He Served So Well A World War II Hero Remembered
Editorial honors Leif J. Sverdrup for aiding General MacArthur in the Buna landing. He and Michael Leahy risked AWOL to scout a landing strip, enabling the counter attack that led to Japan’s first defeat in the Pacific. Sverdrup later became a major general and respected engineer and public servant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
New Guinea
Buna
Pearl Harbor
St. Louis
Leif J. Sverdrup
Michael Leahy
Sverdrup
Leahy
Gen
Jack
America
Norway
University of Minnesota
Saudi Arabia
Tennessee
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk
American Society of Civil Engineers
Mexico
Gen. Sverdrup
Aot
United States Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
End note on diligence and discipline in daily life
A short moral line emphasizes not being slothful in work and urges steady, disciplined effort to avoid disappointment and disgrace. It echoes Romans 12:11 about diligence and faithful service.
Yesterday In Mexico County Infirmary Superintendent
A note recalls a long service as superintendent of the county infirmary, 28 years, in Mexico. The sequence includes historic items from Jan 5 across years noting planning actions in 1966, a death in 1956, a 1946 store opening, a 1936 sheriff candidacy, and a 1926 obituary of James William Lynes at 91, first saw mill operator in the county.
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Mexico
Jack Harvey
Prairie Milling
Montgomery City
S.A. Yeargain Company
W. Promenade
W. A. Debo
T. C
James William Lynes
Dear Ann Landers Readers Share Troubling Tales
A letters page recounts a mortician husband confessing necrophilia on the wedding night, prompting authorities to act, and a reader lamenting size bias in fashion, urging manufacturers to widen options for average women. The column advises on caution, parental trust, and provides Ann Landers promotional guidance.
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Ann Landers
New York
California
Ann
To Your Good Health Advice for a Child and Emphysema Risk
A young reader asks about swallowing pills and possible enzyme deficiency linked to emphysema. The doctor suggests liquid or chewable vitamins, slow water-assisted swallowing, and overcoming pill anxiety. He notes alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is inherited, cannot be replaced, and stresses avoiding smoking and dust. If both parents carry, children have higher risk and should be tested.
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Dr. Thosteson
J.B
S. L
TV Tonight Highlights and Movie Schedule Highlights
NBC and ABC offer specials on the Olympics foreign policy and women s health news with interviews and examinations. CBS covers the Robert Kennedy shooting theory and George Wallace case. Wide World News at Ease reviews 1975 stories. Movie slate includes Come Back Little Sheba and Come Fly With Me with various ratings.
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ABC
Jim McKay
NBC
Ford
ABC News
CBS
Robert Kennedy
George Wallace
Bremmer
Harry Reasoner
Howard K. Smith
Adam
Mike Douglas
Somerset
Outdoors
Gilligan
Rhoda
Ryan’s Hope
Showtime
Merv Griffin
Eddie
Woman's World
Gomer Weatherscan
Phyllis
Consequences
Phil Donahue
Stooges
Nashville
Mod Squad
Maude
Bobby Vinton
U.S
Tuesday Ledgerland Station Listings and Highlights
A busy local TV schedule lists prime time items from Happy Days to M A S H and Welcome Back Kotter, plus numerous movies and daytime shows. Highlights include Marion’s escapade plot note, Kotter’s wife, Alex Karras on small claims courts, and a wide array of film titles and children’s programs across channels and times.
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Marion
Kotter
Welcome Back Kotter
Alex Karras
Hot Lips
Sirhan Says He Cannot Remember Kennedy Shooting
CBS News concludes its assassins series with a Kennedy shooting study. Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of Kennedy’s 1968 Los Angeles slaying, says he does not remember the event and denies being programmed. The program also notes Bremer’s Wallace shooting as likely solo, with no conclusive conspiracy. NBC, ABC compete with foreign policy and Olympic specials.
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Jay Sharbutt
New York
CBS News
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Sirhan Sirhan
Kennedy
Los Angeles
California
CBS
Sirhan
Dan Rather
Sen. Kennedy
Arthur Bremer
Wallace
Maryland
Bremer
Birthday greetings for many named people on Wednesday
A list of individuals including Mrs Clifford Kable Betty Jean Bishop Freddie Freeman Mrs Joyce Lewis Mrs Ruth Gingrich Stephen Chaney Mary Beth Shinn Wayne Bevell Paul Lierheimer Terry Lynn Mayes Mrs Ronald Barnes Sandy Bulson Marguerite Toston Joy Ostrom Doug West Clara Mae Boydston and Mike Lees share Wednesday birthday wishes. Also noting Prince Juan Carlos of Spain turns 38 today.
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Clifford Kable
Betty Jean Bishop
Freddie Freeman
Joyce Lewis
Ruth Gingrich
Stephen Chaney
Mary Beth Shinn
Laddonia
Wayne Bevell
Paul Lierheimer
Terry Lynn Mayes
Ronald Barnes
Sandy Bulson
Marguerite Toston
Joy Ostrom
Doug West
Clara Mae Boydston
Mike Lees
Prince Juan Carlos
Spain
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Planning and Zoning Commission of Mexico
Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Audrain
APO
O.K
San Franciso
National Funeral Directors Association
West Wells Street
Milwaukee
Wis
P.O
Elgin
George C. Thosteson, M.D
Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas
Zachary Wheeler
Angie Dickinson
Bradford Dillman
Lupe Velez
Leon Errol
Dolores Hart
Hugh O'Brian
Denver and
Rio Grande
Edmond O’brien
Sterling Hayden
Anna Karenina
Vivien Leigh
Ralph Richardson
Ktvi
Khga-tv
Hannibal
Kplr
Ktvo
Judd
Heritage
Ledgerland
Tokyo
Frank
Julie
Shirley Booth
King Arthur's Court
Bing Crosby
Rhonda
Fleming
Hips
Jim Landry
CBS New
Gen. Hospital
Sher
Sesame St
Price Is Right
Neighbors
Electric Co
Guiding Sigil Gilligan
One Life
Our Land
Open University
Weatherscan
Hollywood Squares
Open Universe
Welcome Kotter
Joe & Sons
Pat Boone
M-A-S-H
Police
Ocean
Marcus Welby
Joe Forrester
Dan
Rather
Gov. Wallace
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F
King
THE
Wall Street Journal
Edward D. Jones & Co
NEW York Stock Exchange, Inc
John Minor
S. Washington
Henry Block
Iban
East Liberty
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