05 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1972
Page
1
Missouri extended forecast through Friday shows highs from the 20s north to low 40s southeast. Lows range from single digits north to the low 30s southeast, with Friday highs in the 30s north to mid 40s south and lows from the 10s to 20s north to the 20s south. Chance of rain or snow improves north and southeast midweek.
JAR and MRS WM 4 Weldon Publishes R L Rose board chairman Robert Blosser president Joseph G Masersky editor Donald S Morfleet managing editor Published every morning except Monday by the News Tribune Company 210 Monroe Street Second class postage paid at Jefferson City Mo Mail rates on Cole and adjoining counties 20 per year All other zones within the United States 27 per year Member Audit Bureau of Circulations
Freezing rain left area streets icy and hazardous with at least ten state highway fatalities across the region. In Boone County, a Sunday ice crash on Route A killed Jerry R. Spencer, 17, and Linda Gibson, 16, injuring four others. City crews treated roads, bus service suspended, and most area schools closed. City meetings were postponed to Tuesday.
A 21-year-old Jefferson City man sustained non disabling injuries in a Monday morning one car crash on East High Street. Ali A. Zargar of 1108 Bald Hill Rd. told officers his vehicle skidded on icy streets.
Gov Warren E Hearnes appointed David M Jones 1212 Carter St to be Cole County auditor as the county becomes second class January 1 Jones will oversee a perpetual property inventory and county accounting system audit records issue monthly financial statements and countersign licenses He will serve a term to January 1975 with an 8000 salary and staff size to be set by the county court Jones has prior tax and state office experience and is a 35 year resident of the city
Jefferson City police checked two indecent exposure reports over the weekend. Both incidents involved a young man seen in a car and later identified as the same person. The first occurred Saturday afternoon on West McCarty Street near the 1700 block, the second at the Ice Arena. An investigation continues.
James Strong a Republican representative-elect for the 119th District welcomed recommendations from the Jefferson City Council. He will vacate his fifth ward city council seat in January to assume his role and said the council knows best what needs and priorities exist. Strong is touring southern Missouri with other newly elected lawmakers to inspect state institutions and properties.
A Jefferson City woman Mary Shain reported two men grabbed her purse on the Immaculate Conception Church lot at 1208 E McCarty St Then the suspects fled in a light colored car with witnesses obtaining the license number after a brief chase A separate Saturday morning purse snatching report involved two men and an ongoing investigation continues.
Trial date January 29 in Cole County Circuit Court for Jefferson City men Donnie Joe Koelling and Wilson Shelly Camden charged with stealing in the September 29 service station robbery that netted 576 dollars. Both pleaded not guilty to theft over 50 dollars. Koelling posted 5000 dollar bond and Camden remained jailed.
Acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray II is in good condition after two weeks in Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London Connecticut. He underwent surgery to correct an intestinal obstruction and was released on Sunday.
The high yesterday was 24 and the low 20. The longest record in 54 years shows 75 in 1933 and 3 in 1929. Rainfall in the past 24 hours ended at midnight was trace with .46 in the heaviest rain on the same date in 54 years in 1966. Monthly total to date is 0 with normal to date .45 and year to date 24.05. River stages show Jefferson City 11.4.1 down, Hermann 11.3.7 down, Lake of the Ozarks 59.1 .1 rise. Sun set today at 4:48 and sunrise tomorrow at 7:12.
A Jefferson City pair Glenn Michael Smith 21 and Phyllis Cameron Ladd 24 of 2107 St. Mary's Blvd. face arraignment in Cole County Magistrate Court today on armed robbery charges from a Friday night hold up at the Temale Hut 611 Mulberry St. Police recovered $335 taken from the restaurant and a customer, and the suspects were arrested by Patrolman Wayne Koestner after the incident. The Boone County prosecutor is reviewing the case and the North Star Service Station robbery on Nov. 26.
Governor Hearnes named Fred Kling of Albany to a six year term on the University of Missouri Board of Curators expiring January 1 1979. He also appointed two Illinois Missouri Bridge Commission members Henry Moreau and Elmer Donze of Ste Genevieve. Warren sburg was named to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Seven to state university boards of regents were named: C A Juden Cape Girardeau Southeast Missouri State. Russell Newport and Carl Fox Springfield Southwest Missouri State. Bruce Hunt Kirksville and Mrs Helen Baker Brookfield Northeast Missouri State. Carroll Russell Trenton and James Stubbs Chillicothe Northwest.
The weekend toll on Missouri roads includes Jerry R. Spencer 17 Holts Summit and Linda Gibson 16 Ashland killed when Spencer’s car skidded on ice into the Sanderson vehicle on Boone County Route A. Barbara Gibson 17 Ashland and Anna Hedwig Sanderson 52 Hartsburg suffered injuries. Several others were injured in separate crashes across the state.
Alpena Michigan police report Santa Claus in an orderly at Alpena General Hospital collided with a deer on a highway north of town after leaving a hospital Christmas party. The deer was killed in the collision.
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