Missouri River and weather roundup with local notices
ST LOUIS AP reports tonight forecast clear with mild low 30s and warmer Friday near 60. extended outlook mild Saturday rain and colder Sunday Monday fair and cold. river stages for Kansas City Boonville Jefferson City St Louis and Cape Girardeau. hospital notices list births and dismissals in Audrain, Mexico, Vandalia, Wellsville and Ferguson areas along with deaths Harry Jennings and Ernest Moore.
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Missouri
Lake of the Ozark
Pomme de Terre
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Boonville
Jefferson City
Hermann
Cape Girardeau M
Two Break-ins Reported Within Minutes in Mexico
Police in Mexico reported two overnight break-ins at Jim's Market and Sexton's Frozen Food Locker. Jim's Market at 815 N Clark St suffered a rear door break and theft of cigarettes cigars a Philco radio and a small model adding machine. Sexton's at 515 N Jefferson St lost a two year old 232 inch Philco TV and a case. A recovered billfold from Sad Sams Discount was later reported.
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Mexico
Jim's
N. Clark St
Philco
Jim Rehma
N. Western St
Sexton
N. Jefferson St
Herman Sexton
Kentucky Rd
Jocker
John Sanders
Route 3
Centralia
CHY Police Court Fines and Local Traffic Citations
Reports from CHY Police Court list Richard Les Barbarick and others forfeiting bonds for traffic violations including failure to keep a proper lookout and excessive acceleration. Multiple defendants in Magistrate Court and Other Courts face careless driving, speeding, and driving with licenses suspended. Missouri livestock, grain prices, and national market notes accompany regional court totals and summaries.
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Leona Mae Dodd
Wellsville
Dorothy M. Allen
Auxvasse
Marvin Eugene Havener
Mexico
Ronald Edwin Davis
Gale Eugene Stuart
Opal Lucille Jackson
Belton
Donald
Indicted Rhode Island men hid fugitive Berigan on Block Island
William Stringfellow and Anthony Towne of Rhode Island were indicted by a federal grand jury on harboring fugitive priest Daniel Berrigan. The arrest occurred last August at their Block Island residence. Harboring a fugitive carries up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
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U.S. District Court
Providence
R.I
Daniel Berrigan
Philip Berrigan
Danbury
Conn
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Hoover
Senate
Berrigans
U.S
Vietnam
United States
Guerrilla Uprising in Eritrea Forces Flight to Sudan
Guerrilla rebel fighters from the Eritrean Liberation Front press a long running insurgency against Emperor Haile Selassie. Thousands of refugees, including women and children, flee Eritrea into Sudan as the Ethiopian government declares a two thirds Eritrean state of emergency amid alleged foreign backed bandit infiltration.
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Washington
Eritrea
Sudan
Red Sea
Ethiopia
Gulf of Aden
Maintai Law and Order
Eritrean Liberation Front
ELF
Haile Selassie
Syria
Libya
School Board discusses funding lag and staffing outlook
Superintendent Thomas notes partial state funding paid with some lag in places. He foresees teacher vacancies by semester end but says filling them should not be troublesome as teacher supply nears over-supply. No action yet on changing athletic conference for MHS. North Conference undecided on Mexico admission until March. Board names Williams, Keepers, Oliver, Payne and Rackers as school auditors while Thomas reviews central telephone system costs.
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Mr. Thomas
Thomas
MHS
Mexico
Williams
Keepers
Oliver, Payne and Rackers
Stock Market Report Shifts as Wall Street Edges Higher
New York trading carried gains as the Dow rose 3.77 to 822.84 at noon amid firmer breadth. Memorex tumbled after restated earnings. IBM, Polaroid, Xerox showed varied moves while Industrials and rails logged modest gains and Amex issues edged in mixed fashion.
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A. B. Chance Co
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Bobble Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
U.S
Memorex
Telex
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
Associated Press
Tenneco
H. J. Heinz
American Telephone
Fannie Mae
Westinghouse Electric
Eli Lilly
Kennecott
California
Creole Petroleum
Venice Industries
Leslie Fay
Imperial Oil
Milgo Electronic
Jones Rites Friday Afternoon
Last rites for Mrs. James F. Jones, 21, who died at the Audrain Medical Center, will be Friday at Precht Pickering funeral home. The Rev. Marvin dongs will officiate, assisted by Rev. Jerry Ostrom. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Pallbearers: Dave Tull, Tommy Hatfield, Bill Farris, Kenneth Jones, Ronnie Williams, Clyde Williams. Family at the funeral home 7 to 9 p.m. tonight to receive friends.
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James F. Jones
Audrain Medical Center
Precht Pickering Funeral Home
Marvin Dongs
Friendship Baptist Church
Jerry Ostrom
Centennial Baptist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Dave Tull
Kirksville
Tommy Hatfield
Centralia
Bill Farris
Kenneth Jones
Ronnie Williams
Clyde
Ernest Moore Dies at 76 in Farber Rites Pending
Ernest Moore, 76, of Farber died at 11 20 p m at Audrain Medical Center after a long illness. Funeral services are pending at Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia. He is survived by two daughters Loretta Goodin of Anna and Eleanor Burnett of Center, two brothers Joe Moore of Middletown and Conard Moore of Kansas City, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. His wife preceded him in death.
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Audrain Medical Center
Ida Hucker
Charles H. Nichols
Mexico
Carl Williams
Martinsburg
William Wilkerson
Paris
Donald W. Rusch
Centralia
Lydia K. Schutte
Frank Branstetter
Lizzie Teague
Vandalia
Norbert Kemp
Montgomery City
Debbie Garnett
Rush
Wallace’ Scott
Don Sydenstricker
Sydenstricker
Archie Holt
Farber
Ernest Moore
Waters Funeral Home
Vandalla
Moore
Bob
Loretta
Goodin
Anna
Fil
Calvin
Eleanor) Burnett
Center
Joe Moore
Middletown
Conard Moore
Kansas City
Vandalia Woman Carrie Rohlfing Dies on Birthday
Mrs. Carrie Rohlfing aged 87 died on her birthday at 4 30 p m in Tri County Nursing Home Vandalia She was born December 16 1883 and lived in Vandalia for many years She is survived by a daughter Mrs Elmer Branstetter of Curryville Funeral services will be held at 130 p m Friday at Waters Funeral Home Vandalia with Rev Wallace Thurman officiating Burial will be in New Florence Cemetery
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Vandalia
Carrie, Rohlfing
Tri-County
Elmer Branstetter
Curryville
the Waters Funeral Home
Wallace Thurman
New Florence
Mrs. Audrey Lux Dies in Illinois
Mrs. Audrey Mearl Lux, 74, of Waukeegan, Ill., died Tuesday. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Myers Funeral Home in Wellsville, Rev. Quinten Boyd officiating. Burial in Wellsville Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 4 tonight at the funeral home. Born February 5, 1896, in Columbia, daughter of Charles and Musa Turpin. She leaves a son, John Lux of Waukeegan, and a granddaughter.
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Wellsville
Audrey Mearl Lux
Waukeegan
Myers Funeral Home
Quinten Boyd
Wellsville Cemetery
Columbia
Charles and
Musa Kettle Turpin
John Lux
Judge Morgett's Mother Dies at 88
Funeral services pending at Agnew Funeral Home in Paris for Mrs. Louise Morgett 88 of Columbia. Native of Paris and longtime resident, she died in Columbia Wednesday evening after long illness. Survived by son Judge Temple Morgett daughter Mrs. Jack Vaughn two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
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Paris
Agnew
Louise Morgett
Columbia
Morgett
Louise Holdsworth
Record Retail Sales Forecast For Christmas
Washington Secretary Maurice H Stans said retail sales this Christmas may set a record. An informal survey of large retailers showed sales running six percent ahead of last year despite pockets of weakness due to high unemployment. Clothing, especially women's pantsuits, is improving as bargain pricing drives volume.
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Washington
Maurice H. Stans
Stans
Nixon
Blackwell blocks Hearnes pick for personnel board
Jefferson City AP Earl R Blackwell senator from Hillsboro blocks confirmation of A C Sullivan Jr for the Personnel Advisory Board. He attaches a note opposing Sullivan's reappointment citing compensation plans that favor the rich over the poor. Sullivan and Blackwell had a prior fallout over appointments. If Hearnes appoints Sullivan again Senate confirmation would be required in 1971. Sullivan lives in Blackwell's district giving the senator final say.
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Jefferson City
Earl R. Blackwell
Hillsboro
A. C. Sullivan Jr
Don Manford
Kansas City
State Departments Committee
Blackwell
Sullivan
Little Hoover
Warren E. Hearnes
Sulivan
Senate
Nixon Welcomes British Leader at White House Talks
President Nixon greeted British Prime Minister Edward Heath in Washington and emphasized the special relationship between the United States and Britain during official talks at the White House.
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Nixon
Washington
Edward Heath
No Leakage Reported In 2nd H Blast At Nevada Test Site
Large hydrogen device detonated 2260 feet underground at the Nevada Test Site for a weapons development shot codenamed Carpet Bag. AEC said no immediate radiation leakage, though ground waves swayed Las Vegas hotels 100 miles away. The blast, 200k to 1 million tons TNT, occurred with spillage 400 to 600 feet high detected within a mile. Simultaneous underground tests at the site supported Los Alamos weapons work. treaty implications discussed. Veterans meet in Montgomery City Sunday at 2 p.m. with speaker at county courthouse.
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Nevada Test Site
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Las Vegas Strip
Gambling City
Ground Zero
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
University of California
Jan
Washington
Nevada
United States
Russia
Canadian
Soviet Union
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
New Mexico
UN Budget For 1971 Approved At Record Level
The United Nations General Assembly approved the 1971 budget in a historic move, setting a record high appropriation of 92. The figure marks the highest level in 26 years of U.N. history, reflecting broad support for the world body’s programs and operations.
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United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Randolph Elected Council Scout VP at Great Rivers Meeting
Mark Todd, Columbia businessman and treasurer since 1966, was elected council president at the Great Rivers Council annual business meeting at Camp Thunderbird attended by 55 council members. Louis Shelburne, Columbia, named council commissioner. vice presidents elected from multiple counties.
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Mark Todd
Columbia
Great Rivers Council
Camp Thunderbird
Louis Shelburne
Sam Paul
Louisiana
Laurence Phelps
Macon
Hal Randolph
Mexico
Linn Terry
Kirksville
George Keepers
Williams Keepers, Oliver, Payne and Rackers
Frank Westlake
Todd
Art Allen
US to Pull 10000 Troops and Planes From Japan
Tokyo reports that Japan and the United States agreed on a plan to withdraw about 10,000 U.S. ground troops and most Phantom fighter bombers from Japan by June 30. The accord, reached at technical talks, will be formally endorsed at the security treaty consultative conference on Monday.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
U.S
Girls Report Horror in Nursing Homes Task Force
Sixteen teenage girls from a Connecticut private school testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, describing nursing home conditions as horrifying and inexcusable. They cited deaths from salmonella in Baltimore and a fatal fire in Marietta, Ohio, urging stronger federal standards and oversight alongside remarks by Ralph Nader.
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Washington
Autuimer
Ralph Nader
Senate Spécial Committee On
Connecticut
Claire Townsend
Robert Townsend
Miss Townsend
Baltimore
Social Security Administration
Marietta
Ohio
Senate
Social Security
Nader
Frank ©. Moss
Utah
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James Franklin Kinstler
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Rome E. Stevens, Jr
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Stock Market
People In the News
New Haven
Mrs
Carrie Rohlfing
Audrey Lux
Illinois
Hearnes
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