Missouri Marks Sesquicentennial With Banquet and Tours
About 700 guests including Gov and Mrs Hearnes gathered in St. Charles for a banquet honoring Missouri's 150th birthday. U S Rep William Hungate hosted while Lewis Larkin of the Kansas City Star gave remarks on the state's founding. Earlier, a parade opened the celebration and a torch lighting kicked off Capitol tours as volunteers dressed as the original lawmakers conducted mock sessions. A fireworks display closed the day along the Missouri River.
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ST. Charles
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
U.S
William Hungate
D-Mo
Thomas F. Eagleton
Boone Trail
Desert Des Ozark
Hungate
Lewis
Larkin
Kansas City Star
St. Louis
Rome
Greece
Genghis Khan
Capitol
St. Charles Riverfront
Hearnes
Neers
Missouri River
State House
Senate
Headstart Elects New Committee Members
Headstart program receives 265.74 from First Christian Church to add to local fund supporting services not in the budget such as speech therapy and a cook assistant. Headstart parents elect new policy committee members Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Earl Branch Mrs. George Yaney Mrs. Larry Polacek and Mrs. Gary Slaughter. The program was evaluated by federal consultants in nutrition medical and dental services and classroom activities. First Presbyterian Church provides facilities for Headstart School at no cost.
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First Christian Church
Charles Thomas
Earl Branch
George Yaney
Larry Polacek
Gary Slaughter
First Presbyterian Church
Moon rocks feud pits ex governor against king
Former New Mexico Governor David Cargo keeps moon rock fragments presented by President Nixon after leaving office. Governor Bruce King demands return, arguing the items belong to the state. Cargo plans to donate the samples to the Museum of New Mexico, saying the rocks were given to him.
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Santa FE
N.M
Bruce King
David Cargo
Nixon
King
Cargo
Museum of
New Mexico
Jack Campbell
Apollo 14 reaches moon rim but stalls on crater cone
Apollo 14 explorers completed the longest manned lunar walk yet but a steep slope halted them before reaching the crater rim named Cone. Saigon battle: South Vietnamese forces clash with North Vietnamese in eastern Cambodia, claiming 91 enemy deaths in a major engagement since border action began last May. The ceasefire in the Middle East extends for a second time as pressure mounts on Israel over a partial pullback proposal. In Belfast, religious rioting fears threaten civil war after a soldier and two Irishmen die in a clash with British troops, as a San Diego sub rescue system demonstrates underwater retrieval ability. The Appalachian Conference urges ARCO to continue after federal funds shift. Romney reinstates a 1 percent subsidy in housing aid, while Nixon era claims unemployment has peaked draw Democratic criticism. Senate panel faces calls to probe oil interests in South Vietnam amid U.S. support for Saigon.
Tot's Toy Gun Fires Live Shell
A year-old De Pere boy fired a toy shotgun and discharged a live shell into a metal cabinet at home. Police praised the near-miss, noting the barrel expansion allowed gas to escape and that the child sustained no injuries. The boy reportedly used his father's shotgun shell placed in the breech beside a plastic shell with a spring dart.
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DE Pere, Wis
Ray's Attorney Seeks Brother As Witness
In St Louis a federal court petition seeks James Earl Ray to testify at his brother John Larry Ray's robbery trial. John Larry Ray faces a $53,000 Bank of St Peters heist on Oct 26, with trial set for March 28.
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Sr. Louis
James Earl Ray
Marin Luther King Jr
John Larry Ray
Mitchell Aids Hoover Feud With School
Washington AP report says Attorney General John N. Mitchell backed FBI Director J Edgar Hoover in withdrawing 15 FBI men from courses at John Jay College after a professor’s criticism. The move followed Shaw’s federal suit claiming coercion to resign after rebuttal to Blumberg.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York
Mitchell
George Leifer
John Jay
Hoover
John F. Shaw
Shaw
Bureau
Abrahams. Blumberg
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Percy Stricken Aboard Plane
Senator Charles Percy of Illinois was removed to a hospital at Chicago O’Hare after a flight from Seattle during which he felt ill. An aide said he was fine and doctors later described the condition as a pinched nerve or pulled muscle in his back. A Northwest Airlines spokesman said oxygen was given aboard the plane.
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Chicago
Charles Percy
O'Hare International
Percy
Seattle
Wash
Lorraine
Northwest
Letters Press Probe of Oil Deals in Viet Nam
The committee faces 2500 letters from Another Mother for Peace urging a probe into American oil interests in South Vietnam and U S support for the Thieu government. State Dept says no oil found in South Vietnam but Saigon passed oil operating rules. Critics report more mail over a Laotian border blackout, with Offshore oil leases and seismic work cited by AMFP and firms like Standard Oil and Union Oil.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Thieu
Mother For Peace
State Department
Saigon
South Vietnam
Asia
Senate
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Republican National
Foreign Relations Committee
Beverly Hills
Calif
Ampex Corp
Redwood City
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Union Oil Co
California
Gulf
Thailand
Malaysia
Weather and livestock market readings report
Official 7:00 a.m readings show last 24 hour high 30 and low 14 with 1.22 inches February trace snow. year to date 2.85, normal to March 3.88. Forecast: partly cloudy to clear, low 8 to 15, light snow possible late tonight into Sunday, highs 20s, 30 percent precip Sunday. Missouri: cold, intermittent snow through Sunday, highs in upper 20s to 40s, lows teens, extended into Wednesday with little precipitation.
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Missouri
Hospital Admissions and Deaths Reported at Audrain Center
Audrain Medical Center officials reported admissions from multiple local residents including Martha Emmons Amy Hogan Nannie Wolf Anna Weins and many others from Mexico Centralia Vandalia and beyond. Dismissals listed for numerous patients. Two deaths recorded Joe B Foster in Centralia at 7 30 p m Friday and Percy C Bendickson in Bellflower at 5 10 a m today.
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Audrain Medical Center
Martha B. Emmons
Amy M. Hogan
Nannie Wolf
Anna C. Weins
Mexico
Dave Renner
Ruth M. Luckaman
Bryan English
Vandalia
Orville R. Beasley
Glen Davenport
Centralia
Ford Christian
Laddonia
Glen Harrelson
Bellflower
John W. Fry
Mattie Pate
Wellsville
Mary E. Schow
Thaddius Lewis
Auxvasse
George Neale
Thompson
Karen Poage
Rush Hill
William Butcher
Fulton
James Collier
John Dieckman
Aulden Snodgrass
Betty Williams
Charles A. McMillan
Montgomery City
Eugene Clark
Benton City
Joe B. Foster
Percy C. Bendickson
Union Votes To End Strike At Union Electric Co Installations
AP reports Members of Operating Engineers Local 148 voted to return to work February 17 at Union Electric Co installations in Missouri, Illinois and Iowa. The local has been on strike since November 20.
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T. Louis
Operating Engineers Union Local 148
Union ‘Electric Co
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Revival Opens at Kentucky Road Christian Church
Milton Duhon of Juplin opens a revival at Kentucky Road Christian Church with nightly services at 7 p.m. through Friday Feb 12. Duhon, son of Catholic background, has pastored in Oklahoma Louisiana and Iron Gates Church in Joplin, served overseas in Belgium Germany France Holland Switzerland and a month in Africa. While in Mexico he will stay with Mr and Mrs James Spencer. He and his wife with four children plan to return overseas in September.
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Milton Duhon
Juplin
Kentucky Road Christian Church
Mr. Duhon
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Iron Gates Christian Church
Joplin
Belgium
Germany
France
Holland
Switzerland
Africa
Mexico
Death notices for several individuals
Obituaries announce the deaths of Joe B. Foster aged 67 Percy C Bendickson 62 Sarah Elizabeth Wyatt 14 Nathaniel Johnson 48 and Ernest Turner. The brief item lists names and ages with no further biographical details provided.
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Joe B. Foster
Percy C. Bendickson
Sarah Elizabeth Wyatt
Nathaniel Johnson
Ernest Turner
Centralia Man Nathaniel Johnson Dies at 48
Nathaniel Johnson 48 longtime Centralia resident and 13 year A B Chance Co employee died yesterday at University Medical Center in Columbia after a short illness. Funeral at Mt Olive Baptist Church Monday 2 p.m. Burial Centralia Cemetery. Visitation 7 p.m. Saturday at Meador Funeral Home. Born 1922 in Bowling Green son of Abraham and Sarah Bell Johnson. Survived by wife Naomi Florine Baker and ten children including Nathanial Jr Morris Allen William Harold Lexanna Naomi Florine Glen June Elizabeth Sarah Jane.
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Centralia
Nathaniel Johnson
A. B. Chance Co
University Medical Center
Columbia
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
J. C. Gibson
Meador Funeral Home
Bowling Green
Abraham
Sarah Bell Johnson
Naomi Florine Baker
Nathanial Johnson Jr
Morris Allen Johnson
William Harold Johnson
Lexanna Marie Hines
Kankakee
Naomi Florine Glen
Warrensburg
June Elizabeth
Sarah Jane Johnson
Courts in Montgomery County Fine List
Magistrate Court lists fines for multiple defendants across Montgomery County. Merrill Barton Davis of Fulton: speed over limit, $120 plus costs. Charles Edward Britt of Mexico: expired chauffeur license, $10 plus costs. Mexico: speed over limit, $15 plus costs. Robert Robinson of Montgomery City: killing an owl, $10 plus costs. Frederick Henry Jennings of Foristell: improper registration plates, $10 plus costs. Chris Allen Jones of New Florence: careless and imprudent driving, $150 plus costs. Amon Hadley Graves of Mexico: driving while intoxicated, $100 plus costs and surrender of license. Lawrence Brooks Jr. of Kansas City, Kan.: careless and imprudent driving, $15 plus City, Kan.: speed over limit, $10 plus costs.
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Montgomery County
Merrill Barton Davis
Fulton
Charles Edward Britt
Mexico
Robert Robinson
Montgomery City
Frederick Henry Jennings
Foristell
Chris Allen Jones
New Florence
Amon Hadley Graves
Lawrence Brooks Jr
Kansas City
Kan
Wyatt Child Dies in Hospital
Funeral services will be at 2 30 p m Monday at Mexico United Methodist Church for Sarah Elizabeth Wyatt age year and a half daughter of Dr and Mrs David G Wyatt of Benton City Route 1 She died at 1130 p m Thursday at St Louis Children's Hospital after one day as a patient An autopsy was held Surviving are her parents grandparents and great grandparents Memorials may be made to St Louis Children's Hospital.
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Sarah Elizabeth Wyatt
David G. Wyatt
Benton City
Route 1
Mexico
United Methodist Church
Jeff Marsh
Sarah Elizabeth
St. Louis Children's Hospital
David G
Jean Swan Wyatt
Wyatt
Methodist Church
Merritt Animal Hospital
Burk Wyatt
Humbolt
Iowa
Charles Swan
Ruthven
Mae Wyatt
Akron
Mildred Gouge
Harry Madsen
Dickens
M. Swan
Newport News
Precht-Pickering
Jack Slips Kills Worker at Home North of Madison
Floyd Farrell Taylor 33 died Thursday morning from injuries after a car he was under slipped from a jack crushing his head and shoulders at his Madison area home. He worked at Molino Quarry north of Mexico. Survived by wife Ruth Elizabeth Hughes and four children Roger Dale Ricky Dale Elizabeth Ann Christina Lou Ann, his parents Farrell and Florence Mae, three brothers Manley J Buford Ashley Gene and sister Norma Sue. Funeral 2 p.m. at Thompson Mackler Funeral Home with Rev Gordon Whiteside. burial Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Madison
Floyd Farrell Taylor
Taylor
Molino
Mexico
Ruth Elizabeth Hughes
Roger Dale
Ricky Dale
Elizabeth Ann
Christina Lou Ann
Farrell
Florence Mae) Taylor
Manley J., Buford
Ashley Gene Taylor
Norma Sue Wiezner
Thompson-Mackler Funeral Home
Gordon Whiteside
Oak Grove Cemetery
Joe B. Foster Dies At 67 In Centralia
Joe B. Foster 67, a lifelong Centralia area farmer, died Friday at Audrain Medical Center after a long illness. Born June 24, 1903 near Hatton, he married Ruby Mockbee in 1929 and lived on Rural Centralia Route 2. Surviving: wife Ruby, daughter Betty Dickerson of St Peters, sons Donald and Robert of Centralia, seven grandchildren, sisters Crawford Bahr and Ernest Black of Columbia. Burial in Centralia Cemetery after a Church of Christ service conducted by Melvin Fenton. Visitation starts Sunday at Fenton Funeral Home.
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Centralia
Joe B. Foster
Rte. 2
Audrain Medical Center
Church of Christ
Melvin Fenton
Fenton Funeral Home
Mr. Foster
Hatton
Joseph
Cora Wright Foster
Ruby Mockbee
Betty Dickerson
St. Peters
Donald
Robert Foster
Mike
Vietnam
Crawford Bahr
Ernest Black
Columbia
P. C. Bendickson of Bellflower Dies
Percy C. Bendickson aged 62 of Bellflower died at 5 10 a.m. today at Audrain Medical Center Mrs Luella Bendickson of the home survived by a son James Bendickson of Berkeley and other relatives perished in the local obit notification
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Percy C. Bendickson
Bellflower
Audrain Medical Center
Luella Bendickson
James Bendickson
Berkeley
Robinson Trial Set April 12
The indictment against Missouri State Treasurer William B. Robinson for using his public office for private gain moves toward a trial starting April 12. Judge James T. Riley overruled three defense motions, paving a likely eight to 10 day proceeding. A House hearing on possible impeachment was held but produced no action.
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Jfferson City
Missouri
William B. Robinson
James T. Riley
Robinson
Graveside Rites Held for Irene Copenhaver
Graveside services were held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery near Vandalia at 1 p.m. Monday for Irene Copenhaver of Jacksonville Illinois. She is survived by a son William L. Copenhaver of St. Louis.
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Vandalia
Mt. Olivet
Irene Copenhaver
Jacksonville, Ill
William L. Copenhaver
St. Louis
Chillicothe Votes Against High School Bond Issue
Chillicothe voters rejected a $2.2 million general obligation bond to finance a new senior high school. The Friday tally was 1,266 to 1,269, short of the two thirds needed.
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Chillicothe, Mo
Chillicothe
Stock market wrap of over the counter and NYSE quotes
A.B. Chance Co. 23 4 bid 24 4% asked. Commerce Bancshares 4754 bid 48%4% asked. Wetterau 2414 bid 25 asked. NYSE: Robbie Brooks 17 down. Dresser Industries 3454 up. Interco 4434 up 4. Kaiser Aluminum 3614 down. Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 37 up. Ralston Purina 27 up. U S Gypsum common 64 up 1. U S Gypsum preferred 35 up. Trading volumes shown for several issues.
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A.B. Chance Co
Commerce
Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
U.S
Concrete break-in attempt at Mo-Con building fails
Police reports describe Mo-Con Inc at 500 E Holt St notifying authorities at 8 19 am of a large concrete block used to break a window in an unsuccessful break-in attempt. James Martin of 709 S Jefferson St reported being struck in the eye by a car occupier near Jefferson and Monroe Srs on the east square. A separate collision involved William C Johnson of Paris backing into Richard Lee Hayton of 1800 N Clark St in the First National Bank lot Friday. Johnson claimed he did not see Hayton’s car.
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Mo-Con, Inc
E. Holt St
James Martin
S. Jefferson St
Jefferson
Monroe Srs
Hesco Furnishings adopts four day work week
Hesco Furnishings Inc in Hesston Kansas votes to shift production staff to a four day schedule with 9 44 hour days Monday through Thursday for a 38 hour week. Overtime credit adds six hours weekly, yielding 41 hours pay for 38 worked. Hesco makes office furniture and distributes to 18 states.
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Hesston
Kan
Hesco Furnishings, Inc
Bill Dick
Hesco
Neph ew Dies in Iowa Veteran of World War II
Ernest Turner of Frankford dies at Veterans Hospital in Iown City Iowa. Nephew of Mrs Dessie Flynn 413 North Olive Street Frankford. A World War II veteran the body is at Sims Funeral Home Frankford with funeral services pending.
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Ernest Turner
Frankford
Dessie Flynn
N. Olive St
Veterans Hospital
Iown City
Iowa
Sims Funeral Home
Bank Building Hawk Point
The Peoples Bank is erecting a new colonial Williamsburg design building at the corner of Lincoln Street and Highway 47 in Hawk Point.
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