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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1976
Page
3
A professor in a future classroom critiques America’s 20th century decline. He cites wars, betrayal of treaties, rising crime, urban bankruptcy, and political promises of nothing for cost. The lesson warns against secrecy and greed, then hints at future study of the Soviet Union and Mao.
Verse from Romans 10 17 stresses faith comes by hearing the word of God and declares the Bible as the great source of faith through reading and study.
Dr Thosteson explains gout as a purine metabolism disorder not tied to wealth, notes new drugs relieve pain and balance uric acid, and diet plays a minor role. He cautions zinc supplements seldom help with a balanced diet, and addresses diverticulosis and swallowed tooth fragments with brief guidance.
In letters to Ann Landers, a mother describes a friend’s son shot dead in Omaha and calls for federal gun control. A distressed wife seeks advice on marital infidelity from a promotion abroad, and a 16 year old pregnant girl asks about abortion options. Ann cautions against abortion and directs help through her booklet.
The District Director of the U S Immigration Service requires aliens in the United States to report addresses during January with a January 31 deadline For minors under 14 a parent or guardian completes the report A sick or disabled alien may have a friend obtain the card but must sign it himself or herself
Thursday honors multiple individuals including Nathan Gene Burrow Fineice LaBelle Lucas Willam Smith Mrs Calvin Keith Carol Parks Lisa Lewellen Claude Strange Mrs Paul Fletcher P L Ingebritson James R Elam Everett Farrah J K Towner Pearl James Barbara Crump Chester Burdick Lewis Galbreath Jr Jimmy Roberts and Michael Wayne Bastin. Former football coach Lou Little turns 82 today. Bicentennial footnote recalls the Continental Congress two centuries ago reasserting loyalty to the Crown while disavowing allegiance to Parliament.
Tonight's schedule features Happy Days with Marion and The Fonze at 7, Welcome Back Kotter at 7:30, and a Consumer Survival Kit segment at 7:30. Also includes a starry film lineup with The Leather Saint and You Came Along, plus talks on small claims courts and trust in legal advice.
A dense listing of TV features for Wednesday across channels 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 17. Highlights include The Secret Life of T K Dearing on ABC Afterschool Special at 4:30 and 4:00 on channels 2 3, Dinah at 4:00 with George Peppard Monty Hall and the Pointer Sisters, and a look at the shot heard round the world in Suddenly An Eagles at 7:00 on channels 2 3 and 17. Also listed are films such as Rape of Sand and The Interns, classic Mornings, game shows, daytime soaps, and late-night talk and movie slots with multiple network cross-promos.
A montage of historical items dated January 6 across years 1966 to 1926 notes Darrell Rivers was taken to Audrain Hospital after a head injury from a hammer on a sewer project, Mexi-Teen Club at the Youth Center, Pendleton Dudley receiving a top PR award, a Roosevelt armory project approval for Mexico, and T Rex McClure resigning from A P Green West Plant to join General Refractories in Philadelphia.
Mexica Ledger publishes daily except Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St Mexico Missouri. Rates include single copy 15 cents and subscription by mail and carrier with varying rates for local, surrounding counties, and out of state. Office hours listed.
AP writer Jay Sharbutt humorously riffs on New Year’s resolutions for 1976, lampooning football telecasts, TV commercials, and programs. The spoof lists outrageous demands for Rams and Cowboys broadcasts, unaired commercials, and a chaotic Spinoff Family show, ending with a vow to skip the goals altogether.
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