Weather Summary and Forecast From The Midwest Region
Official 7:00 a.m. readings show last 24 hours high 54 low 36 and 7 a.m. 36. Month to date 4.52 inches, year to date 34.01. Forecast: northwest winds 10 to 15, tonight clear and colder, Friday sunny with high in the 40s, minimal precipitation probability. Missouri outlook for weekend: rain or snow possible north Saturday, colder, highs 30s north, 40s south, then fair and cold Sunday and Monday. St. Louis and other river stages listed with current values and changes. Lake of the Ozarks stage at 658.6, 14 feet below full, Pomme de Terre at 90.0, down 5.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Lake of the Ozarks
Pomme de Terre
Hospital News From Audrain Area Listed Births Deaths
Audrain Medical Center released details on recent admissions and discharges. Notables include a Montgomery City birth to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Oliver at 10:37 a.m. weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces, and another birth to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Behlmann of Mexico at 11:52 p.m. weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce. Dismissals span Geza Nemeth to Carl E. Dry with multiple local residents reported. Deaths listed: George H. Sandfort 78, Mrs Myrtie Money 87, Chester A. Brown 59, among others. Police, highway patrol, and sheriff reports cover thefts, vehicle damage, and a Boone County Route 27 accident. Court entries include numerous traffic fines and DWI cases, with magistrate and circuit actions noted.
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Audrain Medical Center
John E,. King
E.V. Martin
Delphia Anderson
Mitchell L. Taylor
Elmer O. Smith
Oliver L. Clark
John
Richardson
Lewis DeHart
William C. Wilkerson
Conrad L. Harrison
Leroy F. Beatty
Flora H. Bradford
William E. Lotz
Shari L. Kostelecky
Robert K. Berry Jr
Dana Kay
Perry
Virgil L. Comer
Benton City
John Bishop
Alpha P.hayes
Aaron L. Cox
Wellsville
Stephen J. Rasmussen
Centralia
Thomas R. Oliver
Montgomery City
Oliver
Ray Oliver and Son Equipment Co
Elizabeth O. Thies
Ralph James
James H. Elzea Jr
Homer A. Long
Vandalia
Thomas C. McElfresh
Middletown
David 0. Hudson
Joanna Davis
Auxvasse
Carl E. Dry
Market Hogs Cattle Sheep Report From National Stockyards
National Stockyards receipts Friday estimated at 5,000 hogs 800 cattle and 100 sheep and lambs with hogs ledgers firm to up 50 cents on some weights. Cattle and calves varied by grade while slaughter lambs held steady and grain futures showed mixed moves across Chicago Board of Trade.
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National Stockyards
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Cash Grain
Missouri Livestock Center
Dept. OF AG
Marty Schroeder
Stock market wrap and trading figures drift lower
Stock prices fell modestly amid thin year end trading on the New York Stock Exchange and AMEX. The Dow slipped 3.23 to 890.43 as profit taking dampened gains from the holiday rally. the AP 60 average fell 1.1 to 325.0 with mixed results across sectors and several large names cited.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Delta Air Lines
United Aircraft
Boise Cascade
Union Corp
National Cash Register
American Stock Exchange
Heck’s
Teleprompter
Gladding
Champion Home Builders
Equity National
Tent Family Continues as Welfare Case Finds Shelter
In National City, Gibson and his wife rent free their 80-year-old house to a man named Nichols until he finds work. Nichols, now staying in the house, has been receiving $404 a month in welfare as neighbors supply furniture and support while he gets back on his feet.
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Gibson
National City
Nichols
Murder Prisoner Escapes Jail in Ava Missouri
44-year-old Seymour man Glenn William Samuels, charged with two counts of first-degree murder, escaped Douglas County jail Wednesday night. Sheriff Troy Hancock said a deputy left the keys in a mop bucket, enabling the inmate to flee around 9 p.m. A general alert followed as Samuels had been held for the October 31 Ava apartment shootings of Masadeen Burchell and Allen Wright.
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Ava, Mo
Seymour, Mo
Douglas County
Troy Hancock
Glenn William Samuels
Hancock
Cape
Highway Patrol
Samuels
Masadeen Burchell
Allen Wright
Ava
Ozark Earnings At 50 A Share
Ozark Air Lines reports November net income of 329,440 dollars or five cents per common share, reversing a 48,269 dollar loss in November 1970. November revenues rise 19 percent to 7,117,888 dollars. For the first 11 months this year earnings total 4,240,555 dollars or 70 cents per share, with revenues through November at 75,434,122 dollars, up 23 percent from 61,357,896 dollars.
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ST. Louis
Ozark Air Lines
Ozark
Deaths George H. Sandfort Dies At 79
George H. Sandfort 79 of Route 2 Mexico Mo died today at 730 am at Coldwell Nursing Home He was a farmer and lived in St Charles County until 1964 then moved to Wellsville area In 1969 he moved to the Mexico area where he and his brother and sister have lived since Born Aug 28 1892 at Collinsville Mo son of J D and Marie Strus Sandfort Member of St Johns Lutheran Church Survived by brother Otto Route 2 and sister Mrs Amelia Buente Coldwell Nursing Home Funeral services Monday 10 am at St Johns Lutheran Church graveside 2 pm at Zion Lutheran Church cemetery Harvester Mo Friends may call at Precht Pickering Funeral Home after 2 pm Saturday
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George H. Sandfort
Route 2
Mexico
Coldwell
Mr. Sandfort
St. Charles County
Wellsville
Mexico Area
Collinsville
J. D
Marie Strus Sandfort
St. John's Lutheran Church
Otto
Amelia Buente
Coldwell Nursing Home
Zion Lutheran Church
Harvester
Precht- Pickering Funeral Home
Miss Isabel Murphy Dies at 78 in Paris
Miss Isabel Murphy of Paris died at 2 30 a m at Woodland Hospital Moberly after six weeks as a patient She will be buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery Paris Funeral services start 2 p m Friday at Agnew Funeral Home Paris with Rev John H Vanlandingham officiating She was born near Paris Sept 12 1893 to John and Gertrude Murphy and was a member of the Paris Presbyterian Church Survivors include one brother Joe Murphy Hannibal two sisters Pearlie Lechlister and Hazel McMooris Paris one half sister Marietta Bridgeford Paris and several nieces and nephews
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Paris
Isable Murphy
Woodland Hospital
Moberly
Agnew Funeral Home
John H. Vanlandingham
Paris Presbyterian Church
Walnut Grove
Murphy
Monroe
John
Gertrude Foreman Murphy
Joe Murphy
Hannibal
Pearlie Lechlster
Hazel McMooris
Marietta Bridgeford
Mrs. Raymond Shy Dies in Vandalia Rites Friday
Mrs. Raymond D. Shy, 75, died en route to Audrain Medical Center from her Vandalia home at 2 p.m. yesterday after illness and recent hospitalization. Funeral services will be Friday at Elm Grove Baptist Church north of Vandalia, where she was a member, with burial in Curryville Cemetery. She was born Bess Spencer in Vandalia on January 6, 1896, married to Raymond D. Shy in 1916, and is survived by her husband, a daughter Anna Lee Hale, two granddaughters Jane Ann Curry and Donna Ellis, two great grandchildren, and two brothers, Clyde Spencer and Franklin Spencer. Waters Funeral Home in charge.
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Vandalia
Raymond D. Shy
Audrain Medical Center
Elm Grove Baptist Church
Curryville
Waters Funeral Home
Bess Spencer
Benjamin F
Anne Lee Harrelson Spencer
Wilburn
Anna Lee) Hale
Carroll
Jane Ann) Curry
Mexico
William
Donna) Ellis
Pueblo
Colo
Clyde Spencer
Pigard
Ore
Franklin Spencer
Rites Friday for Chester Brown 59 Farber
Funeral services for Chester A. Brown 59 of Farber will be held at Waters Funeral Home Vandalia at 2:20 p.m. Friday with burial in Farber Cemetery. He died Tuesday after a long illness. Brown born Farber April 7 1912 married Dorothy Bland in Mexico in 1930. He worked over 30 years at Walsh Refractories now CE Refractories. He leaves wife a son Jerry L. Brown Hendersonville Tenn a daughter Judy Morales Rowland Heights Calif a sister Frances Fry Farber and five grandchildren.
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Farber
Waters Funeral
Vandalia
Chester A. Brown
Larry Crowell
Farber Cemetery
Mr. Brown
Emmett
Ethel Goodin Brown
Farber High School
Mexico
Dorothy Bland
Farber Christian Church
Walsh Refractories
CE Refractories
Jerry L. Brown
Hendersonville
Tenn
Frank
Judy
Mrs. Martha Green Dies At Hallsville
Mrs. Martha Green 8 Hallsville Route 1 died at her grandson Jerry LaForce home in Hallsville. Funeral set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Red Top Christian Church with Rev. Robert Hodkins, burial in Big Creek Cemetery near Bosworth. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday at Meador & Son funeral chapel Centralia. Born Carroll County May 29, 1886 to Henry and Mary Lauck. widow of Arthur Wellsley Green who died in 1939. Survived by two daughters Helen Benton Columbia and Delphine LaForce Hallsville, three grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
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Hallsville
Martha Green
Jerry LaForce
Red Top Christian Church
Robert Hodkins
Big Creek
Bosworth
Meador & Son
Centralia
Green
Merrill Boyer Dies At Memphis
Merrill Boyer, 61, of Memphis Missouri formerly of Mexico, died Tuesday at 2 p.m. Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. in Memphis with burial there. The notice also mentions the classified page used car bargains offering models and makes at desired prices.
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Merrill Boyer
Memphis
Mexico
Last Day Is Busy One For U Thant
United Nations secretary general U Thant ends a 10 year term with a packed final day. He arrives pale after hospitalization, says he feels relief, plans rest and a forthcoming autobiography. Waldheim begins Monday as colleagues arrange a family farewell and last appointment with Ambassador Toure of Guinea.
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United Nations
N.Y
U Thant
U.N
Thant
Goodby
E. Hadj Abdoulaye Toure
Guinea
Missouri House considers extension of Little Hoover Commission
A bill by Reps. Harold Volkmer and Lucky Cantrell to extend the State Reorganization Commission for one year removes the July 1, 1972 termination and sets July 1, 1973 as the new end date. The panel has urged agency consolidation and other reforms to improve state government efficiency and fund use.
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Jefferson City
Little Hoover
Missouri House
Harold Volkmer
D-Hannibal
EB. J. “Lucky” Cantrell
D-Overland
Loujon Fire Not From Blast at Mexico Ranch
Don Carter manager says a Tuesday night fire at Loujon R Ranch northwest of Mexico was not caused by an explosion. The cause remains unknown but no blast evidence was found after machine shop ruins cooled. Full loss estimate pending.
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Loujon R Ranch
Mexico
Don Carter
Bond Audit Summarizes Missouri Department Records
Bond's department audit covers accounting records for the year ended June 30 1971 and notes non conformity to federal billboard statutes due to loss of federal funds. He highlights maintenance and traffic division audits and cites potential significant financial impact on operations.
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Bond
Department
Missouri
Loretta Young Seeks 1.3 Million Damages from NBC
Los Angeles based actress Loretta Young says NBC should pay 1.3 million in damages for re releasing her television programs. She testified that she authorized foreign reruns of the Loretta Young Show in which she played a fictional role and wore period appropriate attire but NBC later released segments showing her in her real host role.
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Los Angeles
Loretta Young
National Broadcasting Co
Miss Young
NBC
Rainfall Totals Across Missouri Reach One Inch Plus
AP reports widespread Missouri rainfall ending at 7 am with several locales posting over an inch. The heaviest, 1.67 inches, fell at Stover. Vandalia logged 1.58 inches while readings included Mexico 1.43, Kirksville 1.99, Macon 1.36, Columbia 0.90, Potsio 0.80, Springfield 0.74, and Joplin 0.65.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Stover
Lake of the Ozarks
Vandalia
Mexico
Kirksville
Macon
Columbia
Potosi
Springfield
Joplin
Castaways Ashore After 9 Days At Sea
A raft carrying three castaways washed ashore on Elliott Key after nine days at sea. Survivors Tom Rash and Richard Antonio of Delaware and Jose Puga of Mexico reported two others went mad and jumped overboard. The Ixtapa sank December 19 in the Gulf of Mexico while returning from Cozumel to Marathon.
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Miami
Fla
Elliott Key
Coast Guard
Tom Rash
Richard Antonio
Wilmington
Del
Jose Puga
Mexico
Ixtapa
Gulf of Mexico
Marathon
Cozumel
Antonio
John Denton
Newcastle
Harold Spalding
Florida Keys
KC Chancellor Backs MU Plan
Kansas City campus chancellor James C. Olson endorsed Dr. C Brice Ratchford's role and scope proposals for the University of Missouri. He envisions a future where every department offers a master’s degree in addition to the bachelor’s, and supports eliminating duplicative graduate programs across four campuses. Some critics fear loss of graduate programs at Columbia.
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Kansas City
James C. Olson
University of Missouri
C. Brice Ratchford
Olson
Ratchford
UMEC
Columbia
Kansas City Bond Club backs Kit Bond for Missouri governor
In Kansas City a group of Republican contributors and workers formed the Kansas Citions Farm Bond Club to urge Christopher Kit Bond state auditor to seek the Missouri governorship. Bond, 32, has until April 25 to file for the GOP nomination and may announce next month. A Bond entry would mark the first major GOP primary contest in years, with Rep Bus King Jr. already running. The Republican battle would shape the Democratic primary turnout as well.
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Kansas City
Christopher
Kit) Bond
Missouri
Bond
G.O.P
Ellsberg Indicted For Conspiracy In Pentagon Papers Case
Washington AP report states Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony J. Russo Jr. were indicted in Los Angeles on conspiracy charges regarding the Pentagon Papers. The grand jury also named Vu Van Thai and Lynda Sinay as unin dicted coconspirators. The indictment adds espionage and theft counts against Ellsberg and Russo, amid ongoing questions about further prosecutions.
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Washington (Ap
Daniel Ellsberg
Rand Corp
Pentagon Papers
Los Angeles
Elisberg
Justice Department
Anthony J. Russo Jr
FBI
Russo
United States
Defense Department
Vu van Thai
Lynda Sinay
Ellsberg
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Supreme Court
Teasdale Aims to Enter Debate for Governor Race
Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Teasdale protested his exclusion from a Monday debate on Kmox Tr in St Louis. Lt. Gov. William S. Morris and Sen. Earl R. Blackwell, fellow Democratic candidates, are slated to attend. Teasdale argued the omission harms voters choosing Missouri's next four years.
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Kansas City, Mo
Joseph Teasdale
Jackson County
St. Louis
William S. Morris
Kansas City
Earl R. Blackwell
Hillsboro
Kmox-Tr
Edward Dowd
Teasdale
Commission To Name Panels For Judge Selections
The Appellate Judicial Commission will meet January 29 to name three panels of three candidates each for two Kansas City appellate vacancies and one in St. Louis. The vacancies arose from Judge Fred L. Howard’s death in an automobile crash and Judge David J. Dixon’s resignation to become a judge. A 1971 statute adds a judge to that court. The vacancy on the St. Louis Court of Appeals was created by Judge Harry L. Weier’s resignation.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Appellate Judicial Commission
Missouri Courts of Appeals
James A. Finch Jr
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Fred L. Howard
David J. Dixon
Harry L.C. Weier
St. Louis Court of Appeals
Union Electric Appeals For More Rate Hike
Union Electric Co. of St. Louis filed an appeal after Missouri Public Service Commission denied higher rates. It sought 21.5 million dollars in extra annual revenue, but PSC allowed only 5.3 million.
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Jefferson City, Co
Union Electric Co
St. Louis
State Public Service Commission
PSC
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Willie W. Quisenberry
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Hales & Hunter Feed Co
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George W. Parrott
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Sedalia
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Teal Lake Rd
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the Daily Record
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