Trends Are Tough On Home Buyers
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports rising mortgage rates and shorter payback periods as of last month. The average loan for a new single family home ran 8.36 percent over 26.1 years for $28,800, 75.3 percent of the $38,900 purchase price, signaling worsening buyer conditions.
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John Cunniff
AP Business Analyst
New York
Mutual Savings Banks
Savings and Loan Associations
Commercial Banks
Savings and Loan Association
George Wright retires after 37 years at Green Co
George Wright, longtime A P Green Refractories Co shift supervisor in specialties and grinding, retires after 37 years. A Columbia native, he joined the company in 1936, held multiple roles including unit supervisor and process engineer, and resides with wife Irma at Coil Apartments in Mexico before plans to move back to Sulphur Springs, Texas with their four children.
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George Wright
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Columbia
Wright
Epple Construction Co
Green
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Mexico
Hebron
Scottish Rite
Valley of Columbia
Masonic Lodge
The
Green Company
First Christian Church
Radio Rd
Waikiki death by own action ends after 400 foot perch
In Honolulu on Christmas Day 19 year old serviceman Gary Caudell climbed to the end of a 200 foot crane boom atop a 25 story Waikiki hotel under construction. Police say Sgt John Piper and Officer Donald Wong rescued him after a failed talk down as Caudell dangled above the street. Firefighters ferried him to safety and medical staff treated him at a military hospital. Details on Caudell's branch of service or motive remain undisclosed.
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Honolulu
Gary Caudell
Waikiki
Caudell
John Piper
Donald Wong
Candell
Piper
Wong
Armed Services Police
Investments Course To Be Offered Here
Audrain County University of Missouri Extension offers a six week Investments short course starting January 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Mexico Area Vacation School. Fee is 10 per person or 15 for a couple. Topics include speculation versus investment stock terminology and selection for conservative and aggressive investors plus mutual fund evaluation.
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Audrain County
University of Missouri Extension
Mexico Area
University of Missouri Extension Center
Courthouse
Mexico
Kennedy Jr Visits Grandmother in Palm Beach for Vacation
Edward M. Kennedy Jr., 12, who had his right leg amputated to fight bone cancer, arrived in Palm Beach with his parents to spend a week with his grandmother Rose Kennedy. He greeted crowds at Palm Beach International Airport and expressed joy over gifts including a hockey game and a Miami Dolphins football.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Edward M. Kennedy Jr
Miami Dolphins
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Rose Kennedy
Edward Jr
Palm Beach International Airport
High Tide Days May Bring Floods
Washington AP reports that two dates in early 1974 will bring abnormally high tides due to full moon alignment and proximity to the mid-Atlantic coast. Forecasters warn serious flooding could follow severe Atlantic storms if they occur, with January 8 and February 7 identified as peak tide days.
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Washington
U.S
mid-Atlantic
DeMolay Chapter Will Initiate in Mexico
The DeMolay Chapter of Mexico will hold an installation meeting at 2 p.m. January 6 at the Burroughs Masonic Temple. Officers to be installed include Master counselor Finley Montgomery and a slate of titled leaders such as senior counselor Mike Swanson, junior counselor Paul Reinard, chaplain Ron Carter, senior deacon Jim Groves, junior deacon Bob Johnson, and others led by marshal Larry Whistler and orator Dennis Toll.
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DeMolay Chapter
Mexico
Masonic Lodge
Burroughs Masonic Temple
Finley Montgomery
Mike Swanson
Paul Reinard
Ron Carter
Jim Groves
Bob Johnson
Pat McGuire
Larry Whistler
Dennis Toll
Mark Coil
Wayne Barnes
Randle Barnes
Dick Barnes
Russ Hoer
Darrel Cole
Bill Armstrong
Wayne Bevell
Larry Brumback
Mike Dennis
Mike Armstrong
Sam Bevell
Poplar Bluff Man Held After Gideon Shooting
Dumie Redding, 63, of Poplar Bluff was jailed in New Madrid County after a fatal shooting in Gideon. Sheriff Ramsey said no charges were filed yet. the victim was Donald M. Blackburn, 38, of Gideon.
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New Madrid, Mo
Dumie Redding
New Madrid County
Gideon
W. L. Ramsey Jr
Redding
Donald M. Blackburn
Degree Fails To Insure Job For Teacher
SMYRNA Ga AP A French born physician earned a PhD at 63 in French language but cannot secure a college post. Dr Suzanne Trocme Sweany trained at Missouri earned a doctorate on French humanists and an MA yet faces zero teaching offers. She lacks American medical licensure and says one department head received 100 qualified applicants for one opening.
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United States
Seany
University of Paris
University of Lyons
Paris
Sweany
America
Henry C. Sweany
Henry Sweany
Missouri State
Mount Vernon
Dr. Sweany
United
Frenchwoman Dr Sweany finds teaching job at Lovett School
Dr Sweany follows a sister’s advice to seek work in private education and becomes a French teacher at Lovett School near Atlanta. She notes native French teachers bring better pronunciation, recalls wartime losses in Paris, and reflects on scarce college teaching opportunities despite early US posts at Evangel College and Drury College.
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Dr. Sweany
Paris
United States
Evangel College
Springfield
Drury College
University of Missouri
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DeMolay
Poplar Bluff
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