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euFood Poisoning . . .nChurcha-Campnessieee-idn(Sl-ub-anlines,isa-iist-tas-vhould:iesigeearDe~villlayer-lrhhe.ildnitur-«yib-edBy HARRY HOFFMANA snack before bedtime resulted in apparent food poisoning for about 20 children andadults at the Sagmount Baptist Bible Camp, southeast of Joplin early today. Twelve are patients in Freeman hospital.Joplin police escorted six different cars carrying persons who had become ill between 1:30 and5:30 o'clock this morning, from the south city limits to Freeman hospital. One of the police cars was involved in an accident near Twenty-fifth street and Range Line about 5:30 o’clock this morning, resulting in injury toPatrolman George Hancock,driver of the patrol car. Patrolman Ronald Reed, a passenger, was not hurt. Both cars were heavily damaged.The Rev. Fred Neidy, pastor of the Southside Baptist churchin Springfield, assistant director at the Bible camp, told The Joplin News Herald that turkey dressing served at the noon meal had been left out in the kitchen to be disposed of. However, about 15 adults and five children decided they would have a light snack before retiring and most of them ate some of the dressing, he said.It was shortly after midnight when some of the adults became ill, Neidy said, and they were rushed to Freeman hospital. As others became ill, other cars were used to transport them to the hospital.“It appeared for awhile that we might have a serious situation on our hands,” he said, soa Joplin doctor was contacted and went to the camp. The doctor examined a number of the children and gave shots to six and medicine to several others. A quick check of those sick revealed that all had eaten the dressing, Neidy said, thus only about 20 of the more than 600 at the camp became ill.Those admitted to Freeman hospital were: Mrs. Wilda Workman, Springfield route 8, and her daughter, Pamela Workman, 12 years old; Mrs. Mary Kill), Harrison, Ark., route 6, and herson, Charlie Eilb, three years old; Brad High of Republic, Mo.; G. R. Thomas, 2229 North Kansas avenue, Springfield; Mrs. El-voris Bouer, Golden City route 1; Mrs. Juanita Nicholl, Independence, Mo.; Wayne Roark, 427 South New street, Springfield; Jim Bouchert, 95 Graham road, Florissant, Mo.; Gary Tracey. 1256 East Sunshine, Springfield, and Miss Kathleen Ogle, 13 years old of 194 South Jefferson street, Springfield.J. B. Dean of Holden, Mo., was treated at the hospital and released.Of the 12 taken to the hospital, three were children and nine adults. The children and eight adults were admitted and were still patients this morning. All were reported in satisfactory condition.Rev. Neidy expressed his appreciation to the Joplin police officers and to the attendants at the hospital for their cooperation in the emergency. Some of the Joplin police officers remained on duty extra hours this morning to complete their report work due to four hours of emergency traffic from the camp to the hospital.The accident involving the police car occurred when Patrolman George Hancock was escorting a car on Range Line to Twentieth street for the trip to Freeman hospital. Patrolman Charles Rader, who investigated the accident, said a car driven by Monte David Schneiekert, 26, 3302 Ferguson road, Joplin, pulled into the path of the patrol car and the vehicles collided. Schneickert’s auto struck a whiteway light standard following the impact. Hancock was later admitted to Oak Hill hospital for examination and observation.Schneiekert was charged by Rader with failure to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle.The Sagmount Baptist Bible Camp is owned and operated by a number of Baptist churches in Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The Bible camp training began Monday and concluded at noon today, according to Neidy. He said a summer camp for teenagers of the various churches will be held starting July 26.He said there were more than 600 boys and girls, plus many pastors, their wives and parents of children at the camp during the week-long training program.Express Slight HopeFor GirltSafetyKANSAS CITY (AP)—Po-lice reported today that a pickup order had been issued for a man in the disappearance of 9-year-old Denise Clinton, believed kidnaped during a motel robbery early Thursday.KANSAS CITY (AP)—Despite the tearful appeal of her mother and an intensive search by more than 200 officers and volunteers no trace has been foundof 9-year-old Denise Clinton, believed kidnaped in a motel robbery early Thursday.Maj. James Newman, chief of detectives, said “We’re urging all property owners within a 10-mile radius to search their ownproperty. We*l! appreciate any lead. . .a tire track or a footprint/*A spokesman for the Major Case Unit, a select group ofofficers from police and sheriff’s offices in the metropolitan Kansas City area, said the FBI had officially entered the case.Denise, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Clinton of nearby Independence, Mo., was abducted while visiting overnight with her grandparents who manage the motel on U.S. highway 71 in Platte County, about 15 miles from downtown Kansas City.A bandit look $256 from the motel cash drawer shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday morning and tied and gagged the grandpar-
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Joplin News Herald
Joplin, Missouri, US
Fri, Jul 09, 1965
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