Mine Safety Panel Called Political Hacks
A Democratic congressman urged firing a Nixon era official over mine safety panel appointees. Hechler cited unqualified members from diverse backgrounds including a former stewardess, a veterinarian, and a lawyer, with several tied to Republican politics.
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Stan Benjamin
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Fred J. Russell
Russell
California
John B. Rigg
Hollis M. Dole
Hechler
Rogers C.B. Morton
Gary Sellers
Ralph Nader
Secretary of Interior
President
Office of Science and Technology
National Bureau of Standards
National Science Foundation
Rigg-Russell
Jo Ann Gray
Denver
Continental Air Lines
Gray
Republican State
Barry M. Goldwater
Colorado
Sara Abernethy
Altus
Okla
Board of Regents of Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Rigg
Robert F. Ziems
Arling
Nixon Administration
Atlanta Draft Office Blasted
A predawn explosion at the Armed Forces Induction Center in Atlanta broke hundreds of windows but caused little other damage. An explosive device appears to have been placed outside the main doors of the four story building. Military personnel in the rear were uninjured. one officer cited reports of a person seen running away shortly before the blast around 4 40 a.m.
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Atlanta
Armed Forces Induction Center
Earthquake threat looms as dam near suburb tested
Eighty thousand people return home after three nights in shelters amid fears a quake damaged dam near a prosperous suburb could fail. Reports also note AP updates on politics, space, labor unions, selective service, Vietnam, prison escape injuries, Northern Ireland, and Nixon kin welfare claim.
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Los Angeles
Mrs Lila Lewis Dies At Centralia
Mrs Ila Mae Lewis 83 of Centralia dies Friday at daughter's home with whom she lived 7% years. Born November 18 1687 daughter of Jess and Della Stone Stice of Boone County. Survived by three daughters Zelma Stidham Lillian Menaugh and Mrs Stidham of Centralia and a foster daughter Clara Snell. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Dripping Springs Christian Church conducted by Rev Jake Stidham. Burial in church cemetery south of Sturgeon. Visitation today through noon Sunday at Meador and Son.
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Centralia
Ila Mae Lewis
Osborne Stidham
Jess
Della Stone Stice
Boone County
Emmett E. Lewis
Stidham
W. A
Zelma) Stidham
Harold
Lillian) Menaugh
Columbia
Clara Snell
Kansas City
Dripping Springs
Louis I Bachman Dies At 65 in Middletown
Louis I. Bachman 65 of Route 3 Middletown died at 2:55 am at Audrain Medical Center Mexico. A retired Emerson Electric machine repairman born June 22 1905 in Carroll Ohio he leaves wife Lucille and son David. Survived by three brothers in Ohio and two grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Monday Myers funeral home Middletown burial Fairmont Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 pm Sunday.
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Middletown
Louis I. Bachman
Route 3
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Bachman
Emerson Electric
St. Louis
Carroll
Ohio
Lucille
David
Russell
Howard
Jacob
Myers Funeral Home
Fairmont Cemetery
Mrs. Eliza Jennings Rites Pending in Montgomery City
Funeral services are pending at Schlanker funeral home for 88 year old Mrs. Eliza Jane Jennings of Montgomery City. She died Friday at Audrain Medical Center. Born April 13, 1882, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gene Cole and Mrs. Mary Francis Edwards, both of Montgomery City.
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Montgomery City
Schlanker Funeral Home
Eliza Jane Jennings
Audrain Medical Center
Jennings
Gene Cole
Mary Francis Edwards
Penney Rites To Be Tuesday
New York AP reports J C Penney founder of the $2.7 billion retail empire died at 95 in Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Harkness Pavilion He leaves a third wife Mary Caroline Autenreith two daughters He was survived by two sons from his first wife Berta and another son by his second wife Penney will be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx funeral set for Tuesday at St James Episcopal Church Madison Avenue
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New York
J. C. Penney
Penney
Wyoming
Harkness Pavilion
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Steel Firm Fined For Dumping Waste
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. was fined 5000 dollars for dumping 750 tons of blast furnace waste into the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland last September. The firm pleaded no contest to five of ten counts in U.S. District Court, with Judge James C. Cowell finding guilt on five counts and dismissing the remaining five.
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Cleveland
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Cuyahoga River
J&l
U.S. District Court
U.S. Dist
James C. Cowell
Ledger Mentions Friends Names In Today’s Ledger
A brief note indicates that some readers will see friends’ names appear in today’s Ledger. The item notes the inclusion of familiar names among local notices and community updates without further detail.
Laddonians To Form Jaycee Club
Laddonia youths meet to form a Jaycee chapter naming temporary officers. Bob Schlemmer leads as temporary chairman with Gordon Pasley as secretary and a by laws committee of Jerry Eastwood, Nick Fitzpatrick and Charles Heim. All men ages 21 to 35 invited to next 8 p.m. Feb 23 meeting at Laddonia Restaurant. Four Mexico Jaycees joined this week.
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Laddonia
Jaycees
Jaycee
Bob Schlemmer
Gordon Pasley
Jerry Eastwood
Nick Fitzpatrick
Charles Heim
Mexico
Peace Corps Considered For Draft COs
Selective Service studies recommend automatic Peace Corps placement for some conscientious objectors as part of civilian service options. Local draft boards may veto Peace Corps VISTA or Teacher Corps substitutions, and COs would need special status and civilian-service qualifications. Critics warn it could bias COs by race and class, while others seek broader nonmilitary roles.
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Washington
Selective Service
Peace Corps
Teacher Corps
VISTA
Cos
Persian Gulf oil price agreement announced by Yamani
In Tehran AP reports Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Zeki Yamani announced that oil companies and Persian Gulf producer countries reached agreement on new price levels after a two hour meeting. He said negotiators would focus on the legal aspects next and did not reveal financial details or remaining topics.
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Tehran
Zeki Yamani
Persian Gulf
Yamani
ERROR BY COLLEGE FALSE HONOR ROLL LISTING FIXED
Moberly Junior College corrected an error in the semester honor roll after misidentifying student Priscilla Fuhrer as Patricia Fuhrer. Mrs. Edward Fuhrer of 504 Ringo Street, a freshman, was listed with the wrong name but the college issued the proper correction and clarified she is Priscilla.
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Moberly Junior College
Edward Fuhrer
Ringo Street
Patricia
Pat
Fuhrer
Priscilla
Mrs Martha Yaeger Dies At 88 In Paris
Mrs. Martha Yaeger 88 lifelong Paris Shelbina area resident died Friday night at Audrain Medical Center after a weeklong stay following a hip fracture. Born near Shelbina August 23 1862 she was daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Curtright. Widowed twice to George Herndon 1945 and A J Yaeger 1967 she belonged to Paris Christian Church and was active in Christian Women’s Fellowship and Autumn Leaves Senior Citizens Club. Survived by foster son Jim Curtright of Kansas City and nieces nephews including Mary Wilson and Cartrights of Paris. Funeral Sunday 2 p m at Agnews Funeral Home with Rev David Fischer officiating burial Shelburn Cemetery.
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Paris
Martha Yaeger
Paris and Shelbina
Audrain Medical Center
Yaeger
Shelbina
Henry
Elizabeth Clay Curtright
George Herndon
A. J. Yaeger
Agnews Funeral
David Fischer
The
Christian Church
Shelburn
Dr Herman R Butts Dies In Alabama
Vandalia mourns the death of Dr Herman R Butts 61 a professor of languages at Birmingham Southern College Alabama who died after a cancer illness Born in Vandalia January 10 1910 he never married He was a nephew and cousin of local residents Funeral services will be held Monday at Waters Funeral Home with burial in Vandalia Cemetery.
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Vandalia
Herman R. Butts
Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham
Ala
Herman
Minnie Butts
Ida Crowdis
Orlow Ku
Sister of Ezra Goodwin Dies in Kansas City
Mrs. Virgie M. Booze of Kansas City dies Thursday. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Linwood Chapel. Survivors include a daughter and two sons. Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin travel Tuesday to stay until after the service. Body at Lawrence A. Jones and Sons funeral home.
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Kansas City
Virgie M. Booze
Ezra Goodwin
Linwood Chapel
Booze
Goodwin
Lawrence A. Jones and Sons Funeral Home
Miss Barbara Sims Rites Set for Today at 2 P.M.
Last rites for Miss Barbara Sims aged 25 are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Arnold funeral home conducted by Rev. George B. Wraith pastor of the First Christian Church. Burial will follow at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery with organ music by Mrs. John W. Willer and soloist Gerald Valet. Pallbearers include Robert Rogers Kirksville Ralph Epperson Des Moines Ronald Powell Columbia Gary L. Sims Macon Doug West Everett L. Farrah.
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Barbara Sims
Arnold Funeral Home
George B. Wraith
First Christian Church
East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
John W. Willer
Gerald Valet
Robert Rogers
Kirksville
Ralph Epperson
Des Moines
Ronald Powell
Columbia
Gary L. Sims
Macon
Doug West
Everett L. Farrah
Home Fire Claims Moberly Woman
Moberly, Missouri. Lilian E. Williams, 70, died in a frame home fire. Randolph County coroner rules death from heat and smoke. Fire officials cite faulty wiring and overloaded fuses as the blaze cause.
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Moberly
Lillian E. Williams
Randolph County
Weather forecast and readings for zone 5 and Missouri
Official 7:00 am readings show 24 hour high 29 and low unspecified. Forecast for zone 5 calls for clearing southeast and mostly sunny elsewhere with highs in the low 30s to around 40, tonight clear to partly cloudy with lows upper teens to mid-20s, warmer Sunday with highs 40s to 50s. Missouri area: clear and not quite so cold tonight 10 to 18 northeast, 15 to 25 southwest, Sunday partly cloudy and warmer with 40s to lower 50s, extended through Wednesday with mild days 40s to 80s in the southeast and 30s to 50s elsewhere, chance of rain Monday.
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Missouri
Police Reports: Burglary and Minor Street Collision
Dale McWhirt reported his front door kicked in and a portable AM FM radio stolen from his home at 607 N. Missouri Ave. Police said nothing else appears missing. A 10:10 a.m. collision at W Monroe and Muldrow involved James Wilhoit and Della Mae Thompson, with Wilhoit turning into Murphy’s Coffee Shop lot and Thompson striking his rear.
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Dale McWhirt
Missouri Ave
McWhirt
W. Monroe
Muldrow Sts
Monroe St
James Delby Wilhoit
Hallsville
Murphy’s Coffee Shop
Muldrow St
Della Mae Thompson
W. Latney St
Wilhoit
Buckshot Halts Prison Outbreak at Raiford
Raiford Florida guards opened fire as about 600 inmates tried to storm a fence. Twenty prisoners were wounded by buckshot and 23 were injured in the scramble. Most wounds were superficial though 11 inmates were hospitalized. Hunger strike demand included conjugal visits better meals and more training.
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Raiford, Fla
Raiford State Prison
Raiford
Fla
ST. Louis
River
Kansas City
Wainwright
Hospital Notices from Audrain County Missouri
Audrain Hospital reports admissions including Mrs. John G Tsikalas and Michael E Johnson in Mexico plus several others from Fulton Vandalia Centralia and more. Discharges list multiple patients and the deaths include Mrs Martha Yaeger and Mark B Tritsch with timestamps and places. Marriage licenses show Gary Wayne Yount and Beverly Sue Oberhaus, both of Mexico.
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Gary Wayne Yount
Mexico
Beverly Sue Oberhaus
Baby Melaina Dawn Jones Born in Downey
Mr and Mrs Randall C Jones of Bell California welcome daughter Melaina Dawn born February 8 at Reo Honda Hospital Downey weighing six pounds two ounces. Grandparents are Paul R Jones Mexico Route 2 and Arthur Mueller South Gate California. Mrs Jones visits Bell. this is first child for the couple and first grandchild for the Jones family.
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Randall C. Jones
Bell
Calif
Melaina Dawn
Reo Honda Hospital
Downey
Paul R. Jones
Mexico
Route 2
Arthur Mueller
South Gate
Paul Jones
Notable Deaths List Features Diverse Late-Life Passings
A brief obituary roundup notes the deaths of several individuals including Tritsch 72, Beamer 66, Black 78, Yaeger 88, Booze, Butts 61, Lewis 83, Bachman 65, Jennings 88, and Mabry 53. The notice provides only names and ages without biographical details.
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Mark Tritsch
John Beamer
Zelmna Black
Martha Ann Yaeger
Virgie M. Booze
Herman R. Butts
Illa Mae Lewis
Louis I. Bachman
Eliza Jane Jennings
Paul Mabry
Man crashes car through Wichita dance hall wall
At the Ponderosa Dance Hall in Wichita Falls Texas a man backed his car through a wall during a 3:45 am party smashing tables chairs a phone booth and the band stand. He drove the vehicle around the hall and into a parked car injuring himself and twelve others who were hospitalized with serious injuries. Police prepare charges as investigators sort out the incident.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Ponderosa
Beating Suspects J Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover Sentenced
J Edgar Hoover 25 and Herbert Hoover 30 received suspended four year terms after pleading guilty to assaulting Anthony Trachta 21 in downtown Baltimore on October 13. The Hoovers, carpenters from Hyattsville and West River, are unrelated to the FBI director or the former president. The elder Hoover, a Vietnam veteran, testified that he grows angry at men with long hair.
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Baltimore
J. Edgar Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Herbert
Hyattsville
J. Edgar
West River
FBI
Anthony Trachta
Hoover
Martinsburg Raises 382 For March Of Dimes
Martinsburg and surrounding community donate 382.70 to the March of Dimes drive. Fund totals break down into Teenage Roadblock 144.10, Teenage Bread Sales 58.01, Mothers' March 177.13, and Canisters 3.46. Debbie Stucken Schneider chairs the teenage programs with many local volunteers aiding the Mothers' March.
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Martinsburg
Debbie Stuckenschneider
Edmund Deimeke
Herman Brown
Bill Deime
Parade for Pat St Louis St. Patrick Gala March 13
St Louis plans a downtown St Patrick parade on Saturday March 13 to honor Pat. Irish Prime Minister Jack Lynch and his wife Maureen will fly in to head the parade.
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Pat ST. Louis
St. Louis
St. Patrick
Jack Lynch
Ireland
Maureen
Stock tickers show mixed moves across markets
Over the counter trades report A B Chatice Co 23 percent bid 24 percent asked Commerce Bancshares 47 percent bid 46 percent asked Wetterau 2354 bid 24 percent asked on day. NYSE results include Bobbie Brooks 18 percent up 44 1670 shares Dresser Industries 35 percent down Kaiser Aluminum 355 percent down Panhandle Hastern Pipeline 38 up 4 Ralston Purina 26 percent down U S Gypsum common 6444 down 4700 U S Gypsum preferred 35 percent up 42 5000 trades.
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A. B. Chatice Co
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Bobbie Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Hastern
Ralston Purina
U.S
Detergents Drop Enzymes Marking Industry Shift
Washington AP. Enzyme detergents once controlled about 75 percent of a 1.2 billion market are being removed by Lever Brothers Procter & Gamble and Colgate Palmolive due to slipping sales concerns. FTC probes safety while critics urge bans. Industry cites limited consumer allergy proof and health fears.
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Washington
Lever Brothers
Drive
Procter & Gamble
Colgate Palmolive
United States
England
Federal Trade Commission
American Academy of Allergy
Ralph Nader
FTC
State Demands Allstate Reply On Missouri Exam Findings
Jefferson City Missouri The State Insurance Division has given Allstate Insurance Co 30 days to answer a report critical of its claims practices and rates in Missouri Superintendent William Y McCaskill said Friday the examiner’s report was delivered to the company Allstate is the second largest writer of automobile insurance in Missouri with about 85000 policyholders
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Jefferson City
Allstate Insurance Co
Missouri
Allstate
William Y. McCaskill
Mexico Ledger Rates and Office Hours Notice
Mexico Ledger lists publication details including daily except Sundays and holidays at 300 N. Washington St Mexico Missouri. Rates shown for carrier and mail subscriptions in various regions and a note on armed forces pricing. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:40 p.m. Monday through Friday with limited Saturday hours.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
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Hinsdale, Ill
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Carolyn J. Remley
Darryll James
Orville
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Wellsville
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Benton City
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New Florence
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Walt Disney
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Cacron Wool
Vncuna CA
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