Mexico City Council approves east annexation area
Mexico City Council at a special noon session passed a resolution to annex an area east of Mexico and authorized City Counselor Edward Hodge to file for annexation in Audrain Circuit Court. The plan includes industrial land near Highway 54, airport property, and Vandiver Village, with a goal to guide future development and extend sewer service.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Edward Hodge
Audrain
Harold Enslen
Hesterberg
Burlington Northern Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Vandiver Village
Pollock Road
Enslen
Vandiver
Mexico Municipal
Ensien
Midnight Fire Destroys Home in Rural Missouri
Larry Rice's five room country home on Lakeview Road near Cedar Grove School burned last night due to attic wiring. No water or fire protection was available as the Rural Fire Department denied aid outside city limits and neighbors lacked usable telephones and power. Gerald Lionberger owns the house. Sheriff Sulgrove assisted as fire consumed the structure while Rice and neighbors saved a few items.
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Larry Rice
Mr. Rice
Mexico
Fire Association
Empire Gas Inc
Gerald Lionberger
Montgomery City
Lakeview Road
Cedar Grove School
Harold Sulgrove
Russell Wilkes
Rice Home
Sulgrove
Quincy
Til
Rice
Lionberger
Doubleheader Wind-Up for Audrain Campaign Season
Audrain County holds a two night campaign wind-up with a Democratic speaking event in Mexico at 8 p.m. and a Farber centennial rally and barbecue at 5 p.m. Two months of campaigning end with a Republican rally headlined by GOP candidates including Kit Bond. Attendees include Badaracco Kuehle Parker Lemon and local county candidates. Carry-in dinner starts at 6 p.m. at Lawrence Shelter House Plunkett Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrain
Mexico
Hardin Park
Kit Bond
Carolyn
Bond
Joseph J. Badaracco
St. Louis
Harold
Wheels) Kuehle
Cape Girardeau
George Parker
Columbia
GOP
Charles Akedahl
James Lemon
Hallsville
Connie Pickering
Donald Nichols
Don Fairley
County Republican Committee
Women’s Republican Club
Lawrence Shelter House
Plunkett Park
Hearnes to Attend Washington Meeting for VP Pick
Missouri Governor Warren E. Hearnes will travel to Washington next week as a Democratic national committeeman to help select a replacement for Senator Eagleton as a vice presidential candidate. He had doubted attendance but said staying home would be hard after McGovern’s actions. Missouri’s Delton Houtchens and Ina Shaffrey will attend by proxy. Briscoe and Lewis join Hearnes in person to represent the state's delegation.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Warren E. Hearnes
Washington
Delton J. Houtchens
Clinton
Ina Shaffrey
St. Louis
Houtchens
Mrs. Shaffrey
Hearnes
Jean Briscoe
New London
Kermit E. Lewis
Neosho
Eyes From Donor Here To Eye Bank
The Missouri Lions Club Eye Tissue Bank received eyes from the Montgomery City donor Mrs Laura HB Kidwell who died at Audrain Medical Center. Harry Hildebrand outlined how eyes are removed at the local hospital and transported by state highway patrol to the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia. District Gov Irving Sams and former Dist Gov Kenneth Christman visited the Pilot Lounge meeting as the club discussed joining the service club ball games this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Lions Club
Harry Hildebrand
Mexico
Laura HB. Kidwell
Montgomery City
Audrain
Hildebrand
Eye Bank
State Highway Patrol
University of Missouri Medical Center
Columbia
Pilot Lounge
Irving Sams
Kenneth Christman
Moberly
Question Of Bremer Sanity Given Jury As Case Closes
The jury in the Arthur H. Bremer case is told to first decide if he fired the May 15 shots at a rally and then whether he understood his actions. If found to have fired, they must decide if he was suffering a mental disorder and unable to conform to the law. Bremer pleads insanity. nine counts remain, with potential prison terms and possible commitment to a Maryland mental hospital if found insane.
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Upper Marlboro, Md
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Ralph W. Powers
Bremer
Laurel
Maryland
Prince Georges County
William Bremer
Psy
Phone Construction To Move Downtown Mexico
Wilma Sutton of Southwestern Bell Telephone announces a $1,625,000 upgrade project moving into the downtown area of Mexico. The plan includes 1,312,000 feet of underground conduit, removal of 1,655 poles, and nearly 400 miles of aerial wire, with street and sidewalk disruption during digging. The aim is improved service for future growth, with commitments to restore areas after work and contact options for residents with questions.
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Wilma Sutton
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Mananger
Mexico
Miss Sutton
Sutton
Southwestern Bell
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S. Limits
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