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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1977
Page
2
Mrs. Ostrom argues parents bear primary duty for youth upbringing amid school guards on sports, TV watching, and moral training. She urges parental involvement, warns against passive outsourcing, and cites Turn the Television Off Week as a prompt for family engagement.
A brief reflection cites Exodus 39 43 and Titus 3 5 noting earthly labor holds no eternal value unless done in accordance with the Lord's commands. It emphasizes obedience to divine instruction as the measure of true work.
The Mexico Ledger laments severe winter privations yet contrasts Monroe County with harsher hardships in Buffalo and other Eastern states. It notes drought in western regions, lack of snow limiting water supplies, and urges readers to be grateful for local living conditions amid ongoing shortages and delivery details.
Ann Landers cites letters from teachers and students describing chaos in schools. Respondents blame undisciplined behavior, lack of support from parents and administration, and violence, while she recalls speaking at major universities and urges readers to seek alcoholism resources.
Dear Dr Thosteson, at 61 I wake at 2 a.m. and cannot sleep. My doctor says I am high strung and I have taken Valium for five years. Is this safe? The doctor notes sleep needs vary greatly. NIMH suggests lifestyle changes and supervision, with drugs only temporarily. A reevaluation now may help, as long term use can be problematic. A separate query asks how you pronounce your name THO-steh-son.
Channel 13 drops Sesame Street and airs Dinah Shore at 3 30 p m. Donahue at 6 p m on 17. Aznavour with Muppets at 6 30 on 4 13. Julie Andrews and Muppets host Julie: My Favorite Things at 7 p m on 3. Captain and Tennille guests at 7 p m on 2 17 with Burns, Cole, Clark, Byner. NBC movie Bigfoot at 7 p m on 5 6 10. other noted programs across stations with specials, movies, and net work challenges.
Local schedule notes Joe Garagiola hosts To Tell The Truth at 6 30 p.m. on Channel 2. Julie Andrews hour features My Favorite Things with Peter Sellers. Solti leads the Chicago Symphony Wagner concert at 7 p.m. on channel nine. Kojak rerun and Tomorrow Show guests Wilbur Mills appear on late night. Movies include Girl Happy Elvis Presley and How The West Was Won. Weather and cartoons fill the early morning to late evening blocks with NBC CBS and ABC programing.
Public Television launches a six part series dramatizing Ignaz Semmelweis Pasteur and Koch. The program outlines their discoveries linking microbes to disease and the shift from miasma theories to germ theory. Jonas Salk appears to discuss the subjects' significance as the series explores immunization and future drug cures.
A compact reel of Mexico city epochs notes from 1877 to 1972 covering business openings and purchases, civic planning, scholarships, local club leadership changes, a horse show at Ohio State University, hymn book discussions, and community birthdays. Notable entries include Joe Glandon’s cigar store plans in 1877, several 1927 home purchases, 1987 hymn comparisons at the Methodist Church, 1947 saddlery lectures, 1957 factory expansion at Mexico Refractories, and a 1972 council debate on regional planning.
A notice indicates confidentiality of information is protected under section 438 of the General Education Provision Act. It references federal regulations governing disclosure and privacy in educational records.
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