Editorial Research Report questions rising US literacy levels
The Ledger presents an objective Editorial Research Report noting grade inflation and declining literacy. It cites UC reading deficits, a $392 million college publishing push to simplify texts, and Dr. Burns’s claim that the nation is turning out non readers. It references SAT declines, inner city high school illiteracy, and a world ranking placing the US 17th in literacy.
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Mexico
University of California
Bill Bray
The
Missouri Press Association
Don Shoemaker
Miami Herald
Robert K. Burns
University of Oklahoma
Vance Packard
Philadelphia
Shoemaker
Sweden
England
Japan
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Uruguay
Iceland
Soviet Union
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Proverbs Emphasize Diligence And Trust In Work
A reflection on labor ethics states that diligence leads to responsibility and reward while carelessness discredits a worker. The passage cites Proverbs 12 24 and contrasts the disciplined hand with the slothful under tribute.
Tiny the Chihuahua Found and Mothers Puppies in Centralia
Open Forum Editor, Ledger: A Little girl in Mexico gifted a stray black and white Chihuahua to a painter. The dog, named Tiny, is pregnant and now mother to three puppies. Mrs. Clifford Davidson Sr. asks the owner or family to write with details about the dog’s origin, shots, and the sire, promising no trouble and offering to keep Tiny and her litter.
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Mr. Woods
Maple Street
Mexico
Tiny
Clifford Davidson Sr
Denton St. Centralia
Birthday greetings for local residents and notable figures
Birthday wishes listed for Billi Rowland and others. Mentions of Prince Philip turning 54 and former astronaut James McDivitt at 46. Includes a thought by Ralph Waldo Emerson and a Bicentennial-era powder supply note from the Continental Congress requesting New England powder for Massachusetts troops.
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Billi Rowland
Charley Baker
Elaine Silverstein
Durwood McGee
Harold Austin Smith
Susan Shinn
Barbara McKinney
Janet Murray
J. W. Shaffer
Timmy Deardorff
James Pugh
David Wieberg
Britain
Prince Philip
James McDivitt
Ralph Waldo Emerson
America
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
New England
Massachusetts
Dear Ann Landers column reflects on risky alibi choices
Reader letters reveal moral dilemmas about safety while driving strangers home and family obligations after a father's death. Ann Landers offers cautious guidance on leaving cars unlocked, enlisting police, and supporting a grieving mother during a wedding anniversary.
Fears of Voltage Exposure and Bedwetting Remedies
Reader questions on electrical shock risks and potential heart damage are addressed with cautions on immediate and lasting effects. Bedwetting linked to diet and psychology is explored, noting chicken and allergies as possible factors, with treatment tips and a booklet offer from Dr. Thosteson.
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Thosteson
E.B. Ié
Second Honor Award recipient Eddie Crews at Missouri S&T
Eddie Lee Crews of Mexico received a Second Honor Award from the University of Missouri at Rolla for his electrical engineering degree earned in the spring. The item notes other local events from different years and includes a brief Los of the Ninth Congressional District Women’s Democratic Club meeting in New London.
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Mexico
University of Missouri At Rolla
Crews
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Roy Mayhew
Mabel Grafford
J. W. Buffington
New London
Ninth Congressional District
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Martha Kennon
Hannibal
Love Street
ABC to Air Monty Python Special Next Fall in Wide World Slot
ABC plans a 90 minute Monty Python special drawn from unused material plus some classic scenes. No air date yet but expected in the Wide World of Entertainment late night block. ABC VP Bob Shanks notes the program does not guarantee a Python series run and many options remain.
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New York
ABC
Monty Python
Public Tv
United States
Bob Shanks
Wide World of Entertainment
Shanks
Erroneous Listings and TV Guide Maze
Program notes mix station listings and movie times with scattered names and titles. It references HLIGHTS FOR T Erroneous Listings, Tomorrow program at midnight, and a VW weather item, plus heavy TV schedule detail across CBS NBC ABC and local stations with many unclear entries.
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LaLanne
Lacy
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Edwin Newman
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1974 and 1950s Films and TV Listings Debut Night Schedule
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Gale Storm
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Public Television Considers More Monty Python Options
Time-Life Television reports Monty Python shows have grown on public TV, moving from 23 to 113 outlets. ABC may excerpt or delay, with three 13 week packages sold. options include airings of post PTv material or a new production if feasible.
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U.S
Time-Life
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Shanks
Time- Life
Mexico Ledger Mail Rates and Circulation Info
The notice lists publishing schedule, address, and mailing prices for Mexico Ledger. Rates cover mail subscriptions by region with yearly and half-yearly terms, plus military APO and carrier delivery details and office hours.
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Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
APO
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