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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1977
Page
2
The piece praises Carter for advancing human rights worldwide and questions his retreat from the issue after Soviet reactions. It urges the president to reembrace universal rights beyond color, creed, or geography, acknowledging the post honeymoon struggle to set clear goals and restore decency.
A biblical verse from Daniel 5 5 portrays a hand writing on palace plaster during a king's feast. It contrasts human tables set for excess with divine decree executed in time. The message emphasizes accountability before God for human actions.
A reader asks about immunization for measles mumps rubella and whooping cough and polio. Ann Landers notes rising cases, risks like mental retardation and encephalitis, and urges action with a free government booklet and local clinics.
A Ledger Open Forum combines ERA activism with labor rights concerns. Citizens urge lawmakers to reject ERA time extensions while officials pressure for timely union elections and stronger enforcement. The letters include statements from Melba Davenport and Phil Byrd, plus commentary on NLRA reforms and workers’ rights.
Dr Thosteson outlines how chronic appendicitis differs from acute attacks, detailing initial and later abdominal pain, signs in children, and the risk of rupture without prompt appendix removal. He warns against laxatives before ruling out appendicitis and stresses surgery to prevent peritonitis.
Tonight on Channel 17 Phil Donahue hosts a guest author on divorce. At 7 The Fitzpatricks family drama unfolds. Wolf Trap presents John Hartford and others at 7. Men Of Bronze screens at 8 about WWI black soldiers. Late night includes Cavett with Werner Erhard and various news and shows across channels.
Oscar winner Lee Marvin, 53, will host a two hour NBC special titled Superstunt on November 17, presenting Hollywood stuntmen and women in demonstrations of their craft. Marvin, veteran of over 30 films, said he will perform a stunt or two but leaves the most dangerous feats to professionals. He spoke from Tucson while preparing for a trip to Australia. He noted his WWII Marine service and the 1965 Cat Ballou Oscar win that solidified his film career.
In Mexico on various Novembers dates from 1927 to 1972 local items are recorded. Topics include cemetery beautification efforts led by Mrs. Botts and Mrs. Martin, the resignation of Rev Olive Fothergill for evangelistic work, a dissolution suit between W L Craddock and his son, Ellsworth Green purchasing Gorrell Motor Co. assets to run Green Motor Co, probate settlement in the Hoa sey case, the death of pattern maker Robert Linville Hughes, Ellaworth Green’s move to Sedalia and later Freeport for chamber work, a major counterclaim in a Mandel v Carter slander suit, Quality Dairy’s league win with high bowling, a county fair budget event at the First Baptist Church, attendance at the Hereford Convention in Kansas City, and a USG dividend rise at a board meeting of the parent company of A P Green Refractories.
The Mexico Ledger lists pricing for subscriptions by mail and carrier across regions, with monthly and yearly rates and a detailed distribution area. It also notes office hours and mailing addresses for Mexico Missouri with an armed forces rate.
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