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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1974
Page
2
In Acts 13 52 the disciples are filled with joy and the Holy Ghost, illustrating a real link between true joy and genuine holiness. The message highlights how spiritual fullness accompanies moral integrity and divine presence.
Dear readers raise questions of sex, therapy, and patient rights. A 35 year old narrator asks if a marriage can work without sex while a reader cites hospital privacy concerns and urges counseling and teaching-hospital opinion on patient consent and observer policy. The column endorses joint therapy and stresses patient rights.
Letters discuss if a nine month old should watch TV and the risks to eyes while noting light and motion attract infants. Advice favors limited screen exposure, recommends six feet distance for older sets, and promotes hands on play for dexterity. The page also answers questions on cataracts and salt types and promotes a booklet requests.
Readers debate the cruelty of leg-hold traps with letters and editorials. A Missouri Conservation Commission stance on trapping draws rebuttal from Stanley G. Patterson who condemns traps as diabolically cruel. Additional items discuss federal land use bills, school naming, and local thanks for a chili supper fundraiser.
Erroneous listings exist due to unreported changes. Highlights include Daytime drama Once In Her Life at 2:00 p.m. on channels 4 7 13, The Ghost Story at 7:00 p.m. on 4 7 13, Family Theater at 7:00 on 5 8 10, Ringling Bros Circus hosted by Flip Wilson, The Advocates debate long range missiles at 7:00 on 9, Ryan's Daughter at 8:00 on 4 7 13, Iron side plot at 8:00 on 5 4 10, and music programs with numerous guest stars. Weather and movie listings span multiple channels and times including My Sister Eileen at 1:00 on 11 and Ryan's Daughter at 8:00 on 4 7 13. Continuous listings note CBS NBC ABC and other networks with additional specials and late-night programs.
Beulah Bondi guest stars with Dirty Sally at 7:00 p.m. on Channels 4,7 followed by CBS Movie Halls Of Anger at 8:00 on 4,7,13 about a ghetto high school. Dean Martin roaster Ralph Nader at 9:00 on 5,8,10. In Concert features Barry White and others at 10:30 on 3,17 and 11:30 on 2. Weather and daily lineup fill the afternoon with cartoons, news and movies across channels.
ABC News Close Up, on fire hazards, drew unprecedented requests for prints from various groups. The hour long documentary excludes a controversial 40 second crib burning sequence ordered to be cut by a court hours before its national airing. A $12 million suit by Smith Cabinet Manufacturing Co. and the injunction still restrain ABC from broadcasting the segment unless conditions are met.
ABC told newsmen the court conditions could not be met by air time and will delete the crib-burning sequence pending appeal. Phoenix Films will license prints of the show without the segment, while ABC merchandising handles distribution. William F. Dennis said inquiries about prints came mainly from fire departments administrations and industry groups.
Missouri Power and Light Co will install new concrete standards and donate labor to wire modern lighting for Hardin Park city officials said. Also in local news Jerilyn Meine, daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Meine, made the honor roll at Central Methodist College in Fayette while bill Brenton visited family from Montgomery Ala.
Mexico Zedorr lists publication details including daily schedule with no Sundays, office hours 8 to 5:30 weekdays and 8 to 3 on Saturday. It also shows subscription prices by region from local to out of state and APO military.
Today and this weekend bring well wishes to Nellie Strait and Debbie Wolfe on Friday. Saturday honors William R Campbell Charles Eugene Miller Lula Arnold Herbert Byrd Joe Yager Mrs Leonard Snyder Larry Hendrix Dwight Rahmeyer Mrs Minnie Shivers Albert Conklin Eldon Ruse and Mary Barnes with warm birthday cheers.
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