Missouri Weather and Local Notices Update
The Daily Record reports tonight with a forecast partly cloudy to cloudy, a 30 percent rain chance, and cooler lows in the 40s. Missouri outlook shows sun and cooler Sunday then 70s by Monday, with possible thunderstorms midweek. River stage readings and local happenings across St Louis and nearby towns noted, including marriages, births, dismissals, and police activity.
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Missouri
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Boonville
Jefferson City
Hannibal
Cape Girardeau
Shannon Botts Dies in Des Moines at 64
Shannon Botts a native of Mexico and uncle of Miss Virginia Botts and Joseph T. Botts died last night of a heart attack in Des Moines Iowa he was about 64 Funeral arrangements are incomplete He leaves a daughter a brother Minor Botts Evanston a sister Mrs Bertha Motherspaw and a half sister Mrs Frank Betsy Cantrell Costs on charge of permitting person under 16 to drive William G Maloney granted limited driving privileges Raymond E Taylor granted In over the counter trading yesterday… stock figures follow.
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Shannon Botts
Mexico
Virginia Botts
Joseph T. Botts
Des Moines
Iowa
Mr. Botts
William Joseph Botts
Jenny Hawkins
Lexington
Town
St. Louis
Minor Botts
Evanston
Ill
Bertha Motherspaw
Frank
Betsy) Cantrell
Clayton
William G. Maloney
Raymond E. Taylor
Viet Cong attack cuts deep in Saigon and An Loc
North Vietnamese forces push from the first fire base in the central highlands, tanks break into An Loc, and rockets hit Saigon and Da Nang. At least 51 Vietnamese killed and 48 wounded. 20 American aircraft damaged. One U.S. crewman killed and two wounded on a C130 supplying An Loc. Nixon team cautious as spring offensive continues. Apollo 16 crew relax ahead of moon touchdown planning. International Telecom official testifies in antitrust inquiry. Major spaceports to host space shuttle operations. Nixon signs Great Lakes cleanup plan with Canada.
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Central Highlands
An Loc
da Nang
South Vietnam
U.S
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Mrs. Pearl Smiley Rites Held at Perry
Funeral services for 91 year old Mrs. Pearl Smiley of Santa Fe were held at Wilkey funeral home in Perry. Burial followed in South Fork Cemetery near Santa Fe. She is survived by husband Ernest Smiley, a son Albert, two daughters Leora Dunn and C T Ely, a sister Eugenia Reed, five grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.
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Pearl Smiley
Santa Fe
Audrain
Mexico
Wilkey
South Fork
Jefferson City
Eugenia Reed
Detroit
Police Recover Stolen Bulldozer in Mexico Case
Mexico police recovered a 955 K Caterpillar bulldozer reported stolen in Chicago a year ago. The FBI may pursue federal charges for transporting stolen goods across state lines. No arrests yet. the machine is held at Mexico Street Shop while investigations continue.
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Mexico
Earl Jones
Chicago
Arthur
Bud) Riley
Miami
Fla
FBI
Jones
Wassau
City fixes Breckenridge St paving after design error
City Manager Neil Nielsen cites an engineering mistake by R.W. Booker and Associates for undercutting W. Breckenridge St with a six inch sewer line instead of eight. Crews will cut across the street during Morris St work, Breckenridge to be restored to prior condition, Morris completion expected June or July. The Ledger seeks info on Price Hall and Murphy line ancestry for Mrs. Verna Lee Clark.
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Neil Nielsen
R.W. Booker and
Verna Lee Clark
Long Beach
Calif
Price Hall
John B. Murphy
Mexico
Texas
Ledger
Clark
Forum reports oil cleanup and costs after river spill
Open Forum details oil removal of over 20 000 gallons after a river spill on March 30. Hightower notes ongoing straw dam checks and continued removal of accumulating oil. Estimated Kaiser’s accident expense about 25 000 dollars amid prior Salt River pollution clippings and historical fish kills and sanitation concerns.
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Hightower
Kaiser’s
Montgomery Jury Finds Deimeke Guilty
A Montgomery County jury deliberated about an hour and a quarter before convicting Joe Deimeke of driving while intoxicated after two days of evidence. A $100 fine plus costs was set. The trial moved from Audrain by change of venue. Prosecutor Tom Osborne led the case, with defense by Jerome Seigfreid and Walt MecQuie.
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Montgomery City
Joe Deimeke
Montgomery County
Audrain
Tom Osborne
Deimeke
Jerome Seigfreid
Walt MecQuie
Elmer Gregory
Foreman
Fred Schmidt
Eugene Duncan
Hubert Bruckerhoff
Rosie Miller
Harvey Rosendahl
Elmer Hertlein
Clifford Stock
Betty Lichtenburg
Carl Graue
E.L. Spencer
Otis Lemasters
Probe Wide Fraud Charges On Viet USO
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird ordered a worldwide probe into USO operations in Vietnam after evidence suggested fraud currency manipulation and black market activities by USO personnel. Rep Hebert released the letter detailing a special investigation team sent to Vietnam expanding a prior October inquiry. The civilian run USO has a $6 million private funded budget and supports about 1,000 entertainers yearly.
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USO
Vietnam
Pentagon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Committee
Laird
United Service Organization
U.S
McGovern Tops Student Poll at Washington University
A Friday straw vote at Washington University in St. Louis showed Sen George McGovern of South Dakota as the presidential favorite. He collected about twice the votes of the runner up Shirley Chisholm of New York, with Richard Nixon and Edmund Muskie close behind.
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Washington University
George McGovern
S.D
U.S
Shirley Chisholm
D-N.y
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Me
ITT Man Testifies To Meetings In 1969 Harris Row
ITT executive Gerrity described meetings with White House aides Herb Klein and Charles Ison during 1969. He told McLaren that pursuing suits against ITT was unfair since subsidiaries were bought before his tenure. News from Denver reports Dr. Radetsky noting two mild heart seizures for the ITT lobbyist.
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Washington
International, Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Richard McLaren
KE. J. Gerrity
White House
Herb Klein
Charles Ison
Gerrity
McLaren
ITT
Denver
L.M. Radetsky
Dita D. Beard
Steska Killer Hired Says Globe Democrat
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports, citing police, that a professional killer was hired to murder Pipefitters Union leader T Edward Steska for 10000 dollars. The pact split 5000 before and 5000 after the killing on February 24 in his office. A circuit court grand jury investigates. The contract reportedly came from inside the union, devised a month prior. Steska had succeeded the late Lawrence Callanan as business manager last year. Police note incomplete cooperation from union members during the probe.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Tony
T Edward Stenka
Steska
Globe-Democrat
Laturence Callanan
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