What Mexico Needs Most In 1978 Opinion
Editorial argues Mexico should adopt a sales tax as the top need for 1978 to cover rising city costs and new liabilities. It cites 247 Missouri towns with sales taxes and links funds to pools, jobs, highway improvements, and an improved airport, urging continued industrial growth and new industry near Mexico. The piece ends with a religious benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court
Vandalia
Perry
Troy
Hannibal
Columbia
Moberly
Jefferson City
Kirksville
Nevada
U.S. Gypsum
GreenCo
Kaiser's
Emerson Electric
Wetterau, Florsheim
Wise Courtesy Award Acknowledgments from Mexico High
Editor Marc Allen and Sheila Azdell express heartfelt thanks for the Wise Courtesy Award received at the Mexico High Christmas Assembly. They credit the award to faith, family, friends, and the community, pledging to uphold high standards and continue their best efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aator, Ledger
Mexico High School
Marc Allen
Ledger
Sheila Azdell
Mexico
Birthday greetings for many on Sunday observed
The note wishes a large list of individuals a happy birthday on Sunday including Theresa Brightwell John Willian Tilden Cynthia K Williams Bob Farrah Andrew Scott Newbrough Mrs Harry Damron Mrs Jessie Littrell Mike Shupert R W Williams Glenn R Dubray Teresa Harrison Nelton Borcherding Rhonda West Jeffra Alewel Mary Head Mary Chitwood Donna Lew Watson and Robert Jennings Also mentions entertainer Bert Parks turning 63 today and ends with a thought attributed to Clarence Darrow referencing birth control discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Brightwell
John Willian Tilden
Cynthia K. Williams
Bob Farrah
Andrew Scott Newbrough
Harry Damron
Jessie Littrell
Mike Shupert
R. W. Williams
Glenn R Dubray
Teresa Harrison
Nelton Borcherding
Rhonda Beatrice West
Jeffra Alewel
Mary Head
Mary
Ann Landers Letters Chronicle Homemaker Anger and Fashion Debate
A reader rants about a critic’s view of homemakers and a night spent ironing as relatives visit. Ann Landers replies urging honesty with long-distance calls, and another elder columnist weighs in on high-heeled footwear versus boots and city life realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
California
At&t
Waxburg
Wax
Illinois Bell
Ann
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Boston
Dowager hump and osteoporosis advice from Dr Thosteson
A reader asks about preventing a dowager’s hump. Dr Thosteson explains the hump stems from osteoporosis with bone density loss, mainly in the upper spine. He notes pregnancy calcium needs, postmenopausal estrogen decline, immobility, diet, and exercise as preventative steps and suggests spine X rays to assess early changes.
Mexico High Bulldogs Dedicate Gym in 1927
A dedicatory basketball game at McMillan High School featured the Bulldogs versus Alumni in a gym with 1,000 seats. The week’s items note a scarlet fever scare canceled a children’s party, railroad derailments near Sturgeon, and an era of local ads and civic news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMillan High
Bulldogs Vf
Elks
Wabash
Sturgeon
Chicago and Alton
Clark
Mexico
S. P. Emmons
Weekend Channel Guide With Football Bowl Lineup
A dense list of college football games and broadcast times across channels 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 17. Highlights include the Peach Bowl Iowa State NC State at 11 a.m. and Sun Bowl Stanford LSU at 12:30 p.m. on multiple channels, plus New Year’s Eve special programs and classic movie slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Pete Woods
Pittsburgh
Clemson
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Merv Griffin
Donny and
Marie
Robert Young
Neil Sedaka
Paul Lynde
Finance
All My Children
Bugs Bunny
Brady Bunen
Dinah
Mickey Mouse
Adam
Beverly Hillbil
Mailer Moore
Big Valley
Gilligan
CBS
Zorro
Alain Delon
Marilyn McCoo
Billy Davis Jr
Dave Mason
Boz Scaggs
Heart
Gladys Knight
Alec Guinness
Iowa State
North Carolina State
Stanford
Louisiana State
Southern California
Texas A&m
Notre Dame
Kentucky
K. C
Jim Gates
Isis
G.E.D
Red Hand
Johnny Rivers
Dick Clark
Royal Canadians
Guy Lombardo
Charge of the Lancers
Paulette Goddard
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jack Mahoney
Steve McQueen
New Orleans
Edward G. Robinson
Tuesday Weld
Karl Malden
Ann-Margret
Little Sheba
Joanne Woodward
Carrie
Nevada
Cpo Sharkey
Dick Cavett
ABC
Crags-Wits
Chico Feathers
Fernwood
Rockford
Dick van Dyke
Donny
Tabitha
Bob Newhart
Guy
Nashville
Eas
NBC
Randall
Welk li
Wrestlin
Marty Robbins
New York City
Caligula
J. Claudius
Steve Lawrence
Carol Burnett
Tyrone Power
Lloyd Nolan
Alan Ladd
Charles Bronson
Russ Tamblyn
Audie Murphy
Tony Rome
Jerry Falwell
Sesame St
Modern Tv
Bowery Boys
Wall St
the Life
NBA
Wcaseartridge Family
Brady Bunch
Nancy Drew Royal Opera
Disney and Times
Claudius
Jimmy Swaggart
Rex Humbard
Leroy Jenkins
Pam
Alice
U Discovery
David Susskind
Ernest Angley
Rev. Robinson
AFC title clash and NFC showdown among 1970s TV listings
Denver meets Oakland in the AFC title game at 1 p.m with The Snake and The Mad Stork as pregame chatter. Dallas and Minnesota clash for the NFC title at 4 30 p.m with early coverage. Channel 9 features year end farm review at 6 p.m. Al Pacino as Serpico highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Orange Crush
Oakland
The
Mad Stork
Dallas
Minnesota
Channel 9
Jacques Cousteau
Kodiak
al Pacino
Serpico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Open Forum
Chitwood, Donna Lew Watson and
Robert Jennings
Bert Parks
Clarence Darrow
Bob
George C. Thosteson, M.D
Dr. Thosteson
Board of Education
F. Edwin Pollard
Charlie Hager
Fairgrounds
Gentle
Louise Murphy
Methodist Church
W. Robert Semple
Springfield
Nona Boone
Lois Ragsdale
Woolworth
Warren Hearnes
Proctor N. Carter
U.S
Edward D. Jones & Co
New York Stock Exchange, Inc
John Minor
Washington
Superior
Callus
Morris
Jim
Curly
Houser
Morris &Liberty
Home
Kivi
St. Louis
Ktvo
Quincy
Krer
Genghis Khan
Omar Sharif
Ricardo Montalban
William Holden
Deborah Kerr
Errol Flynn
Ledgerland
Alfred Abel
Brigitte Helm
Wax Museum
Lionel Atwill
Fay Weay
Humphrey Bogart
Kathryn Grayson
Gene Kelly
Judy Garland
Mickey Rooney
Red Skelton
Lucille Ball
Rock Hudson
Jean Simmons
Peter Fonda
Hell
Esther Willams
Peter Lawford
Jimmy Durante
Oral Roberts
Newacott
Calvary Temple
Insight
Discover
Sacred Heart
Mass
Gospel
Flintstones
Consultation
Town Hall
Discovery
Superman
Zoom
Ernest Angi
Focus
Face Nation
Confluence
the Life & Agronsky
Ani
Yvette Mimieux
Gil Gerard
Cary Grant
Faye Dunaway
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