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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1976
Page
2
President Ford declares he will stop using the term detente amid voter backlash. He argues detente means peaceful coexistence but warns Americans misinterpret it as Russian leniency. Secretary Rumsfeld echoed that detente does not imply trust or freedom, and Ford will no longer employ the word.
A biblical verse warns that a stone will break or grind any who stumble on it, while a broken ear of corn becomes bread of life. The passage links judgment with transformation through scripture and parable.
Kansas City Times reports the $2 bill will reenter circulation April 14 with Jefferson’s image, cutting annual dollar bill production from 1.8 billion to 900 million. A North Carolina study may spur a possible $1 coin later, leaving both forms in use for now. The piece notes rising prices erode the dollar’s purchasing power and currency handling may shrink as the newer notes circulate.
U S Postal Service sued by Congressmen to stop closing small offices where costs exceed income. Critics argue rural routes would be abandoned if profitability is the sole criterion, noting the service was meant to be a public provision, not a profit center.
Dear Ann Landers answers discuss wives beating husbands in arguments, peeping neighbors, birthmark concerns, and cosmetic surgery options. The column advises on physical prowess, private property trespass, and a skin procedure called abrasive planing with make up guidance and a mailed request for a booklet.
Henry Fonda hosts eight part series on the American Revolution with two 7 PM episodes on Channel 9 covering Valley Forge and Shay’s Rebellion. CBS Special at 9 PM on channels 4 7 13 is The Second Battle of Britain. NBC airs The Big Dog Track In The Sky at 9 PM. Re-runs subset on Cannon Chico Starsky and Hutch. Channels list includes LA Philharmonic Copland at 8 PM on channel 9.
In a mail column, Dr Thosteson explains hypogammaglobulinemia in an 18 month old, its congenital nature, gamma globulin therapy, and uncertainty about long term outcome. He cautions against smallpox vaccination and notes lifelong treatment may be required while advising on lifestyle and ongoing evaluation.
Yesterday In Mexico March 17 1966 Becky Taylor and Nancy Olson were chosen as delegates to a United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth sponsored by Odd Fellows and Hebekahs. Mexico Improvement Commission announced a city opinion survey. George Swetnam elected president and Kevin Farnen vice president of the Audrain Democratic Club at its annual meeting. Plans for sale of Martinsburg Telephone Exchange to W R Buchanan of Bowling Green were completed. Bradford Brett left for Washington to seek information on a Navy McDonnell jet test field in Audrain County. W W McMonigie bought Kemp interest and renamed the firm the McMonigie Agency. Sunday 1946 Dean Curtis L Wilson spoke at Mexico Methodist Church after an accident. W J Bill McClure named principal of Kendall School in Washington D C. he is married to Mary Lillian Bruce. Five Mexico residents injured in a two car crash near Highway 54. Tuesday 1936 Mexico Junior Chamber poll at Mexico High School favored uniform traffic laws 159 to 13. Helen Stephens to compete in Toronto and Hamilton runs 60 and 220-yard dashes. Wednesday 1926 Petitioners asked for reinforced concrete pavement on Western Avenue. George A Smith of Southwestern Bell spoke at Chamber of Commerce. A Masonic school opened at the Masonic Hall led by J R McLachlan.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater will air seven Shakespeare plays adapted for radio from April 19 to 25 on 200 stations. Ian Martin leads the project, compressing plots for a 53 minute format and retitling titles to avoid misleadings while preserving familiar quotes.
Mexico Ledger lists publication schedule as daily except Sundays and holidays. It includes postal rates for subscriptions by mail across Missouri and out-of-state, plus pricing for carriers, and office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The notice sends birthday greetings to Marilyn Nichols Wilma Briggs Mrs R J Johnson Mary Sue Hawkins Brenda Ray J T Guthrie James Donald Dodson Joe Enslen J J DiBlasi Elizabeth Burdick Daphna Fern Schraer Larry Moore Kenneth Goddard Raymond Eugene Gabriel Leona McKinney John Beckley Calvin Hull Penny Rummans Carol Lou Squires Mrs Bobby Ann Galbreath Bill Cowan Robert Wayne Jones Mrs Forrest Moore Ronald Barnes and Riley G Newsom from the community.
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