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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1974
Page
2
Editorial ponders how equal rights for women reshapes American life. It notes young men and women dressing alike, women taking jobs, driving, and seeking equal pay, and men increasingly supporting shifts in gender norms. The piece reflects on moral accountability with a concluding biblical verse.
In a March 13 reply the writer rebuts a claim of guilt by association regarding pro ERA groups. She notes anti ERA stances by the Business and Professional Women's Club of Excelsior Springs at a Mo Senate hearing and criticizes allied church and youth groups for liberal ties.
A reader letter blasts alleged un-American influence in pro ERA groups. It questions sources, warns of Communist ties, and accuses infiltrators of steering public opinion while urging vigilance against “both sides.” Also includes birthday greetings to local residents.
Dear Ann Landers letters discuss bed wetting treatment risks and a Harvard Kidney expert warning against a drug expanding bladder. The second letter seeks help for divorce, kleptomania, and family problems with guidance toward mental health services and support groups.
A reader asks why food rises from the throat after eating a small meal and suspects esophageal spasm obstruction or diverticulum. The doctor suggests possible gullet spasm, partial obstruction, or a diverticulum and proposes an upper GI X ray. If spasm, a mild sedative before eating may help.
Mrs. Fred Sims of Cen tralia Route 3 filed as a Democratic committee woman candidate from Wilson Township. Cadet Harris Maupin at Missouri Military Academy received the Soldiers Bar from Lt. Col. J. S. Gardner for the son of Major and Mrs. Orival Maupin of Mexico. Mexico teachers will get a $100 raise next year under a new Board of Education salary schedule. A P Green Fire Brick Co stock plan will be voted on April 17 at Empire Club building as an amendment to the profit sharing plan.
John Banzhaf of George Washington University mentors three students in a petition to the FCC seeking eight minutes of commercials per hour. The proposal would cap breaks to a half hour or hour blocks and ban ads from children’s weekend viewing from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
President Nixon's appearance at a broadcasters' convention at 7:00 p.m. prompts schedule revisions with most stations not yet confirming changes. The presidential program is expected to end by 8:00, after which regular programming resumes on a later schedule than planned. Blues host Islanders at 6:30 p.m. on Channel 11, Bill Moyers Journal at 7:00, profiles William Loeb at 7:30, Vitamin E survey at 7:30 on 9, and Billy Graham Crusade programs in St. Louis continue at 8:00 and 9:30 on 13 and more.
A fragmented OCR list shows several TV station identifiers and numbers associated with St Louis Columbia Jefferson City Hannibal and Quincy. The entry appears to map channel codes to city labels with unclear meaning and stray digits.
TV guide style listing notes evenings programs on ABC NBC CBS with films such as The Devil's Daughter and She Cried Murder, plus talks with Margaret Truman Daniels about Harry S Truman and a long array of daytime and late night shows across channels 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 13 17.
A Wednesday TV guide details the Billy Graham Crusade from St. Louis airing at 7 00 on Channel 10 8 00 on Channel 13 and 9 00 on Channel 3 with the topic America Is It Too Late The schedule also lists The Rimers Of Eldritch and The Caretakers feature films and a slate of ABC NBC CBS news and entertainment shows among other programs. The article touches on television advertising limits for public service and program interruptions and notes NAB member stations adhering to a code while others set their own rules.
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