Weather and local hospital admissions update
Local weather reports show 24 hour highs 63 and 43 low with 7 a.m. reading at 43. Forecaster calls for fair, warm conditions in Ledgerland with highs in the 70s Tuesday and light southerly winds. Missouri region expects 60s north to 70s south, clear to partly cloudy tonight. Extended outlook mid 60s to mid 70s, with possible showers midweek and again Friday. Lake levels list stations across Kansas City area with slight deviations from normal. Audrain Medical Center reports numerous admissions and discharges, plus recent births and patient transfers from several towns including Mexico, Vandalia, Auxvasse, Perry, and Wellsville.
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Dated Mexico area deaths and safety notes in Daily Record
The Daily Record reports deaths including Otis Myers 82 Perry and Joe Fecht 76 Mexico and listing other obituaries. Public safety notes cite Charles Padgett 20 injured in an ambulance crash. fire crew respond to Vandver Village house fire let burn. Magistrate Court names Cross charged with burglary and other cases. probate notices list estate inventories. Market data cover Chicago open farming futures and Missouri livestock prices.
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E. Jackson
Padgett
Audrain Medical Center
W. Liberty
Morris Streets
Robert P. Bradford
Centralia
Fairground Avenue
Jail Riot Ends After 17 Hours at DC Jail
In a 17 hour inmate uprising at a District of Columbia jail guards held 12 hostages before a negotiated end. A body was found during a cellblock search, Robert B. Seegars 24, an arson defendant, killed by strangulation. Authorities say Seegars testified in related cases and inmates won a citizens committee for complaints and more family visits.
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Showboat Opens How to Succeed on River Stage
Captain Louis production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying runs Wednesday through Saturday from April 23 to May 10 at 7 pm. Gary Belis stars as Finch with Kathy Parks as Rosemary, Bob Reid as Frump, and Brad Bellamy as Mr Biggley. The piece follows an ambitious young businessman’s rise, rival, and romance at World Wide Wicket. The Daniel Boone Regional Library Children's Services hosts a storytelling hour at Sturgeon on April 24 from 10 am to 5 pm for National Library Week.
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Market rebounds as Thieu resignation buoyed stocks
New York stocks rose after a cautious start. The Dow inched up to 813.60 at noon as 1,602 issues traded with gainers leading losers 741 to 418. Brokers cited Thieu’s resignation as a psychological plus and a possible path to a political settlement and evacuation progress in South Vietnam. The AMEX index climbed 0.72 to 84.13 amid renewed market momentum.
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Cairo Demand May Lead To Israeli Boycott
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy rejected a step by step peace process and urged Geneva talks with the PLO as an independent delegation. He met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in Moscow and indicated a June Arab summit, with Sadat planning talks in Riyadh. Rabat officials cited Kissinger's Sinai withdrawal effort as failed. Hassan canceled a Washington visit. Yamani proposed long term oil for industrial aid with Israel to withdraw from East Jerusalem.
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Otis Myers of Perry Dies at 82 Rites Tuesday
Otis Abraham Myers 82 of Perry died at 6:50 am Saturday at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico. Services at 10 am Tuesday at Wiskey Funeral Home with Rev. Gordon Campbell officiating. Burial in St. Paul Cemetery northeast of Perry. He was born July 12, 1892 in Ralls County and was a retired coal miner. He leaves three sons Bernard F. Myers Otis Myers Jr James R. Myers. five daughters Nenelle Branstetter Katherine Carter Joyce Winfree Rebecca McCollum Ellen Ronald. 31 grandchildren 33 great grandchildren and a brother Richard Myers. He was preceded by a son Patrick.
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Wiskey Funeral Home
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Mary A. Murphy
Bernard F. Myers
California
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Moline
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U.S. Air Force
Scott Air Force Base
Nenellle Branstetter
Cuba
Ill
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Albuquerque
N.M
Joyce Winfree
Coal Valley
Rebecca McCollum
Vandalla
Ellen Ronald
Richard Myers
Patrick
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Funeral services held for Elgin Muir at Arnold Funeral Home
Funeral services for Elgin Muir were conducted Sunday at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. Ivan Donaldson and Rev. Marvin Jones presiding. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. John Willer played organ music. Active pallbearers included J.W. Dowell, Martin Dowell, P.J. Arnold, William Dye, Eldon Dye, and Harvey Turher. Honorary pallbearers were Loren Sutton, Emil Arnold, Maurice Barnes, Larney Barnes, Gilbert Smiley, Clyde Wainscott, George Rentchler, R.M. Breid, Bernard Harrison, A.N. Griswald, William Latta, and Denver Stone.
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Ivan Donaldson
Marvin Jones
Elmwood Cemetery
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J.W. Dowell
Martin Dowell
P.J. Arnold
William Dye
Eldon Dye
Harvey Turher
Loren Sutton
Emil Arnold
Maurice Barnes
Larney Barnes
Gilbert Smiley
Clyde Wainscott
George Rentchler
R.M. Breid
Bernard Harrison
A.N. Griswald
William Latta
Denver Stone
Guile Family Attend Funeral of O B Derrington
Judge and Mrs Roy Guile and Charles L Guile of Mexico returned from Little Rock Arkansas where they attended the funeral of their uncle O B Derrington Derrington had lived in California since 1945 retired and moved to Little Rock on March 5 this year He died April 14 three days after a stroke He was a former resident of Mexico
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Mexico
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Derrington
California
Court rejects desegregation challenges in two school cases
The Supreme Court refused to review cases on school desegregation. It let stand a Cincinnati circuit ruling that Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky must eliminate all vestiges of state discrimination. The court also declined Indianapolis area officials’ bid to be exempt from a desegregation order, noting ten suburban districts were not created by official action while the city district was found to be segregated.
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Ford Plays Golf at Burning Tree in Maryland
President Ford relaxed after a busy week of travel and speeches by playing four rounds of golf at Burning Tree Country Club in Maryland. His foursome included Rep. George Mahon, Rod Markley of Ford Motor Co., and William Whyte of U S Steel, all noted as company vice presidents.
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Thieu warns of large Vietnam loss. U.S. aid debated
Thieu, in a television address, claimed the United States could celebrate its 200th anniversary while noting aid cuts have cost South Vietnam half to three quarters of its land and population to the Communists. He described a bleak battlefield picture as North Vietnamese forces press along the coast, threatening Saigon and Xuan Loc, with evacuation rising to a peak as U.S. and Vietnamese evacuees pour into Clark Air Base and Guam.
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Nixon Offers Tapes To USC Library Plan
Former President Richard Nixon proposes to donate White House tapes to a Nixon Presidential Library at the University of Southern California if legal obstacles are cleared. USC and Nixon announced plans to house tapes and papers, contingent on legislation challenges. The library will be funded privately, with materials to be made available to scholars.
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Key Decisions in Congress on Vietnam Aid This Week
Congress faces pivotal votes on Vietnam aid after Ford’s deadline. Senate moves a $200 million humanitarian evacuation bill with troop deployment powers, while the House considers a $327 million relief plan with broader military use rules. Ford urged $972 million in aid, but lawmakers show reluctance to approve more military assistance. The week also features nominations for the Second Circuit and Secretary of the Interior, with hearings starting today.
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Cadet Hamlett Promoted At MMA Academy
Cadet Kevin Hamlett son of Mr and Mrs Ray Hamlett of Laddonia has been promoted to sergeant first class in the Reserve Officers Training Corps at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico Missouri. The promotion announced by Lt Col John B Starke commandant of cadets notes promotions earned for scholastic athletic and leadership progress in the MMA Cadet Corps.
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Monty Hall elected president of Variety Clubs International
Variety Clubs International selects Monty Hall host of Let's Make a Deal as president. In 1974 the group raised $18 million for handicapped and underprivileged children.
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Monty Hall
Variety Clubs International
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