Local Weather and Public Safety Update
Official 7:00 a.m. readings show a cool start with high 80s and low 60s. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies, risk of evening severe storms, and cooler tonight with 65 to 70 degrees. River and lake stages across Missouri noted along with hospital admissions, births, and local fire calls.
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Missouri
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Boonville
Jefferson City
St. Charles
Cape Girardeau
Lake of the Ozark
Pomme de Terre
Police Reports Detail Minor Collision At Pleasant Calhoun
Thoenen of 907 N Calhoun St sustained minor injuries in a Thursday 11 14 a m crash at the Pleasant and Calhoun intersection. Nelson of Bozeman Mont drove east on Pleasant, pulling into Thoenen’s northbound path. Damages were reported to the front and left side of Thoenen’s car and to the right side and front of Nelson’s vehicle.
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Mark Thoenen
Cal ‘Houn St
Pleasant and
Calhoun St
Pleasant St
Martha Nelson
Bozeman
Mont
Thoenen
Calhoun $T
Nelson
Two Car Crash on Highway 161 Injures Driver Edna Rogers
In Montgomery County on Highway 161 at 9 30 a m a two car collision injured Mrs Edna Rogers 63 of Bellflower after a Wessel St Louis driver rear ended a slow moving truck and then struck the Rogers car Paul Rogers 68 also of Bellflower was cited for driving on the wrong side of the road Edna Rogers condition is satisfactory at Audrain Hospital Wessel received minor injuries and both vehicles suffered substantial damage A separate call reports a cattle truck overturn on Highway 54 near Benton City Road with driver David Kuda 27 Mexico uninjured the truck damaged and cattle recovered
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Montgomery County
Montgomery ‘City
Edna Rogers
Bellflowers
Audrain Hospital
Wessel
Highway 54
Benton City Road
David Kuda
Mexico
Kuda
Attempted break in foiled at Ray Brown Jr home
Sheriff Harold Sulgrove reports an attempted burglary at 1823 N Jefferson St. The Brown family returned to their trailer to find a pry mark on the door and peeled door corner between 9 30 and 10 p.m. Entry was not gained. The incident was reported by the sheriff.
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Ray Brown
Buckner Satisfactory After Golf Course Accident
Mrs. Robert H. Buckner of Shawnee Mission Kansas, struck in the temple by a golf ball at Mexico Country Club Saturday, is reported in satisfactory condition. The incident occurred on the course as Buckner’s daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ned Rades participated in the round.
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Robert H. Buckner
Shawnee Mission
Kan
Mexico Country Club
Boone
Alcomnalse
Ned Rades
Mexico
Abrams Undergoes Gallbladder Removal in Japan
Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, commander of all U.S. forces in Vietnam, underwent gallbladder removal surgery at a U.S. military hospital in Japan. The 55 year old officer is reported to be in normal postoperative care and making good progress. Return to Saigon is planned after convalescent leave.
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Abrams
Saigon
Hatfield Warns GOP of Rightward Drift
Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield warns GOP leaders are moving right with the Southern strategy risking a narrow base. He cites Nixon’s Vietnamization and internal White House shifts, arguing a hard-right path could doom the party after 1972 even if Nixon is renominated.
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Washingiuiy
Mark C. Hatfield
GOP
Republican Party
Oregon Republican
White House
Basi
Hatfield
Metromedia
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
Norfolk and Western freight derails near Salisbury
About 25 cars of a Norfolk and Western freight train derailed Thursday a few miles east of Salisbury. No one was injured.
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N&w
Salisbury, Mo
Norfolk and, Western
Salisbury
Stock Market Signals Mixed on NYSE Trading Day
Stock listings show A B Charlie Co at 18 bid 19 asked and Wetterau at 16% bid 174% asked. Robbie Brooks ended at 9% down, with 2100 shares traded. Dresser Industries fell 4 to 25, 4000 shares. Interco rose 14 to 2544 with 3900 traded. Kaiser Aluminum up 14 to 23Yq with 2180 shares. Ralston Purina slid 14 to 22% with 1900 shares. U S Gypsum common at 48% down 44 with 3200 shares.
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Étaus
A.B. Charlie Co
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Robbie Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Ralston Purina
U.S
Marcos urges Japan to take bigger role in regional security
Philippine President Marcos says with U S military presence shrinking in Asia Japan must assume more responsibility for peace and order. He warns rising Japanese defense spending worries small nations while noting U S–Philippine ties have improved after frank talks with Secretary Rogers.
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Manilaap
Ferdinand Marcos
United States
Asia
Japan
Pacific
Marcos
William P. Rogers
Rogers
United Staes
U.S
U.s.-Philippines
Charles Cockelreas Installed as Christian Church Chairman
Charles Cockelreas was installed as chairman of the general board of the First Christian Church on Sunday morning. He succeeds Jack Be Webber. Charles Lee Vanlandingham was named vice chairman with Mrs. Woodrow Bealmer as secretary and Mrs. James Covington as treasurer. Also installed were 23 elders, deacons, and deaconesses including Charles Anderson Homer Hoskins Ralph Luckaman Butler Armstrong Harold Boswell EJ Bradley William Bramble James DuBus Gerald Chaney William Elliott Robert Graf Terry Hall Jack Harper Larry Hickman Dr J H Linder Paul Lowther Jim McCall Carl A Safford Jr Ray Travis Mrs Gene Howls Blanche Power Walter Wyss J D Gilmore and the president of the Christian Women's Fellowship.
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Charles Cockelreas
Christian Church
First Christian Church
Jack BE
Webber
Charles Lee Vanlandingham
Woodrow Bealmer
James Covington
George B. Wraith
Charles Anderson
Homer Hoskins
Ralph Luckaman
Butler Armstrong
Harold Boswell
EJ. Bradley
William A. Bramble
James DuBus
Gerald Chaney
William Elliott
Robert Graf
Terry Hall
Jack Harper
Larry Hickman
J. H. Linder
Paul Lowther
Jim McCall
Carl A. Safford Jr
Ray Travis
Gene Howls
Blanche Power
Walter Wyss
J.D. Gilmore
The
Christian Women’s Fellowship
Twelve Privates Cleared Of Mutiny Charges
AP reports the Army Court of Military Review overturned mutiny convictions for twelve privates involved in the October 14 1968 San Francisco Presidio stockade protest. Willful disobedience convictions were upheld for the same group and a 13th soldier, completing the review of 24 defendants surrounding the incident.
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Washington
Army
San Francisco Presidio Stockade
Army Court of Military Review
Se Presidio
Tiny Tim Cancels Jamestown Engagement Due to Lost Voice
Entertainer Tiny Tim canceled a Thursday appearance in Jamestown New York after his manager said he has lost his singing voice. The falsetto singer's team cited voice issues as the reason for the cancelation.
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Tiny Tim
Jamestown
N.Y
Mexico Jaycees reclaim sign after youths disturbance
Jaycees on the square helped recover the Miss Missouri Pag eant sign after sighting boys removing it. They persuaded the youths to return the damaged cloth sign. In other notes, Jerry W Collens Marine Corps address error and a Berkshire Music Center update feature Clay Brashears scholarship and orchestral praise from Leonard Bernstein.
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Mexico
Jaycees
Prc
Jerry W. Collens
Ledger
Bill
US Marine Corps
FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Clay Brashears
Boston University-Tanglewood Institute
Berkshire Music Center
Lenox
Young Artists Symphony
Leonard Berstein
Clay
Massachusetts
Hijackers Seek Escape From Cambodia
In a Cambodian naval base interview, Clyde McKay and Alvin Glatowski, hijackers of the U S freighter Columbia Eagle, express desire to flee Cambodia and seek asylum from a Soviet or Polish presence. They vow resistance if extradited, and declare themselves committed to Marxist revolutionary life.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Clyde McKay
Alvin Glatowski
U.S
Columbia Eagle
Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk Bay
McGlatowski
Hocking
Cambodian
United States
Escondido
J. Calif
Unite States
McKay
Glatowski
Cohabia
United Thrown
Kay
Perrysburg Couple Welcome First Daughter Gregg Family
Mr and Mrs Charles Edward Gregg of Perrysburg Ohio announce the birth of their daughter weighing seven pounds born at 947 am on June date. The baby joins sister Kathryn Ann who is five. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Glenn Gregg of Mexico and Mr and Mrs J D Holland of Pratt Kansas.
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Wilmer Hanson
Laddonia
David Sitton
Centralia
Sitton
A. B. Chance Co
Robert E. Dodder
von W. Misenhelter
Dwayne VanSkike
Richard Speidel
Stephen Head
Charles Mollett
Chester Richard
Russell £. Black
Eulah Hildebrand
Ira Travis
Deborah Smith
Lizzie Willingham
Carrie Douglas
Emmett Jesse
James Williams
Mexico
Bernard Duthbert
Benton
Senator Sees $18 Million State Surplus
CARTHAGE Mo AP Senator Richard M Webster argues Missouri will end the 1969 70 fiscal year with a surplus exceeding 16 million, not a deficit, due to unexpended appropriations and untransferred bank funds. He cites June revenue gains and a cigarette tax surge as boosting next year funding for the school foundation program.
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Carthage
Richard M. Webster
Missouri
Webster
State Treasury
Comptroller
Department of Revenue
Senate
Director of Revenue
School Foundation
Youth Sentenced For Bank Robbery
In St. Louis AP dispatch reports Judge John K. Regan sentenced an 18 year old to an indeterminate term in a federal prison for participating in the May 22 robbery of Jefferson Bank & Trust Co. Willie Neal pleaded guilty after initial innocence. Other trials set for Frank J. Tocco Norris L. Smith Ralph Long and Charles Richmond on August 10 with Tocco named as mastermind in the $113,000 heist.
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St, Louis
John K. Regan
Federal Correctional Institution
Jefferson Bank & Trust Co
Willie Neal
St. Louis
Frank J. Tocco
Norris L. Smith
Ralph Long
Charles Richmond
Tocco
Chippewas Claim In Dakota Upheld
The Indian Claims Commission ruled that three Chippewa bands may claim value for seven million acres of land in north central North Dakota. The decision rejects the claim that the bands received low payments and dismisses the half breed theory used to deny partnership. Further hearings could yield a money settlement based on 1905 land value less credits.
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Washington
Indian Claims Commission
North Dakota
Mrs. Julia Harrington Dies at 76 in Detroit
Mrs. Julia Harrington aged 76 of Montgomery City died Thursday in Detroit Michigan. Born April 24 1804 to Samuel and Mildred Rolling Bledsoe she was married to B F Harrington who preceded her in death. Survived by sister Nellie McGee Detroit and brother Carl Bledsoe Montgomery City and two nephews. Funeral at 2 0 p m Sunday at Harper Chapel Methodist Church with Rev Stienhardt. burial in Montgomery City Cemetery. Schlanker Funeral Home from Saturday 7 p m until time for services.
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Montgomery City
Julia Harrington
Detroit
Mich
Samuel
Mildred Rolling Bledsoe
B.F. Harrington
Harper Chapel Methodist Church
Harrington
Nellie McGee
Carl Bledsoe
Harper Chapel Methodist
Stienhardt
Schlanker Funeral
My Three Sons Haircut Battle With Army
Don Grady of My Three Sons fights Army orders to trim his hair and keep a constant length for continuity. The 26 year old reserve member of the 311 Support Brigade says the District Court rejected his case and he appealed. Producers require the look due to out of sequence filming while Grady has starred since the show's start 11 years ago with Fred MacMurray. He faces possible 21 months of active duty for refusing.
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Los Angeles
Don Grady
Grady
311 Support Brigade
U.s.district Court
Army
Fred MacMurray
More Enroll In Service Academies Amid Rising Cadet Totals
The service academies report record total enrollment for 1974 with West Point surpassing 4,000 cadets and the Air Force Academy reaching 1,438 freshmen plus 2,713 upperclassmen. Navy predicts a class of about 1, or more overall, while minority enrollment climbs to 299 from 116 in 1966.
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Stue Dant
Hi Nis Lian
John F. Kennedy
West Point
Air Parcs Academy
Lyndon B. Johnsn
Military Academy
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Anna
Naval Academy
Navy
Air Force
Army
Defense Department
Three Killed In One Crash On US 60
Three traffic deaths on U S 60 marked Missouri s July 4th toll. James Mills Burns 65 of Carthage drove the car and Howard Gordon White 32 of Granby died in a pickup crash six miles west of Granby. Another fatality, Tom Knalls Jr 33 of Malden, occurred two miles north of Dexter when his car collided with a truck driven by Claude Harris 45 of Malden who was uninjured. Holiday death count runs from 6 p m Thursday to midnight Sunday.
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Dwight Herndon
Claude Forsythe Sr
Bessie Samper
Centralia
Joseph Cash
James L. Stuart
Omer Rottman
Wellsville
Ray Hamlett
James K. Boehlein
Louisiana
Calvin G. Winter
Jonesburg
Henry L. Wade
Paris
Cynthia M. Green
Bowling Green
Emil Duffen
Benton City
Marjorie Dunn
Middletown
John N. Hartegon
Mexico
Art Simmons
Highway 15
Granby
U.S
Missouri
Highway Patrol
James Mills Burns
Carthage
Howard Gordon White
Grandby
Tom Knalls Jr
Malden
Portugal Angers Vatican Over Rebel Talks
Lisbon reports Portugal plans to sever diplomatic ties with the Vatican after Pope Paul met with three rebels from Africa. Premier Caetano ordered ambassador Eduardo Brazao home and delivered a protest to Cardinal Villot. Nuncio Msgr. Giuseppe Maria Sensi faced potential expulsion.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Vaticans
Paul
Marcello Caetano
Holy See
Eduardo Brazao
Brazao
Jean Cardinal Villot
Vatican
Apostolic
Msgr
Giuseppe Maria Sensi
Idelay
Miss Missouri Pageant Photos On Display In Mexico
Displayed in downtown Mexico windows are photos of all 31 Miss Missouri 1970 contestants. Jaycees organize a picture parade and sneak preview encouraging Mexicans and visitors to tour the area. The winner will be crowned July 11 with tickets obtainable by writing tickets Miss Missouri Box 341 Mexico Mo.
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Mexico
Jaycees
Satchme To Have Birthday Too By Bob Thomas
Louis Armstrong near 70, planning a birthday eve program in New Orleans while preparing a book, with fellow jazz greats set to join a fundraiser for a statue. He reflects on health scares, long career, and choosing to keep performing despite past illnesses.
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Bob Thomas
Lucille
Los Angeles
United States of America
Louis Armstrong
Shinnej
Sarah Vaughan
Hoagy Carter
Imichael
Barney Bigard
Joe Bushkin
Benny Carter
Teddy Buckner
Louis
New ‘Port
Corona
N.Y
Armstrong
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