Bomb In Car Injures Tulsa Judge Nelson
A bomb attack shattered Judge Fred Nelson’s car near his home as he prepared to vote. Surgeons treated him for abdominal and urinary injuries, with officials launching a large hunt for the suspected bomber. A reward pool reached 32500 while Gov Bartlett and federal agents joined local police in the investigation.
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Tulsa
Okla
Siaté
Fred Nelson
Nelson
Dewey Bartlett
State Crime Bureau
Brad Scheer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Oklahoma
Roy Gann
Centralia Personal News Highlights Activities and Events
The Centralia group celebrated Mrs Dicknette's birthday, dined with the Doyne Hunters, and noted upcoming Girl Scout registration at City Hall on Aug 31 from 12 pm to 3 pm with a $1 fee and parent presence. A Christmas in August party at Centralia City Park drew about 50 attendees, featuring carols pantomime, gifts for overseas missionaries, and a candy filled pinata.
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Dicknette
Doyne Hunter
Doyne Hunters
Centralia City Hall
Centralia
First Baptist Church
Water rate hearing set for Missouri Cities Water Co
Jefferson City AP The Missouri Public Service Commission schedules September 28 for a public hearing on Missouri Cities Water Co rate requests. Proposed increases total 51000 in St Charles County water, 46000 in St Charles sewer plus 13000 in Platte County water. Rates suspended until PSC action. St Charles boosts mirror earlier PSC denial, company says it can meet objections.
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Missouri Public Service Commission
Missouri Cities Water Co
St. Charles County
Platte County
PSC
St. Charles
Commission
Bomb Scare Halts Twin City Ball Game
Bomb threats swept the Twin Cities after explosions. An anonymous caller evacuated 17,700 at a major league game in Bloomington before bombs were found to be none. The Twins lost to the Red Sox 1 0 after a 9 13 p m restart.
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Twin Cities
Minnesota Twins
Boston
Red Sox
Bloomington
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Leamington Hotel
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Public Library
Parish City Council Clears Town Lot Mowing Contract
The Paris city council announced a work crew will mow a town lot for eight dollars with no detail on raking or crop removal. Also notes weekend visitors Mrs Forrest Gibbs and daughter from Moline Ill, Gleason community club August meeting at the center, plans for a rest home visit August 25 and a September 4 shower for Miss Debbie Kendrick. Judy Crigler spoke on the flower show to be held September 11 and members voted to enter with their flowers. Three 4 H members spoke and a gift was given to Mrs J Jones for hosting September 11 event.
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Comnuca
Forrest Gibbs
Moline
Paris
Ray Turnbaugh
Gleason Community Club
T. L. Jones
Debbie Kendrick
Judy Crigler
Nellie O'Fallon
J.5. Jones
Hi Way R-3 Keeps Bus Routes In Place
Hi Way R 3 School will maintain existing bus routes as classes begin Monday in Jefferson City. Admin Rodney Loesch announced J R Victory Ava Democrat will serve as prosecuting attorney for Douglas and Wright counties. Classes run 8:30 a m to 3 15 p m, with a full day starting then. Hart ald P Schulte Linn Osage County surveyor and Dewey Jett, Lierheimer and George Clough named for local roles.
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Jefferson City
Warren E. Hearnes
Rodney Loesch
J.R. Victory
Ava
Douglas County
A.F. Turner
Mountain Grove
Hinehr
Loesch
Wright
Douglas
Turner
Wright County
Hearnes
Hart
Ald P. Schulte
Linn
Osage
Jim
Marily
Dewey Jett
Lierheimer
George Clough
Linn Republican
First Women Hired For Secret Service
Washington AP reports the Secret Service has hired seven women as police officers for the Executive Protective Service, the White House and embassy guards. The women will interview juveniles and females, starting salary $8,500 per year, equal to men.
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Washington
Secret Service
Protective Service
White House
Court Sets Hearing On Vote at 18
Chief Justice Burger announced the Supreme Court will hear arguments on October 19 to test the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act of 1970 lowering the voting age to 18 next year. The case follows the act's provisions, including literacy tests and a 30 day residency rule for presidential elections, with the court recess until October 5.
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Washington
Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court
Burger
High Court
Justice Department
Kentucky
Georgia
Policeman Zaper Bribe Case to Grand Jury in Pine Lawn
St Louis County prosecutors said the Pine Lawn auxiliary officer Bernard Zaper, 25, will be presented to a grand jury on charges of soliciting a bribe. He allegedly asked for 150 dollars from John Jagusch, 23, with threats to drop charges of careless driving and resisting arrest. Jagusch said the amount was later lowered and he produced marked bills from the prosecuting attorney’s office. Zaper was arrested in a Pine Lawn drive-in lot and booked on soliciting a bribe and extortion.
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Clayton
St. Louis County
Pine Lawn
Bernard Zaper
John Jagusch
Jagusch
Zaper
Zapor
Beeping Football For Blind Gridders
MIT develops a beeping football for blind players at the Sensory Aids Center director Vito A Proscia demonstrates the device. He notes the team also worked on a braille oriented computer to aid visually impaired users.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vito A. Proscia
MIT
Sensory Aids Center
Proscia
Personal News Of Vandalia Highlights Weekend Visits
Local notes from Vandalia report several family gatherings and visits. Miss Alma Fowler and Miss Irene Fowler hosted Mr. and Mrs. Eat Woodrow, Mrs. Bertha Clark of Perry, and Sherman Fowler. Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Jit Ennis spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Leon Ennis before moving to Columbia where Jim Ennis will serve as pharmacist at Super X Drug Store.
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Eat Woodrow
Bertha Clark
Perry
Sherman Fowler
Alma Fowler
Irene Fowler
Jit Ennis
Leon Ennis
Columbia
Jim
Super X
Parkade Plaza
Charles Lindquist
la Plata
Robert Kuda
Sonya
Load of Lumber Stolen Off Job
Two burglaries were reported in the Paris area over the weekend. A load of lumber was taken from the construction site of a new home for Edwin Bush on their farm south of Paris, valued at several hundred dollars. A vacant house on the Bush property was cleared of rugs and kitchen cabinets. In Chester Whites, Mike Leon of Montgomery City reported a 12 gauge shotgun stolen from the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wills. Investigations continue as sheriff’s deputies follow leads in the other burglary and a gold boar theft is noted among Van Dalia residents.
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Paris
Monroe County
Dean Mason
Edwin Bush
Mason
Bush
Chester Whites
Mike Leon
Montgomery City
Dick Wills
Paul Ray
Authori Dalia
Tommy Morris
Vanda
Area Youths Win Events At Fair
Miss Becky Swartz of Centralia won the champion ram in the Corriedale Sheep Show at the Missouri State Fair with a ram lamb and also placed fifth in the ram between one and two years old class. Pam Twillman of Centralia earned second in the champion class for all breeds. D M Levings of Perry finished tenth in open steer show. In swine, Randy Clithero won gold for junior boar and Ricky and Ronald Clithlero won silver for junior sows at the Durves division.
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Becky Swartz
Centralia
Missouri
Corriedale
Pam Twillman
D. M. Levings
Perry
Durves
Randy Clithero
Ricky
Ronald Clithlero
Local Livestock Show Highlights at Mexico Ledger
Jim Ray of Vandalia earned silver in junior March sow events while Paul’s junior March boat placed second and Jim’s January sow also placed second. Tommy collected a gold ribbon for a sow and Mike Morris earned silver and bronze in February sow classes. Reserve champion Yorkshire boar went to Brad Anderson with a junior March boar and sow also placing. a junior March sow and February sow second added to the tally.
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Jim Ray
Vandalia
Paul
Jim
Secord
Tommy
Mike Morris
Mike
Brad Anderson
Borman Arrives in India on POW Aid Mission
Former astronaut Frank Borman lands in New Delhi as Nixon envoy for a one day visit aimed at obtaining better treatment for American POWs in North Vietnam. He plans talks with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Foreign Secretary T N Kaul about prisoner issues and human rights.
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Frank Borman
North Vietnam
Borman
Nixon
Indira Gandhi
T. N. Kaul
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