Editorial on the uncertain future of women and ERA progress
A editorial meditation on women’s rights in the U S where ERA shortfall and stalled activism color the scene. It notes New York and New Jersey voters against ERA, a failed strike Alice Doesn’t, a dud Democratic Convention effort, and internal feminist tensions. It cites Joreen and Redstockings as voices while urging cooler heads and noting gains in pay and opportunity. The piece closes with a religious-spiritual reflection.
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New York
New Jersey
National Women’s Political Caucus
Democrats
Rules Committee
Ellen Willis
Redstockings
Joreen
UNESCO draft edict on state control of press faces critique
In Nairobi UNESCO talks, draft declaration proposes state oversight of mass media with a duty to educate. Critics say it risks sanctioning government news management and harming press freedom, favoring aid to build media in developing nations over control.
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Des Moines Register
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Nairobi
Kenya
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Ann Landers letters column readers seek fixes and guidance
A reader asks about using gloves or a glove-like product to cover a mechanic husband's dirty hands and how to prevent embarrassment at church and at meals. Ann suggests rubber gloves, an invisible-coating product, or hypoallergenic mechanic soap as workable options.
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Ann Landers
Doctor Answers on Arthritis and Health Myths
Dr Thosteson addresses reader questions on arthritis cures and calcium use, cautions against false remedies, explains common arthritis types, and notes the limits of aspirin as a cure. He urges proper control, offers his booklet How You Can Control Arthritis, and reminds readers he cannot answer individually.
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U.S
Ansari
Thosteson
Thesteson
Mexico Public School of Practical Nursing caps 16th class
Yesterday in Mexico on Wednesday November 16 1986 Dr Harold Lankford spoke at the capping ceremonies for the 16th graduating class of the Mexico Public School of Practical Nursing. The piece notes other local notices including labor talks and community awards.
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Harold Lankford
Mexico
Television Listings and Guests The Nightly Schedule Details
A dense slate shows Dinah Shore guests Lucille Ball Valerie Harper Carol Burnett on Channel 4 at 4:00 PM with Johnny Cash and Tony Orlando at 7:00 PM. The Bicentennial Hall of Fame airs The Rivalry at 7:00 PM with Arthur Hill and Charles Durning. Multiple channels list soaps, dramas, movies, and news broadcasts with varied start times and regional repeats.
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Dinah Shore
Channel 4
Lucille Ball
Valerie
Rhoda) Harper
Carol Burnett
Johnny Cash
Dr. Buzzard
Savannah
Tony Orlando
Bicentennial Hall of Fame
Arthur Hill
Lincoln
Charles Durning
Douglas
Norman Corwin
Father Mulcahy
M.A.S.H
Parla
Gene Kelly
Gershwin
Shores of
Tripoli
Randolph Scott
Tony Orla
Hall of Fame
Laverne & Weatherscan
Rich Man
Hollywood
Mares
Adam
Family
Hogan's Heroes
Switch
Dean Martin
Dorothy Hamill Hosts Evening of Skating and Music
Dorothy Hamill appears on a 7 p.m. program featuring skating and music across Channels 2 3 and 17. The night includes a NBC Movie presentation The Disappearance of Aimee with Faye Dunaway and Bette Davis, Nova The Genetic Chance on hereditary hemophilia, and John Denver’s variety hour on Channels 2 3 and 17. Also listed are multiple CBS NBC and ABC showings and a Chinatown screening with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway as part of a 1974 Oscar winner lineup.
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Wednesday Lecter
Dorothy Hamill
NBC
Aimee
Faye Dunaway
Bette Davis
Nova
John Denver
Dennis Weaver
Starland
Joanne Woodward
Chinatown
Jack Nicholson
von Karajan
Olivia Newton-John
Rock Hudson
Tom Bosley
Ron Howard
Rona Barrett
Elliott Gould
Tripoli
Randolph Scott
Rams trade rumor sparks fake TV bulletin on NBC show
NBC prohibits spoof bulletin interruptions but last Thursday viewers heard a supposed major sports bulletin on DI Dick Van Dyke. Stu Nahan announced the Los Angeles Rams completed the biggest trade in their history sending six backs including a quarterback, prompting widespread confusion at newspapers and stations.
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Jay Sharratt
Los Angeles
NBC
Ita
the McCoy
Dick van Dyke
Hts
Stu Nahan
Los Angeles Rams
Rams
James
Birthday greetings and a broadcast gag mix in NBC sketch
The piece catalogs birthdays for several named individuals and recounts a TV gag where a Quasimodo reference and a fake trade rumor interrupted NBCs Van Dyke show. NBC officials said the interruptions followed policy and were not meant as real news. Viewers debated the joke, with some turning off before the payoff.
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Harris
Ron Jaworski
Notre Dame
Quasimodo
Whammie
Quas
Victor Hugo
Rams
UCLA
NBC
Byron Paul
van Dyke
Paul
Oddamakers
Las Vegas
Jerry Stanley
Akita
Mexico Ledger Subscription Rates and Office Hours
Mexico Ledger lists daily publication times and pricing for home delivery by car, mail rates for Audrain and surrounding counties, other Missouri counties, and out-of-state. It notes Armed Forces rate and office hours from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday at 300 N Washington St Mexico Missouri.
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Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
APO
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