03 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1969
Page
1
A Washington AP report outlines the tie breaking method by matching players initials with a scrambled alphabet. The article lists the sequence of initials to determine draft priority and notes how the system uses first and last name initials to break ties in selections.
A Lincoln University survey shows most students support the national lottery draft system. Respondents from Lincoln University in Missouri and other colleges prefer the lottery to ensure they can plan their lives, with several students noting how number draw timing affects graduation and future jobs.
A lengthy hospital admission list includes numerous residents from Eldon Lake Ozark and surrounding towns such as Raleigh and New Bloomfield. The report notes marriage license applications for Ivory Lee Mobley and Birdie Alice Blankenship and several divorce grants with custody rulings. Court entries cover magistrate fines for traffic violations and careless driving in Russellville Meta and surrounding locales.
The text details the Daily Capital News masthead with publishers R and Mrs Robert Shorn and staff including editor Joseph Majersky and manager Kenneth Johnson. It lists address 210 Morroe Street Jefferson City Missouri and AP affiliation. Subscription rates shown for various delivery options and regions.
The State Board of Public Buildings wants to raze the old Post Office at 112 W High Street. The eye sore blocks a view of the Capitol from the 100 block of W High. The legislature will be asked to appropriate funds to demolish the building housing Air Conservation Water Pollution and Fire Prevention. Stan Diemler says office space is being sought for agencies in the structure.
Three chairmen were appointed to lead the 1970 March of Dimes Campaign. Grace Kruse chairs the general drive, Sonya Stover oversees the Mothers March, and Debbie Parris leads the teen program. The January drive date will be announced later.
Jefferson City police arrested four persons at the Jeffersonian Club on Missouri Boulevard early Tuesday in a gambling raid. Arnold Bailey posted a $200 property bond for all four, three men and a waitress. Michael Riley, city attorney, said they would likely appear in police court that evening.
A portable generator used to light the Capital Speedway float was stolen Monday evening while the float trailer sat on a slot at Bowl-A-Wire lanes on Missouri Boulevard. The generator belonged to Ralph Kiesling of South Ten Mile Drive.
A Missouri Boulevard widening plan from Southwest Boulevard to Dix Road tops the State Highway Commission Bee agenda at 9 a.m. Representatives from the city and West Side Business Association will testify. The city weighs utility relocation costs for Route 50 and Route C projects, with companies indicating city shares of 50 percent.
At the regular hearing on the city charter, supporters and opponents debated whether the assessor should be elected or appointed. A motion to postpone action pending poll results was carried by a9 vote. The commission then advanced other charter sections, including Finance and a mayoral administration structure.
A truck spreading lime near U S 54 in Callaway County caused two crashes shortly after 8 am Tuesday. Shirley Goff, 96, New Bloomfield, suffered facial injuries and was taken to St Marys Hospital by Jefferson City. The Goff vehicle hit the rear of a Reynolds driven by Robert Brenner, 26, Jefferson City. two other cars quickly collided as visibility was obscured by lime dust near four-tenths of a mile east of Route AC.
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