Gas blamed in Clinton fire explosion kills eight in Missouri
Investigators cite natural gas buildup for the blast that wrecked a block of Clinton’s town square injuring seven and killing eight. Victims include Darlene Hunter and her mother, Dr. Ronald West, and a Montrose fireman. Eugene Burns is missing. Debris hampered rescue efforts as NTSB prepared to review jurisdiction. Clinton, Missouri, about 70 miles southeast of Kansas City.
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Clinton, Mo
Missouri
Darlene Hunter
Mike Hunter
Ronald West
Clinton
Herman Leroy Steward
Charles Frederick Wilson
Mark James Beattie
Maurice Purvis
Montrose
Eugene Burns
Burns
Miss Hunter
James Coleberd
Fire Department
Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Henry County
Kansas City
Moon names for lunar sites reflect literature and history
Apollo 17 astronauts will name 62 lunar features after literary figures and historic personalities from Camelot to Nemo. Names such as Bronte, Candide, Cochise, Holden, Locke, Lara, Nemo and Rogers will mark craters, flats and mountains as they explore the moon, serving as a literary parlor game for Earth observers.
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Houston
Moon
Earth
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Bronte
Candide F
Cochise
Lee
Lincoln
Mitchell
Jones
Sherlock
Gatsby
Lara
Nemo
Harrison H. Schmitt
Agassiz
Louis Agassiz
American West
Gant Named Judge in Missouri 16th Circuit
Gov Warren E. Hearnes announced Monday the appointment of State Sen Jack Gant D Independence to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Henry Riederer Gant a Democrat from Jackson County serves a second term in the 6th district and has chaired fees salaries and miscellaneous bills In the 76th General Assembly he was chairman of the committee on those issues He was elected assistant majority floor leader for the 77th General Assembly and the appointment awaits confirmation by the state senate when it convenes Jan 3.
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Warren E. Hearnes
Jack Gant
D- Independence
Gant
Jackson County
General Assembly
Senate
Jefferson City Senior High
University of Missouri
Waggoner
U.S. Army
Ben Casteel
Ken Wildhaber
Jefferson City
Wildhaber
Ralph Uthlaut Jr
New Florence
Robert Snyder
Kirkwood
House
Snyder
Ad Rates and Publication Details for Jefferson City News
Publication schedule and pricing outline for the News Tribune Company in Jefferson City Missouri. Includes daily morning edition details, carrier delivery and mail rates, and annual subscription figures for various zones and services.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Cole
United States
Bures
Waggoner named post A director of administrative services
Hugh David Waggoner of Jefferson City has been appointed by Cole County under a federal grant to aid transition to second class status. Salary $9,000 annually. He will coordinate county supportive services, unify personnel policies, and develop sewer and road improvement plans while studying bids and data to improve efficiency.
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Cole County
Hugh David Waggoner
Jefferson City
Hugh Waggoner
Missouri Highway Patrol
Supreme Court Rules Police Act Illegally In 13 Year Old Case
Missouri Supreme Court ruled Kansas City police violated the boy’s rights by seizing and dismantling a car in the search for a 13 year old girl’s killer. The decision cited unlawful search and ordered the case returned for new proceedings. It also reversed another marijuana case for illegal seizure from a glove compartment.
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Missouri Supreme Court
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Swope Park
Jackson County Circuit Court
Koen
High Court
Supreme Court
Gossip queen Louella Parsons dies at 91 in Hollywood
Hollywood gossip icon Louella Parsons, famed forTell It To Louella, dies at 91 in a convalescent home. For four decades her columns and features appeared in about 1200 papers worldwide revealing stars private lives and marriages.
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Louella
Siebeneck Heads Cole ASCS Group In County Vote
Siebeneck of Route 4 was elected chairman of the Cole County ASCS committee. Elmer Heinrich of Russellville was named vice chairman. Heinrich was re elected to a three year term. The 18 delegates to the ASCS convention elected Friday will oversee federal agricultural programs, with Siebeneck and Heinrich serving one year as officers.
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Anton J. Siebeneck
Route 4
Cole County
ASCS
Elmer Heinrich
Russellville
Siebeneck
Heinrich
Saigon Attacks North Vietnamese Battalion In Tay Ninh Zone
North Vietnamese battalion infiltrating from Cambodia near Tay Ninh faced a Vietnamese attack after a defector guided forces. Air strikes and artillery followed as ground troops moved nine miles south of Tay Ninh city. U.S. B52 strikes backed operations amid reports of heavy enemy losses and airfield damage from Typhoon Teresa on the central coast.
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Cambodia
Tay Ninh
Svay Rieng
U.S. Command
Binh Duong
South Vietnam
Teresa
Qui Whon
South China Sea
Cat Trang
Missouri representatives miss campaign spending reports
Twelve Missouri state representatives including Rep. W. E. Blackwell failed to file campaign spending reports by the Friday deadline, per secretary of state records. The law requires filing within 30 days after the election, with fines and a ban on taking office for noncompliance. several other lawmakers and U.S. reps reported varying campaign expenditures and no expenses for federal races.
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Missouri
Rep. W. EB
Bill’ Blackwell
D-Hermann
Secretary of State Records
Secretary of State
Ferald Roderick
Kansas City
Russell Howard
St. Louis
Patrick O'Connor
Bridgeton
J. B. “Jet” Banks
D-St. Louis
Deverne Calloway
Charles Becker
Arnold
J.T. Howard
Piedmont
Fred DeField
Charleston
U. S
William Clay
Richard Funsch
U.S
House of Representatives
Maries County leader Helen Hardy killed in crash
Helen Hardy 68 Belle the first woman elected to Maries County politics died in a two car wreck on Route 28 west of Belle. Austin Gray 47 Belle drove on the wrong side and collided head on. Gray survived with injuries and was hospitalized as memorial hospital treated others injured in weekend road incidents.
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Maries County
Helen Hardy
Belle
Route
Highway Patrol
Austin D. Gray
Cass County
Ida Mae Thurman
Clinton
Thelma Ruth Knight
Neosho
Homer G. Wilt
Kansas City
Cleveland
Platte County
David L. Hall
Gerald W. Skouse
Independence
Mid-Missouri
Auxvasse
Callaway County
Post Office fails to take own advice at Des Moines
Postal workers at the Des Moines office dumped a parcel post sack and found contents of U S Postal Service pamphlets teaching how to wrap and mail parcels for safe delivery. The incident highlights operational lapses and raised questions about adherence to official guidance.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines
U.S. Postal Service
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