Weather summary and safety watch across Missouri and Kansas
Weather notes for Ledgerland and Missouri show clear to partly cloudy skies, light northwest winds, and highs in the 30s with lows in the teens or upper teens. Extended outlook colder to mild, near normal temperatures through Monday with little to no precipitation. River and lake levels list several sites below normal, while hospital admissions and local court actions are also reported alongside livestock and grain market figures.
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Ottidad
Maes
Ledgerland
Missouri
Tegen
Lawyer Jailed For Refusing To Testify
ST LOUIS AP A St Louis attorney Joan D Connaghan was jailed for contempt after refusing to testify before a federal grand jury investigating possible violations of extortion and mail fraud in the Eastern District of Missouri and linked to the Rabbitt case though officials did not confirm any connection.
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ST. Louis
Joan D. Connaghan
Missouri
Richard J. Rabbitt
Connaghan
Rabbitt
Market Reports Stock Market Snapshot and Names
Over the counter trading shows Commerce Bake at 25 bid 26 asked and Mercantile Bank Corp at 31 bid 32 asked. New York Stock Exchange activity lists Robbie Brooks at 8 unchanged with 3,100 shares traded, plus multiple issues including Emerson Electric down 4 to 33,400 shares and Wal-Mart up 4 to 12,300. Dow Jones closes at 968.67.
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Commerce Bakeshares
Mercantile Bank Corp
Wetteran
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks
Combination Engineering
Dresser Industries
Emerson Electric
Interco
Kaizer Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
Wal-Mart
Dow Jones
Ice-Clogged Mississippi River Closed by Coast Guard
The Coast Guard closed a 160 mile stretch of the ice clogged Mississippi River above Cairo citing danger to life property and environment. Vessels are to stop and shipments of grain fuel and salt have halted raising layoffs in the shipping industry as ice floes reach up to 12 feet. Officials report the worst conditions north of Cairo with a 40 mile ice jam and lengthy gorges south of Chester Til and at the Chain of Rocks Canal north of St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Coast Guard
Mississippi
Cairo
R. Adm
Wayne E. Caldwell
Mother Nature
C.A. Poelker
Ingé
Nequesta
Chester
Til
Chain of Rocks Canal
Infant Dies Soon After Birth in Benton City
The infant son Trinity Lee Barker, born Wednesday at 11 32 a m at Audrain Medical Center, was moved to University Medical Center in Columbia where he died early today. The infant's body was donated to the State Anatomical Board at the University of Medicine. Ellsworth Foote Dies at 79 in Guilford Conn former U S Representative served one term in the late 1940s died Tuesday in a convalescent home
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Lee H. ‘Barker
Benton City
Tommie J. Pollard
Route 3
Mexico
Jimmie Langford
Elsie, McKhatton
John’ Jones
Lyle Beeler
John Foster
Donald
Trinity Lee Barker
Lee H. Barker
Audrain Medical Center
University Medical Center
Columbia
State Anatomical Board
University
School of Medicine
Ellsworth Foote
Guilford
Conn
U.S
Ellsworth B. Foote
Kissinger Bids Farewell At State Department
Henry A. Kissinger said his last goodbye to the State Department before a crowd of several hundred. He walked out the main entrance this time, and his voice cracked with emotion as he thanked colleagues for three years and three months as secretary of state.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
State Department
Kissinger
Brandy Waters Recipe Request and Local Notices
The Ledger notes a Mexico reader sent a Brandy Waters recipe but missing ingredients. Readers are asked to resend a complete copy for inclusion in 1977 Recipe Magazine. Also reports: Jackie Lee Cline family rents 221 N Jackson St and will move soon. school buses minor accidents, one official teased for snapping an unused pole while inspecting road conditions. Ruth Sunnen posthumous winner of St Louis Globe-Democrat woman of achievement award for cultural enrichment presented Tuesday. obit for Mrs. Richard Kallaus died Dec 6 after learning of the award prior to death. Kallaus is child of Joe Sunnen and Cornelia Miller of Mexico.
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Mexico
Vic
Jackie Lee Cline
Jackson St
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Ruth Sunnen
Kallaus
Joe Sunnen
St. Louis
Cornelia Miller
Richard Kallaus
Hellzapoppin Called Off Broadway Debut Cancelled
New York AP reports comedian Jerry Lewis Broadway debut in Hellzapoppin cancelled after three week Boston tryout. Producer Alexander Cohen withdrew show saying it not ready for Broadway and cannot be ready by February 13 premiere despite favorable previews in Baltimore Washington and Boston. NBC telecast plans scrapped.
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New York
Jerry Lewis
Boston
Alexander H. Cohen
Baltimore
Washington
Broadway
Minskoff
Cohen
NBC
Airlines Extend Use of Lambert Airport to 1995
Airlines serving Lambert St Louis International Airport agreed to extend their use of the facility through 1995, a move praised by Lambert supporters as key to keeping air service local. Missouri officials note the Springfield Columbia Waterloo project faces legal and funding hurdles despite a recent federal grant for land acquisition.
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Henry J. Elmendorf
Missouri-St. Louis
Columbia-Waterloo
East Side
Peter B. Work
Coleman
Grim energy forecast for Carter era prices and supply
Washington AP reports the Federal Energy Administration warns of tight energy supplies and rising prices for years. The 1985 residential fuel bill could rise about 30 percent due to inflation and real cost increases, with total residential energy bills up nearly 83 percent by 1985 including gas, oil, electricity and gasoline.
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Washington
Federal Energy Administration
Carter
Energy Agency
FEA
U.S
John Christie
Energy Information and Analysis
School calendar and board actions outlined for 1977 78
The board approved the 1977 78 school calendar starting Aug. around, with revisited holidays and short Christmas break. Superintendent Palmer discussed weather checks, bus runs, and delays to avoid accidents and keep students safe. Boardmembers debated start dates, summer schedules, and job market impacts while accepting resignations and hires at Eugene Field and Mexico Junior High.
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Randall Weber
Palmer
Alan
St. Louis
Washington
Carter's Brother Refuses To Stay In White House
AP reports Billy Carter arrives in Washington for his brother Jimmy's inauguration. He jokes about not staying overnight in the mansion, continues to run his Plains peanut business, and faces a Georgia beer license issue. Billy and family occupy the ninth floor of the Washington Hilton during inauguration events.
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White House
Washington
Billy Carter
Billy
Georgia
Je Wa
Plains
Washington Hilton
Jimmy Carter
Jack
Chip
Jeff
Sybil
Kennedy Center
Carter Peanut Warehouse
Pariey
Hilla
South
Joplin Names New Manager
Warrensburg city manager James Berzina resigns after six years to take over as city manager of Joplin effective March 1.
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Joplin
Warrensburg
James Berzina
Berzina
Werrensburg
Road resurfacing planned from Vandalia north to Route 154
Jones described private contractor led projects to resurface sections of road near Vandalia extending north to Route 154. Preparatory work will be done by Local Highway Department sheds in Mexico and Farber. The project aims to add about an inch of thickness on roadway sections already in good condition with expected maintenance-free years ahead.
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Vandalla
Jones
Highway Department
Mexico
Farber
Hece
Burglars Strike Perry Business at Reynolds Truck Repair
A 250-pound cash register containing 15 to 20 dollars was stolen from Reynolds Truck Repair Co at the Highways 19 and 54 intersection in Perry. Sheriff Glen Parsons and Missouri Highway Patrol investigated the burglary, which occurred Tuesday night or early Wednesday. Entry was gained by breaking a window and unlocking the door. Owner is Herbert Reynolds of Center.
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Reynolds Truck Repair Co
Ralls County
Glen Parsons
Missouri Highway Patrol
Parsons
Herbert Reynolds
Center
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