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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1977
Page
2
The piece argues violence in media blinds none of us to wrongdoing. It cites Ronny Zamora’s murder case and Nick Johnson on televise violence, asserting sponsors and consumers share responsibility for what TV shows promote and proliferate.
A devotional line citing Jeremiah 22 13 condemns building houses with unrighteousness and using a neighbor's labor without pay. It prays for guidance to construct homes on a steadfast moral base.
Gov Warren Hearnes is cleared of any wrongdoing after a prolonged Justice Department investigation into his eight years in the Missouri governor's office. The inquiry, running for nearly five years, involved two U.S. attorneys and multiple grand juries and drew partisan critique. Missourians, regardless of support, welcome the end of what is described as harassment and the lack of a clear slate during Hearnes's 1960s-70s era.
A long, messy clipping lists diverse local items from Oct 20 across years. It notes Johnny Carter becoming a night policeman in 1877, Red Cross and Kiwanis events in 1927, parole board actions in 1997, a Heidi showing and store ads, 1947 grill management changes, Daughters of the American Colonists anniversaries, a 1957 school bus incident, a Disneyland reunion, 1967 retirement plans, 1972 a Norteño trip and Notre Dame football talk, plus many birthday notices for Laddonia residents.
Compiled by Publishers' Weekly lists include The Silmarillion by Tolkien and The Thorn Birds by McCullough in fiction with The Honourable Schoolboy by Le Carre and Daniel Martin by Fowles also featured. Nonfiction items include All Things Wise And Wonderful by Herriot Looking Out For No 1 by Ringer Book Of Lists by Wallechinsky The Camera Never Blinks by Rather and Herskowitz and Vivien Leigh by Edwards.
A collection of reader letters and Ann Landers replies address educational malpractice debates, naming rights in inheritance wishes, and observations on public affection. The missives discuss schools' responsibility for literacy, parental ownership of legacies, and social behavior, with guidance on dating and etiquette.
Reader questions cover styes cause and prevention with warm compresses and hygiene, sinus functions and booklet availability, Raynaud's disease in youth and need for cautious interpretation, ruptures as hernias requiring surgery, and guidance on peptic ulcers with a booklet offer.
Erroneous listings aside, the Waltons episode features the Baldwin sisters’ secret visitor at 7 PM on channels 4 7 13, with Hawaii Five-O murder tied to a king’s burial at 6 PM on 4 7 13. Richard Pryor performs final season show at 8 PM on 6 8 10, and other varied programs populate 9 through late night with Dick Cavett at 10 PM on 9 and Carson substitute Gabriel Kaplan later.
AP TV writer Jay Sharbutt reports PBS presents two strong performances in one 90 minute drama The Dancing Bear from the Visions series by Conrad Bromberg starring Charles Durning and Tyne Daly in a bittersweet tale set in Hollywood. The piece follows a veteran actor seeking custody and hope amid unemployment and a budding romance with a younger woman in a fading film world.
AP reports Glenda Jackson to star in The Class of Miss MacMichael filmed in London. Fernwood Forever features Shelley Bernan Orson Bean Ellie Sommer and Rona Barrett. Karen Valentine joins Walt Disney's North Avenue Irregulars. Antonio Inoki co stars with Tony Curtis in The Bad News Bears Go To Japan. Eileen Brennan stars in Universal FM.
Andy Williams will host the 1977 Miss World Beauty Contest via satellite from London on NBC on November 17. Linda Evans joins NBC cast of Quinn Martin's Legend at Sundown. Patti Page and Tennessee Ernie Ford guest on Hee Haw. British actor Paul Nichols plays the scheming band manager in Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
NBC plans a 16 hour miniseries on a Navajo family over a century titled The Yazzies with Budd Schulberg writing the first eight hours and filming set to begin next March in Arizona. Producer David Gerber commissions Dee Brown to write a novel following three generations for an ABC miniseries.
NBC will stage a 90 minute salute to director Frank Capra featuring hosts Lucille Ball Burt Reynolds and Carl Reiner. James Stewart will appear, recalling Capra’s four decade career and his roles in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It’s a Wonderful Life. The NBC special is produced by Columbia Pictures Television.
Mexico Ledger lists publication schedule and postage details. It states daily except Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St Mexico Missouri 65265 with pricing for single copies and subscriptions regionally including local, Audrain county, other Missouri counties, out of state and military APO. Office hours are given for weekdays and Saturday.
Premium Electra 225 Limited four door offered by one local owner. Only 41,000 miles on the odometer. Features include nearly every accessory available, presenting a low-mileage, well kept example. A strong option for buyers seeking classic comfort and value.
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