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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1977
Page
2
Ledgerland lauds National 4-H Week and Audrain County 4-H clubs with 490 members across 16 groups. Acknowledges the 4-H Center as a key asset after the fairgrounds closure and credits Audrain as a national 4-H pilot for arthritis awareness.
A short religious exhortation from 1831 urges readers to seek salvation, noting God’s ongoing desire to save humanity. The message emphasizes spiritual renewal and divine compassion for the House of Israel.
Des Moines Register editorial argues Bert Lance acted in national interest by resigning as OMB director. It notes charges against Lance, some unproven or exaggerated, while asserting serious flaws remain. The piece stresses Carter’s high standards and says Lance did not meet them, making private life proper.
A 73 year old man pleaded innocent to four counts of homicide in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing that killed four black girls and injured 19 others. Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley pursues full justice as national outrage over racist courts and vigilante violence underscores the case and broader civil rights dangers.
A nutty Dallas housewife letter prompts Ann Landers to rebuke homemaker stereotypes and defend working wives. She ridicules the idea of a lazy homemaker, praises women balancing home and eight hour jobs, and closes with a tongue in cheek toilet paper debate and a call to read her Love or Sex booklet.
A reader asks about baking soda for pernicious anemia related low stomach acid. Dr Thosteson cautions against neutralizing acid and suggests consulting a doctor about dilute hydrochloric acid and Acidulin. Other letters cover constipation, year round sinus allergies, hiatal hernia terminology, leg vein concerns, birthmarks with dark hairs, menopause guidance, and note on not answering every letter.
Items span 1877 to 1972 recording personal milestones dispatches from Mexico Missouri. Veterans homemaking sheriff clerks and pastors are named alongside city council actions and weather records. Notable entries include W F Buckner locating a long misplaced revolver, a 1937 city budget loan authorization, a 1947 homecoming, and a 1972 Audrain County draft contingent leaving St Louis.
Channel ledgers show NBC drama Special Treat at 4 00 p.m. plus World Series at 7 00 p.m. on multiple channels. Dick Clark special with Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, a wide array of shows from Gilligan to Bonanza, Partridge Family, Batman, Sesame Street, News programs, movies, and Nova documentaries fill the Wednesday schedule with many cross channel airings and local program notes.
Los Angeles AP report recalls Edd Byrnes, the 1950s TV star known as Rookie from 77 Sunset Strip, now 44, acting in film and TV. Byrnes discusses staying current, previous type casting, and his recent work in Las Vegas and Europe, ahead of NBC's Good Ol Days program with Dion and Snooky Lawson.
The project envisions a two hour television movie centered on a famed Sunset Strip address. Roger Smith and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. would join a 12 years later reunion. The source notes the speaker persuaded Roger in Las Vegas and Efrem recently agreed to participate.
Greetings press a Thursday birthday meeting includes Terry Lynn Talley Jay Taft Mrs James Walker Mrs George D Allen Wade Casey Mrs Leonard Patterson Bill Duncan Mrs Clark Gibbs Roger Dee Field Mrs Elmer Barnes Eddie Franke Kelly Tate Rose Fischer Patty Fort HA Jaeger and Kathy Lynn Fetterhoft scheduled for celebration.
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