Weather and hospital admissions brief from Ledgerland AP notes
Official 7:00 a.m. readings show 83 at 7 a.m. and a forecasted high of 89 today. Ledgerland predicts clear cool tonight with mid to upper 50s winds NE, Tuesday sunny and mild in low to mid 80s. Missouri outlook shows showers possible in the southwest with high 70s to mid 80s, cool tonight in mid 50s to 66. Lake of the Ozarks at 657.5, 2.5 ft over normal. Pomme de Terre 838.8, 0.2 ft below. Stockton 963.7, 3.3 ft below. Bull Shoals 661.78, 7.78 ft over. Table Rock 911.19, 3.81 ft below. Beaver 1114.89, 5.11 ft below. Grand 742.32, 2.68 ft below. Missouri River level changes noted. Admissions at Audram Medical Center include multiple named individuals from several towns. several births recorded with precise times.
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Ledgerland
Missouri
Kansas City
Lake
the Ozarks
Pomme de Terre
Stockton
Bull Shoals
Table Rock
Beaver
Grand
Local Briefs: Deaths, Marriages, and Public Safety Updates
Tributes were given for Robert W. Ollis. Deaths include Ervin Nickens and Kenneth E. Dick. Marriage license applications filed by Russell Wells and Lenora Taylor of Higbee. Public safety notes report LDT summons for Kristin Hellwagen after a wreck near 600 W Boulevard. Reports of vehicle damage, stolen bicycle, damaged soda machine, and youths held in shootings. Highway patrol details of accidents on Pollock Road and Interstate 70. Courts note Gary Winfrey charged with bad checks. bond posted by Kenneth Collins. Missouri Livestock Market Center cattle hogs and sheep prices listed. Chicago and national market summaries.
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Harry Swartz
Carl Adama
Charles Fountain
Eva Lester
Malcom Davis Jr
Hazel Seymour
William Bishop
Centralia
Robert W. Ollis
Ervin Nickens
Kenneth E. Dick
Russell E. Wells
Lenora Taylor
Higbee
Kristin Hellwagen
N. Clark
Hellwagen
W. Boulevard
W. Ferris Mundy
E. Jackson
William and
Sue Butler
Rush Hill
Route J
Harold Hodson
Route 3
Jay Saxon
S. Western
Jack Burkey
Sinclair
S. Clark
Highway Patrol
Janet L. Harvey
Plainville
Audrain Medical Center
Michael D. Wilson
Quincy
Ill
Pollock Road
Mexico
Wilson
Mineola
Pamela K. Mueller
St. Louis
Auditor urges Missouri State Fair to broaden scope
Missouri state auditor calls for expanding the State Fair beyond agriculture to attract more attendees. A survey at gates may guide future years while 1972-75 revenues rose 16 percent but attendance fell 29 percent. The plan, rooted in Sedalia since 1901, faces legislative resistance to higher admission fees.
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Jefferson City
State Auditor
Sedalia
Landmark Bridge Collapse Strikes Vienna Danube
Vienna officials halted Danube traffic for weeks as divers searched for wreckage from the collapse of a 1500 foot landmark suspension bridge. Mayor Leopold Gratz ordered guards on remaining bridges while bomb experts found no explosives. Four youths are believed drowned after stopping to help a stalled motorist when the bridge gave way.
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Vienna
Austria
Leopold Gratz
Danube
Eolia Man Dies In Pike County Crash
Timothy Burton Herring 21 of Folia Missouri was killed when he swerved to avoid a slow vehicle on Pike County Route D near Louisiana. The weekend highway death toll rose to four.
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Associated Press
Timothy Burton Herring
Folia
Missoni
Pike County
Louisiana
Stock Market Mixed After Early Rise Fades
New York trading saw a mixed day as early gains faded. The Dow fell to 982.69 at noon, with 7 gainers to 6 losers on the NYSE while banks nationwide cut prime rates from 7.44 to 7 percent. R.R. Donnelly traded actively, and the NYSE composite slipped to 55.15.
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New York
First National Bank of Chicago
Ervin Nickens Dies at 86 in New Florence Rites
Ervin Nickens 86 retired Montgomery County farmer died Sunday at the Biggers home near Auxvasse after illness. Born June 10, 1888, he was married to Leota Clark, who preceded him. Survived by daughter Bernice Nickens of Hannibal, sisters Ethel Baker and Virginia McQuie, brother John Nickens. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday Baker Funeral Home New Florence, Rev. Leonard Williams. Burial Montgomery City Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 5 tonight.
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Ervin Nickens
Montgomery County
Biggers
Auxvasse
Nickens
Tom
Laura Nunnelly Nickens
Leota Clark
Bernice Nickens
Hannibal
Ethel Baker
Des Moines
Virginia McQuie
Lost
Missouri Campaign Heats Up Ahead of Election
Democrats and Republicans race as six amendments face voters including ending segregation era language and a judicial system rewrite. Litton and Hearnes, wary of Symington, spend heavily with Litton tallying about 950000 dollars. Symington defends his family name while Wheeler concedes a fourth place finish amid fund shortages and anti labor stance.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Litton
Sey
Chillicothe
Symington
Hearnes
Missouri
S Wheeler
Big Thompson Flood Triggers Large Scale Search and Rescue
Nearly 150 National Guardsmen and volunteers hunted for the missing after a 10 inch rainfall sent the Big Thompson River surging through Estes Park. Helicopters were grounded by ongoing rains as authorities planned daytime air rescues and ferried survivors to safety. At least 43 bodies were found with many more unaccounted for as Gov. Lamm sought federal disaster aid from President Ford.
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John Englebert
Larimer County
Rocky Mountain National Park
Big Thompson
Robert Watson
Estes Park
Denver
Big Thompson Canyon
Loveland
Watson
Patrick Allen
W. Hugh Purdy
State Patrol
Pennsylvania Apology Ultimatum Over Delegation Lodging
Kansas City hotel operator Maurice Bluhm gives Pennsylvania Republican Richard C Frame until 6 p.m. Tuesday to publicly apologize or he will cancel 258 rooms for the 103 member Pennsylvania delegation at the Hilton Airport Plaza Inn. Frame had likened the accommodations to a cornfield, prompting Bluhm to call it demeaning and isolate. The hotel sits near Kansas City International Airport about 25 miles north of downtown.
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Kansas City
Pennsylvania
Jeader Richard C. Frame
Maurice J. Bluhm
Hilton Airport Plaza Inn
Bluhm
Washington
Frame
Kansas City International Airport
Eleven Die After Philadelphia Legion Convention
Eleven attendees of a Pennsylvania American Legion convention in Philadelphia from July 21 to 24 have died from similar symptoms, with health officials launching an investigation. About 10,000 people were at the event. many others have been hospitalized across the state. Symptoms include chest pain and high fever, with temperatures reported from 104 to 107 degrees. Officials seek patient histories and samples as they pursue viral or bacterial causes, with no solid lead yet.
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Harrisburg
American Legion
Philadelphia
Legion
Edward T. Hoak
Hoak
Williamsport
Wilkes- Barre
William Parkin
Pennsylvania Health Department
Parkin
Woods At Home On Kidnap Day
An auto mechanic who worked for Frederick N Woods says he saw Woods at his Portola Valley estate between 1 and 2 pm on the day a bus with 26 children was abducted near Chowchilla. Woods, James Schoenfeld, and Richard Schoenfeld face kidnapping charges with $1 million bail each. victims escaped after 17 hours in a Livermore quarry.
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Chowchilla
Calif
Frederick N. Woods
San Francisco Examiner
Woods
Fred
Craig Hunt
The
Examiner
Hunt
Portola Valley
Vancouver
Canada
James Schoenfeld
Richard Schoenfeld
Livermore Rock
Rights Panel Seeks Top 10 For Missouri Human Rights Posts
Jefferson City Md AP A seven member screening panel reviews 38 applications for executive and deputy director posts on Missouri's Human Rights Commission. The panel, reflecting a cross section of the state, will report its top 10 for further screening as the commission is rebuilt after 11 resignations in May following an independent study of its effectiveness.
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Jefferson City
State Human Rights Commission
Alvin L. Brooks
Commission
Brooks
Missouri
Social Security Representative Changes Location Tomorrow
A Social Security official who visits Mexico weekly will be in a different office Tuesday. He will be on the first floor near the west door instead of his usual basement office. The community room will serve as an election precinct voting place tomorrow.
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Mexico
Surprising hometown photo in San Jose Mercury clipping
A San Jose reader recalls a Ledger photo of the Donald Oberlag rain sign spanning a California page. Lois Hoover, now a Californian for 40 years, notes ties to Mexico and Read about a Missouri senate race photos in the St Louis Post Dispatch Pictures magazine, showing Mexico Mayor Lewis Brooks Jr. and candidates Jim Symington and Charles Wheeler.
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San Jose
Calif
San Jose Mercury
Richard Vance
Donald Oberlag
California
Lois Hoover
Lois Paige
Mexico
Garth Hoover
Garth
Kaiser Cement and Gypaum Co
Missouri Senate
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lewis Brooks Jr
Jim Symington
Charles Wheeler
George Dawson
Judge Ordered to Speed Up Damages Trial in Pfizer Suit
The U S Court of Appeals ordered District Judge Miles W Lord of Minnesota to promptly finish the $3.76 million damage suit against Pfizer Inc Bristol-Myers Squibb American Cyanamid Squibb and Upjohn for alleged antitrust and overcharge schemes in antibiotic sales to the government. The court barred transferring the case if a mistrial occurs, and urged a fair settlement, noting non governmental cases had settled about $50 million.
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ST. Louis
the &Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Minnesota
U.S
Miles W. Lord
Pfizer, Inc
Bristol Myers Co
American Cyanamid Co
Squibb Corp
The
Upfihin
Appeals Court
Lord
Appeals
Death rate hits record low in US history
The Census Bureau reports 1.91 million deaths in 1975 and a death rate of 8.9 per 1,000, the lowest since records began. Only cancer, murder, and self harm rose in 1973-75 while heart disease, traffic deaths, and strokes fell. Population reached 214.435 million on Jan 1 1976. Experts credit medical advances, cholesterol detection, smoking decline, diet changes, jogging, hypertension drugs, and lower speed limits with the decline.
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Washington
U.S
Census Bureau
National Center For Health Statistics
William Sanders
National Heart and Lung Institute
Sanders
National Highway Safety Administration
Final Talks Draw 200 At Audrain Democratic Club
About 200 people attended the Audrain County Democratic Club event at Union Baptist Church for the final campaign speak- ins three days before the primary. Democratic hopefuls Connie Cook Ken Maurer Harold Volkmer Joseph Alahari and most county candidates attended. Speakers represented Warren Hearnes James Symington Jerry Litton William Cason Joseph Teasdale James Kirkpatrick and others. A fried chicken dinner was served and a brief Audrain Democratic Club meeting followed.
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Audrain County
Democratic Club
Union Baptist Church
Connie Cook
Ken Maurer
Harold Volkmer
Jospeh Alahari
Helen Broemser Irvin
Pauline Leopold
Warren E. Hearnes
Kris Craddock
James Symington
Mark Farnen
Jerry Litton
Stuart Symington
William Cason
Arch Hays
Joseph Teasdale
Bob Finley
Bill Crow
James C. Kirkpatrick
Union Chapel
Alan
Audrain Democratic Club
Judge Rules ATandT Rates Are Reasonable
Washington FCC administrative law judge Kraushaar ruled AT&T long distance rates reasonable in relation to its return. He criticized staff, defended AT&T as a unified Bell System carrier, and noted possible future Congress action on Western Electric separation. Findings affect ongoing rate and cost proceedings with a review window of 50 days.
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Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
David I. Kraushast
FCC
Commission
Congress
At&t
Western Electric Co
Kraushaar
Bell System
Western Electric
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