Vandalia Passes Two Annexations and Swears In Aldermen
Vandalia voters approved two annexations Booker Street and Kohl Subdivision by margins of 579 to 62 and 411 to 220 respectively. New aldermen were sworn in with Dr W L Howell defeating Jim Jungers 114 to 98 and George King 54. incumbent Ray Hale won 200 to 24 over Robbeth Sutton. Mayor Chinn announced a sanitary landfill and discussed purchasing a bulldozer. The Recreation Association will donate 500 for lights at South Elementary ball diamond, and Scouts received a city reservoir plaque. Building permits were issued for several residences and a storage building for antique cars was proposed with a decision pending.
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Vandalia
Booker Street
Kohl Subdivision
Wesley Bryant
Booker Street Association
Kohl
Grace Stephan
W. L. Howell
Jim Jungers
George King
Ray Hale
Robbeth Sutton
Virgil W. Metcalf
Ben Salmon
Floyd T. Chinn
Jefferson City
Ray Callanan
Recreation Association
South Elementary
Callanan
Boy Scouts
City Reservoir
Don St. Clair
Gary Branstetter
Teddy Johnson
Laddonia Lumber Company
Larry Smith
Raymond Roberts
Perry Voters Reject 1-Cent Sales Tax in Election
Perry voters rejected a 1-cent city sales tax 231 to 62 in the city and school election held yesterday. Gordin Kerr won Ward 1 alderman with 82 votes over Robert Cotton 21, while Albert Leake ran unopposed and earned 164 votes in Ward 2. Mark Twain school district approved a $3.55 levy 408 to 197, same total as last year but redistributed. Ed Behrens and Lewis Palmer Jr. were elected to the school board with 487 and 454 votes, defeating Clifford Harris who had 271.
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Perry
Gordin Kerr
Robert Cotton
Albert Leake
Mark Twain
Ed Behrens
Lewis Palmer Jr
Clifford Harris
Sims School District Votes to Relinquish Land to Centralia A-6
Sims School District approved by 14 to 0 vote letting three parcels totaling 75.6 acres leave the district and join Centralia A-6. The land owners include William Bellworth and Glenwood Lawrence families, south of Thompson. Patrons also backed nine months of school and reappointing Junior Gifford as director.
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Sims
Centralia
A- 6
William Bellworth
Thompson
Glenwood
Lawrence
Ard
Clifford Kable
Junior Gifford
Doak Lange Gore Picked at Van-Far
Van-Far voters elected three of ten candidates to the school board. For two three year terms William T. Doak won 414 votes and Richard Lange 460, edging William Kohl at 357. Other full terms went to B. C. Smith 285 Carroll Byram 199 George Guinn 106 William Hogue 142 Russell Esposito 52. Paul Gore won the one year term with 556 votes. Joseph Bahr 372. one write-in each for William Crow William Hogue and Richard Lange. No tax levy vote was held.
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Vandalia
Van-Far
William T. Doak
Richard Lange
William Kohl
B.C. Smith
Carroll Byram
George Guinn
William Hogue
Russell Esposito
Paul Gore
Joseph Bahr
William Crow
Schafer Knipfel In Close R-6 Vote
Boundary change between North Callaway R-1 at Kingdom City and R-6 was approved by voters 236 for to 40 against. School board seats went to Joseph Schafer 199 votes and Herbert Knipfel Jr 183. others were Arthur Renstrom 83 and Kenneth Young 178. Reorganizational meeting named Bill Matthews president, Leslie Whalen vice-president, and Schafer secretary.
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Scott's Corner
North Callaway
Kingdom City
Joseph Schafer
Herbert Knipfel Jr
Arthur Renstrom
Kenneth Young
Bill Matthews
Leslie Whalen
R-3 Elects Kerr Parish to School Board
The R-3 School District yesterday elected Joe Bob Kerr and Tanna Parish to the school board with 96 and 54 votes while Mrs. James Foster received 44. No tax levy was voted. In Martinsburg, four incumbents were re-elected: Lawrence Arens as mayor, Robert Bachman and Lee Purvis as ward aldermen, and Chuck Lincoln as marshal.
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Highway R-3
Joe Bob Kerr
Tanna Parish
James Foster
Martinsburg
Lawrence Arens
Robert Bachman
Lee Purvis
Chuck Lincoln
Nixon to speech outline faster Vietnam troop withdrawals
AP reports Nixon to outline a quicker drawdown of U S troops in Vietnam with a possible end in sight. Saigon chatter suggests cuts to 100000 to 150000 within eight months amidst the war’s pressures.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vietnam
Nixon
America
Saigon
U.S
County Will Help Zoo And Museum
Voters in St Louis city and St Louis County backed new tax support for the city zoo, city art museum, and the nearby Museum of Science and Natural History. A unified tax district will fund all three institutions, with county properties paying the same rate and a board distributing funds.
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ST. Louis
City Art Museum
Museu of Science and Natural History
Sturgeon elected mayor after slow Centralia count
Centralia selects Paul Sturgeon as mayor defeating incumbent George Wiest 522 to 491 after delays caused by faulty voting machine tabulation. Boone County conducted all precincts with punch cards, delaying results and triggering reorganization of the city council with three new members. Galloway won the unexpired ward I seat, others filled by Pritchard Dodgson Ausmus Ferguson Bryson Johnson, Bryson, and McDonald. Missouri Power and Light franchise approved 588 to 44.
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Centralia
Paul Sturgeon
George Wiest
Boone County
Ron Galloway
Sturgeon
Dale Pritchard
Galloway
Chester Lorton
E. Ray Brown
Burton Knowles
Pritchard
Ken Dodgson
James Ausmus
R. E. Ausmus
Billy Joe Bryson
Ernest Ferguson
J. J. Staed
Lee Bryson
Brenda Johnson
Ruby McDonald
Missouri Power and Light
New Florence Elects Hemp and others in city election
New Florence held a single race as Lynn Hemp won the city marshal post with 37 votes to Danny Jones 9. Mayor Burton and city collector Mrs. Carolyn Woodruff were re elected with 63 and 70 votes respectively. Aldermen James Fry and Jim Holloman were re elected with 34 and 1 votes, with write ins including Hill Shumate Mike Zweifel Dr J P Young James Day Charles Williams Elaine Johnson Russell Clark Marvin Poston Gould Miller Manuel Johnson Leroy Wright Bil Shumate.
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New Florence
Lynn Hemp
Danny Jones
Burton
Carolyn Woodruff
James Fry
Jim Holloman
Adlerman
Hill Shumate
Mike Zweifel
J. P. Young
James Day
Charles ‘Williams
Elaine Johnson
Marshal
Russell Clark
Marvin Poston
Gould Miller
Manuel Johnson
Alderman
Leroy Wright
Bil Shumate
Wellsville Levy Over By 9 Votes
Wellsville-Middletown R-1 District's 30-cent levy increase passed by nine votes, 340 to 331, raising the levy to 3.5 dollars per 100 assessed valuation. Board seats filled Estil Berger 447 and Dorsey Moe McCoy 410, with other results for Ruben Edwards Sy Sommer, Robert Bastean, and Raymond Christian. Dr S J Byland re elected mayor with 264 votes. Ward I 97 Ward II 187. William S McDowell re elected alderman Ward I with 80. Roscoe Grant 35. Ward II alderman Charles E Jennings Jr 193. Don Forbis elected police judge with 93 Ward I and 174 Ward II votes.
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Wellsville
Wellsville-Middletown
R-1
Estil Berger
Middletown
Dorsey (Moe) McCoy
Ruben Edwards
Sy Sommer
Robert Bastean
Raymond Christian
S. J. Byland
William S. McDowell
Roscoe Grant
Charles E. Jennings Jr
Don Forbis
Folta elected Laddonia mayor with 109 votes
John W. Folta former alderman won the Laddonia mayoral race with 109 votes while Gordon Pasley had 20 write-ins for mayor. Bob Berrey and Clarence Jones won unopposed alderman seats in wards I and II with 46 and 93 votes respectively. Gordon Pasley elected city police judge with 25 write-ins. Virgil Atkins 13 votes. Lee Elliott city marshal with 47 write-ins. City voters approved a 20 year franchise for Missouri Power and Light with 137 yes and 4 no.
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Laddonia
John W. Folta
Gordon Pasley
Bob Berrey
Clarence Jones
Claude Pipkin
Virgil Atkins
Lee Elliott
Missouri Power and Light Co
Sturgeon elects unopposed slate with write-ins noted
In Sturgeon the city and school races had no opposition. Mayor Gene Kelly received 76 votes, city collector Cora Neal 80, Ward 1 alderman Wayne Roberts 33, Ward 2 alderman Frank Woodruff 41. School board members Charles King 94 and Richard Kiel 103 for three-year terms. Write-ins including Ruth Esteppe 2 and Dale Forrest 3. Police judge race had no candidate. Larry Clementz led write-ins with 8, others ranged 6 to 1. Clementz undecided on acceptance. First use of computer voting. tabulation ran late due to issues.
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Sturgeon
Gene Kelly
Cora Neal
Wayne Roberts
Frank Woodruff
Charles King
Richard Kiel
Ruth Esteppe
Dale Forrest
Police Judge Post
Larry Clementz
Scott Johnson
Bobby Littrell
Charlie Dawson
Bill Wilson
Clementz
Don Crow Elected Farber Mayor In Local Vote
Farber voters elected Don Crow mayor with 96 votes to 39 for L G Haynie. George Ellis won South Ward alderman with 22 votes, Ray Harrelson 19, Homer Bent unspecified. North Ward alderman Bob Callen received 85 votes. Bob Force 6. City collector Marie Bounds 123 votes. Mary Crow received one write-in.
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Farber
Don Crow
L. G. Haynie
South Ward
George Ellis
Ray Harrelson
Homer Bent
North Ward
Bob Callen
Bob Force
Marie Bounds
Mary Crow
Sutor defeats Sullivan in Jonesburg alderman race
Jonesburg voters yesterday ousted incumbent alderman Michael Sullivan as Jack Sutor won 108 to 54. Incumbent Roger Fischer was re elected over Archie Skillman by 39 to 28.
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Jonesburg
Jack Sutor
Michael Sullivan
Roger Fischer
Archie Skillman
Sutor
Sullivan
Fischer
Skillman
NorCal Rejects Boundary Change Vote Fails
In KINGDOM CITY the proposed boundary shift between Community R-4 at Scotts Corner and North Callaway R-1 failed 145 against 125. Community voted in favor. 40 acres owned by Lawrence Wilburn were involved. Incumbents Borgett and Starns were re-elected to three-year terms. levy remained $3.85.
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Kingdom City
R-4
Scott’s Corner
North Callaway
NorCal
Lawrence Wilburn
Howard Maxwell
Clifford Borgett
Herbert L. Starns
Baumgartner elected mayor of Auxvasse in city votes
Auxvasse voters chose George Baumgartner as mayor by 123 to 59 over incumbent Paul Meyer with 39 for third candidate Eddie Ray Williams. Patrick Horner re elected city clerk and collector with 132 votes to Mrs Schubert Parsons 90. Clayton Mack won police judge 142 to 77. Alderman races: North Ward Donald Knipp 44 votes and Sherman Nixon 44 for two year term. Schubert Parsons 68 for one year. Kenny Davis 64 and Carl Foster 25. South Ward Burt Middleton 79 for two years. Schubert Parsons 68 for one year and standing votes show 64 for Wesley Hill and 25 for Carl Foster.
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Auxvasse
George Baumgartner
Paul Meyer
Meyer
Eddie Ray Williams
Patrick Horner
Schubert Parsons
Clayton Mack
Charles T
Pete) Hill
Donald Knipp
Sherman Nixon
Kenny Davis
Carl Foster
Burt Middleton
Wesley Hill
Meyer and Hillebrand Elected to R-2 Board Seats
Ira Meyer and Marion Hillebrand were elected to the two seats on the Montgomery County Board of Education. Unopposed incumbents Robert W. Perrin and Alfred P. Jenisch were reelected to Montgomery City Council. Meyer 416 votes and Hillebrand 327 led a field of five for the two school posts. Perrin and Jenisch won Ward 1 and Ward 2 respectively with 111 and 54 votes. One write-in each for Beachout and Perrin in Ward 2.
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Montgomery
Ira Meyer
Marion Hillebrand
Zimmerman
Perrin
Jenisch
Arthur Lee Beachout
Vance and Mustain Elected to Centralia Board
Centralia R-6 officials learned election results after a delay caused by punch-card voting and a computer breakdown. Wendell Mustain won 543 votes and Melvel Vance 542 in the unofficial count, with Bill Henry at 477 and Charles Fountain at 507. A boundary proposal passed 372 to 140, moving two Sims farms into the Centralia A-4 district. No levy vote was required.
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Centralia
R-6
Wendell Mustain
Melvel Vance
Bill Henry
Charles Fountain
Sims
Waste Water Course At Mexico Tech
A Waste Water Treatment Plant Operators course will be held at the Mexico Area Vocational Technical School starting Tuesday May 4 at 7 pm. Sponsored with the Missouri Water Pollution Board the course meets two nights weekly for 20 weeks at 3 hours per session. Minimum enrollment of 20 yields a $50 fee per student plus $34.50 books. Eligible cities include Mexico Paris Centralia Fulton Wellsville Montgomery City Vandalia Monroe City Shelbina Clarence Bowling Green Auxvasse Sturgeon New Florence Laddonia Moberly Fayette Jonesburg Perry and Macon. Instructor Leo Heim Mexico superintendent of sewage treatment and maintenance holds Operator of the Year and Treatment Plant of the Year awards. To enroll contact Davis Hart director 905 N Wade St Mexico Mo 65265 or call 581-5684.
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Mexico Area
Mexico
Paris
Centralia
Fulton
Wellsville
Montgomery City
Vandalia
Monroe City
Shelbina
Clarence
Bowling Green
Auxvasse
Sturgeon
New Florence
Laddonia
Moberly
Fayette
Jonesburg
Perry
Macon
Leo Heim
Heim
Davis Hart
Mexico ‘Area Vocational Technical School
Wade St
Actor Hugh O'Brian Ordered to Pay $550 Monthly Child Support
Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Everett Porter ordered actor Hugh O'Brian to pay $550 a month in child support for his 17 year old son Hugh Donald Krampe. The amount rises from $250 and reflects the son’s college status and independent living arrangements.
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Los Angeles
Hugh O’brian
Boggs Urges Proof on FBI Wiretap Claims
Sen Robert Byrd called on Hale Boggs to reveal the evidence behind allegations that the FBI tapped congressional telephones Boggs said several House members shared similar experiences but provided few details He defended Hoover while urging resignation citing age related judgment concerns and denying direct Hitler comparisons.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Senate
House
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
FBI
Byrd
Boggs
White House
Justice Department
Louisiana Democrat
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Ronald L. Ziegler
Mitchell
Hoover
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Hitler
Soviet Union
Gestapo
Berkeley Radicals Split Council in City Election
Berkeley radicals won three of four contested council seats on Tuesday but failed to seize control of the City Council. A black mayor backed by radicals was elected, while a radical plan to divide the Police Department into three councils failed. The 4 4 council balance leaves a vacant ninth seat once held by Warren Widener. Edward Kallgren led votes among the 33 candidates.
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Berkeley
Calif
Warren Widener
Ira T. Simmons
Edward Kallgren
SST Stock May Be Sold Public
Backers of the supersonic Sansport plane discuss financing via a public stock issue. Edward G. Uhl of Fairchild Hiller hosts talks as the company acts as a clearinghouse for proposals. A House aviation subcommittee member notes Wall Street bankers’ interest while Congress votes cut federal SST funding.
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Dan Kuykendall
Rtenn
House
Wall Street
Boeing Co
Senate
Pre-Easter MMA Services at Missouri Military Academy
Pre-Easter services at Missouri Military Academy Memorial Chapel run Thursday to Saturday starting at 6:30 a.m. Each day features music meditation and a message. Speakers are Lt. Col. Eugene Lamm on Thursday Col. Charles Stribling NT on Friday and Col. C. R. Stribling on Saturday.
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Missouri Military Academy
Eugene Lamm
Charles Stribling
C. R. Stribling
Becomes Citizen Without Swearing To Bear Arms
German born psychiatrist Dr Wiebke Thomsen became a U S citizen after a U S district judge allowed a modified oath. She refused to swear to bear arms citing agnosticism, but a Supreme Court ruling on conscientious objection enabled citizenship by a suitable oath.
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Atlanta, Ga
Wiebke Thomsen
U.S
United States
Thomsen
Charles A. Moye Jr
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