Weather and police notes from Missouri region report
Readings show 7 am highs of 81 and 69 at 7 am with 1.06 inches of rain for Saturday. Forecast: fair to partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, Missouri warm again with highs around 90. Police report: soda machine entry at Bob's Mobil Service. guns and liquor stolen from a home. minor car damage in an Audrain Medical Center lot incident.
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Misouri
Robert C. Vivian
Bob’s Mobil Service
Liberty
Audrain Medical Center
Dorothy Meyer
Auxvasse
Parker Vera Forrest
Whitley St
Trudeau Arrives in Yugoslavia for Private Visit
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau of Canada landed in Belgrade with a private visit to Yugoslavia. A Canadian Embassy spokesman gave no details and said Trudeau and his wife may meet President Tito on Tito’s Brioni Island retreat.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Pierre Eliott Trudeau
Canada
Trudeau
Tito
Brioni
Mrs Freeman III Visitor From Bethel Community
Miss Ella Baker spent the weekend in Jefferson City visiting Mr and Mrs KE W Freeman and her sister Mrs Elaie Waller of Wellaville at their home. Mrs Freeman, a former Bethel resident, remains quite old in St Marys Hospital.
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Mrs. Freeman III
Ella Baker
Jefferson City
KE. W. Freeman
Elaie Waller
Wellaville
Mrs. Freeman
Bethel
St. Mary's Hospital
General Rainfalls Across Ledgerland Saturday Night
Rain fell in varied amounts across Ledgerland on Saturday night with hail lightning and wind in some areas. Mexico recorded 1.06 inches, Laddonia over an inch, Wellsville about a half inch and a 2 percent hour west town power outage. Little damage from the storm was reported.
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Ledgerland
Mexico
Laddonia
Wellsville
Montgomery
Brent Milford Wilson Born to Gregg and Brent Wilson Family
Mr and Mrs Gregg Wilson of 1310 N Western Ave greet a son named Brent Milford born August 7 20xx Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Fisher of Mexico and Mr and Mrs Robert L Wilson of Caney Kansas
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Gregg Wilson
N. Western Ave
Brent Milford
Mra
More Fisher
Mexico
Robert L. Wilson
Caney, Kan
Market Soars After Nixon Wage Price Freeze Speech
New York stocks surged at midday on heavy volume after President Nixon announced a wage price freeze and dollar devaluation. The Dow Jones 40 rose 24.31 to 880.33, a 2.83 percent gain, with 14.6 million shares traded on the NYSE as most issues advanced. Some industry groups lagged as orders delayed openings. prominent movers included Sony, Fly Tiger, Uniroyal, Eastern Air Lines, Teledyne, Telex, and Memorex with modest gains.
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NEW York
Nixon
New York Stock Exchange
Sony
Fly Tiger
Uniroyal
Eastern Air Lines
Teledyne
Telex
Memorex
Connally outlines wage freeze and dollar float response
Connally described the wage price freeze and government hiring reductions while deflecting questions on specific pay increases. He cited a forthcoming meeting with Congress leaders and noted the Living Cost Council will seek post freeze stability. He avoided labeling Nixon actions as a devaluation and predicted talks to ease foreign trade barriers.
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Connally
American Motors
Congress
Nixon
Living Cost Council
Drowns In Table Rock While Scuba Diving
Paris resident David William Bail, 22, son of Mr and Mrs Herman Laferty of Paris, drowned Saturday while scuba diving 150 feet under at Table Rock Lake in southwest Missouri. Dragging efforts to recover the body began Saturday and continued Sunday with two companions nearby. He is survived by his mother four brothers and a sister Mrs Harold Wilson of Holliday and Jimmy Ball of Monroe City.
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Paris
David Willian Bail
Mra
Herman Lafferty
Table Rock Lake
Missouri
Jimmy Ball
Monroe City
Harold
Wilma Jean) Wilson
Holliday
Thomas E. Robinett Dies in California Rites Here
Thomas Edwin Robinett 87 of Palo Alto California died at Stanford University Hospital after an extended illness. He formerly lived in Mexico Montclair New Jersey and was a sales manager and eastern representative for several firms. Funeral services were set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Arnold Funeral Home with burial in Laddonia Cemetery. Survivors include two sisters Mrs Walter Monroe and Mrs Forrest Cross.
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Thomas Edwin Robinett
Palo Alto
Calif
Mexico
Arnold Funeral Home
Frank L. Park
First Baptist Church
Laddonia
Robinett
Stanford University Hospital
Thomas N
Lucy Catherine Robinett
St. Louis
Hotel Hoxsey
Montclair
N.J
New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association
Sealsburg and Johnson
New Brunswick
Bauer and Black
Chicago
Elks Lodge
New Jersey
Walter Monroe
Forrest Cross
Los Altos
W. J. Bates Rites Held in Paris
Funeral services for 86 year old William Jasper Bates were held at Agnew Funeral Home in Paris with Rev. James Culpepper presiding. Burial followed in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Bates, born August 8, 1885 in Missouri, lived in Paris, later with a son in Melbourne Arkansas. He is survived by four sons Autrey Oscar John and William J Bates Jr and a daughter Opal Curtis and his wife had died over a year ago.
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Paris
Agnew Funeral Home
William Jasper Bates
Batesville
Ark
James Culpepper
United Methodist Church
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Mr. Bates
Missouri
Sam Bates
Melbourne
John
Golden Dale
Wash
Autrey
Grand Coulee
Ore
Oscar
William J. Bates Jr
Riverhood
Opal Curtis
Kansas City
Missouri airport study backs three sites for new facility
A private Northrop study ranks Smartt Field in Missouri as top site, with Dardenne in St Charles County and the Columbia Waterloo area in Illinois also rated suitable for further consideration. Total costs would be 291.3 million, 335 million, and 351.6 million respectively. Governor Hearnes said the report is objective and urges final choice by those involved.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Illinois
Northrop Airport Development Corp
Smartt Field
Missouri River
St. Charles County
Dardenne
O'Fallon
Columbia-Waterloo
Warren E. Hearnes
Court Says Wallace Order Void In Desegregation Fight
U S District Judge Sam C Pointer Jr ruled Gov George Wallace's order to the Jefferson County School Board harmless and said the governor cannot override court directives. The case concerns transferring Pamela Davis a 15 year old girl from Westfield High to a closer white school as part of a desegregation plan and busing. A Black civil rights attorney had sought to add Wallace as a defendant in the suit in light of the governor's action.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
Jefferson County School Board
U.S. Dist
Sam C. Pointer Jr
Pointer
Wallace
A.W. Clemon
Clemon
Pamela Davis
Westfield High School
Dollar Under Pressure As Nixon Action Rocks World Markets
European money exchanges closed amid Nixon’s move to suspend gold settlements and defend the dollar. The 10 percent surcharge on dutiable goods and the exchange controls hit exporters and tourists, with Japan’s central bank maintaining official yen support while markets abroad halted trading. Officials warned a global monetary conference may study the 1844 Bretton Woods system as turmoil spread from Europe to the United States.
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London
Nixon
U.S
Europe
Orient
Japan
Britain
West Germany
Switzerland
Sweden
Norway
Italy
South Africa
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Frankfurt
Volkswagen
United States
Tokyo
Japan External Trade Association
Bratton Woods
N.H
Paris
Edward Heath
Deutschebank
Nixon freeze questions and answers on wage price controls
A Washington AP summary outlines the 90 day wage price freeze rules. It explains enforcement, what is frozen, and the role of the Cost of Living Council and OMP in monitoring. It notes suspensions on increases and potential court action for violations up to 5000 dollars.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
White House
Office of Emergen
OMP
Ilke Nixon
House
Ment
Congressional Response to Nixon Wage Price Freeze
Lawmakers react to Nixon wage price rent freeze with cautious approval. Rep Mills predicts Ways and Means will back investment tax credits. Senators Mansfield McGovern and Proxmire urge broader measures while Fulton calls for income tax relief over excise tax repeal.
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Wilbur Mills
Congress
Nixon
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Kensett
Ark
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
George McGovern
South Dakota
Lar
Java
Avis Oe
Nate York
Joint Economic Committee
Wallace Bennett
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
China
William Proxmire
Wisconsin Democrat
Proxmire
Richard Fulton
Dtenn
Ways and Means
Nixon Seeks Retroactive Tax Breaks and Dollar Policy Change
President proposes a one year 10 percent quick write-off for new plant investments, followed by a permanent 5 percent rule. Congress should advance a 50 personal exemption hike to Jan 1 next year. Nixon also pledges the dollar’s independence from foreign currency speculators, ending attempts to use the price tax as leverage.
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Ing
Nixon
Congress
Nixon proposes tax changes and import surcharges on cars
Detroit industry leaders welcomed Nixon's plan to repeal the federal excise tax on new cars and impose a 100 percent import surcharge. Objections emerged over whether the 0 day wage and price freeze will affect 1972 model pricing, and whether cars will be sold at 1971 prices or with future price adjustments.
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Detroit
Nixon
Congress
Volkswagen
Royce
White House
Detroit Auto
Canada
National Association of Manufacturers
Afl-Cio
George Meany
W. Ray Shockley
South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association
Shockley
Morris Lesa
Teamster Union
California
Horse Show Sues and Race Results Mentioned in Muddy Fragment
Fragmentary report mentions Bob Graham suing in Missouri related to a Cloverleaf race and a saddle event. Names include Sedalia, Moberly, and judges with horses Smokey Handy's Belle and Stick Pin. Details are incomplete and unclear due to damaged text.
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Bob Graham
Sues
Sedalia
Smokey
Jobie Colling
Moberly
Handy
Belle
Aldham
Mober
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