Weather and local notices from Missouri and Kansas City
Official weather forecast shows hot humid days through Saturday with highs in the 90s and a slight chance of isolated afternoon thundershowers. Missouri outlook calls for clear to partly cloudy skies, similarly hot, with weekend highs in the 90s and lows around 70. River stage reports, livestock market notes, hospital admissions, marriage licenses, and a police report describe a Mexico city bridge collision injuring a 14 year old, with no arrests.
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Rey
Missouri
Kansas City
Lake of the Ozark
ST. Louis
Stolen wheels and car damage amid multiple county incidents
The Daily Record reports Jack Webber reported theft of two new wheels and tires from a 1972 Ford on South Jefferson Street, plus damage to fenders. A highway patrol report notes Jerry Davis, 16, and passenger injured in a one car crash on Highway 54 near Route KK. Robert Simmons, 22, charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash on Highway 19 near Route WW. A pickup camper suffered a wheel lug bolt failure on Interstate 70 near Danville. Circuit Court filings include divorces and wage disputes. Magistrate Court fines list several traffic violations. Missouri livestock market data and grain prices appear, along with national market updates.
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Jack Webber
Washington St
Jay's
South
Jefferson Street
Highway Patrol
Jerry Davis
Pleasant Hill
Ill
Lindsey Eugene Davis
Rockport
Pike County Hospital
Louisiana
Audrain County
Highway 54
Route KK
Robert Ray Simmons
O'Fallon
Highway 19
Montgomery County
Danville
Marilyn C. Umstead
Indianapolis
Ind
Judge Gets Jury Call in California
SARATOGA Calif AP Marshall S Hall presiding Santa Clara County Superior Court says he will not fill out a jury eligibility questionnaire. His name was randomly drawn by a computer with thousands of others. Hall worries a summons and duty pamphlet would arrive and recalls writing about jury service years ago.
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Saratoga
Calif
Marshall S. Hall
Santa Clara County
Poison Charge On Tenderizer
U S Attorney in Newark charges Hygrade Food Products Corp with marketing a meat tenderizer called Spice of Life that contained sodium nitrate. A Maryland man died after eating garlic toast seasoned with the product, linked to earlier FDA recalls and warnings. The suit claims improper labeling and widespread distribution to several states.
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Newark
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Hygrade Food Products Corp
Maryland
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
New Jersey
New York
Virginia
Ohio
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
District of Columbia
U.S
Mutual Spice Co
North Bergen
Mutual Spice
Stock Market Edges Higher Amid Moderately Busy Trading
In over the counter trading A B Chance quoted 24 bid 26 asked Commerce Bancshares 64 bid 55 asked Wetterau 95 bid 36 asked. On the NYSE Bobble Brooks 9 down 4 6 000 shares Dresser 38 up 44 3 700 Interco 46 down Kaiser Aluminum 18 down Panhandle Pipeline 34 44 down 1 300 Ralston Purina 37 unchanged 27 600 US Gypsum common 26 down 0 7 800 US Gypsum preferred 30 up 14 400. Market averages rose modestly as favorable economic news eased inflation fears. Dow 30 noon off .76 at 909.69. overall mixed advances and declines. Inflation easing, strong economy growth, and tax concerns influenced investor sentiment. Occidental opened late. Peterson cautioned over a Soviet deal viewed as more than a routine transaction. NYSE index dipped .08 to 58.34. AMEX index rose .01 to 26.69.
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A. B. Chance
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Bobble Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
NEW York
Monte Gordon
Sartorius & Co
Price Commission
McGovern
Gordon
Occidental Petroleum
Commerce
Peter G. Peterson
Q Occidental
Soviet Union
American Stock Exchange
Nurse Adrienne McKenna named Marshall State School head
Adrienne McKenna, a psychiatric nurse, was appointed superintendent of the Marshall State School Hospital by Dr. Harold P. Robb. She will assume Aug. 1, replacing Dr. William D. Diamond who resigned July 1 amid a personnel controversy. McKenna, former administrator of the Springfield Diagnostic Clinic, holds a master’s in psychiatric nursing and administration from Washington University. She becomes the third non medical superintendent of Missouri school hospitals for the mentally retarded, joining Ara Morrig at Higginsville and William B. Harrison at St. Louis.
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Jefferson City
Adrienne McKenna
Marshall State School Hospital
Harold P. Robb
State
William D. Diamond
McKenna
Springfield
St. Louis State School and Hospital
St. John's Mercy School of Nursing
Washington University
Robb
Ara L. Morrig
Higginsville
William B. Harrison
St. Louis
Couple Die In Murder death by own action
Police in Kansas City report a murder suicide involving estranged spouses John and Sue Waldman both in their 20s. The man died of a head wound with a .38 revolver found in his hand. the woman was struck in the head and chest. Neighbors heard shots about 11 p.m. and found the bodies near an apartment Waldman shared. A bottle and two wine glasses were found in Waldman’s car nearby.
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Kansas City
John
Sue Waldman
Waldman
King
Shawnee
Kan
Joseph Farnen Dies At Salisbury
SALISBURY Joseph Farnen 79 a retired farmer died at his home here Wednesday night He was born September 26 1892 in Montgomery County the son of William and Catherine Farnen He is survived by four sons Richard William Hugh Paul Farnen Salisbury Barnard Kansas City three daughters Frances Kocher Lakeside San Diego Calif Dorothy Davis San Diego Calif and Joan Henke Salisbury two brothers John Farnen Montgomery City Edward Farnen Martinsburg sister Lucy Prost Montgomery City and 23 grandchildren His wife preceded him in death Funeral services will be at 2 p m Saturday at St Josephs Church Salisbury with burial in St Josephs Cemetery Rosary will be at 7 p m Friday at the Berry Chapel
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Salisbury
Joseph Farnen
Montgomery County
William
Catherine Welch Farnen
Richard
Hugh Paul Farnen
Barnard
Kansas City
Frances Kocher
Lakeside
Calif
Dorothy Davis
San Diego
Joan Henke
John Farnen
Montgomery City
Edward Farnen
Martinsburg
Lucy Prost
St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Berry Chapel
New Hartford Sailor Moss Dies in Motorcycle Crash
Joseph Eugene Moss AT2 U S Navy died in a July 18 motorcycle crash near Santa Cruz Calif while stationed at Moffet Air Force Base He had reen listed served in Vietnam and completed a Navy tour Funeral services are set for 2 p m Saturday at Indian Creek Baptist Church New Hartford with burial at the church cemetery He is survived by his parents wife Betty Sendbaugh a brother Tommy New Hartford and a sister Jackie Derio of Chicago
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Joseph Eugene Moss
U.S. Navy
Indian Creek Baptist Church
New Hartford
Roy Long
Church
Kirks Funeral
Bowling Green
Moss
Sidney Moss
Santa Cruz
Calif
Moffet Air Force Base
California
Navy
Navy Air Corps
Vietnam
Chicago
Ill
Betty Sendbaugh
Tommy
Joe
Jackie) Derio
Mrs A V Wallace Dies In Kansas City
Mrs. A V Wallace 85 of Kansas City died Thursday night at Memorial Baptist Hospital. Former Mary Miller daughter of late E T Rodemyre once resided in Centralia. Services set for 1:30 p m Saturday at Freeman Funeral Home Kansas City burial in Kansas City area. Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Don Gill a son Wayne Hale 11 grandchildren and two sisters Mrs Gulick of St Louis and Mrs Donnohue.
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Centralia
Harry Donnahue
A.V. Wallace
Kansas City
Wallace
Memorial Baptist Hospital
Mary Miller
E.T. Rodemyre
Freeman Funeral Home
Don Gill
Wayne Hale
Charles Gulick
St. Louis
Donnohue
Ottis L. Brown Rites At Lincoln
Ottis L. Brown of Warsaw Missouri died earlier this month, as learned by his sister Mrs. Chester M. Haubner of Auxvasse on July 14. Funeral services were held at Lincoln Missouri with burial at Williamsburg. Pallbearers included James Haubner and Stanley Brown among others from Auxvasse Columbia Fulton and surrounding areas. He is survived by his wife Essie a daughter Ann Masselson of Thornton Colorado two stepchildren a grandson and several step-grandchildren.
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Chester M. Haubner
Auxvasse
Ottis L. Brown
Warsaw
Lincoln
Williamsburg
James Haubner
Stanley Brown
Fulton
Jack Reades
Columbia
Steven Keller
John
Melvin Kurtz
Roger
Charles A. Seale
Marjorie Brown
Randy
Chad
Jack Roades
Bobby
Becky
Brown
Essie
Jerome
Ann) Masselson
Thornton, Colo
Lost Siamese Kitten Near Jackson Street Jackson Academy
A Siamese kitten is lost around the Jackson Street and Academy area. A reward is offered for its return. Contact 81-3597 or 14177 3p with any information.
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Balk
Jackson Street
Academy
Brewery Workers Ordered Back At Anheuser Busch
AP reports production resumed at the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis after U.S. District Judge James H. Meredith issued a temporary restraining order ending a 21-member Teamsters Local 133 strike. The walkout protested forklift operator layoffs and Clydesdale horse rig drivers, pausing production for 4,000 other workers who joined the picket line. The Tuesday shutdown followed a prior strike by Brewers and Maltsters Union Local 6 over attrition layoffs.
Eagleton fears fame as running mate reshapes life
Washington AP reports Senator Thomas Eagleton, after being named George McGovern's running mate, worries about sudden public exposure and its impact on his family. He notes Secret Service presence, unlisted home phone, and shifts in daily life as his profile rises.
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Washington
Thomas Eagleton
George McGovern
Missouri
Tom
Tom Eagleton
Secret Service
Eagleton
Senate
U.S. Senate
Nixon
Cervantes Libel Suit Dismissed By Court
The 8th Circuit upheld a lower court ruling dismissing St. Louis Mayor A. J. Cervantes libel suit against Life Magazine for a 1970 article linking him to the underworld. The unanimous decision found no proof Life or writer doubted the truth of the article. Cervantes may seek rehearing.
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ST. Louis
U.S. 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
A. J. Cervantes
Life Magazine
Roy Stephenson
Cervantes
Life
Underworld
Denny Walsh
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Two Local Grads In Med-Technology
Miss Martha Jean Dubbert of Mexico and Mrs Betty Logan Bishop of Middletown are among 16 University of MissouriColumbia students to receive bachelor of science degrees in medical technology August 4 after completing studies and a year of training in the Medical Center pathology laboratories.
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Martha Jean Dubbert
Mexico
Betty Logan Bishop
Middletown
University of Missouri-Columbia
Dubbert
Edwin F. Dubbert
Bishop
Wayne Logan
4603 Precincts For August 8 Primary Vote
Missouri voters will cast ballots in 4603 precincts for the August 8 primary, State Secretary James C. Kirkpatrick said. About 1069 precincts lie in St Louis County, with 479 in the City of St Louis, 274 in Kansas City, and 123 in the rest of Jackson County. Final counts may shift if counties consolidate polling places at the last minute.
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Jefferson City
James C. Kirkpatrick
St. Louis County
St. Louis
Kansas City
Jackson County
Bakery burglars aged 4 to 9 in Georgia case
Police rounded up seven youths aged four to nine in Moultrie Georgia suspected in a bakery warehouse burglary spree totaling 173 dollars. No charges were filed and the children were released to their parents while authorities decide next steps.
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Moultrie
Blackwell Would Raise Sales Tax For Schools
State Senator Earl Blackwell urged a three percent rise in Missouri sales tax to fund education, replacing property taxes. He spoke in a Kennett interview amid a sparse campaign for governor, claiming voter approval would be required for any tax change. He predicted a weak primary showing but a possible nomination, criticized federal welfare control, and targeted changes in mental health funding and state payrolls. He named Gene McNary as the GOP tough opponent and questioned State Auditor Christopher Bond's residency.
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Kennett
Earl Blackwell
Missouri
Blackwell
Hillsboro
Jack Stapleton Jr
Daily Dunklin Democrat
Joseph Teasdale
Kansas City
Edward Dowd
St. Louis
Wil
Fiom Morris
George Alett
Gene McNary
St. Louis County
Christopher Bond
Missouri Supreme Court
Bond
Senate Votes Cape Canaveral Name Change
The Senate approved a measure to restore Cape Canaveral’s name on Florida’s east coast, reversing the Cape Kennedy designation from 1963 after President Kennedy’s assassination. The bill advances to the House for action.
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Senate
Cape Canaveral
Washington
Florida
Cape Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Canaveral
House
Nixon Calls For Hold On Spending
President Nixon urges Cabinet members and GOP leaders to restrain election year spending. Gerald Ford and Robert Griffin criticize Democrats for inflating appropriations, warning that further increases could force vetoes or tax hikes, amid inflation concerns.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Robert Griffin
White House
Full Salary Ordered For Judge Past 70
Missouri Supreme Court ruled Comptroller Vaughn must pay Circuit Judge Harry A. Hall the full salary for his elected six year term despite Hall turning 70. The court held Hall is entitled to serve the term he was elected to, overriding a retirement age rule.
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Jefferson ‘City
John C. Vaughn
Missouri Supreme Court
Harry A. Hall
Kansas City
Hall
Vaughn
Supreme Court
Senate approves 2.20 minimum wage bill lifting millions
The Senate backed a 2.20 minimum wage, rising from 1.60, affecting about 7.4 million workers including 1.2 million domestic servants and 4.9 million public employees. The bill moves to House-Senate conferees to reconcile with a House version of 2.00, amid AFL-CIO support and labor focus surrounding George McGovern.
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Washington
Senate
George McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
House
Nixon
Afl-Cio
Peter H. Dominick
Rcole
Robert, Taft
Ohio
Audit Finds Embezzlement Tied to Dead Missouri Official
Greene County auditors report Troy A. Garrison embezzled about 39 000 dollars while circuit clerk and transferred roughly 27 000 to the magistrate clerk to hide a shortfall. Garrison, found shot to death in his pickup June 26, left a signed letter admitting the embezzlement. The death was ruled self-inflicted. an audit suggested further review of the magistrate clerk’s books. Garrison previously served as deputy sheriff and was a former magistrate clerk incumbent and circuit clerk candidate for sheriff.
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Springfield
Greene County Court
Troy A. Garrison
Garrison
Ground Cleanup Pollutes Air at Shaler High
About 40 pupils at Shaler Area High School participated in Earth Week by policing the grounds the week of April 22. They burned debris in the school incinerator causing smoke violations, and Justice of the Peace John Chandler fined the district $50 and costs.
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Pittsburgh
Shaler Area
Justice of the Peace
John Chandler
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