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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1977
Page
2
Jim Clark, winner of 25 Grand Prix races and 1963 1965 World Champion, died in a crash at Hockenheim Germany while going 174 to 180. Debris spread over 350 yards. he died on arrival. Granatelli and others hailed Clark as possibly the greatest driver.
A brief religious exhortation invoking Jeremiah 23:1 to condemn careless shepherds and to grant God fearing pastors who feed the flock with the Word of truth. Includes a closing Amen.
Missouri Supreme Court ruled governments in Missouri can be sued for damages, overturning sovereign immunity. Officials fear more suits and higher liability insurance, while the decision should push safer maintenance practices and hazard elimination by government units.
A cluttered reader letter page mixes Ann Landers advice with reader questions about marriage and coping with a difficult spouse. It includes TV listings for channels and shows, a note on erroneous station changes, and mentions of The Tonight Show and other programs.
A reader requests a repeat discussion on polymyalgia rheumatica. The condition causes shoulder and pelvic muscle pain, fatigue, weakness, and anemia, often associated with arteritis but not always. Prednisone and aspirin help, with steroids commonly achieving relief.
A reader questions polymyalgia rheumatica treatment and possible anemia, noting zombie-like fatigue and the need to reevaluate prednisone. The column suggests trichinosis as a rare outside possibility, discusses biopsy findings, and reminds about disease awareness amid other rheumatic ailments. It also covers foot drop causes, therapy, and diet, plus guidance on sleeping with young child in bed and encourages requesting Dr Thosteson’s sinus trouble booklet.
Weekend schedule overview with television and sports events across channels. Features dramas, NCAA football, classic films, cartoons, and late-night movies. notes Pony League and global documentaries among long list of titles and times.
AP Television Writer Jay Sharbutt criticizes ABCs Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald as a morbid entertainment not news. He cites mixing fact and fiction, notes the two night four hour format, and argues the program leans toward conspiracy without solid evidence.
Publication note lists office hours from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday. It details subscription prices by region including Mexia areas $3.00 monthly and $33 yearly, Andrain and adjacent counties $20 yearly, Missouri counties various terms, and out of state rates. Also notes second class postage and address.
A report from the state bar meeting in Columbia lists Judge Clarence A. Barnes and others in attendance from Mexico. The Elks Club hosted 66 classes of needlework and handiwork at the Fall Festival with blue ribbons for quilts awarded to Esther Lee Bride and three other winners, plus a country ham prize for Mrs. Leonard Mundy. The piece also recalls 1937 social service figures, a coroner ruling on a work accident, and various local notes spanning 1947 to 1972, including water well plans, a visit by Dr. Rudolph Barta, school board decisions, a giant sweet potato, typhoon news, community Chest drive progress, and fish stocking by the Conservation Department.
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