Weather summary for region with temperatures and rainfall
Official 7 am reading reports highs last 24 hours at 100 and 12 at 7 am. Forecasts for Zone 5 call for warm sun and hot humid conditions with highs mid 90s and small chances of rain. Missouri forecast stays hot with highs in upper 90s and lows around 70s through Tuesday. River and lake stages listed for Kansas City and St Louis areas show modest changes and readings.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Lake of the Ozark
Detections of births deaths and police reports in Mexico area
Hospital officials report the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs James R Dunn at 8 41 am weighing 7 pounds at Audrain Medical Center Also listed are dismissals from local facilities and obituaries for John Franklin Perkins 74 and others Fire police and court reports cover trash fire damage traffic accidents speeding fines and civil suits including a Jefferson and Jackson Streets incident and a 1970 accident lawsuit filed in Montgom ery County courts
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Audrain Medical Center
Theresa L. O’rourke
Cynthia K. Williams
Carl Roberts
Jim Martin
Sarah A. Brandenburg
Joe McAllister Sr
Dawn Allen
James H. Sullivan
John R. Isgrig
Mexico
Dan Nevins
Fulton
Dyrinda Sapp
Columbia
George T. Lipscomb Sr
Charles Wohlbold Jr
Bruce Brandenburg
Hazel Porter
Frank H
William O'Connor
Joe H. Martin
Franklin Lewis
Ralph Nowlin
John Crum
Joseph R. Cooke
Baryon B. Martin
Cynthia L. McCord
Marvin Munford Sr
Delbert Sanders
Virgil Amos
Roy Knipmeyer
Melissa Monk
Walter L. Maddox
Harold Huffman
Paris
Dennis Ferebee
Centralia
William R. Sheriday
Perry
Carolyn D. Alexander
Hallsville
Robert Hopper
Kingdom City
Joseph Duthbert
George Erwin
Nellie Woodson
Kevin Benson
Martinsburg
Charles Lauer
Rhineland
Lisa N. Knipp
Montgomery City
Joe Hassien
Vandalia
Deanna J. Hesterberg
Bellflower
James A. Allen
Farber
Edward L. Stewart
Benton City
Terry Dodson
Wellsville
John F. Perkins
Fieldcrest
Jefferson and
Liberty Streets
Jerry Parks Musick
Bowdon
Jefferson Street
Liberty Street
Eldon O. Thornton
Dolores L. Precht
Yale St
Circuit Court
Donald Robert Fisher Jr
Ronald Edward Borcherding
Magistrate Court
George Martin Thompson
Richard and
Deborah Lincoln
Donald Moore
American Bakeries Co
Lincolns
Ed Hodge
Lincoln
Jackson Streets
Elizabeth Josephine Smith
Jim Cafer
Fred Pe
Montgomery County
Larry L. VanBooren
Kansas City
Prevate Range
Jefferson City
Emery H. Curt Michael Fulte
Grand Kuhmeyer
Virginia Vrew
Walters
Joe Sylvester Gelsler
Roy
Missouri Livestock Market Report and Chicago Wheat Trends
Slaughter hogs mostly steady with varied prices across weights at Missouri market center. Slaughter cattle mostly lower with steers and heifers down, cows and bulls mixed. Chicago wheat futures showed early strength with mixed soybeans and corn. national market receipts and stock quotes noted.
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Missouri Livestock Market Center
Mo. Dept. of Agr. Mns
Danny Barnes
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Convention Spotlight Shifts to Nixon Nomination
The Republican convention moves toward Nixon renomination with a White House drafted platform and tightened rules ensuring only Nixon’s name appears on the ticket. Los Angeles delegates and GOP leaders tout unity as critics warn against staged management while McCloskey accuses the process of sidelining dissent.
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National Committee
GOP
McGovern
Milwaukee
Washington
Denver
Sargent Shriver
Afl-Cio
George Meany
White House
Nixon
Sen
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Richard
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
California
McCloskey
Republican National Committee
John D.ehriichman
Herbert G. Klein
Charles K. McWhorter
New York
McWhorter
Mrs. Ella Smithey Dies At 90 In Paris
Mrs. Ella Ethel Smithey, 90, of Paris, died Thursday morning at Wheeler Boarding Home. Born May 3, 1882 in Monroe County, she was the daughter of Samuel G. and Emma Johnson. Services were held at Agnew Funeral Home with Rev. Dorris Butler presiding. burial at Pleasant Hill cemetery. Survived by a brother Miller Pard Johnson of Paris, two nieces Mia Stella Blanche Power of Mexico and Mrs. Gilbert Wilkerson of Paris, plus numerous great nieces and nephews.
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Paris
Ella Ethel Smithey
Agnew
Dorris Butler
Columbia
Pleasant Hill
Smithey
Wheeler
Monroe County
Samuel G
Emma Coppage Johnson
Miller (Pard) Johnson
Mia
Stella Blanche Power
Mexico
Gilbert Wilkerson
Mrs Rebecca Bradley Rites Saturday
Rebecca Bradley 82 died at Boone County Retirement Center in Columbia after a lingering illness. Funeral services 2 p.m. Saturday at Fenton Funeral Home, Rev. Donald Mattson officiating. Burial in Oakland Cemetery Moberly. Visitation after 4 p.m. She was born June 13, 1890 Huntsville. Survived by two daughters, a granddaughter and five great grandchildren.
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Centralia
Rebecca Bradley
Boone County
Columbia
Fenton Funeral Home
Donald Mattson
First Christian Church
Oakland Cemetery
Moberly
Bradley
Huntsville
William and
Amanda Sinclair Howell
Caleb Bradley
Phillip Young
Keath Null
Richard Morgan
Maude Landrum Dies At 82 In Montgomery City
Mrs. Maude C. Landrum age 82 of Montgomery City died Thursday at Fern Valley Nursing Home Hermann. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Sunday Schlanker Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Smith. burial Big Spring Baptist Church cemetery. Survived by three daughters Grace Meyer Helen Schnaedter Melba Landrum seven sons 25 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren. She was widow of H. D. Landrum.
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Montgomery City
Maude C. Landrum
Fern Valley Nursing Home
Hermann
Schlanker Funeral Home
Thomas Smith
Big Spring Baptist Church
Landrum
Americus
Henry
Henrietta Holtwick Hagedorn
Montgomery City Christian Church
H. D. Landrum
Victor
Grace) Meyer
New Florence
Richard
Helen) Schnaedter
Chicago
Ill
Melba Landrum
St. Charles
Harvey
Harold
Clarence
Herbert
Donald
Eugene
Jefferson City
Paul
Camdenton
Curtis Smith Rites Today
Funeral services for Curtis Smith a 71 year old resident of 911 W Carrico Street were held at 3 30 p m at Arnold Funeral Home Rev Robert R Collins of First Presbyterian Church officiated with burial in Elmwood Cemetery Mrs John Willer was organist Pallbearers were grandsons Otis Smith Wayne Smith Dale Bradley Eddie Woolfolk Jimmie Huffman and Glenn Davis
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Curtis Smith
W. Carrico St
Arnold Funeral Home
Smith
Robert R. Collins
First Presbyterian Church
Elmwood Cemetery
John Willer
Mr. Smith
Otis Smith
Wayne Smith
Dale Bradley
Eddie Woolfolk
Jimmie Huffman
Glenn Davis
Elbert Wayne Jones Services Tomorrow
Funeral services for Elbert Wayne Jones, 49, of St. Louis will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Arnold Funeral Home. He died Wednesday at Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital. Pallbearers will be family members. The Rev. Don Wortmann will officiate at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call tonight from 7 to 9.
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Elbert Wayne Jones
St. Louis
Arnold Funeral Home
Smith
Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital
Don Wortmann
Kentucky Road Christian Church
East Lawn Memorial Park
London Dockers Vote to End National Strike
London and Hull dockers voted to return to work by Monday, breaking a three week national strike. The move affects over half of Britain's 42,000 longshoremen across more than 30 ports, with London employing 14,000 and Hull 2,800. National dock union leaders accepted a settlement on job security and severance pay, while militants branded it a sellout and pledged to continue the fight.
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London
Britain
Hull
Clyde Cornett Rites Held At Arnold Funeral Home
Funeral services for Clyde Cornett, 46, of Route 2, were held today at the Arnold Funeral Home. He died at his home Wednesday. The Rev. Jack Scott of Columbia officiated and burial was in Laddonia. Organist was Mrs. John Willer. Pallbearers were Carl Niederschulte, Don Wilkerson, Ralph Nowlin, Claude H. Ball, Emmett Stephens, and Alfred Sellenriek.
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Clyde Cornett
Arnold Funeral Home
Cornett
Jack Scott
Columbia
Laddonia
John Willer
Carl Niederschulte
Don Wilkerson
Ralph Nowlin
Claude H. (Holly) Ball
Emmett Stephens
Alfred Sellenriek
Brooks Rites Held At Fulton
Funeral services for William Fred Brooks of Fulton were held at Maupin Funeral Home at 4 30 p m with Rev. Jerry Anderson officiating. Burial followed at Dry Fork Church Cemetery west of Guthrie. Brooks was found dead on his tractor at his farm west of Guthrie on Aug 11. Born March 11, 1913 in New Bloomfield, he was a son of J W and Molly Trammell Brooks. Survivors include his father Mildred Jett Brooks his wife a son Barry Lynn Brooks of Texas two daughters Debbie and Sharon of Fulton five stepchildren three brothers Carl of Fulton Ned and Durwood of New Bloomfield and two grandchildren.
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William Fred Brooks
Fulton
Maupin Funeral
Jerry Anderson
Dry Fork Church
Guthrie
Mr. Brooks
New Bloomfield
J.W
Molly Trammell Brooks
Mildred Jett Brooks
Barry Lynn Brooks
Texas
Debbie
Sharon
Carl
Ned
Durwood
Highway Director Post Ended in Missouri Change
Jefferson City Missouri AP The state Highway Commission voted 4 to 2 to remove the director of highways post and not replace Thomas David who resigned July 20. Chief engineer Robert Hunter will lead the highway department a role held for 40 years. David earned 26000 while Hunters salary remains 25000. Chairman Jack Stapleton said the move unani mously supports Hunters leadership. David resigned to head government affairs for the Missouri Bus and Truck Association.
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Jefferson City
State Highway Commission
Thomas David
David
Commission
Robert Hunter
Highway Department
Hunter
Jack Stapleton
Stanberry
Missouri Bus and Truck Association
Nixon to Announce Vietnam Troop Cut August 28
AP reports Secretary Melvin Laird said President Nixon will announce a new Vietnam troop withdrawal on August 28 after the Republican National Convention. The planned cut may total about 15,000, aiming to keep U.S. forces in Vietnam under 25,000, with current levels around 42,400 and schedules pushing to 39,000 by September 1. The United States also has about 49,000 troops in Thailand and 39,000 aboard 7th Fleet ships off Vietnam during the air war.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
United States
Thailand
7Th Fleet
Wright City Slayer Gets Life Term
Irvin Owens of Wright City was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to first degree murder in the fatal shooting of 66 year old Myrtle Louise Logan. The body was found in a field east of a local grocer operated by Logan and her husband near Wright City. Logan was shot twice behind the right ear.
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Warrenton
Irvin Owens
Wright City
Myrtle Louise Logan
Warren County
Ramey Denies Owning Park and Shop Market License
The correction states William E. Ramey has no ownership interest in the Park and Shop Market at 326 E Breckenridge. He confirms he is the manager of the store, while the city council approved a liquor license for the business with him named as manager.
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E. Breckenridge
William E. Ramey
Ramey
Pleasant Hill Tractor Pull Results Highlight Regional Stars
The event featured multiple classes with nine to twelve thousand pound entries led by John Bounds and Van Botkins. Winners hailed from Sturgeon Mexico Paris and Martinsburg as Nolan Wilson chaired the sanctioned pull by Tractor Pullers of Missouri. The Stopper sled provided by Delmar Rice and announcer Tom Menn, with action running from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
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Pleasant Hill
Barney McKinnon
Gary Reed
Hull
Iil
Jim Ford
Frankford
Earl Grimes
Osborne
John Bounds
Sturgeon
Virgil Nelsen
Williamstown
Joe Spataford
Moscow Mills
Kenny Ball
Kahoka
Benny McKinnon
Rockport
Ill
van Botkins
Mexico
Paul Nelsen
Lewistown
Lee Alyward
Memphis
Phil Alyward
Jimmy Wheaton
Paris
Wendell Dingman
Dallas Dunlap
Santa Fe
Carl Petree
Tipton
Blower
Lawrence
Rooster) Stuckenschneider
Martinsburg
Darren Campbell
Perry
Ed Whalen
Auxvasse
Elmer Martin
Thompson
Larry Whalen
David Craig
Madigan
David Wells
Warrenton
Don Berry
Ed Cowman
Ashland
Sonny McKinnon
Kay Burtlow
Augusta
Danny Miller
Knox City
Tom Redding
Edina
Nolan Wilson
Missouri, Inc
Tom Menn
Carthage
Til
Delmar Rice
Albia
Metric System Gets OK
Washington AP The Senate passed a bill to commit the nation to the metric system. The secretary of Commerce has 18 months to plan converting pounds and yards to kilos and meters. Backers say it would boost employment and trade, though House action is unclear. The U S is the only major nation not using metric.
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Senate
Secretary of Commerce
Great Britain
House
United States
Fulton magistrate calls curb in court costs
Fulton magistrate Hugh P. Williamson of Callaway County argues for funding higher Missouri judge salaries from general revenue rather than a $5.50 rise in court fees. He plans to offset the shortfall by reducing fines on speeding cases by $5, keeping total costs roughly the same.
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Fulton
Hugh P. Williamson
Callaway County
Missouri
Smith Family Reunion Draws Descendants To Nauvoo Ill
Descendants of Joseph Smith Sr gather in Nauvoo for the first Smith family reunion since the 1846 exodus. An estimated 350 to 500 members from around the world attend over two days. The gathering is a family event, not church related, honoring Joseph Sr and his eight children including Joseph Jr and Hyrum.
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Nauvoo, Ill
Joseph Smith Sr
Nauvoo
Ilinois
Joseph
Lucy Mack Smith
Joseph Smith Jr
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon
Joseph Sr
Joseph Jr
Smiths
Alvin
Hyrum
Sophronia
Samuel Harrison
William
Catherine
Don Carlos
Lucy
Wallace G. Smith
Joseph B. Smith
Samuel H. Smith
Willard R. Smith
Hyrum Smith
Carthage
Salt Lake Valley
Utah
Smith
Brigham Young
Reorganized
Independence
Joseph Smith
Two Beckers Win Big At R-6 Pull In Laddonia
Dennis Becker won multiple trophies at the Audearn County R-6 FRA tractor pull and rodeo held at American Legion Post 610 south of Laddonia. His younger brother Gary claimed another trophy as the Becker brothers took half the prizes amid 45 tractors and a series of skill tests among FFA members.
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Dennis Becker
FFA
Gary
Audearn County
American Legion
Highway 54
Laddonia
Nelli Ahrens
Carl Vomund
David Welschmeyer
Gary Becker
Kevin Hoyt
Linton Vomund
Clarence Ray
George Cameron
Eddie Stone
Randy Dahl
Phil Becker
The
Eagleton seeks Pentagon report on recruit death at Fort Leonard Wood
Senator Tom Eagleton asks the Pentagon for an explanation of the death of Army recruit Stephen P Gasser during a four and a half mile training march at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Eagleton cites informal accounts alleging the march on August 2 was conducted under tortuous conditions. Gasser, from Madison Wisconsin, died after the march.
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Washington
Tom Eagleton
D-Mo
Pentagon
Ft. Leonard Wood
Eagleton
Stephen P . Gasser
Madison, Wis
Kissinger Reaches Tokyo After Saigon Talks
Henry Kissinger arrived in Tokyo after two days of talks with President Thieu in Saigon. He will meet Prime Minister Tanaka and Foreign Minister Ohira on Saturday to discuss the upcoming U.S. Japanese summit in Honolulu. He plans to report back to President Nixon at Camp David.
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Tokyo
Henry A. Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Rakuei Tanaka
Ohira
U.S
Honolulu
Nixon
Camp David
Mrs Irma Logan Named Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America
Garfield School sixth grade teacher Mrs Irma Logan is selected for the 1972 Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America honor by Garfield School Principal Edward Morris I. She was nominated earlier this year and chosen for her professional achievements and strong educational impact.
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Irma Logan
Garfield School
America
Edward M. Morris I
Ejgie
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