Bitterly cold forecast and local weather notes
Official 7300 a.m readings show last 24 hours highs around 26 and lows near zero with a 7 a.m. temperature. Forecast calls for bitterly cold tonight with lows down to 10 below zero and Saturday sunny but still frigid with highs around 10 above. Missouri and Kansas City area report clear, very cold conditions, river and lake stage notes, and hospital admissions and local notices including births, deaths, and police reports.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Lake of the Ozark
Missouri Market Reports Slaughter Hog and Cattle Prices Rise
Missouri Livestock Center reports 1000 head of hogs with barrows and gilts steady to mostly 25 cents higher in weights 200-290. Slaughter cattle seen 300 head with steers steady to 50 cents lower and cows/bulls weak. Grain and futures show firm to strong in Chicago. National Stockyards reports hogs up 25-50, cattle test limited, lambs steady.
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Missouri Livestock Center
Dept. OF AG
Chicago
Cash Grain
National Stockyards
Stock Market Wrap and Daily Bank Rate Shifts
In over the counter trading A B Chance bid 291 at 29 asked Commerce Bancshares 47 bid 48 asked Wetterau 34 bid 3454 asked. NYSE list shows Robbie Brooks 1554 close 23 100 Dresser Industries 33 unchanged 6900 Interco 49 up Kaiser Aluminum 204 down Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 23 down Ralston Purina 35 up US Gypsum 30 down 4 US Gypsum pref 32 unchanged. NEW YORK AP Stock prices strengthened after a soft opening. Dow 905.48 up .30 at noon. Advances barely outpaced declines as profit taking waned and bank rate cuts influenced sentiment.
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A.B. Chance
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
New York
Namath Model For Reagan Son
Gov. Ronald Reagan said his 13 year old son Skipper could emulate Joe Namath in football techniques. Reagan and Namath spoke at a Friars Club telecast where a reporter asked if Namath fit Skipper as a role model. Reagan praised Namath as an able courageous leader and said he would like Skipper to emulate him in that sense.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Skipper
Joe Namath
California
New York Jets
Friars Club
Reagan
Namath
Bothwell Lodge eyed for state training use
Mrs. Douglas Smith of Laddonia appointed deputy clerk in the Sedalia office of Circuit Court Clerk A. B. Arch Hays. In Sedalia, Rep. Joe F. Rains introduced a bill to transfer historic Bothwell Lodge to the state for a girls training facility, needing $100,000 for alterations to house about 20 youths.
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Douglas Smith
Laddonia
A. B. Arch Hays
Sedalia
Joe F. Rains
Bothwell Lodge
Here
McDaniel
James Conway
Boonville
Training School Board
John H. Bothwell
U S troop plan and new Vietnam air conflicts
United States will keep a residual force to retain leverage for leverage in release talks. May 1 troop levels: 48 000 Army 16 000 Air Force 4 500 Navy. North Vietnam deploys mobile SAM launchers near the DMZ as U S planes operate over South Vietnam. A Shrike missile hits a launch site near the coast. second incident involves an OV10 directing strikes over Laos.
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United States
Laird
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
North Vietnam
Indochina
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Dmz
Laos
War updates show intensified Vietcong attacks and Laos clash
In southern Laos near Sepone the enemy fired a missile at a U S plane but it evaded the strike. The ground war reports 110 attacks by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces over four days, with heavy losses in Kien Hoa Province. In northern Laos, North Vietnamese troops overran minor posts near Long Cheng while Phou Cam was retaken by progovernment irregulars after falling last week.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Sepone
U.S
Central Highlands
Mekong Delta
Kien Hoa
Long Cheng
Central Intelligence Agency
Phou Cam
Plain of Jars
Aldrin to retire from Air Force at age 42
Col. Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr. second man on the moon announced plans to retire from the Air Force this summer. He cited career disadvantages after returning from space duty and said he is considering several scientific posts without specifics. He spoke at a Pentagon news conference with his 42nd birthday nearing.
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Washington (Ap
Edwin E
Buzz” Aldrin Jr
Air Force
Aldrin
Pentagon
Hurley Howdeshell Dies At 74 In Hannibal
Funeral services pending in Hannibal for Hurley Howdeshell 74 formerly of Mexico He died today at 5 am at St Elizabeths Hospital Hannibal after a two day illness He was born in Hannibal April 16 1897 son of Levi and Ava Barnes Howdeshell Survived by wife Lelia Barnes of Hannibal and siblings Mrs J L Annette Beam Mrs Pearl Guinn of Virginia Minn and a brother Clarence of Hannibal Also a sister in Mexico and a church member of First Christian Church of Hannibal.
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Hannibal
Hurley Howdeshell
Mexico
Howdeshell
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
J.L. (Annette) Beam
Jefferson St
Levi
Ava Barnes Howdeshell
Lelia Barnes
Mrs Hattie Scott Dies After Illness
Hertha H. Scott 84 of 622 W Buchanan St died at Audrain Medical Center after an extended illness. Born Sept 15 1887 in St Louis she moved from Cross Lake Minnesota last year. She married Josiah W. Scott in Fulton April 16 1916. he survives. Also survived by sister Dorothy Hazelton of Dunedin Florida. Funeral Saturday at Arnold Funeral Home 2 p.m. Rev Jeff Marsh officiating. Burial Elmwood Cemetery.
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Hertha H
Hattie) Scott
W. Buchanan St
Audrain Medical Center
Scott
Cross Lake
Minn
Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
St. Louis
Ernest
Yvonne Cramer
Josiah W. Scott
Fulton
Dorothy Hazelton
Dundein
Fla
Arnold Funeral Home
Jeff Marsh
Elmwood Cemetery
Michael J. Bauer Services Held
Funeral services were held at Love Street Christian Church for Michael J. Bauer 90 of Breckenridge Street. Pastor James Randall officiated with burial at Eastlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers included Alan Coatsworth Ransom Newman Ray Creel Walter Westbay Clarence Burns and Paul Love. Arnold Funeral Home oversaw arrangements.
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Love Street Christian Church
Michael J
Mike) Bauer
EB. Breckenridge St
James Randall
Eastlawn Memorial Park
Alan Coatsworth
Ransom Newman
Ray Creel
Walter Westbay
Clarence Burns
Paul Love
Arnold Funeral Home
Dole Divorce Dispute Hinted By Mrs Dole
In Topeka the divorce decree awarded to Sen. Robert Dole and Phyllis Dole is discussed with her saying the split was not her choice but at the senator's urgent request. She blamed long work hours and said reconciliation attempts failed despite his absences from the home.
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Washington
Phyllis Dole
Robert Dole
R-Kan
How Was That Score Again Ledger Sports Page Teases Replay
The Ledger offers a complete daily sports recap for Mexico Ledgerland and national events. Readers are invited to revisit big games and plays they may have missed, with full reports and outcomes for convenient viewing.
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The
Ledger
Mexico
Ledgerland
Botkins Takes Third in 9000 Pound Tractor Pull
Botkins won third place in the 9000 pound class at the Gateway Tractor Pull held last week at the St. Louis Arena. He drove a John Deere 4020. About 150 people from Ledgerland attended the farm show and tractor pull.
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van Botkins
St. Louis
Ledgerland
Ghana Army Coup Upsets Privileges of Leader
ACCRA Ghana AP Ghana's deposed prime minister Kofi Busia faces an army backed coup led by Lt Col I K Acheampong seizing control after dissolving Parliament suspending the constitution and arresting officials while Busia and his family are confined. The new regime promises a national redemption council as Ghana veers toward uncertain rule.
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Accra
Ghana
I. K. Acheampong
Kofi Busia
Busia
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
London
Acheampong
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
National Redemption Council
Chamber of Commerce, Bar Association
Trade Union Congress
Paris
Orly
Bourget
Abidjan
Rector Denies Wide Doctor Income Claims
Boston AP. Dr H Thomas Ballantine, president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, rejects the claim that 30 to 40 percent of doctors earn a financial windfall. He says such figures are nonsense and cites abuses in many systems. Dr Knowles warns some specialists earn high incomes while others oversee high patient loads.
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Boston
H. Thomas Ballantine
Massachusetts Medical Society
John H. Knowles
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ballantine
Knowles
Rockefeller Foundation
Intellectual Digest
Ballentine
Banquets Honor Long Safety Records at A B Chance
Employees across several A B Chance facilities celebrate long safety runs. Plastics factory shipping, East St. fuse link and clamps, and other departments mark years without injuries with upcoming banquets. One three year award held. others planned for January and February. Drop forge unit passed 120000 man hours without a disabling injury in December.
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Centralia
A.B. Chance
Plastics Factory Shipping Department
Allen’ St
East St
Allen St
Drop
Laugh-In invites Howard Hughes to appear for 230 dollars
Hollywood AP report states mystery billionaire Howard Hughes was invited to Laugh-In for 230 dollars plus unemployment benefits after one appearance. Producer Paul W. Keyes suggested a recorded reply or invisible ink. Clarence Landrum of Mexico on business announces re election bid on the Republican ticket.
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Hollywood
Howard Hughes
Paul W. Keyes
Hughes
Keyes
Missouri Sheriff’s Assn
Boonslick
Iowa Supreme Court Voids 1971 Legislature Apportionment
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the 1971 Legislature reapportionment plan unconstitutional and said it will draft its own plan to implement it. The ruling directs the creation and enforcement of a new districting arrangement.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Drug-Giver Must Banks Cut Pay For Funerals Rates To 11-Year Low
In Cincinnati a juvenile court judge ordered 15 year old Steven Farmer to reimburse funeral expenses for 16 year old Carolyn Walker who died after taking drugs the youth admitted providing. The funeral costs were about 1500 dollars. In New York two banks lowered floating base rates to 4.5 percent, an 11 year low, signaling broader rate cuts for corporate borrowers.
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Cincinnati
Southgate
Hamilton County
Benjamin
Schwartz
Steven Farmer
Carolyn K. Walker
Highland Heights
Miss Walker
NEW York
First National City Bank
Irving Trust Co
Stans Plans Resignation to Lead Nixon Campaign Finance
Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans will resign within 10 days to become finance chairman for Nixon’s re election bid. He will move to the campaign office next week and Peter G Peterson is expected to replace him as Commerce secretary, according to administration sources.
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Washington (Ap
Maurice Stans
Nixon
Republican Party
Committee For
Stans
Administration
Peter G. Peterson
White House
Commerce
Washington Post
Washington Star
Peterson
US May Act On Meat Inspection
Missouri faces a shift in meat inspection funding as federal support could rise to 80 percent with a 20 percent state share. Agriculture Commissioner Dexter D. Davis testified that if Congress approves the 80-20 plan, Missouri may transfer the program to federal control, a move Gov. Warren E. Hearnes previously urged by cutting the state portion from the $1 million program. Davis cited Senate approval and positive Washington signals for House backing.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
House
Dexter D. Davis
Congress
Warren E. Hearnes
Davis
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearnes
House Committee
U.S. Senate
Washington
Found Guilty Of Roadblock Killing
Leroy Johnson 30 of Bridgeton Mo was found guilty of manslaughter and leaving the scene in the Feb 4 roadblock death of Deputy Richard Henke at U S 40 two miles west of the Daniel Boone bridge A Troy MO jury recommended two years imprisonment on each charge with sentencing set for March 41 the trial moved on venue grounds
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Troy
Leroy Johnson
Bridgeton
St. Charles County
Johnson
Richard Henke
O'Fallon
Henke
U.S. 40
Daniel Boone Bridge
Thief Narrows Demand Seeks Change From Teen
Ruth Karlsen, 17, was pushed by a youth with a pistol along a downtown Toronto street on Thursday. In an alley he took her money, insisting he only wanted five dollars and returned three dollars in change.
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Toronto
Ruth Karlsen
FDA Recalls Unsafe Toys Nationwide
The FDA recalls hundreds of thousands of dolls rattles cars and other toys sold nationwide before retailers were notified between Oct 24 and Dec 30. The items are hazardous under the 1969 Toy Safety Act as they can be inhaled swallowed or cause cuts. Consumers may seek refunds and retailers may return purchases. The FDA proposes new safety standards for electrical and mechanical toys.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Teasdale To Arch Today
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Joseph Teasdale completes a 647 mile walk across Missouri ending at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. He frames the trek as representing Missouri voters and urges tax reform free of special interests as he campaigns for governor.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Gateway Arch
Joseph P. Teasdale
Jackson County
The
Arch
Teasdale
Woman's Body Found In Snow In Kansas City
Police hold 14 year old stepson of Mrs Jacqueline Mott after her body was found in a ravine near the home. Mrs Mott, wife of retired Lt Col Gerald Mott, had disappeared the prior night and was shot through the neck. Police seized a .22 rifle, rifle case and lawn cart as evidence.
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Kansas City
Jacqueline Mott
Gerald Mott
Matt
Bill Klingsworth
Police Department
Ellingsworth
Wyeth Picked to Paint Nixon Portrait for White House
The White House confirms artist Andrew Wyeth has been chosen to paint the official presidential portrait, though Nixon is not yet scheduled to sit for the work. Wyeth and the administration plan proceed with the commission and studio arrangements.
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Washington
White House
Andrew Wyeth
Nixon
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