WEATHER FORECAST AND PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS
The Daily Record provides zone forecasts for fair nights and warmer Sundays with minimal precipitation, plus Missouri and St Louis river stage data and a series of local public safety notices. It lists hospital admissions, births, marriages, highway patrol summonses, and theft reports from Mexico and surrounding areas.
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Missouri
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Boonville
Jefferson City
Hannibal
Cape Girardeau
Elizabethan Dining at Bonnie Doon High School
Edmonton teachers staged an Elizabethan meal for fifty English and social studies students reenacting 1550 era fare with roasted meats and mead. Students wore costumes and paid $1, while musicians and jesters added period flavor as the verdict in a separate cross-bill suit on a house built for the Joneses reached $6040 after nine jurors signed.
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Edmonton
Bonnie Doon High School
Cleo Brown
Leo
Agnes Jones
Joneses
Peking Rally Cheers Vietnam Cease Fire Gift
About 10,000 people rallied in Peking to celebrate the Vietnam cease fire. Le Duc Tho thanked China for its precious gift, according to a Beijing broadcast.
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Tokyo
Peking
Vietnam
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
China
Stocks in Over the Counter and NYSE Trade Snapshot
Over the counter bids and asks show Chance at 225 and 23 percent, Commerce Bancshares 62 bid 633 asked, Wetterau 25 bid 26 asked. On the NYSE Brooks at 8 percent unchanged with 5,600 shares. Dresser 48 54 down, Interco 51 up 4, Kaiser 15 down 4, Panhandle 414 up, Ralston Purina 42 up, US Gypsum 24 down 4a and 42,600, US Gypsum preferred 29 unchanged 1,400, Wal-Mart 30 unchanged 5,000.
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A. B. Chance
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Bobble Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Fastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
Wal-Mart
Twelve Prisoners Escape St. Louis City Jail
Twelve inmates at the City Jail robbed their fourth floor cell of walls and vanished Friday night. One man was found at 3 a.m. outside the city and recaptured. 11 remain at large. Most were awaiting trial for murder, robbery, or rape. The escape, tied to a wife’s call, is city history’s largest.
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St, Louis
Missouri State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
Drug Sweep Targets 19 Suspects Across Counties
A multi jurisdiction dragnet aims to arrest 19 alleged drug pushers named on warrants. The list includes a woman and five men in Cole County, three men arrested in Cedar City, and a woman and nine men in California. Undercover agents identified all suspects. Raids followed five months of covert work with Jefferson City and Columbia police, Cole and Moniteau County deputies, and State Highway Patrol troopers.
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Cole County
California
Cedar City
Jefferson City
Columbia
Cole and
Moniteau Counties
State Highway Patrol
Longtime Green Refractories retirees honored for decades of service
Herbert C. Floyd and Clyde Kotsenburg retire from A P Green Refractories Co after 39 and 31 years respectively. Floyd joined in 1926, returned in 1933, later became Quality Control inspector and has overseen millions of bricks. Kotsenburg began in 1941, left for Navy, returned in 1946, became welder and contributed to major Mexico plant structures. They reside in Benton City and Steelville area, with families and church memberships noted.
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Clyde Kotsenburg
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Floyd
Green Company
Old West
A. P. Green
S. Morris
Love St. Christian Church
Kotsenburg
Hunnewell
Missouri
U.S. Navy
Mexico
VFW
Deaths T J Atkinson Kingdom City Dies At 72
Tommy Joe Atkinson Sr 72 of Kingdom City died Friday at Audrain Medical Center Funeral services set for 2 20 p m Sunday at Maupin Funeral Home Fulton Rev Ralph Rowe officiating Burial in Callaway Memorial Gardens Cemetery He born May 15 1901 in Callaway County son of John Atkinson and Lillie Graves Atkinson He married Alice Howard November 19 1925 who survives along with his mother a son T J Atkinson Jr two brothers Raymond and Hubert two sisters Mrs Cass Jones and Mrs Edward Berry and five grandchildren all of Kingdom City
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Fulton
Tommy Joe Atkinson Sr
Kingdom City
Audrain Medical Center
Maupin
Ralph Rowe
Callaway Memorial Gardens
Mr. Atkinson
Callaway County
John Atkinson
Lillie Graves Atkinson
Alice Howard
T. J. Atkinson Jr
Raymond
Hubert
Cass Jones
Edward Berry
Widow Roswell Hull Dies by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Mrs. Roswell Hull 43 formerly of Mexico and Laddonia was found dead in her car near Warrenton. Coroner ruled suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning around 4 p.m. Thursday after she had been missing since the day before. Born Lena Owen May 13 1929 Benton City she leaves husband two daughters Phyllis Avery Karla Hull a son Thomas Owen Hull a sister Lonnie Terry and three half siblings. Funeral arrangements set for Arnold funeral home 2 p.m. Monday with visitation Sunday night and Elmwood Cemetery burial.
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Roswell Hull
Mexico
Laddonia
Warrenton
Warren County
Lena Owen
Benton City
Lonie M
Charity E. Giles Owen
Roy Elmo Farrell Dies at 79 in Holliday
Roy Elmo Farrell 79 of Holliday died 7 40 p m Wednesday at the Veterans Hospital in Columbia He a World War I veteran known for sharpshooting honors in the war Services 2 p m Sunday at Agnew Funeral Home Paris burial Sunset Hill Cemetery Madison conducted by Mrs Helen Bailey Calling hours until services He born March 12 1893 in Monroe County son of Taylor and Ruby Weatherspoon Farrell Member of Pentecostal Church Survived by a daughter Mrs Earl Bailey Holliday two sons Robert Farrell Holliday and Russell Farrell San Jose Calif eight grandchildren two great grandchildren
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Paris
Roy Elmo Farrell
Holliday
Veteran's Hospital
Columbia
Agnew Funeral Home
Helen Bailey
Sunset Hill Cemetery
Madison
Mr. Farrell
Monroe County
Taylor
Ruby Weatherspoon Farrell
Pentecostal Church
Earl Bailey
Robert Farrell
Russell Farrell
San Jose
Calif
Mrs. Pearl Wurtzer Dies in Florida
Mrs. Pearl Wurtzer, mother of Mrs. J.W. Watkins of Mexico, died January 28 in Miami after an extended illness. Born September 24, 1891 in Milford, Illinois, she left two other daughters, Mrs. R.B. Jones and Mrs. Dorothy King, both in Miami, along with eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Fair Havens Lutheran Chapel with burial in Miami.
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Pearl Wurtzer
J.W. Watkins
Mexico
Miami
Fla
Wurtzer
Milford
Ill
Watkins
R.B. Jones
Dorothy King
Fair Havens Lutheran Chapel
Funeral today for Mrs MaGee 87 at Precht Pickering
Funeral services for Mrs Elmer MaGee age 87 of 610 South Jefferson Street are at 2 p.m. today at Precht Pickering Funeral Home. Rev Frank L Park of the First Baptist Church will officiate with interment at Elmwood Cemetery. Music by organist Mrs George Keen. Pallbearers include Roscoe Grant Bob Adams Paul DeTienne Gary Brentlinger Alfred Mitchell and Lawrence Roberson.
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Elmer MaGee
S. Jefferson St
Precht-Pickering Funeral Home
Frank L. Park
First Baptist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
George Keen
Roscoe Grant
Wellsville
Bob Adams
Paul DeTienne
Gary Brentlinger
Alfred Mitchell
Lawrence Roberson
Nonsmokers Get Insurance Break in Iowa
Iowa drivers who have not smoked for two years can receive auto insurance rate reductions up to 25 percent under Farmers Insurance Group after approval by State Insurance Commissioner William Huff IIT. The move, announced Friday, targets nonsmoking motorists to reward healthier habits and reduce risk.
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Des Moines
Iowa
William Huff
Pays Off Promise On 100th Birthday
Fort Wayne Indiana reports Andrew G. Burry turning 100 and recalling a promise made ten years earlier to buy lunch for fellow Rotarians if he reached the century mark. He will pay the luncheon bill at the Rotary Club on Monday.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Andrew G. Burry
Burry
Switzerland
Rotary Club
Rites Sunday For Robert Dale Bradley
Funeral services for Robert Dale Bradley ten will be held at 2 p m Sunday at Fenton Funeral Home in Centralia. The fourth grader died in an accidental shotgun shooting yesterday morning. Burial follows at Glendale Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Family visitation is 6 to 9 p m Saturday. He was born November 29 1962 in Moberly and is survived by his mother Betty Jean Brooks Bradley his father Donald Allen Bradley a stepmother in Centralia a brother Dennis Allen twelve and grandparents Mr and Mrs Van Brooks and Mr and Mrs Chester Bradley.
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Centralia
Fenton Funeral
Robert Dale Bradley
Rte. 2
Donald Mattson
First Christian Church
Glendale Memorial Gardens
Chance Elementary
Moberly
Donald Allen
Betty Jean Brooks Bradley
The
Christian Church
Clark
W. Switzler St
Dennis Allen
van Brooks
Chester Bradley
Mild Quake Jolts Rome
A mild earthquake jolted sections of Rome early today. Thousands woke in panic but no injuries or damage were reported. Police, firemen and the Red Cross said they received numerous calls from residents fearing an explosion.
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Rome
Red Cross
Heath Goes Home With Assurances
Prime Minister Edward Heath of Great Britain left Washington after talks with President Nixon and a U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Rogers. Heath flew from the White House grounds, then to Andrews Air Force Base for a jet to London, with Nixon saying Washington would iron out differences with Europe trading partner United States.
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Washington
Edward Heath
Great Britain
London
Nixon
William P. Rogers
U.S
Heath
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Herth
United States
Simpson Ends Leave Reports For Training
AQ3 James A. Simpson son of Mr and Mrs George A Simpson 1627 S Morris St has left for Oceana Va for 16 weeks of advanced electronics training with the U S Navy after completing 48 weeks of basic and electronics training at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tenn
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James A. Simpson
George A. Simpson
S. Morris St
Oceania
U.S. Navy
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Judge Allows Pentagon Papers Trial to Proceed
Los Angeles AP The judge in the Pentagon papers case ruled the government erred by withholding key documents from defendants Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo but ordered the trial to continue. Judge Matt Byrne denied motions to dismiss or grant a mistrial while hinting at possible sanctions for future government actions.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
U.S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Elisberg
Russo
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
Byrne
Asst
U.S. Atty
David Nissen
Nissen
Ash Sworn As Senate Considers Budget Director Bill
The Nixon administration swore in Roy L. Ash to succeed Caspar Weinberger despite a Senate bill to require confirmation for budget directors. Senate GOP Leader Griffin calls the move a de facto removal of a man already in office. The bill faces possible presidential veto if approved.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Roy L. Ash
Nixon
Ash
Caspar W. Weinberger
GOP
Robert P. Griffin
Griffin
Defense
Elliot L. Richardson
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Peter J. Brennan
Transportation
Claude S. Brinegar
United Nations
John Secali
Anne L. Armstrong
Litton Industries
Congress
Peace Teams Into Field Next Week
In Saigon and Paris reports the cease-fire is advancing with regional teams to investigate alleged violations. Talks planned with Viet Cong aim at a political settlement within 90 days after the cease-fire. A joint subcommittee plans prisoner exchanges, while Tet celebrations mark a hopeful lull in fighting.
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Saigon
Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Paris
Nguyen van Thieu
Goof Misidentifies POW Son in Memphis Family Maze
A Memphis family faced three conflicting notices about their missing son, Army Captain Raymond Stacks, within a week. The Army blamed human error after the Pentagon and Ft. McPherson clarified the miscommunication and confirmed he remained missing since November 30, 1968. The family had been told he was not on the POW list, later that he was, then that he was not on the released roster.
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Memphis
Tenn
2Rd Army
Ft. McPherson
Claude Stacks
Army
Raymond Stacks
North Vietnam
Stacks
Indochina
Arthur Hermsdorfer Jr
Pentagon
Raymond
Hermsdorfer
Stennis Stable After Holdup Wounds Infections Feared
Washington Senator John C. Stennis D Miss hospitalized after a holdup wound shows improvement yet remains in very serious condition. Walter Reed officials report lower temperature and good rest but caution prognosis remains guarded as surgeons monitor infection risk from injuries.
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Washington
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Stennis
Stewarts Welcome Son at Audrain Medical Center
A son weighing eight pounds three ounces was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lee Stewart of Benton City at 1 50 p m yesterday at Audrain Medical Center. Mr Stewart is employed at A P Green Refractories Co.
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Edward Lee Stewart
Benton City
Audrain Medical Center
Stewart
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Arson at crowded Miami Beach cafe injures over a hundred
Police say a cold blooded arsonist opened a flash fire at Concord Cafeteria in Miami Beach injuring more than 125 people, with 10 seriously hurt. The suspect entered before 11 p.m. EST, dumped a container on the floor, lit a match, and fled as patrons fled in panic.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Miami Area
Concord
Ben Schwartz
Sergeant Charged In Gi Death
An Army staff sergeant has been charged with mistreatment in the death of Pvt John Ostergren during a five mile basic training march at Fort Dix. The charges against S Sgt John D Layton will be investigated to determine trial eligibility as autopsy could not establish a cause of death.
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FT. DIX
Army
John D. Layton
Enfield
Conn
Francis T. Drury
John Ostergren
Norwood
Mass
Ostergren
Watson Army Hospital
Edwin D. Eshleman
Rpa
Lancaster New Era
First Presbyterian Church Meeting and Services
Vandalia church declares a stated session meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in the fellowship room The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be observed Sunday Boy Scout Sunday will be observed at the First Presbyterian Church in Mexico Gala details emphasize church observances and location
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First Presbyterian Church
Mexico
Poseys Welcome Daughter Born At Audrain Medical Center
Mr and Mrs Wayne Posey of 706 S Green St Centralia are parents of a daughter born at the Audrain Medical Center at 7 26 am Friday. The baby weighed six pounds three ounces. Mr Posey works for the Missouri State Highway Department.
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Wayne Posey
S. Green St
Centralia
Audrain Medical Center
Posey
Missouri State Highway Department
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