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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1976
Page
2
A Missouri editorial warns Amendment No 2 would freeze tax cuts for food and medicine into the state constitution. It argues such a move would hurt the truly needy by reducing welfare and drug funds, raising bus fares, and harming public schools, urging readers to vote no.
A devotional prompt asks readers to recognize God as the source of all goodness and to thank Jesus, the bread of life, for daily sustenance and spiritual grace. The passage from Matthew 6 11 frames gratitude as wisdom and invites personal reflection on divine gifts.
Open Forum thanks Ledger for publishing news sponsorship from Visual Education Consultants of Madison for Hatton-McCredile and Auxvasse Elementary Schools. Superintendent Earl Brown commends WEC News and Ledger. A.M.C gratitude note praises Pink Ladies Red Cross and blood donors, asking others to give. Mrs Basil Barney Centralia expresses thanks.
Mexico Ledger announces subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery across Missouri counties and out of state. Rates vary by duration and location with special pricing for armed forces. Office hours listed for business operations and mailing details.
The item lists birthday wishes to Billy Johnston Phillip Davenport Ramon Barnes Robert Jennings Jr Lori Ann Rummans Marjorie James Rex Owens and a birthday today for Johnny Fry. It notes former astronaut John Young is 46 entertainer Anthony Newley is 45 and includes a Thought for today by Ed Howe. It also marks the bicentennial note about Congress outlining guidelines to negotiate a treaty with France for aid in the American Revolution.
A reader asks about a fat-fetish sexual problem and stigma around it. Ann Landers notes there is no explanation for arousal triggers and suggests therapy. she also addresses a custody decision, privacy invasions, and a critic’s question about contradictions, offering calm guidance and practical responses.
Dear Dr Thosteson information on Meniere disease causes and treatments. Diuretics salt restriction antihistamines motion sickness meds help dizziness. Attacks vary in duration and frequency. hearing loss depends on treatment success. Surgery and ultrasound considered if conservative care fails. work safety advised by physician.
AP TV writer Jay Sharbutt reviews NBCs Serpico series starring David Birney as Frank Serpico. The piece mocks TV cop shticks while detailing a run of a brutal New York robbery, a bank heist subplot, barroom guitar singing, and a climactic shootout. ABC counters with two new comedies Holmes and Yoyo and Mr. T and Tina.
A dense page lists channel lineups and shows for KTVO and KO influences with Muppets at 6 30, Clint Eastwood at ten on channel 13, Donny and Marie, Adams Chronicles, Serpico, Walking Tall, Magnum P.I. and more. Multiple networks show movies and series across early evening to midnight with schedules for CBS NBC ABC and local stations.
TV guide highlights a busy day with the 99th Veiled Prophet Parade shown on Channel 5 at 10 30 a m followed by a children event at noon. College football Baylor unknown game on Channel 17 with pre game at 12 30. Evening MU Ohio State taped game on Channels 2 and 17 with Sunday re show. Baseball NBC game at 1 16 pm on channels 5 8 10 with pre game 1 00. Various sports and variety programs fill the schedule with alerts for numerous channels and times.
Channel listings show Chancellor Brinkley reviewing the great debate and ABC analysis by Reasoner & Co at 5:30. Prime time features include Starsky and Hutch, Mary Tyler Moore seventh year, In Search Of Loch Ness, Carol Burnett show, and a Jim Nabors cameo, with Stowaway and Lost in Alaska films earlier.
Television listings for Notre Dame Northwestern football at 8:00 a.m. on Channel 5 and 10:00 a.m. on 8 with a late 11:30 p.m. replay on 10. MU Ohio State rebroadcast at 10:00 on 2. Grandstand reports on All Norton fight at 11:30 a.m. on 5 8 10. Football games include Patriots Steelers at noon on 5 8 10 Cardinals Chargers in San Diego at 3:00 on 4 7 23 Colts Cowboys at 3:00 on 5 8 10. Ballet and arts segments air on multiple channels. Leonard Bernstein Harvard lecture at 1:00 on 9 with Boston Symphony Beethoven performance. Lots of classic films and variety shows across channels with notable names such as James Garner and Jerry Falwell.
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