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A concise weather note reports yesterday’s high around 90 and low near 73 one warning line. It also recalls historical extremes with a forty year high near 101 and a fifty year low around 50.
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
5
A concise weather note reports yesterday’s high around 90 and low near 73 one warning line. It also recalls historical extremes with a forty year high near 101 and a fifty year low around 50.
Inmates at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary held prisoners and shot reports emerged of guards and visitors evacuated. Warden Blackwell said at least 21 hostages initially, with demands to meet reporter William Williams. No injuries reported as inmates sought system changes and gunfire was reported during the crisis.
Mayor John G Christy announced a special memorial service for councilmen Dave C Jobe Montic Willcoxon and Francis Bud Van Loo to be held June 17 at 7 p.m in the city council chambers Pictures of each will be unveiled and hang permanently in the council chamber A Jobe picture will hang in Memorial Airport and Willcoxon will hang there as appreciation of his work at the facility
Rain in Albany and Boston contrasts with clear skies in Albuquerque and Indianapolis. The report lists city by city forecasts with high and low temperatures, plus wind and precipitation notes, as an AP weather digest.
Roger Dale Williams 23 of Holts Summit was killed in a tractor-trailer crash near Benton Missouri early Monday. Born Sept 18 1944 in Cooper County to John and Mary Williams he is survived by wife Beverly Fifer two sons Roger Daniel and Gregory Allan foster parents Lloyd and Twyla Thell Fulton six brothers Wilbur Bob Roy Bill Kenneth sisters Jo Ann Dollian Mary Linzy Viola Stanfield and others. Funeral services 4 pm Thursday at Browning Funeral Home with Rev John Ross officiating. Memorial Gardens Callaway.
Police say a man was stopped by Officer Avis Kiser, brought to the station, and released after three luggage pieces in his car were found undisturbed. Jenkins recalled the rider's talk frightened him, and he lied about a bad tail light to remove the Michigan man from his car. The man intended to work as a driver for a produce company in Jefferson City and resides on Polk Street.
John D Jenkins told police he picked up a hitchhiker Thomas Ward of Royal Oak Michigan near Springfield Sunday and later drove off with Emmett L Dearing of Missouri at 11 45 a m Monday near Lebanon. Dearing born February 3 1909 was a Tweedie Footwear Corp employee and Missouri Conservation Commission worker. He served in World War II and belonged to Roy Lone Post VFW First Christian Church Local No 217 Musicians Protective Association. Survived by wife Ednal four daughters two brothers three sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 10 30 a m at Buescher Memorial Chapel with burial Hawthorn Memorial Gardens.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday for Paige Christian Oidtman infant daughter of Kenneth and Patricia Luckemeyer Oidtman. Rev Norman Ahrens officiated. Burial followed at Resurrection Cemetery. Born last Thursday she died Friday at University of Missouri Medical Center Columbia. Survived by brother Barry Allen Oidtman four paternal grandparents Martin and Rose Luetkemeyer Luetkemeyer Sunset Lake Road and maternal grandmother Meta Luetkemeyer.
In Fulton Missouri convicted drivers must complete an eight hour defensive driving course next week as an experimental program. Magistrate Judge Hugh Williamson and Judge Flavier Baker of city court will oversee the plan with the Missouri Farm Bureau supplying instructors for the sessions on June 17 18 and 19. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 918.91 at 2 p.m. up 5.53 points as gains led losses.
Memorial list includes Jacqueline Johnson of 1804 Overlock Drive Lily Hoskins Syracuse Alvin Boyce of 217 Cherry Street Ronald Boswell 1310 East Elm Street Maggie Hader Eldon Norah Anderson 415a East McCarty Elsie Wilson California Floyd Ferrell Ralla Charles Still William Jeffries Linn Creek Elsie Asby Osage Beach Sharon Bova Rocky Mount Debbie Bova Rocky Mount Kevin Bova Rocky Mount Ruby Ahart Iberia Bonnie Waterman Eldridge Ida Martin Linn Shirlene Bagby Fulton Sandra Salmons Fulton and other residents named in the notice.
New York stocks extended a rally with more than 150 issues higher. Zenith Radio traded at 574.11 after 28,800 shares. BB and Goodrich rose while Interstate, Stores and 50,600 shares swapped hands. Among active names Great American, GAF, General Dynamics, McDonnell Douglas, Taft, Cities Service gained. Boeing fell as Boeing lost.
A notice from Lincoln University Jefferson City Missouri calls for sealed bids to install an air conditioning system in the Computer Room at Schweich Hall. Bids due June 25 1948 at 2 00 PM with 5 percent bid bond. Plans available for $10 from the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Damet Hall Lincoln University.
Miami based Aeron aves de Mexico begins direct service linking Miami with Mexico City and Guadalajara. Guadalajara, a major Mexican city, is noted as a gateway to the resort area of Puerto Vallarta. A brief note on public notices and legal filings follows with unrelated ad sizing details.
Henry C Pavitt 75 of Schott Road died Saturday at Memorial Community Hospital. In state at Buescher Memorial Home Tuesday from 2 p.m. Funeral Wednesday at 1 36 p.m. at Buescher Chapel. Rev. Roy Griggs officiating. Interment at National Cemetery. Honor guard from Roscoe Enloe American Legion Post No. Should memorials go to St Louis Christian Childrens Home.
Washington AP The White House told the Agriculture Department to impose temporary import quotas on condensed and evaporated milk under Sen Edward Y Long Missouri Democrat said Monday European surplus milk is hurting Missouri dairy farmers and could be checked by closing tariff loopholes The quotas would stay in place until the Tariff Commission studies possible permanent import quotas on dairy products.
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