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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1977
Page
4
A Mexico edition editorial contrasts constitutional rights with their real-world application in the Soviet Union. It lists rights such as employment, health care, housing, free speech, and religious freedom, then notes Soviet leaders limit these freedoms by subordinating individual rights to state interests. The piece ends with a blunt nod to the KGB.
A devotional plea quoting Jeremiah 13 15 asks for humility and guidance to avoid pride, ending with a simple Amen. The text is a brief prayer invocation emphasizing spiritual restraint and trust in the Lord.
A Missouri weekend of 10 traffic deaths, four involving trucks, spurs calls for stronger enforcement. Federal crackdown on defective tractor trailers follows rising fatalities. Illinois also tightens truck safety. Missouri reports 898 deaths to Oct 4, 1977, with 80 percent of vehicles being passenger cars and 18 percent speeding citations issued to truckers in July.
Dear Ann Landers answers address an anonymous odor issue, a mother seeking guidance about her daughter’s lesbian relationship, and a reader who questions anti smoking campaigns. She advises counseling for the mother, acceptance and support groups, and notes the dangers and costs of cigarette use while promoting related resources.
The letter column offers Dr Thosteson guidance on thumb sucking in a five year old, handling teasing, and possible tension sources. plus tips on water in the ear after showering, potential bilateral nosebleeds, and aspirin habit concerns. The column invites readers to request a booklet on ear noises.
A compilation of brief notes from Mexico with events dated Friday October 19 in years 1877 1927 1937 1947 1957 1967 1972. Topics include hunting a fox seed wheat acreage school vaccination church meetings civic appointments and local bank computer center plans. Names include John Fox Cora Darrah Lawrence Fitzgerald J C Mundy Joseph M Bone Jr William D Fitzpatrick and John A Smith among others.
Listings note misreports from stations while Nova repeats a true life drama Joey about a brain damaged English man in institutions at 7 P M Channel CBS Movie The Killer Elite with James Caan at 8 P M on several channels Pagliacci opera on Great Performances at 8 P M and Della Reese substituting for Johnny Carson Tonight plus a late night schedule of movies and shows across multiple channels with various geneva and city identifiers mentioned in the fragment.
The schedule highlights The Waltons at 7 on channels 4 7 13 with a secretive visitor. Hawaii Five O follows at 8 linked to a king’s burial. Richard Pryor closes his season at 8 on channels 5 8 10. A mental hospital life documentary airs at 8 on channel 9. Dick Cavett’s interview with Ben Bradlee and others airs at 10 on channel 9.
Pat McCormick, famed Tonight writer and film actor, bankrolls a new radio comedy duo with Al Barman. Their Studio B features 90 second unscripted interviews aired by about 190 stations since 1976. McCormick also teases Studio B 2 with more players while pondering a tall suit shop in Tokyo if his cyclamate venture fails.
The Mexico Ledger lists publication details including daily schedule except Sundays and holidays, mailing rates for various regions, and office hours from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Rates cover in-town, Audrain and adjoining counties, all Missouri counties, and out-of-state, with special pricing for armed forces members.
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