Kiss and Fair Queen Crowned at Centralia Fair
Justin Adams gave a kiss on Jennifer Nicole Prater's cheek amid a light reception at the Centralia fair. Erin Thornley was chosen 1977 Fair Queen during the horse show intermission, daughter of Charles and missing details noted. Crowds gathered as the day warmed.
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Centralia
Justin Adams
Jennifer Nicole Prater
Justin
Eddie Adams
Jennifer Nicole
Dennis Prater
Thompson
Erin Thornley
Charles Thornley
Columbia College
Ledger
Richard Vance
Mass Homicide in Prospect Connecticut Claims Nine Lives
Lorne Acquin, 27, charged with nine counts of murder for the fire and presumed killings that claimed Cheryl Beaudoin and her seven children plus a niece. The Beaudoin family home burned in central Connecticut as investigators probe head injuries and set origin.
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Cheryl Beaudoin
Acquin
Beaudoin
Patrick
Frederick
Marion Beaudoin
Mrs Veda Love 83 Dies in Audrain County
Mrs Veda C Love 83 of Mexico Route 2 died Friday at 4 30 pm at Audrain Medical Center where she had been a patient since May 26 Services Monday 10 am at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev Marvin Jones pastor Friendship Baptist Church officiating Burial in East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery She was born December 31 1893 in Lexington daughter of Robert and Lillie Ball Carlyle She was married to Gilbert L Blackburn who preceded her in death in 1936 Later married to Clarence A Love on March 4 1941 in Mexico and he survives She had lived in Audrain County most of her life and was a Baptist church member Survivors include two sons Gilbert F Blackburn of Mexico and Edward E Blackburn of Porter Texas seven grandchildren six great grandchildren two brothers George Carlyle of Thompson and Robert Carlyle of Montgomery City one sister Lottie Coil of the Coldwell Nursing Home in Mexico Two brothers and one sister preceded her in death Family will receive friends Sunday 7 9 pm at the funeral home.
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Acquia
McCasland
Lorne Acquin
Beaudoin
Prospect
Elliot Gross
Cheryl Beaudoin
Fred Jr
Sharon
Debbie
Paul
Rod
Hilly
Mary Lou
Jennifer Santoro
Waterbury
Veda C. Love
Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
Arnold Funeral Home
Marvin Jones
Friendship Baptist Church
East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Lexington
Robert
Lillie Ball Carlyle
Edward E. Blackburn
Porter
Texas
George Carlyle
Thompson
Robert Carlyle
Montgomery City
Lottie Coil
Coldwell
Ida Mae Butler Rites Pending in St. Louis Area
Mrs Ida Mae Butler 67 of 528 Seminary died today at Mt Vernon Chest Hospital Born April 12 1910 in Hatton daughter of Track and Jimizy Moore Married Lee Butler in 1934 at St Joseph He preceded her in death Survivors include brother Bell Moore of St Louis half brother Theodore L Moore niece Blondell Connor of Montgomery City and nephew Henry Wroten of St Louis Funeral arrangements are at Arnold Funeral Home with services pending.
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Ida Mae Butler
Arnold Funeral Home
Mt. Vernon Chest Hospital
Hatton
Jimizy Howard Moore
Lee Butler
St. Joseph
Butler
St. Paul
Bell Moore
St. Louis
Theodore L. Moore
Blondell Connor
Montgomery City
Henry Wroten
Blackout Not Possible Says MPL Manager
Jerry Brown of Missouri Power and Light Co. says a blackout like New York City faced last week is almost impossible for Mexico access. He notes MPL has adequate supply and several sources and contingency plans to meet demand if one source fails.
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Mexico
New York City
Jerry Brown
Missouri Power and Light Co
Mr. Brown
MPL
Four Volunteer Firemen Die In Pine Barrens Fire
Four Eagleswood Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 members from West Creek were burned to death while fighting a forest blaze that blackened over 2300 Pinelands acres and raged for hours. They were reportedly spotted by helicopter late Friday. one account says their truck was trapped in a backfire.
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Bass River Township
Eagleswood Township
West Creek
Coffee Hoarding Helps Drop Prices
London AP reports that hoarding by housewives and traders during a price spike inflated world stocks to about 10.1 million bags, triggering a price slide from $3.30 to $1.84 per pound. Roasters cut prices to move stock while imports slowed, awaiting the stockpile’s normal level.
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London
Port of Entry
New York
International Coffee Orgseavice
ICO
Carter Assesses British Policies
President Carter met with British Foreign Secretary David Owen to review peaceful paths to black majority rule in southern Africa and discuss the Middle East. Owen arrived with ambassador Peter Jay as Carter weighed compatible policies, while Brzezinski and Vance joined at the Cabinet Room.
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Washington
Carter
David Owen
Africa
White House
Middle East
Owen
Peter Jay
Cyrus R. Vance
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Rex Granum
Midwest
Southwest
Granum
Walter F. Mondale
John Vorster
Charleston
D.C
Jackson
Libyan Claims New Air Strikes Against Egypt
Libya says Egypt launched air raids on Tobruk area and other Libyan targets, with four to five Egyptian planes reportedly shot down by Libyan air defenses. Cairo denies the raids. The exchange follows days of border clashes as Sadat warns Khadafy of retaliation.
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Associated Press
Libya
Egypt
Tobruk
Cairo
ARNA
Mediterranean
Kaara
Musaid
al Kufra
Palestinian Liberation Organization
PLO
Yasir Arafat
al Adam
Anwar Sadat
Muammar Khadafy
Middle East
Israel
Desert
6Th Fleet
Khadafy
Sadat
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Wilfred Pouliot
Joseph Donnelly
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church
Veda Love
Mp&l
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Miss
Yazoo City
Zapata Exploration Co
Yorktown
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Sen
Bennett Johnston
D-La
Hardin Park
Mike Mattingly
Gary Mattingly
S. Clark Sr
Skippy
Mike
Gail Schindler
Dwight Schindler
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Laura White
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