Weather and Public Safety Summary from The Daily Record
Daily weather readings show 7 am temp 68 with prior day high 92 and low 68. Forecasts call for variable clouds, showers, and mild temperatures through Friday in Missouri and statewide cooler highs in the 80s. Local public safety notes record thefts, accidents, hospital admissions, births, dismissals, and court actions across multiple towns, with river and lake levels, patrol reports, and court fines listed.
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Missouri
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Boonvile
Jefferson City
Hermann
Bull Shoals
Table Rock
Beaver
Trading results and markets roundup from Mexico MO Ledger Aug 1 1974
The page reports hog and cattle prices at National Stockyards and local grain quotes from MFA and Slater and Fowles. It also covers Chicago futures, stock market moves, and a New York Dow Jones snapshot, naming firms like Commerce Banc, Wetterau, Combustion Engineering, Dresser, Interco, Kaiser Aluminum, Panhandle Eastern, Ralston Purina, US Gypsum, and Wal-Mart with price changes and trade volumes.
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MFA
Slater and Fowles
National Stockyards
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks
A. B. Chance
Combustion Engineering
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
Wal-Mart
New York
Judge Fines Milk Co op On Illegal Gifts
Washington AP A federal judge fined Associated Milk Producers Inc. the nation’s largest dairy cooperative 35000 for illegal political donations. The six count charge carries the maximum fine as Nelson and other officials had pled guilty to conspiracy to bribe Connally and to pay over 300000 in donations. The judge gave 20 days to pay and noted the need to stop such cavalier violations.
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Washington
Associated, Milk Producers Inc
U.S
George L. Hart Jr
Co-Op
Harold S. Nelson
John B. Connally
Erwin C. Heininger
Hart
Coop
Heininger
Nelson
US Suspends East German Negotiations
Washington AP report says talks to establish US East German diplomatic relations were halted due to East German interference with West Berlin access. Negotiations began July 15 and had progressed toward opening embassies and exchanging ambassadors before the dispute prompted the suspension.
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Washington
United States
East Germany
West Berlin
Berlin
John Sherman Cooper
India
Eisenhower
East Berlin
Sheet Metal Strike In Second Day
In St Louis the Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 strike entered its second day with about 1300 members walking out. Both workers and contractors claimed gains as the walkout continued.
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ST. Louis
Sheet Metal Workers Local 36
Lobbyists Debate Interim Filing Rules and Compliance
The Missouri lobbying scene drew criticism over failure to file interim reports. Borders called the lapse pure ignorance and admitted never reading the lobbying law while Ramsey said registrants should know the requirements. Prosecutor McHenry said reports are needed even for no activity, as lobbyists like Abboud noted work on other measures during the off session.
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Municipal League
Ted Griffin
The
Missouri Broadcasters Association
Patricia Katz
Cmoon Cause
Ron Borders
Missouri Association of Farm Mutual Insurance Companies
Borders
Senate
Vinita EB. Ramsey
Chuck Spies
Missouri League of Women Voters
Cole County
James McHenry
Abboud
Port Authority
Drought harms alfalfa and corn amid shifting jet stream
Farmers face cracked soil and stunted crops as scattered Midwest showers give way to drought. National Weather Service cites jet stream shifts, while Crop and Livestock Reporting Service surveys 1500 Kansas farmers and 24 specialists prepare objective yield data. Officials warn losses may reach 75 percent in some areas as late planting and off rainfall hinder growth. CORRECTION: TG&Y ad and Eads Distilled water labels corrected.
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Midwest
Fred Ostby
National Weather Service
Kansas City
Dallas Pickett
Pickett
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
Acre
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Morgan Williams
Farmers Home Administration
Five Year Terms For Two In Drug Case
John W Hoffner 19 and Vernon Wayne Benskin 23 of Mexico were each sentenced to five years in state prison after pleading guilty to drug charges in Audrain County Circuit Court. The arrests followed an eight person raid Feb 11 ending a five month undercover operation called Operation Batman led by Albert Lester Mefford Jr. and Michael K. MacPherson. Jacob E Feger Jr pleaded guilty in July to two counts of selling marijuana with five year terms on each count concurrent. Authorities sought minimum five year sentences with no probation or parole. Hoffner credited for time served awaiting transfer to prison.
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John W. Hoffner
Vernon Wayne Benskin
Mexico
Audrain
Mexico Area
Jacob E. Feger, Jr
Samuel E. Semple
Randolph County
James R. Reinhard
Marion County
Hoffner
Benskin
George P. Adams
Albert Lester Mefford Jr
Batman
Michael K. MacPherson
Mefford
Picket Lines At Minnesota Mines
Picket lines formed as about 10,330 United Steelworkers walked off five Mesabi Range iron ore companies and a Duluth foundry after bargaining stalled. Workers left at midnight Wednesday following failed talks on a new contract.
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Duluth, Minn
United Steelworkers of America
Minnesota
Mesabi Iron Range
Duluth
Tomato boast and county notices at Audrain
Stone Berger showcases a tomato weighing 1 1/3 pounds and 14 percent inches in circumference while most crops lag. Two familiar Audrain County Courthouse staffers were absent as Kathy Botkins resigns as deputy recorder of deeds after over 18 months and Susan Fennewald plans to move to St Louis for nursing studies at St John’s Hospital School of Nursing.
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Stone Berger
Audrain County
Kathy Botkins
Susan Fennewald
St. Louis
St. John's Hospital School of Nursing
Market Basket Prices Rise 4 Percent Across Cities
New York AP report notes July grocery and nonfood prices rose an average 4 percent. The AP survey tracked 15 items in 13 cities monthly since March 1973, with July marking the first month all cities showed an increase.
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New York
Associated Press
Drilling Plans Offshore Oil Near South Vietnam
SAIGON South Vietnam AP drilling for oil in the South China Sea will start next week. Shell Oil will drill three offshore wells about 200 miles south of Vung Tau on the continental shelf. Exxon and Mobil Oil expect to begin in September, per the Ministry of Trade and Commerce.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
South China Sea
Ministry of Trade and Commerce
Shell Oil
Vung Tau
Shell
U.S
Exxon
Mobil Oil
New Model Cars To Cost More This Fall
DETROIT AP The nation’s Big Three auto makers cite rapid inflation as the reason for a $1.8 billion profit drop in the first half of 1974. Ford reports an 65 percent earnings decline and plans an 8 percent wholesale price increase for the 1975 model year. Other makers plan similar price hikes, marking the lowest half-year earnings for the trio in 13 years.
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Detroit
Ford
Bond Walker clash over financial disclosure at Midwestern conference
Missouri Governor Bond and Illinois Governor Walker spar over mandating financial disclosure for candidates at the Midwestern Governors Conference in Minneapolis. Walker pressed for full disclosure including income assets and tax returns while Bond favored voluntary disclosure. Conference adopted a watered down measure. Walker noted Illinois requires tax returns for many officials.
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Missouri
Christopher S. Bond
Illinois
Daniel Walker
T. Wayne Mitchell
Jefferson City
Kansas City Star
Minneapolis
Mitchell
Ilinois
Bond
Robert Docking
Kansas
Walker
Ilinois Supreme Court
United States
U.S
Unsafe Track Ordered Closed On Penn Line
The FRA ordered 67 miles of Penn Central main line track closed as unsafe, citing 1,329 defects after derailments in Indiana. Trains including the James Whitcomb Riley and the Floridian will be detoured, with freight and passenger service disrupted in several towns until repairs meet federal standards. Penn Central faces bankruptcy and possible investigations into repair timelines.
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Washington
Federal Railroad Administration
Amtrak
Penn Central
Chicago
Louisville
James Whitcomb Riley
Florida
Indianapolis
FRA
Railroad Administration
Winamac
Ind
Greenwood
Jeffersonville
Gaye Returned To State Prison
Tommy Sam Gaye, found guilty of armed robbery in a March jury trial, was returned to the Jefferson City state prison after sentencing. Judge George P. Adams gave a 40 year term, overruled a new trial motion, and reduced sentence on Friday. Gaye had been charged with robbing $943 from Cruzan's Liquor Store and filed an appeal as a poor person after sentencing.
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Tommy Sam Gaye
Jefferson City
George P. Adams
Adams
Gaye
Cruzan
Larney Barnes
James E. Cafer
Missouri Court of Appeals
Jobless Benefit Measure Approved by Congress
Congress approved legislation to raise benefits for the aged, blind, and disabled and extend a jobless aid program for high unemployment areas. The measure lasts until 1975, adds 13 weeks of unemployment compensation to the existing 26 weeks, and covers about 100,000 people across participating states. It would have expired at midnight Wednesday.
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Washington
Congress
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