Local notes and incidents from Mexico Missouri area
News briefs report weather highs in the mid 90s and lows in 60s across region with scattered showers in the southeast. Births include several local families: Alfred Lipp of Mexico plus Ralph and Ken neth Moss and Roger Moser with newborns. Police log covers dog bite on East Breckenridge Street, a two-vehicle collision at Jay's IGA, speeding summonses on Clark Street, and sheriff’s report of two youths from Fulton State Hospital captured near Callaway County line. Death: Harold N Morris, 60.
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Hatfield
Clay St
Vickie
East Breckenridge St
Cecil Hawkins
EB. Breckenridge St
Peter Don Donaldson
Concordia St
Judy Marie Belcher
Olive St
James Carder
Route 3
Clark Street
Hendy Drive
Robert &. Baker
Elmwood Drive
Columbia
Fulton State Hospital
Mexico
Callaway County
James Littrell
Littrell
Harold Sulgrave
Auxvasse
Fulton
Highway Patrol Reports Several Local Traffic Incidents
A Rush Hill man received a summons for excessive speed and careless driving after a rear-end collision on Highway 54 near Route 11. Mary Margaret Rode of Hermann injured in a Highway 94 crash when accelerator stuck and car left the road into a ditch. Ernest Clyde Bell and Dorothy M. Dillon involved in a Route Z Route 11 collision near Williamsburg with minor injuries and damage. Boone County Magistrate bound over Dan Carman for trial on forcible rape at Boone County Hospital incident. Stock quotes listed for over-the-counter and NYSE trades, including Robbie Brooks and Interco, with mixed movements.
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Highway Patrol
Rush Hill
Rufus William Burns
Mark D. Spurlock
Laddonia
Spurlock
Mary Margaret Rode
Ernest Clyde Bell
Dennis Edward Swigert
Williamsburg
Dorothy M. Dillon
Swigert
Boone County Magistrate Court
Dan Carman
Mexico
Carman
Boone County Hospital
Boone County
Nixon economic pronouncements face mounting opposition
AP reports less than a week after the announcements, the Nixon administration battles wage and price actions, Texas officials sue to halt pay raises, and European markets test the dollar as inflation controls meet courtroom, regulatory, and global pressures. Also covered are Ky reinstatement, B52 raids, a Bolivian rebel march, welfare work requirements, and Teamsters' leader Hotta's renewed sentences.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Nixon
Washington
Texas
State Fair Opens in Sedalia With Demolition Derby
The 69th Missouri State Fair began in Sedalia with auto races, entertainment, and judging. 4-H beef steers and FFA steers were shown in the morning. Elmer Walton of Belton won the demolition derby, finishing ahead of Donald Pine of Platte City. 84 cars entered marked a record turnout.
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Sedalia
Farmers of America
Elmer Walton
Belton
Fairgrounds
Walton
Donald Pine
Platte City
Curfew Declared After Second Night of Camden Disturbances
Camden New Jersey mayor ordered an 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew and a state of emergency after looting gunfire and fires marked a second straight night of violence in the riverfront city. Police reported about 190 arrests for looting, with 40 arrests on the preceding night.
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Camden
N.J
Joseph M Nardi
Harold N Morris Dies Rites Monday
Harold N Morris 60 formerly of the Mexico area died early today in a Fulton hospital. Graveside services will be Monday at 10 p m in Benton City Cemetery conducted by Rev. Robert R Collins pastor of First Presbyterian Church. He was born Feb 17 1911 in Audrain County son of Edgar W and Evie Pearl Munns Morris. Never married, he is survived by a cousin Eddie Neill of Centralia. Visitation at Precht Pickering funeral home after 7 p m Sunday.
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Harold N. Morris
Mexico Area
Fulton
Benton City
Robert R. Collins
First Presbyterian Church
Mr. Morris
Audrain County
Edgar W
Evie Pearl Munns Morris
Morris
Eddie Neill
Centralia
Precht- Pickering Funeral
Ex-Charlies Testify To Medina Order In My Lai Case
Two former Charlie Company GIs testified that Captain Ernest Medina angrily yelled cease-fire orders after seeing bodies on a trail south of My Lai. Another soldier said Medina stated That’s enough shooting for today The party’s over while aiding evacuation.
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Mcpherson
Medina
William L. Calley Jr
Abel Flores, Jr
San Antonio
Tex
Ore
Thomas J. Kinch
North Cape May
N.J
Kinch
My Lai
Oy Medina
Radar Warning Sign Cost Him Suspended Fine
In Knoxville Tennessee Richard Weather 19 was charged with erecting a sign that imitates official traffic control devices after state trooper Lonnie Trice caught him placing a radar warning sign on a busy highway. Weather argued the sign was truthful but a law citation for imitating traffic control devices led to a suspended $50 fine.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Lonnie Trice
Richard Weather
Trice
Senator Hollings Weds Charleston in DC Ceremony
Senator Hollings, a longtime Senate figure, marries Miss Liddy in a DC ceremony. Hollings has been divorced from Sally since last year after a lengthy marriage, while his bride is a former school teacher and Democratic party worker.
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Charleston, D.C
Hollings
Sally
Miss Liddy
Democratic Party
Wall Street Surge Slacks After Two Days
New York AP reports Nixon policy shifts sparked a record one day Dow gain to 888.95 and a surge in NYSE volume. By week end the Dow added 24.89 points as questions about wage price controls cooled momentum. Big blocks and public buying boosted activity amid institutional caution and lingering uncertainty.
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NEW York
Nixon
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Agai
Big Board
Nixon Plans Alaska Meeting With Japanese Leaders
President Nixon announced plans to meet with Emperor and Empress of Japan in Anchorage on Sunday Sept 28 during their stopover en route to Europe. Officials expect a simple welcoming ceremony and a possible diplomatic reception with no state dinner.
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White House
Nixon
Japan
Anchorage
Alaska
Europe
Nixons
Tokyo
Hirohito
Ronald L. Ziegler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Whiteman Missile Plan Delayed At Fair Night Speech
Rep. William Randall says Whiteman ABM deployment is delayed by Malstrom Montana project issues. He notes unused White Man funds for safeguard sites and possible transfer, with wage disputes at Malstrom delaying a contract and a firm Whiteman schedule until Montana is resolved.
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Sedalia
Missouri State Fair
William Randall
D-Mo
Malstrom Air Force Base
Montana
George L. Ford
Secretary of the Army
Randall
Whiteman Air Force Base
Grand Forks
Malstrom
Whiteman
Pentagon
Secretary of Labor
VFW Chief Urges Vets Bridge Gaps
Dallas AP reports Joseph L. Vickes of Uniontown Pa was elected national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at its 72nd convention. He called for addressing postwar issues for Vietnam veterans and bridging gaps between dissident and loyal veterans while pledging programs for employment and tackling the drug problem. The Dallas gathering drew over 35,000 veterans and auxiliary members and closed with an inaugural ball for Vickes.
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Dallas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joseph L. Vickes
Uniontown
VFW
Vicltas
Ladies’ Auxiary
Patrick E. Carr
Mortairie
Ray Soden
Bensonville
Iil
John H. Stang
LaCrosse
Kan
Charles H. Carpenter
Perkins United Methodist Church
Shawboro
N.C
J. A. Cheatham
Prairie Village
Robert J. Meehan
Rockland
Maine
Frances Harmon
Omaha
Neb
Ladies Auxiliary
Belfast stores burn in center as gunman sets device
In Belfast eight shops were gutted in a sudden blaze that firemen took hours to control. Two men and a woman were slightly hurt amid scattered violence as a gunman forced an attendant from a showroom and planted a device. In Londonderry troops fired at a man facing them, who escaped. The night was among the calmest since Aug. 9 amid a multi‑week wave of violence. A gospel concert is set for Sunday at Ward Chapel AME Church featuring the First Baptist Church choir with Lois Farris as soloist.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
First Baptist Church In
Columbia
Ward Chapel Ame
Lois Farris
Ex Mrs Hughes to Wed Again. Trial in Three States
HOLLYWOOD AP Jean Peters former actress and Hughes divorcee will marry Stanley Hough 60 vice president production at 20th Century Fox A spokesman said no date or venue yet while a Hughes source wished them luck Peters 44 announced separation from Hughes January 16 1970 This will be her third marriage following Stuart W Cramer III an oilman.
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Hollywood
Jean Paters
Howard Hughes
20Th Century- Fox
Hughes
Stanley Hough
Miss Peters
Stuart W. Cramer III
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
John Veneman
Health, Education and Welfare
California
New York
Illinois
White House
Congress
Veneman
Bolivian Insurgents Gain Control in Six Provinces
Rebel broadcasts from Santa Cruz claim six of Bolivia’s nine provinces under insurgent control as President Torres vows to defend the regime. La Paz remains under government control amid protests and explosions blamed on loyal workers. The Bolivian Workers Confederation plans armed units, while government appeals for popular support.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Radio
Juan Jose Torres
Santa Cruz
Torres
Bryannes la Paz
Bolivian Workers Confederation
Viacha
Veneman
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Louetta J. Mosley
A Compson
Jo 'Ella Boles
Benton Opduts
Rickey
Vandalia
Reed
Elzea Egg Co
Ralph W.‘Atterberry
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Fipps Inc
Wellsville
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Moss
Venita
L. Sapp
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M. Shoemaker
Robert Lyndall
Homer J. Moore
Carol J. Rogers
Martinsburg
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A.B. Chance
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Robbie Brooks
Dreger
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Ralston Purina
London
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Saigon
Supreme Court of
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Iinois
Teamvers
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Black’s Auto Salvage
Robert Poage
Koy E. Halverson
North Jefferson
Ana
John Wayne
Big Jake
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HEW
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