Time For Change Calls For Confidence Review
The editorial cites Harris polling showing low confidence in U S institutions in four years and argues for leadership change from the executive to the Supreme Court. It condemns public attitudes and urges self-improvement to help the nation survive a hostile world.
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Harris
St OB
U.S. Supreme Court
Sob
Congress
Legislative
United States Supreme Court
Earth
Enduring Mercy of a Holy God Cited in Reflection
A religious reflection cites Lamentations 3 22 asserting mercy over judgment. It argues that God’s compassions remain fresh each morning and that even an atheist surviving divine forbearance reveals mercy beyond human comprehension.
Thank You for Ledger's Community Help in Infant Aid
Open Forum Editor from Laddonia thanks The Mexico Ledger for supporting a fund aiding the parents of a seriously ill newborn. The Jaycees organized the fundraiser after Ledger editorials spurred contributions. The letter praises the paper's year round community service and asks readers to recognize the shared effort.
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Ledger
Laddonia
Laddonia Jaycees
Mexico Ledger
Jaycees
the Ledger
Carl R. Davidson
Mexico nostalgic: spring saddle sale and town notes flashback
The record traces a 1960 spring saddle horse sale near Mexico at Jim Hamilton’s barns with auctions drawing Midwest riders. It recalls 1923 wage hikes at The A P Green Fire Brick Co, a Mexico Elks ruler election, a 41 year old town founder death, 1913 Wilson inaugural attendance, a Bolivia minister recommendation, and a $19,617 Johnson sale. It also lists historic real estate outfits, a 56 year North Missouri Trust Co plan, a Laddonia church dedication, and early 1893 plans for electric and telephone ventures in Mexico.
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Jim Hamilton
Hamilton Barns
Mexico
South Trails
Midwest
A.P. Green Fire Brick Co
Harry Locks
The
Elks Lodge
Robert Clark Mansfield
F.A. Dearing
Woodrow Wilson
John C. O’rear
Bolivia
J.T. Johnson
W.A. Sharp
T.J. Williams
North Missouri Trust Co
Farmers and Traders Bank
W.W. Pollock
Birthday greetings for local residents and notable figures
The notice extends birthday wishes to Middletown residents including Charlie Fecht James Hubbard Cathy Foreman Orville Eugene Clark Norman Lionberger and others. It also notes Pearl Bailey turning 58 and former senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota turning 60.
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Charlie Fecht
James Hubbard
Cathy Foreman
Orville Eugene Clark
Norman Lionberger
Middletown
W. Roy Ballew
Harold D. Hayden
Melba Davenport
Sharin Kay Harrelson
T.H. Dunkle
Eugene Donovan Forsee
Charles Kent
Agnes Irene Woolfolk
Terry Bill Sutherland
Arthur Herman Bobbitt
Marion Pearl
Susan Marie Sharp
L. L. Cupp
Pearl Bailey
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Current Best Sellers List From Publishers Weekly
Fiction titles include 4876 by Vidal The Choirboys by Wambaugh Curtain by Christie Saving The Queen by Buckley Ragtime by Doctorow. Nonfiction features Doris Day Her Own Story by Hotchner The Russians by Smith World Of Our Fathers by Howe Bring On The Empty Horses by Niven Winning Through Intimidation by Ringer.
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Vidal
The
Choirboys
Wambaugh
Curtain
Christie
Buckley
Doctor Ow
Doris Day
Ann Landers survey sparks debate on having children
Stunned reader cites 70 percent saying they would not have children. Seth Mydans notes experts question the trend, linking it to changing family dynamics, child labor history, and underfunded child services. Columnist Donna Landers discusses disillusionment, financial stress, and realistic parenting expectations with examples from readers.
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Ann Landers
San Jose
Seth Mydans
Miss Landers
Harcharan Sehder
Children’s
The
Menninger Foundation
Topeka
Kansas
Landers
Sehder
Boston Globe
Diane White
Iron rich foods and iron therapy guidance
Reader questions cover iron deficiency diet and supplements, zincing on iron rich foods like liver greens prunes and molasses, and caveats about absorption. Also notes on rheumatoid arthritis management, alopecia areata treatment options, pica and a reference to a Thosteson arthritis booklet. plus Oscar night TV preview and newspaper info.
Television Listings Nightly Schedule Overview
TV guide compiles a dense rundown of channels and times with multiple events. Highlights include The Litton Dialogue with Jimmy Carter at 6:00 p.m. Channel 13 previewing the Freedom Train at 6:30, Academy Awards previews on Channel 4 at 6:30, and a 7:00 p.m. NCAA basketball championship game across several stations. Documentaries and films feature titles such as Six Hundred Millennia, The Red Badge of Courage, and Jaws among others, with a long slate of daytime soap operas, news programs, and children's shows interleaved throughout the evening.
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Litton
Jimmy Carter
Channel 13
Channel 4
China
John Denver
Frank Sinatra
America
Phyllis
Maude
NBC
Stephen Crane
Richard
John Boy
Catherine
Oscar Night Reflections on Hard Times and TV Leadership
Correspondent Hughes Rudd hosts a CBS segment revisiting the 1930s mood and media coverage from Hoover to Roosevelt with vintage newsreels. The piece contrasts past boosterism and later militant rhetoric, urging viewers to examine an era through film and journalism while noting NBC program chief Marvin Antonowsky's resignation and Mike Weinblatt's interim role.
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Jay Sharbutt
New York
Hollywood
Nepal
ABC
Nashville
Akimbo
NBC
CBS News
Hughes Rudd
CBS Morning News
CBS
Variety
Wall Street
Rudd & Co
Rudd
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
Marvin Antonowsky
Nbc-Tv
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Publishers Weekly
P.O
Elgin
George C. Thosteson, M.D
Dr. Thosteson
S.R
Mexica Ledger
Washington St
Audrain
APO
Mike Douglas
Bonanza
Somerset
Ironside
Tattletales
Electric Co
Mr. Rogers
Gilligan
Flintstones
Showtime
Make Wish
PTL Club
Merv Griffin
Price Right
David Brenner
Johnny Carson
Rosalind Russell
Bigfoot
Alan Ladd
David Hemmings
Greta Garbo
Dr. Strangelove
Peter Sellers
Avengers
Wanted
St. Louis
Self, Inc
Judd For Defense
Hawaii
Hitchcock
Phil Donahue
Ledgerland
Felix Fortune
Jim Landry
Neighbors
America Squares
Guiding Light
Doctors
Hospital
Mickey Mous
Akanate
CBS New
Lamb
Stanley Baker
Ty Mystery
George Hamilton
Table Rock
Richard Egan
Hedy Lamarr
Jerry Lewis
Weatherscan
Hee Haw
Adam
Dr. Suess
Red Badger
Courage
Lavern
Action Theatre & Shirley
Adams Chronicle
Liberty
the Family
Lucille Ball
ABC Mystery
CBS Moiie
E.D
Kiwi St. Louis
Khga-ty Hannibal
Kel-ty
Xtvo Ottumwa
Kemu-ty Columbia
Kreg-ty
Jeff City
Kmox-tv
Ketety
Columbia
Kid-ty
Weemty
Quincy
Bae
Mike Weinblatt
Antonowsky
Lee Grant
Fay
Gary N. Shaw
Tony B. Lumpkin, JR
Husson E. F. Husson & Company Inc
NEW York Stock Exchange
Ing
Olive Street
Wife Insurance
Paul Y. Dean
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