Seven convicts on death row at Missouri Penitentiary
Seven men on death row sit through appeals at Missouri Penitentiary. Warden Swenson notes the population is the largest in years as the four tier maximum security unit now houses condemned inmates. The latest entrant is William Coleman, sentenced for the Moberly tavern gas flash fire that killed 12. Others include Ruben Anderson, Theodore Duisen, Eddie Glenn, Louis Scott, John Scott, and Terry Cobb, all facing various stages of appeal or examination.
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Harold R. Swenson
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William Coleman
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Ruben Anderson
Fulton State Hospital
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Eddie Steve Glenn
St. Louis
Louis Andrew Scott
Two Boys Missing From Missouri Training School
Two inmates from the Missouri Training School for boys at Boonville were reported missing at 8 15 p m Thursday by the State Highway Patrol.
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St Louisan guilty of rocket fraud case details
St Louisans Andrew L. Stone and an Akron operator pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Mutual Security Act by exporting 2.75 inch rocket launchers to a Belgian firm without required licenses. Sentencing was deferred. 16 counts held in abeyance until March 6. Trial set for January 5 against other defendants and firms including Amerbel Corp. and Joseph L. Wilmotte & Co.
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Jefferson City Post Triguay Publicity and Publishing Details
The Jefferson City Post Triguay outlines its founding era, publishers including Mr and Mrs Robert C Goshor and Mr and Mrs William A Weldon, with board chair Robert Slosser and editor Kenneth M Johnson. It lists subscription rates and county coverage, noting historic presses and offices.
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Missouri toll reaches 1400. multiple fatal road accidents nationwide
The 1969 Missouri traffic toll hit 1,400 as Kansas City men Kenneth Wright 23 and Cardell Gibbs 29 died in a one car crash on U S 50 west of Warrensburg. A 16 year old girl Marilyn Gravitt was struck crossing Eastwood Traffic Way near the 435 overpass. Warne Wright 16 was killed when his car collided with a Frisco freight train near Everton. his grandfather Willis Wright 72 injured. A boy Duane Breshears 9 died when a tractor rode into a highway near his home in Kearney. Earlier Leola Smith 31 died in an auto accident six miles west of Jasper on Route H.
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Five day forecast near normal along Mississippi
Temperatures Saturday through Wednesday will average near normal along the Mississippi, and three to six degrees below normal elsewhere. Normal highs range from the upper 30s northeast to near 50 south, lows from the town 20s north to the low 30s south. Precipitation will average one half inch to one inch as rain or possibly snow Saturday.
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Berger appoints panel to oversee judges ethics
Washington AP Chief Justice Berger named a 10 member panel to monitor off bench activities of federal judges. Three member review committee will receive quarterly reports on off bench pay over $100 and advise on ethics. A seven member advisory panel will handle teaching lecturing and charity work.
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Benefit hikes concern Hearnes
Gov. Warren EK. Hearnes expressed hope that a proposed 15 percent Social Security benefit increase would not harm grants for old age assistance recipients. He praised the Mills committee approval, noting past deductions from welfare benefits offsetting Social Security rises, which hurt about 372,000 Missourians including 60,000 of 82,000 on old age assistance.
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Unemployment rate records sharp drop amid labor shift
Washington reports unemployment fell by five tenths of one percent in November to 9.7 million unemployed. The decline largely came from teen, female, and parttime workers leaving the labor force, with earnings mostly unchanged as production slows. The rate for whites and Black workers remained around 6.2 percent and 6.2 percent respectively, reflecting a prolonged gap.
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Israelis Syrians swap prisoners on Damascus exchange
In Athens two Israeli captives Shlomo Samueloff and Salah Mualem were exchanged for 13 Syrians after a TWA jetliner hijacking Aug. 29. The Israelis flew to Tel Aviv with diplomat Yaakov Carez and TWA VP Richard W. Wilson. Syrians released included two pilots held since their plane's navigational error in Israel.
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State Park Board bans DDT use in Missouri
The Missouri State Park Board announced a ban on all chlorinated hydrocarbons including DDT at today’s meeting. The board has been phasing out pesticide poisons for over a year amid studies of their harmful effects. Director Joseph Jaeger Jr. noted concerns about DDT’s slow breakdown in the environment across months to years depending on conditions.
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JFK Estate Inventory Shows 1963 Valuation
Massachusetts records reveal John F. Kennedy's real and personal property valued at 1,890,646.15 at his 1963 death. The inventory was filed by executor Edward M. Kennedy and made accessible after confirmation from Attorney General Quinn to the tax commissioner.
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Plywood Theft Reported From City Home Site
Jefferson City police investigated the theft of 16 to 18 pieces of plywood from a construction site at 1909 Bassman Rd. Construction contractor Clarence Hoelscher said the plywood was valued at 69.12 dollars and he discovered the loss this morning.
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