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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1976
Page
2
A 1975 editorial argues vandalism reflects human contradictions. It weighs love versus hate, calls for education religion and police, and cites Webster City Iowa where silence about vandalism caused a 30 percent rise after three months. The piece notes people often do not make good sense.
A brief religious reflection pauses amid modern rush, invoking gratitude to God and I Corinthians 8 16 as a moment of contemplation and calm.
Overview of the Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974 creating a central Office of Administration. Describes divisions including Budget and Planning, EDP Coordination, Design and Construction, Personnel, Purchasing, and the role of the Commissioner J. Neil Nielsen. Notes focus on efficiency, centralized accounting, and management analysis across state government.
A Chicago study cites 40000 rapes last year with only 4000 reported and 129 convictions, debunking myths about rape. It notes most victims know their attacker, most assaults occur at home or with acquaintances, and power, not sexual need, drives perpetrators.
A Medical Journal Q A column discusses a husband with five months of giant hives linked to penicillin use, plus guidance on testing hypersensitivity and avoiding other drugs while on antihistamines. The page also answers readers about fallopian tube replacement, sexual issues, prostate myths, peripheral neuritis, and an enlarged gall bladder with home care tips and a note about gout information.
Personnel changes include Charles Vanlandingham as new plant controller at Kaiser Refractories in Mexico with Warren Ransdell as billing supervisor. Thomas A. Duncan of Southwestern Bell becomes facility engineer at Moberly. Herman Clark fills his foreman post. Audrain County R-1 eyes 38 acre site west of Vandalia for an upper grades school. Miss Rose Mary Tratchel competes in a district contest. Ernest Meador retires after 25 years at Audrain Medical Center.
Channel listings feature Bandsman John Philip Sousa and Alistair Cooke’s America, plus Bernadette Peters with Rich Little. College basketball St Louis Billikens vs Oral Roberts Titans at 7:30. Several classic films and shows air across channels including The Tonight Show with Steve Lawrence, Academy of Country Music Awards, and movies such as Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves and The Oklahoma Kid.
TV guide notes repeats and premieres across networks including MASH at 7:30 p.m. on Channels 4 7 and 13 with a Trapper John departure special. Adams Chronicles 8:00 on 9 features John Quincy Adams in War of 1812 tests with David Birney as Adams Jr. Country Music Festival at 9 on channel 9 features Barbara Mandrell and Tom T Hall. Massachusetts primary results analyses at 10:30 across all networks with various program blocks listed.
AP report notes CBS NBC and ABC will repeat late night vote summaries for Massachusetts on Tuesday and Florida on March 9 with 30 minute specials and ABC offering a 15 minute alternative for the MA results. NBC timing unclear, entertainment shows interrupted briefly to present results. Carter leads Democrats in NH. Ford Reagan fight remains too close to call.
The Mexico Ledger notes a patchwork career of political humor as Chancellor and co-anchor David Brinkley left a night of political gas and statistics. Johnny Carson on Tonight offered a quip comparing the New Hampshire primaries to Preparation H, offering temporary relief by shrinking candidates.
Wednesday greetings extend to Mrs. William Vanlandingham A A Mitchell Wildred Thompson Jr Olivia Graves Glen Erdel Verna Bell Haislip Larry Dishman Frank A DiBlasi Homer W Willig Bertha Spurling Arlene Southwick Billy Traynor Mrs T B Lumpkin Linda Lou Wright Johnnie Swenson and twins Tonetta and Lannetty Nunnelly
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