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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1977
Page
2
In a Moberly incident a 24 year old woman was abducted, mistreated, and released after midnight Christmas. FBI involvement was swift with eight agents on scene and the St. Louis SAC monitoring hourly. The piece argues the FBI protects citizens and that criticism from non criminals is misplaced.
A devotional fragment quoting scripture Ezra and a prayer asking God to open hearts and let the message sink deep into messengers for lasting effect. The text emphasizes hearing with the ears and receiving words in the heart for enduring faith.
Norl and Janice Wood thank the rural fire department and neighbors for prompt action that prevented a house fire. They credit the team with quickly tearing into the rock flu to locate smouldering material and removing a 2 by 4 left by the contractor.
The piece notes Leonid Brezhnev’s admission of a 19 million ton shortfall from the Soviet Union’s 214 million ton 1977 grain goal. It argues world crop conditions are not repeating 1972 patterns, predicts a gradual price recovery, and suggests U.S. farmers could gain if handlers limit spreads, easing the Kansas City trade area’s woes.
Reader letters cover moral hypocrisy in the workplace, suicidal thoughts, immigration status, and aging secrets. Ann Landers advises seeking counseling, dismissing extreme self-harm ideas, and urges honesty with a partner about age while offering resources and a helpful booklet.
A reader asks about seasonal diarrhea with January to March pattern and negative tests. Dr Thosteson suggests emotional stress as a possible factor, reviews Dyazide effects, and urges medical reevaluation if symptoms recur. Additional letters cover vasomotor rhinitis, aging circulation, postprandial exercise, breast cysts, nighttime numbness, nocturnal urination, ankle swelling, and a request for his booklet on colitis.
Birthday greetings go to Jessie Mae Davis Allene Reed Patricia Whitehead Sharon Robinson Patricia Hightshoe Kenneth George David Jones Mike Badino Mike Nesmith Charles Blum and William D Baker on Friday. Today pianist and songwriter Earl Hines is 72.
Erroneous listings and scattered times fill channels tonight as The Deadly Cargo tarantula plot airs on CBS This mix of planes crashes and kidnap plots collides with a packed slate including Gilligan, Mr. Rogers, Match Game, and classic reruns.
Warren Estes, a California schoolteacher, stars as a tarantula wrangler in CBS drama Tarantulas The Deadly Cargo. He and cinematographer Ken Middleham used 300 tarantulas, kept separate when not acting, and relied on air blasts to move them. No bites occurred though medical staff stood by.
A compiled digest covers weddings, social events, and public notices from 1877 to 1972 in Mexico Missouri. Entries mention marriages William Berry and Missouri Bell Clendenning, a Christmas party at Mexico Country Club, sheriff C M Fox’s election, farm years and soil programs, visits from Canadian relatives, property purchases, youth conventions, a large furnace donation drive, a 1967 prosecutor decision, tax deadlines, and Truman day mourning observances with nationwide rites and local closings.
Mexican Ledger issues daily except Sundays and holidays from 300 North Washington Street, Mexico Missouri 65265. Rates listed for various delivery areas include $3.00 per month, $33 per year for local carriers and towns, and tiered annual and six month prices for Audrain and surrounding counties, other Missouri counties, and out of state. Armed forces members receive $1.50 per month. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday.
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