Grannis Arkansas a vigil of more than 25 people remains at a small brick house awaiting the second coming Lord says is near. Children spent Christmas around a handmade decorated tree with modest gifts while families face job losses mortgage issues and custody disputes. A related federal grant of 92250 funds staff upgrades and management training for Central Missouri Counties Human Development Corporation.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.