Daily Record Weather and Court News Summary
The Daily Record reports a 7:00 a.m. weather summary with yesterday’s highs and lows, precipitation totals year to date, and a Missouri forecast showing showers and thunderstorms, warmer Friday and a cool weekend. It includes fire department notes, city court fines, overtime parking data, magistrate actions, and local livestock market reports from MO Dept of Agriculture and national bodies. Other items note hospital admissions, births, and dismissals from Audrain Medical Center and area police court outcomes.
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Peneiniet
Missouri
Lake of the Ozark
Pomme de Terre
Missouri Livestock Market Center
MO. Dept. OF AG
National
Chicago
USDA
Outdoor Rec Session Opens
Jefferson City AP report states Lt. Gov. William S. Morris welcomed delegates to the fourth Outdoor Recreation Conference. He expressed hope the sessions would spark ideas to stretch the recreation tax dollar. City Engineer Gilbert Patrick and Glen Phillips from the building inspector's office attended from Mexico.
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Jefferson City
William S. Morris
Gilbert Patrick
Glen Phillips
Mexico
Correction on Biederman ad price in Ledger
In Wednesday's Ledger the GE Clothes Dryer had a $96.00 value listed instead of $139.95. The ad correction adjusts the dryer value to reflect $139.95.
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Biederman
Harold Carlyle Breaks Hip In Fall
Harold Carlyle of Moline suffered a broken hip after a fall at the Auxvasse post office around noon. He fell over a sack of mail while delivering for Watlon White Delivery Service, was taken to Audrain Medical Center, then transferred to Boone County Hospital in Columbia on his way to Mexico with the afternoon route.
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Harold Carlyle
Moline
Auxvasse
Carlyle
Watlon White Delivery Service
Audrain Medical Center
Boone County Hospital
Columbia
Mexico
Sales operation halted in Missouri over unregistered mobile home sites
Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick ordered suspension of sales or offering of sales of mobile home sites in Orange Blossom Hills subdivision south of Ocala Florida. The firm Orange Blossom Hills Inc. of Miami was charged with soliciting Missouri residents without registration and was told to report past Missouri sales and provide refunds to any Missouri buyers.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
James C. Kirkpatrick
Orange Blossom Hills Subdivision
Ocala
Fla
Orange Blossom Hills Inc
Miami
Kirkpatrick
Vietnam War Update Shows Slower Drive and Higher Casualties
The U S Command reports slower progress into Laos due to searches for caches and bad weather, with American helicopter missions dropping to about 100 on Wednesday from over 1,000 the day before.announced weekly casualty tally shows 51 Americans killed and 217 wounded last week, the highest death toll since November and more than double the prior week, tied to operations aiding South Vietnam’s Laos push.
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U.S
U.S. Command
Laos
TG Y Ad Coupon Dates Clarified
Ledger readers note a TG and Y advertisement error stating coupons were good on Monday Feb 22 but should have read all coupons valid Thursday Friday Saturday and Monday. This correction appears in the Ledger with emphasis on the correct week’s shopping dates.
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Tg&y
School board to raise bus generator spec to 85 amps
The board rejected 65 amp generator bids after Gardena school district officials noted 65 amps are often inadequate for heaters lights and defrosters. Ward bid misplacement delayed action but Ford 65 amp bid was deemed insufficient. New bids will be sought with a minimum 85 amp spec.
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Ward Bus Body
Gilmore Implement
International
Carroll Motor
Ford
Pearl Motor
Chevrolet
Jesse Vance
Kermit Head
Ben Jolly
Wall Street Ends Mixed As Profit Taking Reappears
The New York market declines deepen at noon with the Dow Jones 30 down 3.15 to 684.72 and the AP 60 stock average off 0.8 to 309.4 as profit taking dampens gains. Major shares show scattered moves with Sony up 1 and Gulf Oil up 4 while several others slip.
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A. B. Chance Co
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Bobbie Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
U.S
Associated Press
Sony
Litton Industries
Katy Industries
Occidental Petroleum
Gulf Oil
Sperry Rand
Federal National Mortgage
Mobil Oil
American Stock Exchange
Solitron
AIM Cos
Beverly Enterprises
Coburn
Marlene
Kinney
Health plan proposals aim for nationwide private insurance
President proposes comprehensive private health insurance funded by employers with 65 percent of premium costs covered initially and 75 percent thereafter. Plan would replace Medicaid for many families, subsidize coverage for low income households, and cover hospitalization, surgery, medical care, maternity and well‑child services. Additional funding targets include a doctor corps, expanded scholarships, medical school grants, and training for physician assistants, plus a federal malpractice commission to curb insurance costs.
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New York City
Kaiser Permanent Foundation
California
Nixon
Public Health Service
Federal
Mrs Nellie Rector Dies At Centralia
Centralia Mrs Nellie Hazel Rector 73 of 210 E Railroad St Centralia dies in her sleep Tuesday evening Funeral services set for Friday at 2 pm at Ballew funeral home Burial in Centralia Cemetery She was a former nurses aide survived by son Howard Cuba Mo and three grandchildren from St Louis She was a member of Centralia United Methodist Church and Harrison WPFA The Rev Thomas Adams to officiate calling hours 7 9 pm tonight
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Centralia
Nellie Hazel Rector
Railroad St
Ballew Funneral
Focal Nursing Homes
Rector
Howard
Cuba
Nathan
Cheri
Vallerie
St. Louis
Ballew Funeral Home
T A Cutler MMA Graduate Dies in St Louis
Thomas A. Cutler 45 of St Louis died about 11 am Wednesday at Deaconess Hospital after six weeks in care. A 1942 Missouri Military Academy graduate, he worked in the wholesale appliance trade. Survived by wife, daughter Susan a Southeast Missouri State College senior, and son Michael 9.
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Thomas A. Cutler
St. Louis
Deaconess
Missouri Military Academy
Cutler
Susan Cutler
Southeast Missouri State College
Cape Girardeau
Michael
Fire Fatal To Monroe City Man
Maurice Kidd, a retired plumber, died in a workshop fire behind his home in Monroe City. The Monroe County coroner said he suffocated and that investigators believe the blaze started from paint thinner in the shop.
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Monroe City
Maurice Kidd
Monroe County
Kidd
Picador Room Planned at Stephenson Motel Addition
Construction began on the Picador Room a 2000 square foot food facility to serve motel patrons and guests at the Stephenson Motel corner of EB Liberty Street and Green Boulevard. L N Brown Construction Co handles the work.
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Liberty St
Greenblvd
M. L
Bob) Stephenson
L. N. Brown Construction Co
Tornado Watch Extends Across Five States
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch covering extreme southeastern Nebraska, northwestern Missouri, northeast and east central Kansas, south central Kansas, and portions of northwest and north central Oklahoma. The window is 1 pm to 7 pm local time with threats from tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.
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Kansas City
National Weather Service Today
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Northwest
Oklahoma
St. Joseph
Gage
Okla
Apparent Arson Attempt Fails at Sad Sam's Store
Police investigated an apparent arson attempt at Sad Sam's Bargain Corner on 209 N Washington St. A quart oil can with gasoline was found near a scorched back door. manager Ray Bishop said the door was nailed shut from inside with plywood, and no gasoline traces were inside the store. The act reportedly occurred night before last.
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Sad Sam
Ray Bishop
Sad Sam’s
Morris
N. Washington St
Maurice
Boots) Griffin
Bishop
Missouri Medal to French Envoy at Washington Reception
Gov. Warren Hearnes will present a commemorative medallion to Charles Lucet the French ambassador at a sesquicentennial reception in Washington D C The ceremony marks Missouri's 150th anniversary as a state with Hearnes attending at the French Embassy.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Warren E. Hearnes
Charles Lucet
Washington, D.C
Hearnes
Washington
Key Club Talent Show Comes March 26
The annual Key Club Talent Show will be held March 26 with auditions on March 20. Students wishing to enter should contact Fred Sutton or Pat Van Horn. Cash prizes will be awarded. Speech students returned from Smith Cotton with two first place trophies won by Pat Van Horn in Dramatic and Ellen Williams in Original Oratory. Five others made semi finals: Julian Beever Pam Rolle Karen Ogar Pam Rolle and Buddy Gilbert.
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KEY Club
Fred Sutton
Pat van Horn
Smith Cotton
Pat VanHorn
Ellen Williams
Julian Beever
Pam Rolle
Karen Ogar
Buddy Gilbert
American Airlines posts loss in 1970 against 1969 profit
American Airlines Inc reported a net loss of 28.39 million dollars for 1970, versus a 38.46 million dollar profit in 1969. The results mirror the downturn seen across major U.S. carriers last year.
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New York
American Airlines Inc
American
U.S
MISS RUTH Miller a former Mexico girl born here
Ruth Miller, previously of Mexico and a longtime California school teacher, now lives in Columbia. A sister of Lester Miller and aunt to several Ledger siblings, she hosts a Saturday demonstration at Westlake Hardware. Swamp peddlers push long distance real estate offers from Florida, with claims of state approvals, while warning that swampland plots flood markets worldwide and scams repeat across many locations.
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Ruth Miller
Westlake Hardware
Mexico
McMillan High School
California
Columbia
Lester Miller
Jack Spurrier
Marion Crockett
Myra Morris
Florida
Ledgerland
Hong Kong
Hamberg
New Jersey
Nixon asserts Laos operation and warns Hanoi on bombing
President Nixon described a U S backed push in southern Laos with South Vietnamese forces. He said three supply trails toward South Vietnam were cut and the operation progressed as planned while denying U S ground forces in Laos or Cambodia. He warned North Vietnam to act quickly in Paris peace talks and pledged more unannounced sessions.
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Laos
Sepone
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Dmz
North Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
China
Indochina
Paris
United States
Berle Dies Vice President adviser dies at 76
Adolf August Berle Jr., longtime adviser to U S presidents and influential figure in American law, economics and diplomacy, died Wednesday at his New York home aged 76.
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New York
Adolf August Berle Jr
Filibuster Forces Win First Test
Senate members failed to approve a three-fifths rule to curb filibusters in a first test vote. Senators Church and Pearson lead a bipartisan push with 49 cosponsors as Mansfield Scott advocate a more liberal rule supported by the White House and Nixon. A second vote is planned next week to push for cloture with broader support.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Frank Church
Idaho
James B. Pearson
Kan
Church
Pearson
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Scott
Nixon
Congress
Church and Pearson
Mistrial Declared in Shivers Case
A Circuit Court jury could not reach a verdict in the perjury case against James Shivers. Judge L F Cattey declared a hung jury after a 9 to 3 deadlock and set a new trial for March 26. The jury deliberated from 5 30 to 8 30 with a dinner break.
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L. F. Cattey
James Shivers
Shivers
Cottey
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