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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1977
Page
2
An editorial argues airport security, including bag checks and body scanners, is humiliating but effective. It notes 884 arrests for concealed weapons in 1976 and 3,396 weapons seized, with only one skyjacking since 1977. It praises no ransom policies, Cuba cooperation, and sky marshals while deeming air travel safer than historical travel.
A brief devotional prayer invoking restraint from pride and the harm it brings to human happiness, closing with an amen.
A Mexico reader praises downtown parking lot upgrades and tree planting by the city, while cautioning against harsh headlines about farmers. The writer urges respectful front page headlines and broader mutual understanding between farming and industrial communities. The letter reflects local pride and ongoing frustration over national politics in 1976.
A collection of Ann Landers letters addressing office etiquette cigar odor versus perfume, dating advice for a glasses wearing teen, and a nostalgic tribute to a klutzy mother. The columnist offers practical guidance and mentions publishing a booklet on telling children about sex.
A reader asks about polyps in the lower colon and rectum and whether diet prevents them. Expert notes many polyps are reachable and removable, most under half an inch are benign, recurrence is possible, and about 4 percent of polyp colons develop cancer. no proven preventive diet exists.
A compilation of varied Halloween anecdotes from 1927 to 1958 in Audrain County. It recalls W H Upham related to Coolidge, quiet Halloween days, vandalism with soap graffiti, porch swings in a yard, and remodelling at Charlie’s restaurant. It also notes a Tulsa move for the Parks Hudsons and a March of Dimes appointment in 1958.
Tuesday October 21 1967 First Lt Larry W Munford received the Bronze Star with V for valor in Vietnam. A 1963 Mexico High School graduate who enlisted that fall he is the son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Munford Sr and married to Sharon Ulry of 1310 N Western St.
Evening channels feature Phil Donahue 6 PM on Channel 17 plus 6:30 PM MU Colorado game report and 7 PM Australia program with Vic Damone Barbara Eden. NFL Giants vs Cardinals at 8 PM on Channel 3 17 2 will carry if sold out. Movies include Sharon Portrait Of A Mistress on ABC 5 8 10 and Where It’s At on 2 if NFL not sold out.
A dense TV schedule lists specials at 4 7 8 9 10 PM across channels 4 5 6 7 9 13. Highlights include Five-Finger Discount drama at 4 PM on channels 5 6, CBS Reports at 7 PM on 4 7, and Bell of Amherst with Julie Harris at 7 PM on 9.
Television writer Jay Sharbutt reports 56 year old Hugh Downs launches the five day public TV series Over Easy aimed at older citizens. Made by liqued in San Francisco with four million dollars in federal grants, it debuts November 14 with guests Lillian Carter Redd Foxx Robert Young Jessica Mitford and Tennessee Ernie Ford. The program mixes entertainment information talk and variety and aims to dispel myths about aging while noting potential special news programs on legislation affecting seniors. The series will run at least 26 weeks and tapes four weeks before broadcast, with flexibility for breaking news and special events.
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