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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1977
Page
3
Two editorials won awards in the National Better Newspaper Contests. The piece titled The Very Best Part of Being . . placed third in Best Editorial. Should There Be Separate Toilets earned third in Herrick Editorial division, RMWIT.
A compact meditation on American liberty, arguing the core value is personal freedom. It extols the right to read, work, vote, and live without servitude, contrasting wealth with the supreme privilege of liberty enjoyed by Americans.
The speaker rails at federal guidelines ordering no discrimination by sex in schools while allowing limited sex based facilities. He blames judges and bureaucrats for overreach and calls for a revolution to expel these tin gods from government.
A devotional line repeating a biblical verse from Isaiah about being witnesses to the Lord and Christ’s saving power. The text expresses a plea for readiness to witness and a concluding amen.
Billy Wilder returns to drama directing Fedora in Paris from Thomas Tryon’s Crowned Heads. The story follows a Garbo like screen goddess who retires at the peak of fame, with Marthe Keller in the lead.
A long reader letter mix covers a wife who endures a snoring husband and humorous coping tips. The page lists TV listings and channel notes, including channels, programs, and movie titles, with occasional light commentary from Ann Landers and readers.
TV listings show a two part report on language diversity and divisiveness titled The Tongues Of Man at 7 p.m. on Channel 9. Other highlights include Breakheart Pass with Charles Bronson at 8 p.m. on CBS and various comedy and drama slots across channels with dance of guests and classics such as Madame Butterfly and The Emperor of the North Pole. Heavily structured schedule blocks from morning to midnight feature Gilligan’s Island, Bonanza, Laugh-In, and game shows, with notable guests like John Wood and Clay Felker slated for interview segments.
Miss T L asks about her grandfather who has had two heart attacks described as light and suffers from low potassium and sodium. He still drinks two to four bottles of beer and several shots of whisky daily while taking Lanoxin Aldactone and Lasix, and his doctor hasn’t improved his condition.
Readers and editors respond to a controversial Around Town column about dogs mating. Letters attack taste and judgment, with calls for apology, plus a medical aside about patient care and doctor guidance.
A compact survey of local items spanning 1877 to 1972 from Mexico Missouri noting medical society meetings, insurance disputes, tax sales, school enforcement, cafe remodel plans, dining listings, pheasant reports, village petitions, draft quotas, foundation leadership, and Green Refractories board changes with key local names and dates.
A Thursday birthday list honors Betsy Cline Mrs Darlene Bannister of Farber Mrs Larry Jerichow Judy Ann Woolridge Mrs August Steinman Ed Lowry Art Lurber Clarence Burns Gary Gene Knipfel Gary Allen Shuck Jerry Williamson Jr David Love Richard Vans h ike Mary Rosalyn Williams Samuel Towne Kehl and Tracy Kemp with best wishes from the community.
Public Radio plans feature Jazz Alive a 90 minute weekly series on 160 NPR noncommercial stations airing now. Producer Steve Rathe says the program funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting aims to broaden jazz reach with guest stars and on location taped shows. A second round seeks corporate underwriting and an eight hundred thousand dollar budget for 30 weeks plus a national publicity push to boost station awareness.
Mexico Ledger lists publication details including publication schedule, address at 300 N Washington St, Mexico MO 65265, subscription rates for various regions and durations, and office hours from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm weekdays and 7:30 am to 1:00 pm Saturday. It notes military APO rates and separate rates for Audrain and adjoining counties.
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