Weather risks for the Midwest and Missouri notes
Official 7:00 a.m. readings show a complex forecast with snow and freezing rain likely across Missouri and surrounding states. Travelers advised tonight with temperatures in the 20s and southeast winds. Missouri’s extended outlook smooths after midweek, with temps in the teens overnight and highs in the 30s. Local reports include births, hospital admissions, police notes, and livestock market updates across multiple counties. Jefferson City announces Gov. Rearnes to appoint Sen. Jack Gant as circuit judge in Kansas City.
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Highton
Missouri
Kansas City
Lake of the Ozarks
Sen. Gant
Jefferson City, Mo
Warren E. Rearnes
Jack E. Gant
D-Independence
16Th Judicial Circuit
Wall Street Inches Higher Amid Tepid Buying
New York stocks edged up with little buying enthusiasm as the Dow Jones average gained 1.28 to 1034.47 at noon. The Big Board rose 0.01 to 65.02 and the American Exchange added 0.01 to 26.79 while trading showed modest breadth and selective movers. Pioneer Natural Gas traded 98,000 shares around 19.4% with mixed quotes. Bausch & Lomb rose 1.14 to 31.75 amid upbeat magazine chatter. Champion Home Builders slipped 1/4 to 15%. Frigton ic benefited from soft contact lens interest, up 1 to 26%.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Pioneer Natural Gas
Bausch & Lamb
American Stock Exchange
Champion Home Builders
Frigitronic
Car Search In Death Case Ruled Illegal
Missouri Supreme Court ruled police violated the boy’s rights by seizing and dismantling a car in a murder probe of a 13 year old girl found Oct 9 1970 in Swope Park. The case goes back to Jackson County Circuit Court for proceedings. Koen’s marijuana conviction was also deemed illegal due to unlawful seizure.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
Kansas City
Swope Park
Jackson County Juvenile Court
State Division of Mental Health
Supreme Court
James A. Finch Jr
Koen
High Court
Apollo 17 Flight Confirms Lunar Shock From Rocket Debris
The Apollo 17 mission faced a rare setback as the Saturn V third stage crash sent moon vibrations for nearly three hours. Officials noted this impact likely masked potential seismic signals from a small meteorite hit and suggested checks with seismographs in Mission Control.
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Schmitt
Mission Control
William P. Culwell Dies at 84 in Vandalia
William Pearl Culwell 84 retired farmer died 12 25 a m Sunday Audrain Medical Center Mexico funeral services today Waters Funeral Home Rev Wallace Thurman presiding Vandalia Cemetery burial Surviving wife Evin Adams Culwell son Mayo Culwell daughter Roselee Branstetter three grandchildren Wilmer Branstetter Shannon Merle Culwell four great grandchildren born Pike County near Gazette March 24 1888 married Curryville March 23 1910
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William Pearl Culwell
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Waters Funeral
Wallace Thurman
Presbyterian Church
Vandalia Cemetery
S.J
Pernelia Woodson Culwell
Culwell
Pike County
Gazette
Evin Adams
Curryville
Mayo Culwell
Middletown
Roselee Branstetter
Baldwin Park
Calif
Wilmer Branstetter
Shannon
Merle Culwell
Calvin Baker Dies Driving From Church
Calvin A. Baker, 60, died Sunday night while leaving the Methodist Church in Montgomery City. He collapsed at the wheel. his wife steadied the car until stopping nearby. A retired Missouri State Highway Department employee, he suffered a lifelong heart condition and died of heart disease. Funeral set for Wednesday at Schlanker funeral home with burial in Montgomery City Cemetery. He was born July 15, 1912 in Jonesburg, married to Dora Walker. survivor list includes a sister Opal Edmondson and two nephews. Memorials to the Heart Fund are suggested.
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Montgomery City
Calvin A. Baker
Methodist Church
Missouri State Highway Department
Mr. Baker
Jonesburg
John
Mattie Dix Baker
Dora Walker
Charles
Opal) Edmondson
Jefferson City
Heart Fund
Mrs. Clara Sampson Dies at 78 in Fulton
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Sampson 78 of Fulton were held this afternoon at Maupin funeral home. Burial was in Miller's Creek Cemetery. She died Saturday at Kingdom Nursing Home. Survived by four sons Forest Curtis Glen Harold, three daughters Helen Maxine Pauline, thirty two grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. A daughter Mary Jane Nichols preceded her.
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Fulton
Maupin
Miller’s Creek
Sampson
Kingdom Nursing Home
Robert
Elizabeth Brown Hendrix
Forest Sampson
Curtis Sampson
Glen Sampson
Mexico
Harold Sampson
Tipton
Ind
Helen Shouse
Maxine Eastwood
Rush Hill
Pauline Adams
Mary Jane Nichols
John E. Cope Dies at 79 in Truxton Area
Jonesburg resident John Edward Cope, 79, died Sunday at his home near Truxton. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Harding Funeral Home with Providence Cemetery burial. Surviving family includes wife Leora Cullom, son Walden Cope of Truxton, and several grandchildren. Sisters-in-law include Mrs. Harry Cope of St. Louis and Mrs. Emmett Cope of Silex.
Hendrix Rites Held Today For St Louis Resident
Graveside services were held today at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery for Harry T. Hendrix, 62, of St. Louis, a former Mexico resident. He died early Saturday morning at Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis. Born August 12, 1910 in Mexico, he was a World War II veteran who had lived in St. Louis for 40 years. Survivors include a brother Ned R. Hendrix of St. Louis and three sisters Margaret Williams and Nell Horton of Mexico and Maurine Barnes of Imperial, Missouri.
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Harry T. Hendrix
St. Louis
Mexico
Hendrix
Cochran Veterans Hospital
Arnold Funeral Home
Mr. Hendrix
Pelide
Janet Thomas Hendrix
Ned R. Hendrix
Margaret Williams
Nell Horton
Maurine Barnes
Imperial
Harwood Funeral Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for David A. Harwood, 85, of Thompson were held Sunday afternoon at Precht-Pickering funeral home. The Rev. Weldon Forman of Hopewell Baptist Church conducted the service. Burial followed at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery with pallbearers Harold Holsheiser, Ray Harman, Clifford Kable, Leo Jones, Warren Pehle, and Garl Sims.
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Thompson
Precht-Pickering Funeral Home
Weldon Forman
Hopewell Baptist Church
East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Harold Holsheiser
Ray Harman
Clifford Kable
Leo Jones
Warren Pehle
Garl Sims
Frances Prater former Mexico resident dies at 65
Mrs Frances Prater formerly of Mexico dies Saturday night at Fillmore County Hospital in Geneva Nebraska at age 65 Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at Arnold Funeral Home with Jim Randall evangelist Love St Christian Church officiating Burial in East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Visitation after 7 p m Tuesday at Arnold s She born December 30 1906 in Victor Missouri daughter of Lon and Ethel Chapman Married February 14 1925 in Mexico to Curtis Alvin Prater He died May 28 1952 Survived by four children Priscilla Fishburn Donald Prater Kenneth Prater RC Prater 16 grandchildren one great granddaughter two aunts and two nursing home residents also survive
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Mexico
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Geneva
Nebr
Arnold Funeral Home
Jim Randall
The
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East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Visitation
Arnold’s
Prater
Victor
Lon
Ethel Lewton Chapman
Curtis Alvin Prater
Orville
Priscilla) Fishburn
Donald C. Prater
Phoenix
Kenneth Prater
RC. Prater
Kansas City
John Day
Perry
Alice McCord
Twain Haven
Miss Fish’s Sister Dies in Oregon
Miss Ann Fish’s sister Mrs. John T. Hale 84 died in Lake Oswego Oregon. Funeral in Lake Oswego this week and memorials planned in downtown Portland Methodist Church. Survived by husband six children grandchildren and great grandchildren and one sister Miss Fish. Born Albuquerque New Mexico to John and Mrs Fish. Never lived here but visited often. Van Doren Dies at 78 in Torrington Conn AP poet Pulitzer Prize winner died Sunday night.
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Ann Fish
Alice Fish
Mexico
Lake Oswego
Ore
Portland Methodist
Hale
Miss Fish
Albuquerque
N.M
John Fish
Christmas Decorations Highlight Local Banks and Courthouse
Citizens Savings Association and First National Bank showcase impressive Christmas displays with a nativity scene in the courtyard. The courthouse lights add to the festive scene, inviting a drive-by view. The piece praises Green company's decorations and asks if any industry is as handsome as Green's at Christmas.
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First National Bank
Citizens Savings Association
Green Company
Citizens
Green’s
Witnesses minister speaks on life and eternity
New York minister George L. Hewitt addressed the Jehovah's Witnesses circuit conference at Mexico High School on Is This Life All There Is. Elmer Schinkel reported Hewitt on eternal life in perfection and lasting meaning. The conference, part of a world spreading Bible study, serves 208 lands. local meetings are at Kingdom Hall 807 E Breckenridge St.
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George L. Hewitt
New York
Hewitt
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Mexico High School
Elmer Schinkel
Schinkel
Jehovah's Witnesses
E. Breckenridge St
MHS Choirs Deliver Christmas Concert at Presser Hall
Vocal music fans packed Presser Hall to hear Mexico High School annual Christmas concert. Director Gerald Valet led freshman choir girls glee club mixed chorus Concert Choir and the madrigal group through a long program of varied Christmas music.
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Presser Hall
Vocal Music Department of Mexico High School
Gerald Valet
Roy Williams Leads Teamsters Local 41 Board Win
Roy L. Williams headed a slate that won the seven member executive board of Teamsters Union Local 41 in recent balloting. The Williams slate defeated a strong challenge from candidates backed by Stanley W. Stanhope, former vice president and business manager of the local.
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Kansas City
Roy L. Williams
Teamsters Union Local 41
Williams
Stanley W. Stanhope
Moynihan Chosen as U S Ambassador to India
President Nixon announced the nomination of Daniel Patrick Moynihan a Harvard professor and former presidential adviser to be U S ambassador to India Moynihan age 45 will replace Kenneth B Keating who resigned to campaign for Nixon's re election Moynihan previously served as ambassador at large during Nixon's first term and calls his appointment a major step in United States diplomacy with India.
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Nixon
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Harvard
U.S
India
Moynihan
Kenneth B. Keating
New York
Truman’s condition remains serious at hospital
The report outlines former President Truman’s vital signs including blood pressure 120 over 60 and pulse 76 with irregular heart rhythm. Doctors said he remained in serious condition after tests showed some abnormalities but noted earlier improvements and that he rested well. Mrs. Bess Truman and Margaret Truman Daniel were informed of the setback.
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Harry Sr. Truman
John Dreves
Drewes
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Aed
Dreves
Bess
Margaret Truman Daniel
Daniel
Dole Resigns as GOP Chairman With Bush Picked
Republican National Chairman Robert Dole resigns and George Bush of Texas is chosen to replace him. Bush will become chairman when the RNC meets January 19, with Dole staying on briefly in an advisory role. Nixon signals support for Bush while Bush continues as U.N. Ambassador.
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United Nations
George Bush
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U.S
Kansas
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Bush
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U.N. General Assembly
Dallas
Robert Strauss
Democratic Party
Trapper Survived By Eating Mice In Northern Ontario Ordeal
A 46 year old trapper Andy Mavrack of Gravenhurst says he ate mice to stay alive during an eight day trek in remote bush country north of Sault Ste. Marie. He was found by two snowmobilers about 40 miles north of the city. Mavrack lost 30 pounds, was treated in a Sault Ste. Marie hospital where his condition was good, and returned home today.
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Ont
Ontario
Andy Mavrack
Gravenhurst
Mavrack
Officers Graduate From Patrol Course in Jefferson City
Two Mexico public safety officers, Mike Stone and Richard Sewell, completed a three week highway patrol course. They were relieved from duties and stayed at the Highway Patrol Academy in Jefferson City during training.
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Mexico
Don Bolli
Mike Stone
Richard Sewell
Highway Patrol Academy
Jefferson City
Court Overturns Sansoucie Murder Conviction In New Trial Order
The Missouri Supreme Court overturned Lonnie Randolph’s second degree murder conviction and ordered a new trial for the 1968 fatal shooting of Raymond Sansoucie, while upholding other murder and burglary verdicts. The ruling cites improper jury instruction on excusable homicide due to accidental discharge.
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Missouri Supreme Court
Lonnie Randolph
St. Louis
Raymond Sansoucie
Sansoucie
Circuit Court
Vernon W. Meyer
Elbert Lee Palmer
George D. Millich
Palmer
George W. Hatfield
Merle Eugene Rochester
Buchanan County
Hatfield
High Court
Seven firms destroyed in Kansas City area blaze
Rescue efforts continued for Burns and others as a massive fire torn through seven firms including a bouque, jewelry shop, barber shop, and offices. Firefighters and volunteers faced collapsing walls while a hospital doctor treated wounded, and authorities evaluated possible NTSB involvement. Clinton, capital of Henry County, lies about 70 miles southeast of Kansas City.
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Mike Hunter
James Coleberd
Jesse Lee Justis
Missouri Public Service Co
Justis
Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Clinton
Henry County
Kansas City
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New Florence
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James Orval Johnson Jr
Dean Allyn Merritt
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John Franklin Smith
Warrenton
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Wellsville
David Lee Harris
Missouri Livestock Market Center
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Chicago Board of Trade
Boonville
Fear Dane
William P. Culwell
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