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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1976
Page
2
The editorial endorses the jury verdict finding Patty Hearst guilty of armed bank robbery and using a firearm to commit a felony. It lauds the impartiality of jurors and the integrity of the trial, notes sentencing on April 19, and defends the jury’s ability to weigh evidence despite publicity and public opinion.
The speaker recalls Psalmic faith while humbled by deep struggles in a vast city. A parallel is drawn between Jonah inside the fish and modern souls swallowed by urban depths, yet close to divine aid in any sacred space.
Open Forum editor notes House passage of the Youth Camp Safety Act and large federal funding to supervise youth camps and private Christian schools. Calls for citizen letters to senators, asserting parents should control schooling and that prayer and Bible reading occur in schools without doctrinal teaching. Addresses Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510.
A collage of Ann Landers letters covers workplace turmoil teacher praise and blame and a cheeky plea for a necrophiliac matchmaking joke. The page notes readers venting about bosses teachers and relatives, with guidance and humor, and promotes The Bride's Guide book.
Dear Dr Thosteson advises thyroid testing and sun exposure based repigmentation options, notes vitiligo affects all races but more visible on blacks, and suggests careful monitoring for associated glandular disorders. Also covers period timing for training, alcohol effects on hypertension, lip cracking from B vitamin deficiency, toothpaste sensitivity, and a cholesterol booklet offer.
A multi year timeline fragment reports a March 24 1966 weather note for the northern Midwest and a Mexico High School curriculum meeting led by Principal William Lowry. It also recalls 1956 burglaries at A-6 Community High School and Soller Mill, and mentions Olympic team member Walter G. Staley Jr. plus a Northeast Missouri basketball squad receiving gold balls. Earlier clippings note 1946 aurora displays over Mexico, 1936 golf club management hire Clarence Norsworthy, and 1926 oblique local notices including a death, coin find, and Edgar D. Lee’s resignation at Christian College.
Greetings birthday cake and candles on Friday to Mary P George and a long list of names. Today’s birthdays include Steve McQueen aged 46 and pianist Byron Janis aged 48. Thought for today notes the weather as a perpetual forecast.
The Mexico Dodger lists publication details including daily except Sundays and holidays at 00 N Washington St Mexico MO 65265. Rates shown: single copy 15c. home delivery 2.50 per mio 27 yearly. rail Audrain counties 20 year. 4 months 12 3 months 8. other Mo counties 26 year 17 4 months 11. out of state 29 year 18 3 months 13. Armed forces via US APO $1.50 per month. Office hours 8 to 5:30 Mon Fri and 8 to 1 Sat.
A chaotic schedule lists Mystery Of The Andrea Corea at 7:00 p.m. on channels 4, 7, and 13 amid a dense rundown of soaps, movies, news, and entertainment across stations 2, 9, 11, 17, and 23. The listings include sports, dramas, and late night features with mixed accuracy noted.
TV guide style summary notes Mac Davis's variety hour at 7 PM with Bob Hope Redd Foxx and Anson Williams on Channels 5 8 and 10. It lists nostalgic World Series tributes special movie slots with Peter Fonda and classic dramas. Also covers Billy Graham Crusade in Rio de Janeiro and a long slate of daytime and late night programs across multiple channels.
CBS airs The Mystery Of The Andrea Doria about the 1956 sinking after a collision with the Stockholm off Nantucket. Peter Gimbel and Elga Anderson lead dives to inspect a purported missing door between watertight compartments and present footage but the program ends with an ambiguous script despite daring underwater explorations.
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