Local Weather and Public Safety Update
Local weather report shows a 7a.m. temperature of 30 degrees with a high near 40s and a low around 26 to 32 tonight. Missouri outlook calls for mostly cloudy skies, cooler temperatures, and a 10 to 20 percent chance of precipitation. Public safety notes cover multiple motor vehicle accidents, minor injuries, and a vehicle fire at Audrain Medical Center. several deaths and hospital admissions are listed along with a detailed livestock and market report from the Missouri Livestock Market Center and National Stockyards.
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Missouri
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Boonville
Jefferson City
Herman
Hannibal
Cape Girardeau
Quincy
Missouri Livestock Market Center
Dept. of Agr
Mns
Marty Schroeder
National Stockyards, II
Student Killed as Girlfriend Arrested in Missouri Crash
Gary Hollandsworth, 25, MU engineering student from California, was killed when his pickup struck him while he was on the road. His girlfriend, Tani Teed, 20, a MU sophomore from Kansas City, was arrested on driving while intoxicated charges. Prosecutor Milt Harper weighs additional charges and a coroner's inquest may be needed.
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Columbia
Gary Hollandsworth
University of Missouri
Tani Jeme Teed
Milt Harper Asid
Miss Teed
Harper
Hollandsworth
California
Kansas City
Girl for Bensley born at Audrain Medical Center
A seven pound five ounce daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Terry Bensley of Paris Route 2 at Audrain Medical Center at 9 27 a m Saturday Mr Bensley works at AB Chance Co in Centralia The Ledger ad note highlights savings in buying household supplies for readers.
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Audrain Medical Center
Lela J. Tinsley
Elsie M. Rodgers
Merilda E. Hill
Howard N. Lewis
Bryan W. Nickerson
John H. Fox
Clyde W. Cash
Lindell Murray
Claude W. Cash
William H. Smith
Juanita Dye
Sadie Maylee
Kristen G. Scaramella
Audrey J. Bishop
Scott R. Smith
Charity E. Owen
Bellflower
Frank Ei. Waller
William Wieberg
Martinsburg
Homer A. Cope
Vandalia
Ralph C. Safford
Belton
George L. Sanders
Fulton
Howard C. Russell
Clark
Norma C. Whyte
Harry J. Blum
Kimberly M. O’bryan
Montgomery City
Paul Vernon Little
Wellsville
Floyd Sharp
Perry
Robert Weibel
Thompson
Stella D. Adams
Thomas W. Sutton
Mexico
Terry Beasley
Paris
Ethel Henderson
Gladys Henning
William Bontrager
Deborah Lunsford
Albert Diederich
Barbara Duffen
Arthur Spurling
Timothy Hotop
Rick Park
Jerry Teague
Nada Simmons
Walter Mudd
Dwight Campbell
Dale Houck
Carrie Ryan
Gertrude Apel
Mattie Barres
Charles Nichols
Elizabeth Pearl
James Shoemaker
Otis Myers
Maurice Day
Joseph Dodge
Charles Kitchen
Columbia
John Redmond
Holt Summit
Jack Scott
Alliance
Neb
Wallace Buchanan
Charles Strumbaugh
Jessie C. Burt
Charles Strouse
Bevier
Deane Eisele
Farber
Marvin Gilmore
Terry Bensley
Route 2
Bensley
A.B. Chance Co
Centralia
Flags at Full Staff During Mourning After Johnson Proclamation
Nixon kept the national mourning period for former President Johnson but allowed flags to be flown at full staff following his approval by Mrs. Johnson. The proclamation maintained official mourning while permitting flag raising in certain contexts.
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Johnson
Nixon
Kerner of 73 Faces Guilty Verdict on Bribery Case
Former Illinois governor and U S attorney general nominee Kerner, 73, and associate Isaacs were found guilty on charges including conspiracy, promotion bribery, mail fraud, and tax evasion. Indicted December 1971, Kerner has been on leave with pay from the federal appeals court. Sentencing date not set. Trial began June 4 with courtroom crowded and Kerner’s adopted children present.
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Kerner
Isaacs
U.S
National Guard
Illinois
Lyndon Johnson
Appeals
Robert L. Taylor
Knoxville
Tenn
Minis
Paul R. Connolly
Warren Wolfson
Federal
Tony
Helena
Pope Calls World Synod for 1974 in Vatican
Pope Paul VI summoned the fourth world synod of Roman Catholic bishops for October 1974 in Vatican City. The synod will debate the evangelization of the contemporary world and how to update the Christian faith to meet modern mankind’s needs.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Pearl Dudley Dies at 69 Rites Tuesday
Pearl L Dudley 69 of Calwood formerly of Mexico died 11 15 am Saturday in a Fulton hospital Funeral services set for 2 pm Tuesday at Arnold funeral home Rev Donald Merritt Assembly of God Church to officiate Burial in Elmwood Cemetery Born Toledo Mo December 29 1903 son of James R and Ada Rose Gilbert Dudley Married to Ruby Ward who died December 14 1947 Member Assembly of God worked at Mexico Salvage yard over 30 years Survivors include brother Tommy Dudley Mexico four nieces and a nephew
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Pearl L. Dudley
Calwood
Mexico
Fulton Hospital
Arnold Funeral Home
Donald Merritt
Assembly of God Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Toledo
Dudley
James R
Ada Rose Gilbert Dudley
Ruby Ward
Tommy Dudley
Garrett Rites Held In Centralia
Services were conducted at the Fenton Funeral Chapel for Mrs Gracie C Garrett with Rev Donald Mattson pastor of the First Christian Church officiating Burial was at Glendale Memorial Gardens Pallbearers were William Hayden Marion Hayden Donald Dice Stephen Garrett Jack Roberts and Russell Johnson
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Centralia
Fenton
Gracie C. Garrett
Donald Mattson
First Christian Church
Glendale Memorial Gardens
William Hayden
Marion Hayden
Donald Dice
Stephen Garrett
Jack Roberts
Russell Johnson
Mrs Tom Crawford Dies In Lincoln Nebraska
Mrs Beulah Elliott of 608 W Robinson St receives word that her sister in law Mrs Tom Crawford of Lincoln Nebraska died Saturday after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held in Lincoln this morning. Survivors include Mr Crawford a former Mexican man a son Dr Mark Crawford of Lincoln and five grandchildren. He worked at the former Wilkins and Brown Shoe Store in Mexico before volunteering for the Navy in World War I.
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Beulah Elliott
W. Robinson St
Tom Crawford
Lincoln
Neb
Crawford
Mark Crawford
Wilkins and Brown Shoe
Mexico
Vietnam Cease-Fire Adds Supervisory Teams Across South Vietnam
The United States reports an investigation into the shooting of an American helicopter near An Loc, with Viet Cong blamed for the downing. Supervisory commission teams are being deployed to 26 field sites and entry points, aiming to deter major fighting. Observers: U S and South Vietnam present at 24 sites, North Vietnam at five, Viet Cong none due to security, though 13 new Viet Cong representatives joined recently, bringing their total to about 200.
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U.S
An Loc
Saigon
Supervisory Commission
South Vietnam
Military Commission
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Viet Forces Trimmed To 14 180 Men
Saigon AP reports US Command withdrawal of 1 564 more American troops from Vietnam reducing total to 14 180, the lowest in a decade. A total of 9 320 servicemen have been reassigned since the Jan 28 cease fire, with the remainder to leave by March 28.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U. S
Southeast Asia
United States
Bergthold In Serious Condition
Bruce S. Bergthold of New Bloomfield remains in serious condition at Boone County Hospital after a Feb. 5 car-truck crash near Columbia. He is somewhat improved, out of intensive care, and has had brief periods of consciousness. His brother Douglas Allen Bergthold was killed in the accident.
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Bruce S. Bergthold
New Bloomfield
Columbia
Boone County Hospital
John Amatattd
Mexico
Isaac Bergthold
Paris
Bergthold
Moscow Purge Tests Party Card System Across USSR
Moscow reports a sweeping purge of 14.5 million Communist Party card holders over two years to renew standards and root out corruption. Brezhnev backs the reform while promising selection based on behavior and ideology. the move aims to revitalize economy and tighten control. Podgorny awarded Order of Lenin on his 70th birthday in Moscow.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Mao ‘T'Setung
Brezhnev
Stalin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Order of Lenin
Soviet Union
Petain’s Body Stolen From Grave on Ile d Yeu
Marshal Philippe Petain’s coffin was dug up at night and the 1,760 pound tomb lid removed on Ile d Yeu. The body was recovered, drawing political tension as France nears national elections. Police search warned of possible移vement to the mainland.
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Petain
Charles de Gaulle
Douaumont
Verdun
Bay of Biscay
Treasury proposes gold price rise to devalue dollar
Washington AP reports the Treasury asks Congress to officially devalue the dollar by raising gold from 38 to 42.22 dollars per ounce. The move follows a de facto shift as other nations set a new par value. An act of Congress is required to formalize the devaluation.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
U.S
Treasury
Oliver couple welcome Ceighte Rande in Santa Ana
Ceighte Rande Oliver, born at 10 43 a.m. Saturday in Santa Ana, weighs five pounds two ounces. She is the second daughter of Mr and Mrs James Oliver. The family’s first daughter Cary Robin is two and a half. Mrs Jane Randolph, formerly Miss Randolph, is Ceighte’s grandmother and has traveled to the west coast to be with her daughter.
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James Oliver
Santa Ana
Calif
Ceighte Rande
Cary Robin
Oliver
Jane Randolph
Hal Randolph
Melody Ln
Fletcher Sims
Auxvasse
Randolph
West Coast
Strikes End as City Approves School Subsidy for Raises
The St Louis Board of Aldermen approved a $1 million subsidy from revenue sharing to pay nurses and guards, freeing funds for a teacher raise. A makeup schedule aims to recover 16 lost school days to secure $28 million in state aid by June 30. The strike began January 22 after a refused $1,000 mid year raise by the Board of Education.
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St. Louis
DuBose
Board of Education
Antique Car Club Forms At Show Me Room
Twenty two antique car enthusiasts met Saturday at the Show Me room of First National Bank and voted to form an antique car club. Officers elected: Joe Belcher president, James Spradlin vice president, Mrs Junior Farris secretary, Butler Armstrong treasurer. A club name will be chosen next meeting. date not set. An antique car show was discussed but no plans made. Interested individuals may call Joe Belcher at 581-6910.
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First National Bank
Joe Belcher
James Spradlin
Junior Farris
Butler Armstrong
Audit shows sales taxes being lost in Missouri
Jefferson City AP The Missouri revenue director James R. Spradling says the state loses millions in uncollected sales taxes based on a sample audit. He noted a figure around 100 million may be plausible but would require later substantiation. Licenses for two Kansas City hotels were revoked for about 80 000 in unpaid sales tax and restored after full payment. Spradling began reviewing sales tax returns after taking office last month as part of tightening state tax collection.
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Jefferson City
James R. Spradling
Spradling
Revenue Department
Kansas City
Christopher S. Bond
British Seek Deal With China On Harrier And VC10
London reports Peking has proposed buying or licensing British aircraft with military potential, including Harrier vertical takeoff fighters and VC10 airliners built in China. Negotiations involve Hawker Siddeley and British Aircraft Corp with possible orders up to 150 Harriers at about 2.4 million dollars each, amid top level talks among Heath government Nixon administration and COCOM deliberations.
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Peking
United States
Soviet Union
Royal Air Force
U.S. Marine Corps
Hawker Siddeley Co
Pai Hsiang-kuo
China
British Aircraft Corp
Edward Heath
Nixon
Foreign Office
Paris
COCOM
Coordinating Committee On
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Japan
U.S
Kissinger Briefs Tokyo On His Trip
Kissinger told Japan's leaders about his Hanoi and Peking visits and heard Tokyo hopes for Vietnam reconstruction. He met Prime Minister Tanaka and Foreign Minister Ohira after Mao talks, with Ohira saying discussions spanned Vietnam, money, and China relations. Nixon plans a public update after Kissinger's return.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Japan
Hanoi
Peking
Vietnam
Mao Tse-tung
Nixon
Kakuei Tanaka
Masayoshi Ohira
Ohira
China
United States
Florida White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Mao
Herbert Klein
U.S
Florida
White House
Chou En-lai
Frank
Wideranging
Chou
Taiwan
Tanaka
Asia
Paris
North Vietnam
Labor unions oppose Nixon phase three price controls
Labor leaders united in concern over Nixon phase three wage price controls and federal trade policies, arguing wages would stay down while food prices rise. They predict a request for support on new foreign trade legislation yet remain skeptical. AFL-CIO unions totaling about 14 million members say U.S. policies have driven jobs abroad.
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Nixon
U.S
Afl-Cio
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