Weather and public safety brief from Missouri town
Local 7:00 a.m. readings show 14 high and 8 low in last 24 hours with snow 4.0 inches and month to date 6 inches. Forecast calls for intermittent freezing rain or sleet today, changing to snow tonight and flurries Friday, colder highs in teens to 30s, with travel advisories in Zone 5. River and lake stages listed for several cities, correction notes on a public sale rescheduled to Saturday. Public safety report notes a minor pump damage from a station accident, no injuries or arrests.
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Ain
Missouri
Pollard
Derby Station
W. Monroe St
Lonnie Lee Smith
W. Curtis St
Webster Dr
Missouri Utility Company
Cape Girardeau
Sikeston
Kirksville
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Springfield
National Weather Service
Car Collisions, Court Fines Mark Local News Briefs
A car driven by Robert L. Hubert collided with a parked car on Webster Drive causing minor damage, with no injuries or arrests. Separate wrecks on Emmons Street and Route Y near Jonesburg involved skidding due to road conditions. no injuries reported. Marriage license issued for Steven A. Murray and Jan E. McFarling. City Court saw 13 cases with fines totaling $$516. notable fines listed for speeding, red light violations, and negligent driving. Magistrate Court charged Jerry Jones with leaving the scene. Missouri livestock market data, cash grain prices, and futures market notes accompany the day’s business briefs.
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Robert L. Hubert
Hazel Place
Webster Drive
G. Andy Runge
West Emmons Street
S. Morris Street
Raymond J. Bybee
W. Boulevard
Emmons
Terry Shawn Gamblian
W. Emmons
Gamblian
Highway Patrol
Iey
Melvin Coleman
Jonesburg
Robert G. Barker
Topeka
Kan
I-70
James D. Smithee
S. Coal St
Mary A. Belcher
Thompson
John E. Weatherspoon
Charles Robinett
Margaretta
Carl D. Shulse
Washington
Ohio
Cheryl Ann Sullivan
Kansas City
Roy O. Young
E. Orange Sr
Fred Foege
Leonard Bryson
James Wagoner
Columbia
Dennis Christian
Washington St
Sam Bentley
Fairgrounds Ave
Joe Umstattd
Feutz Granddaughter Returns From Sweden
Wallace Feutz of Mexico plans to greet his granddaughter Connie Feutz at Lambert Field in St Louis Friday as she returns from six months in Angelholm Sweden after language study and school enrollment. Connie will graduate from John Burroughs School this spring as her parents are temporarily abroad.
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Wallace Feutz
Mexico
Connie Feutz
Lambert Field
St. Louis
United States
Angelholm
Sweden
Connie
E. B. Feutz
Forsa
Triennary Gymnasium
Nils Hansson
John Burroughs School
Feutz
Skylab May Reveal Sources of Energy
Skylab 3 astronauts on day 56 of an 84 day mission observe earth and sun to locate energy sources in various nations. Sun studies by solar physicist Edward Gibson with Carr Pogue and Gibson view the sun to uncover thermonuclear fusion insights for pollution free power and potential fusion energy.
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Skylab
Gibson
Earth
Can You Sleep Your Way To End Of Smoking?
Four California radio stations air antismoking messages during sleep hours between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. to reinforce quit decisions, with soothing music and no daytime commercials. PSA Broadcasting Inc. executive Jim Holston notes the effort targets listeners who already intend to quit, though he still smokes.
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Los Angeles
California
California Heart Association
Jim Holston
PSA Broadcasting Inc
Keze
Kezi
San Diego
Sacramento
Kere
San Jose
Holston
Winter Storm Strikes Missouri And Surrounding States
Severe ice and snow hit Missouri Kansas and surrounding areas with major highways iced over and schools closed. Officials report record low temperatures and mounting salt shortages as the storm snarls traffic and power lines.
Ice skater visits Commerce Bank from home on ice
Miss Ann Lankford, daughter of Dr and Mrs Harold Lankford, skated from her Park Circle home to Commerce Bank because streets were ice covered. The town also reports a paper bag shortage hitting groceries as stores swap bags for boxes and plastic sacks. Patrons are urged to bring reusable bags, with stores considering bag-back incentives. An earlier gas price misprint corrected: self service 48.9, full service 49.9, premium 51.9 cents.
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Commerce Bank
Mexico
Ann Lankford
Harold Lankford
Park Circle
al & Ken
Injured Officer Improves After Ice Slip Incident
Police Officer Charlie Newman, hurt Tuesday when he slipped from a patrol car to help a distressed driver, shows improvement. He remains in Audrain Medical Center ICU with movement returning to his legs and ability to speak. his grandmother notes several more days in hospital likely.
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Charlie Newman
Raymond Newman
Rte. 3
Audrain Medical Center
Ruined Bearings Put Ambulances Out Of Service
Audrain Medical Center's emergency ambulance has been out of service for a week due to a failed right front bearing. Backup ambulances from Precht-Pickering and Arnold Funeral Home are assisting, with parts from Kansas City arriving to complete repairs and restore service in days.
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Audrain Medical Center
Precht-Pickering
Arnold Funeral Home
Woodrow Lee
Columbia
Lee
Bond suspends Missouri insurer chief over free Europe trip
Gov. Bond suspended State Insurance Superintendent Edward G. Farmer Jr. for one week without pay for involvement in arranging a free European trip. Farmer said he did not intend to travel and could not secure enough private agents to accompany him. He mailed 800 state funded letters promoting the tour, though each agent would pay 1800 dollars. Bond prohibits officials from accepting favors or using positions for personal gain.
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Jefferson City
Christopher S. Bond
Edward G. Farmer Jr
Europe
Bond
Farmer
Missouri
Commoner Sees Help In Ecology For Energy Crisis
St Louis AP environmentalist Barry Commoner links lessons from fighting pollution to solving the energy shortage. He argues oil may be scarce due to regulatory gaps and corporate behavior, urges tighter controls and a shift to solar energy as a clean, abundant future resource.
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ST. Louis
Barry Commoner
Commoner
Center For the Biology of Natural Systems
Washington University
FCC Probes AT&T Rates Proposal Amid Delay to April
The FCC ordered an investigation into AT T leased line rate revisions, delaying the plan from January 14 to at least April 14. The proposal would shift from distance based pricing to density based pricing for 370 major cities, provoking opposition from microwave firms and major news agencies including the Associated Press.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
At&t
FCC
Associated Press
Perry couple welcomed son Gregory Alan Eisele
Gregory Alan Eisele was born at 7 41 a.m. Wednesday at St Elizabeths Hospital in Hannibal to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Eisele of Route 1 Perry. The seven pound five ounce baby is named Gregory Alan and is the couple’s first child. Grandparents are Dean Eisele of Mexico Kesler of Laddonia and Lawrence James of Perry with great grandparents listed. Mr Eisele farms near Perry.
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Kenneth Eisele
Route 1
Perry
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Hannibal
Gregory Alan
Dean Eisele
Mexico
A. M. Kesler
Laddonia
Lawrence James
Missouri Senate debates poems and ADC reform plan
The Missouri Senate read a Christmas poem by Donald R. Payton mocking Sen Emory Melton while Sen Richard Webster urged a committee to review ADC overpayments. Debate covered no fault divorce, police trainer panel, taxes, and federal fire protection contracts following a large Army records center fire near St Louis.
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Senate
Paul Bradshaw
Springfield
Donald R. Payton
Southwest Missouri State University
Emory Melton
Cassville
Mountain Grove
Southwest Missouri State
Edward Linehan
D-St. Louis
Melton
Linehan
Senate Journal
Bradshaw
Richard Webster
Carthage
House
Wale Cuntur Aa
Robert A. Young
D-St. Ann
Army Records Center
Overant
St Baauis
Oil executives debate price controls and rationing
Gasoline price controls stabilised markets says an official but others prefer price hikes. In Jackson Mississippi the American Petroleum Institute wants higher retail gas prices over rationing. In San Clemente the Western White House confirms a meeting invitation to eight major oil consuming nations to discuss global energy problems with Japan, Canada, Britain among those who responded positively.
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U.S
Jackson, Miss
American Petroleum Institute
Ray
San Clemente
Calif
White House
Japan
Canada
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Slip On Ice Triggers Fatal Gunshot Near Home
A man slipped on an icy sidewalk near his home and a revolver went off, causing a fatal gunshot. The incident occurred in a Southside area as the deceased reportedly had the weapon in his pocket or hand at the moment of the accident.
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J.C. Guinnip
Randy £. Morris
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Leslie D. Fierge
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Richard J. Schnieder
Scott D. Turpin
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Robert A. Nolan
Vandalia
Vernon W. Davis
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Robert M. Fenton
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Missouri Livestock Market Center
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Mns-Kirt Wilson
Board of Trade Chicago
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Missouri Highway Patrol
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St. Louis County
Richard Daykin
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Harold C. Doster
Culver Stockton College
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