Editorial contrasts Mills and Nixon cases in public life
The piece argues Wilbur Mills and Richard Nixon suffered slips in professional conduct. Mills drank and deteriorated, while Nixon failed to manage a bad story and tapes, raising questions about stability. It likens their downfalls to fragile, human moments behind powerful careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Mills
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Harry Truman
LBJ
FDR
Mills
Enduring God Offers Rest to Worried Souls
A compact devotional note quotes Isaiah and Jesus inviting the weary to come to him for rest. The passage contrasts God’s endless understanding with human fatigue and encourages spiritual consolation for labor and heavy burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Dear Ann Landers Advice Column Bundle
Readers seek guidance on organ donation and coping with separation. The column advises Uniform Donor Card and contacting the National Kidney Foundation. It also recounts a Nash joke about a line praising a fat girl and ends with supportive counsel for a reader facing a breakup, offering Ann Landers’s booklet for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
Ann
National Kidney Foundation
27Th Street
New York
N.Y
Ogden Nash
Doll
White Plains
Nash
Dr Thosteson Cancer Scare Ends With Reassurance
A reader reports nipple bleeding from the right breast with no lump found after exams, smears, and mammograms. Doctors advised continued monitoring every few months and additional imaging, indicating it may be a benign papilloma rather than cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R
Pro life march and front page bias critique letters
Letters discuss a January Washington march, selective editing by a St Louis paper, and critique Kissinger’s stance on the Panama Canal. Readers argue about media values, communist threats, and civic responsibility, urging public engagement and awareness of national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledger
Washington, D.C
St. Louis
Illinois
Napa
Freedom Awards Named For Arndt and Chance Co
Yesterday in Mexico reports Joe Arndt and A B Chance Co of Centralia named 1954 Freedom Award recipients by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge for promoting a better understanding of the American way of life during 1954. The brief items note other happenings on different dates including new soda fountain at Schooler Candy Shop and a kiln collapse at A P Green Fire Brick plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Arndt
A.B. Chance Co
Centralia
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Schooler Candy Shop
West
A P, Green Fire Brick Co
P.A. Dent
Vandalia
Roberts
East Green
Centralia birthday wishes for local residents on Sunday
Greetings are sent for birthdays this Sunday to Gayle Hayes Less Crews Roy Tyner Anita Louise White Carl Joe Burchfield James Stevinson Mrs Matilda Sims Virginia McCord Virginia Mae Williams and Jeffery Allen Johnson of Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Hayes
Less Crews
Roy Tyner
Anita Louise White
Carl Joe Burchfield
James Stevinson
Matilda Sims
Virginia McCord
Virginia Mae Williams
Centralia
Jeffery Allen Johnson
Drama or Fun Clash in TV Evening showdown
AP writer Jay Sharbutt notes families face a choice between CBSs two part FBI versus Ku Klux Klan drama and a Lily Tomlin ABC special. The FBI episode details the Alabama Mississippi murders and federal pursuit with strong acting and sharp script. Tomlin delivers a bold comic showcase with brisk skits and a vivacious lead, drawing viewers toward laughs and controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Sharbutt
New York
CBS
FBI
Lily Tomlin
ABC
Miss Tomlin & Co
Lyndon B. Johnson
Quinn Martin
Calvin Clements
Wayne
M-A-S-H''' Rogers
L.Q. Jones
Saturday Television Highlights From The Ledger Schedule
The Saturday Ledger lists a morning guide with shows for children and youth. Highlights include Whats the Middle East All About at 11:00 on Channels 4 7 13, Imperial Grand Band pilot at 11:30 on Channel 3 17, Paganini Strikes Again at noon on 4 13, college basketball games on 5 7 8 5 8 10, and sports like women's pro tennis in Detroit and international track in Salt Lake City. Additional listings show NHL hockey Blues Devlin, cartoons, and various children's programs through the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle East
Imperial Grand Band
Marquette
South Carolina
Colorado
Iowa State
Town
Minnesota
Detroit
Salt Lake City
Islip
NHL
Blues
Devlin
Scooby-I
Land of Lost
Electric Co.il
Lassie
Shazam
Sigmund
Letter People
Entertainment and TV Listings Roundup for NBC ABC CBS
A dense snippet outlines TV schedules and movie listings across channels, noting programs such as NBCs Macaroni special for 11 year olds, TJ Train Robbers with John Wayne, and parental discretion on Has thing. It includes a Hall of Fame special hosted by Gene Kelly and multiple classic films and children's shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John Wayne
Lee Remock
Ted Baxter
Tim
Hitler
Ward Bond
Abbott and Costello
1950s TV Comedy Preview With Lily Tomlin
A brisk review spotlights a Beverly Hills fat ban satire ending with Lily Tomlin’s potential variety series. It notes a quirky 1950s TV spoof featuring a talking goldfish and a pipe-smoking dog, praising originality and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Tomlin
Television
Erroneous station listings and weather note
A list of broadcast channels and station identifiers shows errors and unreported changes. The fragment mentions Ktvi St Louis Ktvo Ottumwa and other call signs, with a weather notice and a remark about unreported changes by stations.
Television Listings and Highlights for Tonight
Tonight offers Jacques Cousteau's Coral Divers of Corsica at 7 p m on channels 2 3 and 17 plus CBS Movie Attack On Terror at 8 p m on channels 4 7 and 13. Special Lily Tomlin hour at 9 p m on channels 2 3 and 17 features her Ernestine Suzie Sorority and Edith Ann. Wide World Special at 10 30 p m on channels 2 3 and 17 adapts It’s A Bird It’s A Plane It’s Superman. A two hour Carson Tonight lists Cloris Leachman and David Brenner. Midnight Special on channel 5 8 10 features Linda Ronstadt and Herbie Hancock. Movie afternoon lists include Picture Mommy Dead at 1 p m on 11 and Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man at 8 11 p m on 11.
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Corsica
Jacques Cousteau
CBS
Mississippi
Miles Davis
Chick Corea
Herbie Hancock
Lily Tomlin
Ernestine
Suzie Sorority
Edith Ann
Johnny Carson
Cloris Leachman
Los Indios Tabajaras
David Brenner
Linda Ronstadt
Headhunters
PBF
Susan Gordon
Jerry Lewis
Tony Curtis
Abbott and Costello
Ben
Joseph Campanella
Judy Garland
Showtime
Reed Farrell
NBC
Bewitched
Animals
Somerset
Mod Squad
Zoom
Jacques Ll
Cousteau
Villa Alegre
Khan
Sanford
Mike Douglas
Gilligan
Merv Griffin
Gambit
Hodge Podge
Joker's Wild
Lucy
Woman's World
Weatherscan
Phil Donahue
Electric Co
Wall St
Consequences
Andy Griffith
Elec. Co
Hollywood
Mr. Rogers
Baltimore
ABC
Bobby Goldsboro
Perspectives
Rockford
Our Times
Soundstage
St. Louis
OPA
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M.L
P.O
Elgin
Dr. Thosteson
Richard L. Cobb
Montgomery City
Cerebral Palsy School
Majestic
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Rockefeller
Panama Canal
Panna
Henry
Open Forum
Donald G. Crowell
New London
Dan Clay
America
U.S.A
Kansas
Bean
Communist Party
Armericg
Mexico
HBO
Miss T
Bigfoot
Lily
Mnoten Film
Sesame St
Ae Oyeve
Bullwinkle
Laurel & Ha
Oaynoul Way
Abbott & Cost
Gary
Jetsons
Tom Krolik
Zoo
Imperial
Fat Albert
Corky
Bowery Boys
World of
Animal World
Bill Dance
Friends
Nashville
Patch Worl
Buck Owen
Gram
Charlie Chan
London
Warner Oland
Lee Remick
Elvis Presley
Dean Martin
Bela Lugosi
Robert Conrad
Ronald Colman
Gregory Peck
Katharine Hepburn
Jerry
Jimmy Dean
Jeffe
Mary T. Moore
Bob Newha
Carol Burnett
Cc AM
Frank Blair
Beverly Hills
Miss Tomlin
Ktvi
Khqu
Ty Hannibal Il Kol
St Louis
Ktvo Ottumwa
Kemu Ty
Columbia
Kreg-ty Jeff City
Kmoxty
Ketc
Keby-ty Columbia
Mid-tv
Wgem-ty Quincy
D.H. Baldwin Company
Savings and Loan
Edward D. Jones & Cui
NEW York Stock Exchange, Inc
Joan Minne
Jim (Curley) Houser
John
James
Beleiveth
Peter
Christ
Kentucky Road
Ikentucky Road
Kentucky Rd
Don Wortman
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