Weather and notices mix in Missouri reader update
Local Weather shows 7:00 a.m. readings and a 24 hour recap with high 81, low 68, and month to date 0.881 inches. Forecast calls for Partly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of showers and thundershowers. Missouri remains warm and humid with highs 90 to 95. River and lake stages listed for Kansas City, St. Louis, and others. Admissions listed for multiple individuals at a medical center along with recent births and local notices.
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Local notes and notices from Mexico Missouri area
Tributes memory of Mrs. Doébelin and Mrs. Charles. Marriage licenses issued in Columbia for Ralph Bruce and Cecile Fenton and Dennis Cook and Dorothy Erickson. Police report details a two car collision at Singleton and Emmons Streets with minor damage and no summons. Highway Patrol notes injuries in a Highway 54 crash. one driver cited for careless driving. Probate inventories filed for Olan B. Johnson and Leota Fry estates. Missouri Livestock Market Center reports hogs, cattle, and sheep sales. National Stockyards market summaries follow. Chicago markets rise on Russian grain purchase news with grains higher.
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Columbia
Ralph Leroy Bruce
Centralia
Cecile Blaine Fenton
Dennis Wayne Cook
Dorothy Louise Erickson
Singleton and
Emmons Streets
William Hugene Ward
Carrico St
Bernard R. Holtkamp
Auxvasse
Ward
Singleton Street
Holtkamp
Emmons Street
Randall
Allen Monson
William Wayne Bare
Highway Patrol
Rush Hill Road
Gene Higgenbotham
Montgomery City
Higgenbotham
Brenda
Patricia Eastin
Rush Hill
Kenneth Eastin
Eastin
Higgenbotham Auto
Stock Market Slips Amid Slow Trading At NYSE
New York stock market mixed with slow trading. Noon Dow Jones 936.20 down 1.80 as declines edged gains on the NYSE. Harris Upham analyst Alan R Shaw projected a dull week as attention stays on the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach. Curtiss-Wright led most active issues with a late open and brief halt. The Big Board slow with 1,400 stocks down 60.02 down 0.13. AMEX index eased 0.04.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Alan R. Shaw
Harris, Upham
Miami Beach
Curtiss-Wright
American Stock Exchange
Bag of Bones Found in Sacramento Bus Depot
A suitcase containing human bones was found at the Greyhound bus depot in Sacramento and may have come from Fresno. Police identify the bones as from a woman aged 45 to 50, possibly deceased six months to ten years. Investigators say they are following leads with limited progress.
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Sacramento
Calif
Greyhound
Fresno
Alvin Bilbo
Bilbo
Larry Gesten
Sacramento Police Department
Humphrey Presses Credentials Fights at Democratic Convention
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey advances plans to press credential fights on the floor of the Democratic National Convention while exploring possible compromises with other candidates for the nomination. He will allow about 90 black delegates to back Rep. Shirley Chisholm on the first ballot to embarrass rival George S. McGovern.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Minnesota
Shirley Chisholm
George S. McGovern
Jack
Gravel campaigns for second place in vice presidential race
Alaska Senator Mike Gravel said he had 300 to 600 delegates, reported from Miami Beach at an AP breakfast with the Alaska delegation. He noted the campaign was moving so fast he could not give a precise tally.
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Gravel
Miami Beach
Fla
Mike Gravel
Alaska
City Council Eyes Parking Rules and Flood Insurance sheds
City officials discussed parking on Muldrow Street from Hisey to Boulevard and possible full-street restrictions after new pavement and driveways. A third reading on Elmwood Cemetery rules and a first reading on underage alcohol possession were scheduled. Flood plain report and new flood insurance rates take effect today for 32 Missouri areas, with substantial premium cuts described by the National Flood Insurance Association. examples show a $25 annual premium for a $10,000 flood coverage on a $17,500 home, with broader eligibility across numerous Missouri cities and counties.
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Mexico
Missouri
National Flood Insurers Association
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Joplin
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la Change
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Maplewood
Newburg
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Paris
Pleasant Hill
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Sikeston
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Springfield
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Clay
St. Charles
St. Louis Counties
John Wagner Dies in Fall From Horse
John P. Wagner 66, a Pike County farmer near Middletown, died after being thrown from a horse and crushed near a barn. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at West Prairie Church north of Middletown, burial in church cemetery. Memorials to West Prairie and Smyrna Church Cemeteries. Born January 8, 1908, he is survived by his wife Vera Rachel Nutter Wagner, a daughter Ruth Love of Louisiana, two grandchildren, and a sister Helen Wagner. Funeral arrangements at Kirk Funeral Home in Bowling Green.
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John P. Wagner
Pike County
Weal Prairie Church
D. Randall Cone
Farber
Kirk Funeral Home
Bowling Green
West Prairie Church
Smyrna
Mr. Wagner
Pke County
Frank
Eugenie Hammack Wagner
Vera Rachel Nutter Wagner
Lindell
Ruth) Love
Louisiana
Helen Wagner
Crosson Rites Set For Truxton Woman
Alice Bates Crosson 64 of Truxton died Sunday at Lincoln County Memorial Hospital. Funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Jonesburg with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery St. Louis. Body at Harding Funeral Home. Born August 25 1907 in St. Louis she lived in Truxton nine years. Survived by Milan Crosson husband three children Jerry Bates Norma Armstrong and Robert Charles a sister Kepie Miller and a brother Walter Triplett.
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Alice Bates Crosson
Truxton
Lincoln County Memorial Hospital
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
St. Louis
Harding Funeral Home
Norma Armstrong
California
Robert Charles
Kepie Miller
Walter Triplett
Nelson Rites Held Today At Montgomery City
Charles Edward Nelson 67 of Montgomery City died Friday in Columbia after two weeks in Boone County Hospital. Services were at 2 p.m. at Schlanker Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Cox officiating. Burial in Montgomery City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Russell Sommer, Kenneth Cleeton, J Ross Fleetwood, Joe Woods, Joe Baugh, Robert Kopp. Survived by wife Ruby Gentry and a son Charles Edward Nelson II and four grandchildren.
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John
Ann Luckett Nelson
Nelson
The
Baptist Church
Ruby Gentry
Charles Edward Nelson
Firefighters Endorse Blackwell and Bowen in Missouri Race
The Missouri State Council of Fire Fighters endorsed State Sen. Earl Blackwell for governor and John Bowen for governor. Council president Hannibal said endorsements were decided at a Jefferson City meeting. Other Democratic endorsements named James Godfrey for lieutenant governor Eu Cantrell for treasurer and Jim Spain for attorney general.
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Missouri State Council of Firefighters
Earl Blackwell
Hillsboro
John Bowen
Hannibal
Jefferson City
James Godfrey
Lucky” Cantrell
Jim Spain
MU Gets Grant for Special Education Training Program
The Department of Health Education and Welfare grants 87538 dollars to the University of Missouri Columbia for a training program for curriculum consultants in exceptional children. Edward J Meyen, associate professor of special education, says the program will prepare personnel to assist regular and special teachers working with exceptional children.
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Columbia, Mo
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
University of Missouri-Columbia
Edward J. Meyen
Central Methodist College Names Mexicoans To Dean's List
More than 275 students at Central Methodist College Fayette earned Dean's List honors for the spring term with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Included are Danny Phillips and Susan Groves, with Jeff and Rebecca Marsh also listed among the honorees.
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Central Methodist College At
Fayette
Mexico
Danny Phillips
Jim Phillips
Susan Groves
Raymond Groves
Jeff
Rebecca A. Marsh
Jeff R. Marsh
Farmington
Bumpers May Cut Cost Of Car Insurance
The Insurance Services Office proposes a 10 percent cut in collision insurance on 1973 cars due to improved bumpers. Richard Savage says many insurers will adopt the lower rates, potentially saving consumers about 20 million dollars. If losses drop more than 10 percent, further savings may follow for motorists.
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New York
Insurance Services Office
Richard Savage
Sald
Savage
ISO
California
McGovern Faces Credential Battles at Democratic Convention
The convention opens amid 24 credentials challenges from 15 states as McGovern edges toward a potential first-ballot win if key California delegates align. Daley’s challenge to Illinois delegates looms, while Humphrey backers clash over rules. McGovern campaigns, seeking unity while courting uncommitted delegates amid a tense, partisan atmosphere.
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California
Associated Press
Hanoi
U.S
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Credentials Committee
Alabama
Georgia
Humphrey
Wallace
Muskie
Hanoi's Xuan Thuy repeats seven point peace plan
Paris reports note Hanoi chief negotiator Xuan Thuy repeated seven point proposals to end the Vietnam war and said the plan remains the basis for settlement. He said he would consider new U S ideas and that Le Duc Tho would also return to Paris for the resumed talks set to begin Thursday. The seven point plan urges U S withdrawal and replacement of South Vietnamese President with a coalition government.
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Fla
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Paris
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Vietnam
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United States
le Duc Tho
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National Women's Caucus backs Shirley Chisholm for VP
The National Women's Political Caucus chose Rep. Shirley Chisholm, D NY, as its pick for the Democratic vice presidential nomination. Caucus leader Betty Friedan told about 1,000 female delegates that a woman should be nominated and likely win, urging support for Chisholm who is seeking the party's presidential nomination.
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Miami Beach
Fla
National Women’s Political Caucus Today
Shirley Chisholm
D-N.y
Betty Friedan
Heat Intensifies Drought Effects in County Crops
Heat after a cooler spell worsens drought impact across county farms. West and north areas near Mexico and Laddonia suffer more, while some rain helps others. Green and corn leaf aphids appear, with pest control advised. Irrigation varies, floods of 1969 recalled as rains brought both relief and damage.
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Laddonia
Dale Schwarre
Schwarre
East Liberty Street
Scattered Showers Roam Missouri Bordering Warm Temperatures
AP dispatch reports Missouri will stay warm with highs from 85 to 95 and scattered showers and thunderstorms through midweek. A few locations in Missouri saw traces of rain Sunday, including Wentzville Louisiana and Viburnum, with Clarksville near the Mississippi River recording about a half inch.
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Missouri
National Weather Service
Clarksville
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Wentzville
It's Most Different Convention Since 1832
Reporting from the convention scene delegates mingle in varied garb from dungarees to Dashikis as the Democratic gathering opens. The hall explodes with carnival colors while portraits of Roosevelt Jefferson and Kennedy preside as security and ramps hint at future moments.
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Fla
Larry O'Brien
Washington, D.C
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McGovern
Wallace
Party of the People
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
George C. Wallace
Missouri Delegates Tighten McGovern Support Shapes
Missouri delegates face pre session concerns as 21 challenges loom. Black delegates caucused and held talks with five contenders, with leaders saying McGovern could win eight of nine black votes. William L. Clay and Lero y Tyus of St Louis note two Kansas City black delegates might back McGovern, though both remain unconfirmed. Tyus predicts unity for McGovern on the first ballot.
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Missouri
Associated Press
Leroy Tyus
St. Louis
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Rosemay Lowe
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