Bond Appoints Local Officials In Missouri
In the 10 weeks after his upset loss to Joseph Teasdale, retiring GOP Gov. Christopher S. Bond named nine Republicans to local offices vacated by Democrats. He filled 27 local vacancies since the election, including 81 Republican appointments to posts previously held by Democrats, while pledging to hire on merit for nonelective state posts. Bonds actions aimed to give Republicans a head start in a Democratic-leaning state and reversals occurred in Boone Mercer and Buchanan counties.
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Jefferson. City
Joseph Teasdale
Christopher S. Bond
Bond
Spears
Teasdale
Warren Hearnes
Hearnes
Missouri
Boone
Mercer
Buchanan
Work In Garage Fatal To Trooper
Lt Thomas V Poindexter of the Missouri Highway Patrol died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning rather than a heart attack. The 54 year old was on vacation and working on a truck in his home garage when his wife found him unconscious in the cab. He was pronounced dead at Jackson County Hospital. Poindexter, a Pleasant Hill resident, joined the patrol in October 1953.
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Lee’s Summit
Thomas V. Poindexter
Missouri Highway Patrol
Poindexter
Jackson County
Pleasant Hill
State Highway Patrol
Ed's Swap Shop Dealt Only In Stolen Goods
Venice Illinois story reports Eds Swap Shop operated for ten months before closure. Undercover ATF and local police watched as 11 people faced gun, auto and theft charges linked to the shop. Officials say $50,000 in stolen items were moved for about $8,000, with 40 guns seized.
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Venice
Federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division
Southern Illinois
James Elder
St. Louis
Elder
Wllneis
Defector From Soviet Union Charged With Espionage
A Russian émigré, Ivan Rogalsky, 34, was charged in Newark with passing space shuttle system secrets to a Soviet diplomat. He was arrested in Lakewood Township with highly classified RCA documents, and an undercover engineer aided the FBI in the case. Rogalsky allegedly befriended the RCA engineer and claimed defecting in 1971 after docking in a German port.
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Newark
Ivan Rogalsky
Lakewood Township
Louis A. Giovanetti
FBI
New Jersey
Rogalsky
U.S
William Hant
Giovanetti
Yevgeniy Karpov
United Nations
Karpov
Soviet Union
Radio Corporation of America Research Center
Princeton
Washington
RCA
Jackson Township
Europe
Herman Schulze
Sinatra Waits For Word On Mom
Frank Sinatra stays home in Palm Springs awaiting news from rescue teams climbing Mt. San Gorgonio after a Lear jet carrying his mother Natalie Dolly Sinatra and three others reportedly crashed at 9,000 feet. Sheriff Frank Bland warned survival chances were slim as 35 rescuers hiked the snowy slopes overnight.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Frank Sinatra
San Bernardino
Frank Bland
Natalie
Dolly” Sinatra
California
Bland
Pineota
Mt. San Gorgonio
Motel Ordered To Find 15 Rooms For Senator
In Jefferson City Missouri Judge James Riley ruled Rodeway Inn must provide 15 rooms for Senator John D Schneider and his friends for the inauguration. The decision could affect Governor-elect Joe Teasdale or his supporters who had reservations at the same hotel.
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Jefferson City
John D. Schneider
Cole County
Joseph P. Teasdale
James T. Riley
Rodeway Inn
Schneider
Teasdale
St. Louis
Rodeway
Richard Webster
Vic G. Vogliardo
Vogliardo
Riley
Webster
Transition Commission
Joe
Trial Begins Monday In Singer Longet Manslaughter Case
Aspen, Colo. AP Claudine Longet prepares for a manslaughter trial over the shooting death of Vladimir Sabich. Opening statements set for Monday, jury chosen. prosecution may call about 30 witnesses including Andy Williams. Longet faces up to 10 years in prison and a $30,000 fine.
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Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Miss. Longet
Miss Longet
Vladimir
Spider’ Sabich
Sabich
George E. Lohr
Ashley Anderson
Andy Williams
Noelle
Christian
Bobby
Williams
Charles V. Weedman
Donna Baxter
Humphrey Undergoes Fourth Powerful Therapy
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota will enter Bethesda Naval Medical Center for a fourth treatment in a pilot program using powerful chemicals to prevent bladder cancer recurrence. The therapy follows his October operation for bladder cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Medical Center
New York
Mrs. Sturgeon of Centralia Dies at 80
Beulah Davis Sturgeon of Centralia died at 1 50 am at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico after a several month illness. She lived with her son Mayor Paul D Sturgeon until November 30 and was in Sherwood Arms Nursing Home. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Meadow and Son Funeral Chapel with burial in Centralia Cemetery. She was born October 12 1896 in Centralia to William Taylor and Lurinda Coats Davis. She married Andrew J Mick Sturgeon in 1914 who died in 1981. Surviving: daughter Emma Mundy of Montvale Virginia four grandchildren four great grandchildren and brother Eugene W Davis of Eugene Oregon. A sister Virgie Davis preceded her in death. She was a lifelong member of First Christian Church a Rebekah Lodge member and active in the Centralia Cemetery Association. The couple ran a hotel and restaurant in Centralia until retiring in 1945.
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Centralia
Beulah Davis Sturgeon
Audraln Medical Center
Mexico
Paul D. Sturgeon
Sherwood Arms Nursing Home
Meadow and Son Funeral
Cemeys
Sturgeon
William Taylor
Lurinda Coats Davis
Andrew J
Mick) Sturgeon
Robert E
Emma) Mundy
Montvale
Eugene W. Davis
Eugene, Ore
Virgie Davis
First Christian Church
Centralia Rebekah Lodge No. 710
Centralia Cemetery Association
Mrs Woods Of Holliday Dies At 79
Evalyn Woods, 79, of Holliday died at Audrain Medical Center where she had been a patient since December 27, 1978. Survived by husband Harry Woods. Funeral services pending at Thompson Mackler Funeral Home in Madison.
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Evalyn Woods
Holliday
Audrain Medical Center
Harry Woods
Thompson- Mackler Funeral Home
Madison
Thornton Rites Rescheduled
Kenneth Thornton of 1900 N Clash was found dead Thursday noon at his mobile home. Funeral services move from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Precht Pickering Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Ostom officiating. Pallbearers include Ralph Thornton Kenneth Brundege Donald Willingham Bill Brundege Dale Thornton and James Singleton. Burial in East Lawn Memorial Park.
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Kenneth Thornton
Precht- Pickering
Jerry Ostom
Centennial Baptist Church
Ralph Thornton
Kenneth Brundege
Donald Willingham
Bill Brundege
Dale Thornton
James Singleton
East Lawn Memorial Park
Thornton
Noah Brown Dies in Columbia Services Held This Afternoon
Noah C. Brown, 53, died Thursday at his home in Columbia. Born July 2, 1923 in Boone County to Perry and Nora Brown, he served with the US Army in the China Burma India Theater during World War I and had worked at service stations in Columbia for years. Survivors include son Jon Cleary Brown of Centralia, three sisters Mrs Marvin Blacklock Route 2, Mrs Joe Wilkerson Centralia, Mrs JR Silver Centralia, a brother Morris Turner Brown Clayton, and several nieces and nephews.
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Columbia
Noah C. Brown
Memorial Funeral Home Chapel
Mr. Brown
Boone County
Perry
Nora Brown
Brown
Jon Cleary Brown
Centralia
Alaterg
Marvin Blacklock
Joe Wilkerson
JR. Silver
Morris Turner Brown
Clayton
Weather and death notices from Ledgerland area summary
Cloudy cold forecast for Ledgerland with gusty winds and intermittent snow. Missouri region sees subzero nights and highs around single digits to mid teens. travel advisories noted. Hospital admissions list includes many local residents. multiple dismissals and two deaths recorded, Beulah Sturgeon aged 60 and Evalyn Woods aged 79.
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Ledgerland
Missouri
Bootheel
William Stoner Rites Friday in Atlanta Church
Services for William J. Stoner, 98, of Atlanta, Ga., were held Friday afternoon at St. Pauls CME Church with Rev. B H Johnson officiating. Mrs C A Trotter was organist and pallbearers were Taylor Curtis, Cecil Vanes, George Battaell, James Redmond, Cleo Belcher, and George Anderson. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery.
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William J. Stoner
Atlanta, Ga
St. Paul's Cme
B.H. Johnson
C.A. Trotter
Taylor Curtis
Cecil Vanes
George Battaell
James Redmond
Cleo Belcher
George Anderson
Elmwood 'Y
Public Safety Briefs And Court Notes From The Daily Record
A string of minor traffic mishaps and a burglary report fill the Public Safety and Courts sections. Susie Thompson’s car struck a Jeep on Love and Jeffries. Ruth Reinheimer hit a parked vehicle at West Plaza Shopping Center. John Carter failed to keep a proper lookout after a collision on Highway 54 East. Minor vehicle damage reported in several incidents. A stereo valued at 980 was stolen from Julius Whitehurst’s home. Mexico High School railing damaged in a minor crash. An ongoing burglary at Mr. D’s Pizza was noted. Magistrate Court cases include guilty pleas and short jail terms for several defendants, with various fines and sentences. Market and stock reports, plus yesterday’s grain prices and several bank and company quotes complete the page.
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Aim
Susie M. Thompson
Columbia
Lucian E. Bird
Hazel Pl
Love and Jeffries
Thompson
Bird
Ruth Reinheimer
W. Breckenridge
Robert
Hertin
Oak Crest
G. Ernest Crum
Mexico High School
Crum
Mr. D's Pizza
South Trails Shopping Center
APB Out On Lost 9-Foot Snowman
Huntington West Virginia police seek a missing nine foot snowman built by four women including Mrs David O’Neal and her daughter with a friend. They plan an all points bulletin as warm weather looms. Farmers in Pike County Louisiana haul water for livestock due to drying ponds and reservoirs.
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Huntington
W.va
Lowery
Louisiana
Pike County
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