Phelps to Preside in Missouri Senate Case
Missouri Supreme Court ruled lieutenant governor has authority to preside over the Senate, invalidating a rule that gave the president pro tem that power. Lt. Gov. William C. Phelps can preside when the Senate reconvenes, though Sen. William J. Cason warns against overreach. The decision upholds checks and balances and leaves Senate leadership with control over recognition and procedural moves.
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Jefferson City
William C. Phelps
Senate
William J. Cason
Phelps
Cason
Missouri Supreme Court
Clinton
Supreme Court
Executive
Legislative
Executive Department
Atty
John C. Danforth
High Court
AP Corrects Agnew Guilty Plea Report
The AP says it erred in reporting that former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleaded guilty to income tax evasion on October 10. He resigned after pleading nolo contendere to one count of income tax evasion, a fact related to a story on Gerald Ford's nomination to succeed him.
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Washington
Associated Press
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Nolo Contendre
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Curtis Cathey Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Roy Curtis Cathey of Olathe Kansas, formerly of Hallsville and Centralia, were held this afternoon at the Ballew Pickering funeral home with burial in Riggs Cemetery. The Rev. Robert Smith officiated, with Mrs. Carl Yager as organist and his nephews serving as pallbearers.
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Centralia
Roy Curtis Cathey
Olathe
Kan
Hallsville
Ballew-Pickering
Riggs
Robert Smith
Carl Yager
Nixon buys six month 100000 certificate of deposit
President Nixon reportedly purchased a six month 100000 certificate of deposit at Key Biscayne Florida bank on September 9 1969 and has renewed it. White House aides say the disclosure fits operation Candor and public statements will show funds come from legal work and real estate. Miami official seeks Nixon records amid executive privilege dispute.
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Washington
Nixon
C.G
White House
Resboro
Key Biscayne, Fla
Thomas Wakefield
Wakefield
Rebozo
Howard Hughes
Hughes
New York City
San Clemente
Calif
Biscayne
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
Miami
Dade County
Atty
Richard Gerstein
Key Biscayne Bank
Gerstein
Paul Baker
Gas Stations to Close Nationwide Sunday As Shortage Bites
A nationwide move to close service stations on Sunday spreads as a fuel shortage and Nixon energy policy push prompts voluntary shutoffs. Surveys show 75 percent of stations may halt sales from 9 p.m. Saturday to midnight Sunday, with high concentrations in Oregon Rhode Island Ohio and Connecticut. Some states report 80 to 95 percent expected closures while New Jersey Turnpike areas will remain open with rationing five gallons per car and 20 gallons for trucks and buses.
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Nixon
Congress
Associated Press
Trade Association
Oregon Gasoline Dealers Association
American Automobile Association
Rhode Island
Ohio
Highway Patrol
Gordon Spidah
North Dakota Gasoline Retailers Association
Charles Matties
Connecticut Gasoline Retailers Association
New Jersey Turnpike
Turnpike Authority
Pioneer 10 Faces Rising Radiation Ahead of Jupiter Flyby
Rocket powered probe Pioneer 10 encounters stronger radiation as it speeds toward a Jupiter flyby. Instruments show rising magnetic field strength and increasing electron and proton levels, signaling entry into belts that could threaten the mission’s historic close-up view. The craft will pass about 81,000 miles from Jupiter Monday evening.
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Mountain View
Calif
Jupiter
Mrs Sullivan Improves after Transfer to MU Medical Center
Mrs Sullivan Route 1 and her daughter report Mrs Ruby Sullivan is much improved after a Wednesday move from Audrain Medical Center to the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia. She is in room 604 East.
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Ruby Sullivan
Audrain Medical Center
University of Missouri Medical Center
Columbia
Layoffs Told By Airlines
Dennis Chambers a former Air Force captain and Vietnam POW is among 380 pilots laid off by Eastern Airlines on January 31. Chambers, who flew from Cam Ranh Bay and trained with Eastern since August, says the company gave him a chance no one else would.
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Upper Saddle River
N.J
Vietnam
Dennis Chambers
Hanoi Hilton
Chambers
Air Force
Cam Ranh Bay
Eastern Airlines
Eastern
Wuld
Sunday Senate Session Aims At Cloture On Campaign Finance Plan
The Senate moves to meet Sunday for the first time since 1861 as it weighs a campaign finance bill attached to raising the debt limit. House opposition and a filibuster stall progress, while leaders press for a two thirds vote to push the package to conference.
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Washington
Senate
House
James Allen
D-Ala
Allen
Senate House Conference Committee
Mike Mansfield
Abraham Lincoln
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Northern Italy Snow Blankets Central and Southern Cities
An early December snowstorm hit central and southern Italy with Florence Rome and Naples posting the coldest start to December in a century. Freezing temperatures dipped to 27 in Rome and 30 in Naples while Venice and Bologna remained warmer. Train service between north and south halted for hours due to heavy drifts near Florence and road travel slowed across Tuscany.
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Rome
Italy
Florence
Naples
Venice
Bologna
Tuscany
Krogh Pleads Guilty and Will Inform On Watergate
Egil Krogh Jr. pleads guilty to conspiracy in the Ellsberg burglary and says he will testify to the Watergate grand jury. Judge Sirica to hear the White House tapes preparation. special counsel Buzhardt remains in charge as staff changes occur. Krogh seeks sentence timing after cooperation. Jaworski drops two lies charges. Separate notices include Krogh's Los Angeles testimony and Chicago architect Knight’s $50,000 campaign contribution disclosure unrelated to the contract.
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Washington
Egil Krogh Jr
Ellsberg
Grand Jury
U.S
John J. Sirica
White House
Fred Buzhardt
Nixon
Krogh
Daniel Elisberg
Lewis Fielding
Gerhard Gesell
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
Los Angeles
Dist. Atty
Joseph P. Busch
John D. Ehrlichman
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Chicago
Lester B. Knight
General Services Administration
Social Security Administration
Hungate Urges Action To Meet Energy Crisis
Congressman Bill Hungate urged the Nixon Administration to act to assure equitable energy distribution. He cited the Eagleton Amendment granting authority, called for a larger Kansas City Office of Petroleum Allocation staff, and warned Missouri Ninth District refactors face fuel shortages risking 3500 jobs. He urged cuts to presidential travel and retreats to focus on the White House energy effort.
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Washington, D. C
Bill Hungate
Nixon
Congress
Eagleton
Symington
Hungate
Missouri
Kansas City
America
San Clemente
Key Biscayne
Camp David
White House
Weather and Local Reports From Audrain County
The report covers 7:00 a.m. readings, with the high last 24 hours at 55 and low 34 a year ago, plus precipitation totals for November. Forecasts for zone 5 predict partly cloudy skies, mild temperatures, then increasing clouds, with Missouri highs in the 60s and cooler spells next week. Public notices include hospital admissions, births, dismissals, a marriage license, and local traffic incidents with minor damages.
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toJan
Missouri
Deer and cow incidents on area highways cause minor damage
A deer hit a Volkswagen on I 70 near Danville at 7 15 p m and fled, with no serious injuries. A tractor trailer swerved on Route CC east of Wellsville to avoid a cow, dumping cargo into a roadside ditch. driver William W Thiemann of Hawk Point reported no injuries. Also: Eftie Laverne Brown held on no funds check charge in Audrain jail. magistrate court cases include Shirley Adams guilty of petty theft and Grover Mahaney Jr guilty plea for DUI. Dorothy Sweezer correction issued. Charles D Boydston seeks divorce from Wanda C Boydston.
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Audrain Medical Center
Tody
Donald E. Buie
Brian K. Spillars
Brian E. Shouse
Hazel S. Marshall
Macy Kemp
Roscoe Pfitzer
Catherine Childs
James E. Arnold Sr
James E. Spurling
Leo A. Testerman
Travis D. Carson
Mexico
Bailey FE
McDonald
Vandalia
Leslie Hartgrove
Centralia
Richard D. Gentry
Marilyn F. Taylor
Auxvasse
William Henry Rittman
Lucile P. Gregory
Montgomery City
Lena A. Baude
Gerald Porter
Wellsville
Gary C. Christopher
J. Robert Scott
Laddonia
Ethyl] Bryant
Bellflower
Hollie G. Burton
Martinsburg
Thomas N. Turpin
Farber
William F. Martin Jr
Benton City
Harry L. Hunt
Stoutsville
Bradford W. Lower
Finley J. Stumpf
Amy Miller
James Travis
Edna Simpson
Howard Young
Lester A. Brooks
Ben T. Brown
Hattie Little
Joe Young
Mary Dawson
Madison
Henry Aulhur
William M. Kemp
Howard Keeling
Mamie A. Spene
Sturgeon
Margaret Vaughn
Bruce Watson
Wright City
Harold Worsham
Bowling Green
Darrell Mills
James Weldon May
Brooklyn
Ark
Juanita McDonald
Carlisle
Hardee
Vera FP. Vanderpool
Moberly
Vanderpool
Rita Eileen Dermody
Kentucky St
Hazel I. Levings
Paris
Dermody
Highway Patrol
Montgomery County
Donna M. Uzzell
Florissant
Danville
William W. Thiemann
Hawk Point
Eftie Laverne Brown
Audrain County
Boone County
Shirley Adams
Grover Mahaney Jr
Ledger
Dorothy Sweezer
Daily Record
Charles
Dorothy) Sweezer
Kelsay Place
Charles D. Boydston
Edwards, Seigfieid, Runge and Hodge
Wanda C. Boydston
Optimists Meet in Mexico Missouri First District Leaders Attend
District Governor Wayne Smith of Missouri Optimists led the Mexico club meeting at Monterey Restaurant. State officers Ross Terry and Vern Mitchell attended with Vern Nesheim overseeing club growth. High School students Robbie Deason Kathy Erdel Gara Guthrie performed a duo reading and a Seagull interpretation. Bert Francis will present diabetes work next week as Jim Pollard reported 53 bowling teams. A Knights of Columbus Hall dance at 9 pm featured Starlighters. The Opti-Mrs club plans a Christmas party Wednesday at Mrs Paul Lowther. New members Jim French Jim Vajgntik Bert Francis Steve Marshall received packets. Paul Lowther presided.
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Wayne Smith
Missouri
Monterey
Smith
Missouri Optimists
Mexico
Ross Terry
Vern Mitchell
New Club
Vern Nesheim
Knights of Columbus
Paul Lowther
David Wilkinson
Jim French
Jim Vajgntik
Bert Francis
Steve Marshall
Nixon Signs Military Construction Bill
President Nixon signed a $2.77 billion military construction bill, about $283 million less than Pentagon request, reflecting consolidation and realignment tied to the shift to an all volunteer military.
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Washington
Nixon
Pentagon
Turpin Brother In Intensive Care At Audrain
Tom N. Turpin of Farber is in intensive care at Audrain Medical Center suffering from emphysema. Mrs. Turpin is staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence King as he receives treatment.
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Tom N. Turpin
Farber
Audrain Medical Center
Weavers Adopt 3 Month Old Son in Ferguson
Mr and Mrs Donald E Weaver of Ferguson adopted a three month old son named William Donald. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs William T Hendren of Mexico and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Donald C Weaver of Flint Michigan. Mrs Weaver formerly Miss Janet Hendren is a registered nurse and Mr Weaver is an electrical engineer with Emerson Electric in St Louis.
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Donald E. Weaver
Ferguson
William Donald
William T. Hendren
Mexico
Donald C. Weaver
Flint
Mich
McGovern Urges Impeachment Of President Nixon
Senator George McGovern told a Kansas University crowd that impeachment of President Nixon is the only course for the nation. He said hopes Nixon would correct course faded and warned Congress to act, citing a government habit of “lie of the week.” He doubted Nixon would resign but said House support for impeachment is growing.
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McGovern
Nixon
U.S. House
Landry Satisfactory After Neck Artery Surgery
James Landry news director for Audrain Broadcasting Co remains in intensive care at Boone County Hospital in Columbia after neck artery blockage surgery. He had six days of prior hospital treatment and is heavily sedated yet resting comfortably, according to wife Mrs Landry describing last night’s visit.
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James Landry
Audrain Broadcasting Co
Boone County Hospital
Columbia
Stocks Mixed In Over The Counter And NYSE Trade
Over the counter trading saw A B Chance at 20 percent bid and 20 percent asked, Commerce Bancshares at 23 percent bid and 24 percent asked, and Wetterau at 16 percent bid and 16 percent asked. On the NYSE Robbie Brooks closed at 3 percent, Dresser Industries up 56 percent on 1,700 shares, Interco unchanged, Kaiser Aluminum down 34 percent on 18,400 shares, Panhandle Eastern Pipeline up on 2,000 shares, Ralston Purina up on 100 shares, US Gypsum common unchanged on 2,800 shares, US Gypsum preferred up on 400 shares, and Wal‑Mart down 4,100 on the day.
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A. B. Chance
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks
Dresser Industries
Tnterco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
Wal-Mart
House Approves 74.5 Billion Defense Bill in Vote
The House passed a 74.5 billion defense appropriation bill after rejecting an amendment to cut 22,000 troops and another to withhold funds from Arab nations while the oil boycott lasts. Vote totals were 336 to 23 and 250 to 118, with supporters arguing against retaliation and for maintaining military strength. The bill comes in 2.8 billion below the Pentagon request.
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Washington
House
U.S
Senate
Robert C. Tiernan
Dr.i
House Appropriations
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Congress
Mahon
Joseph P. Addabbo
D-N.y
Pentagon
Addabbo
Bertram L. Podell
Dn.y
Israel
Middle East
Papadopoulos Safe Says New Greek Regime
In Athens AP reports the new Greek regime will not prosecute deposed President George Papadopoulos. The 54 year old former colonel who led the 1967 coup is no longer under house arrest and is free to move, though he reportedly fears leaving a seaside villa where he is resting after the overthrow.
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Athens
George Papadopoulos
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