Weather and public notices from Ledgerland Missouri area
Intermittent snow expected to end by Thursday morning with 1 to 2 inches possible. Temperatures in the 20s and 30s with winds west at 5 to 10 mph. Kansas City lake levels listed. St Louis river stages shown. Local admissions births deaths and marriages logged. safety and highway patrol reports include accidents and thefts. Probate court notes filed for Mabel Menefee estate.
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Olive and
Love Streets
Mice stir at UC College of Medicine on holiday display
A five white mouse relay in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine lights a Seasons Greetings sign as a holiday display. Mice poke noses into a hole to break a photocell beam, triggering the sign. after 50 pokes each mouse earns a drop of milk.
Centenarian Gets Trike Back in Santa Claus Style
In Sacramento William Galland, 100 and nearly blind, had his three wheeler stolen December 11. The sheriff's department and repairman Henry Paniagua fixed, repainted and delivered the dismantled trike while wearing a Santa suit, restoring his only transport.
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Sacramento
Calif
Wiliam Galland
Sheriff's Department
Santa Claus
Galland
Henry Paniagua
Ford praises Vail skiing despite light snow and tax action
President Ford visits Vail Colorado declares skiing excellent though slopes are thin with 64 inches of snow year to date below normal. He skied about two hours on icy rocky trails and signed the 75 tax cuts extending into 1976 along with 18 other bills during a United States travel period. He plans to depart December 30 and focus on the State of the Union as 19 bills await his signature.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Chamber of Commerce
Air Force One
Andrews Air Force Base
Jim Brown
Logan
Utah
White House
United States
Interior Department
National
Market Reports Stock Activity Across Firms and Exchanges
Over the counter trading shows Commerce Banc bid 17 percent ask 18 percent Mercantile Bank Corp 23 percent both sides Wetterau 13 percent bid 14 percent ask On the New York Stock Exchange Robbie Brooks closes at 244 unchanged with 7000 shares traded Combustion Engineering 33 percent down Dresser Industries 58 percent up Emerson Electric 34 percent down Interco 37 percent up Kaiser Aluminum 35 percent up Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 27 percent up Ralston Purina 4758 down US Gypsum common 164 percent down 4 Wal Mart 1258 down 54 Don Jones finishes at 843.75 after Tuesday trade
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Mercantile Bank Corp
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks
Combustion Engineering
Dresser Industries
Emerson Electric
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
Wal-Mart
Don Jones
Candidates Clamor For Tax Money Amid Federal Aid Push
Eleven presidential candidates seek a combined 4.3 million in subsidies after the FEC certifies eligibility for matching funds. Ford Reagan and nine Democrats receive at least 100000 each. Bentsen, Ford, and Sanford get larger initial payments for documented entitlement. Shapp has not yet met the aid test.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Terry Sanford
Bentsen
Sanford
FEC
Treasury Department
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Henry M. Jackson
Wash
Morris K. Udall
Arlz
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Sargent Shriver
Reagan
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Ford Nominating Papers Filed in New Hampshire
Nomination papers filed in Concord to place President Ford on New Hampshire’s early presidential primary ballot. Rep. James Cleveland, RN.H., chair of Ford’s New Hampshire campaign, said the effort will do fine.
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Concord
N.H
Ford
New Hampshire
James C. Cleveland
Rn.h
Mrs Owen Jackson Perry Dies
Perry widow Mrs Lucille Jackson died at 6 15 p m Tuesday at Twain Haven Nursing Home in Perry She was the widow of Owen R Jackson former state representative Services set for 2 p m Saturday in Perry Wilkey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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Perry
Lucille Jackson
Twain Haven
Owen R. Jackson
Wilkey Funeral Home
Miss Pasqueth Remains Linked to Lifelong Friends
The obituary notes lifelong friends including Mrs. Josephine Wallace of Passaic New Jersey and Mr. and Mrs. J D Edmonston. It also states she belonged to the First Presbyterian Church in Mexico for most of her life.
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Josephine Wallace
Passiac, N.J
J. D. Edmonston
First Presbyterian Church In
Mexico
Bethlehem Brightens Amid Security and Trade
Bethlehem glows with red blue and yellow lights as tourists applaud a festooned Christmas square. Arab leaders complain security measures dampen cheer while Israeli officials defend them. Shops hawk crucifixes olivewood scenes posters and crafts as merchants hope for holiday dollars to offset the devalued Israeli pound. Children sell color slides and postcards in the streets.
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Bethlehem
America
Europe
Shepherds’ Field
Holy Land
Mother Mary
Christmas forecast brings clearing skies across Missouri
A mix of light snow and rain fell in west central and southwestern Missouri this morning but the National Weather Service expects clearing skies for most of the state on Christmas Day. Temperatures were in the 30s with some icing on bridge floors reported. no significant accumulation expected.
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Kansas City
Missouri
National Weather Service
Highway Patrol
Weather Service
Santa in cuffs in Boston ILS guard disguise
In Boston AP report two plainclothes officers frisked a man dressed as Santa Claus after a call about a man with a gun. A .32 revolver was found on Robert Beale 26 guarding a restaurant in disguise. He was released after presenting a permit for the firearm.
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Boston
Santa Claus
Santa
Robert Beale
Special Christmas visit to long lost sister in Wales
Springfield man Joe Peake who is 87 will spend Christmas with his sister Mary Polly Peake in Llandudno Wales after years apart. Local residents raised over 1000 dollars for the trip fund as Allen and Jean Humphreys secured a tape message from the sister who is blind and has Parkinsons disease in a nursing home. Mary Polly Peake expressed joy at hearing her brother’s voice and wished they had connected sooner.
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Springfield
Ohio
Joe Peake
North Wales
Peake
Llandudno
Allen
Jean Humphreys
Leftist Guerrilla Attack Near Buenos Aires Kills 101
Eight hours of fighting between leftist Montoneros ERP guerrillas and security forces near Buenos Aires left at least 101 dead, including 85 guerrillas, 10 civilians, and six police or soldiers. The assault on an arsenal and police stations followed a large-scale attack 10 miles south of downtown, with clashes continuing until dawn.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Isabel Peron
Montoneros
People’s Revolutionary Army
Latin America
Jorge Videla
Air Force
Peron
Peronist
Army
Navy
Pope Shuts Holy Year Door At St Peters In Rome
Vatican announces Pope Paul VI will close the bronze Holy Door at St. Peters Basilica ending the 1975 Holy Year. About 8 million visitors flocked to Rome for the year as outdoor Christmas Eve mass draws 100000 worshippers. Televised in 41 countries. Pope aims to be accessible amid winter cold.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
St. Peter's Square
United States
Canada
Latin America
Vatican
Msgr
Dino Monduzzi
Papal
Pope Paul
Christ
Paul
St. Peter’s
Eugene Walsh
U.S
Son Taken Away From Mother Custody ruling in Dallas court
A Dallas jury awarded custody of Richard, 9, to his father Douglas Risher after the divorce from Mary Jo Risher, 38, who admitted lesbian life. The decision followed a trial over two days and five hours of deliberation. Risher planned to appeal, and teen son Jimmy, 17, had already moved to the father’s home amid embarrassment over his mother’s sexual preferences.
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Dallas
Douglas Risher
Mary Jo Risher
Risher
Richard
Ann Foreman
Jimmy
Mick Jagger Flies To Rio For Two Week Vacation
Mick Jagger, lead singer of the Rolling Stones, has arrived in Rio de Janeiro for a two week vacation. He is staying in the city during the visit. Local fans gathered to catch a glimpse of the rock star.
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Mick Jagger
Rio
Rio DE Janeiro
Rolling Stones
Neglected Korean Child Finds New American Home For Christmas
NORRISTOWN PA AP three year old Jenny Jones found neglected and malnourished in Song Nam Korea is expected in the United States for medical care and a new home in time for Christmas. Adoptive mother Leah Jones calls it a miracle as federal red tape and quota rules delayed her return while Jenny’s guardian died and supporters pushed for permanent residency.
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Norristown
Jenny Jones
Leah Jones
Jenny
Song Nam
Stars and Stripes
Associated Press
United States
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York
Joneses
Korea
Kim Yan Gin
Star and Stripes
James Orlow
Algeria May Grant Asylum To Vienna Terrorists
Algerian authorities consider a pardon for five men and one woman who led an OPEC ministers meeting hijack in Vienna. The group killed three, including a Libyan official, and released 41 hostages before surrendering in Algiers. The Austrian government plans extradition talks with Algeria. In a separate report, a Missouri crash near Bunceton killed 19-year-old Randy Weiland and injured another 19-year-old Lynn Felgar as a car left the road and struck a power pole, causing debris to hit nearby homes.
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Algiers
Algeria
Vienna
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Bouteflika
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Tripoli
Libya
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Kuwait
Israel
Bunceton
Cooper County
Randy Weiland
Lynn J. Felgar
Weiland
Jan Fancler
Three Teens Steal Christmas from Boyce Family
Louis Boyce says three teenagers harassed his family and looted their Independence home on Tuesday afternoon. They staged a false accident to lure Craig Boyce 17 and his mother Delores into a panic, while jewelry electronics and Christmas gifts were ripped from the tree and cash envelopes damaged.
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Louis Boyce
Boyce
Craig
Independence
Raytown
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