New Death Bill Requires 2 Trials
Missouri Governor Teasdale signed a second constitutional death penalty bill on May 26, adopting a two trial approach. The measure mirrors Georgia style two trial schemes, requiring guilt verdict first and a separate penalty phase with aggravating factors. The law excludes inmates already in prison and includes optional mitigating considerations.
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Joseph P. Teasdale
Missouri
U.S. Supreme Court
Bob F. Griffin
Dcameron
Missouri Supreme Court
Florida
Georgia
Texas
Mexico library and PTA sponsor parent child week
Mexico-Audrain County Library and the Mexico PTA announce a parent-child library week from June 6 to 11. Summer hours will be 9 to 5:30 on Mon Tue Thu Fri Sat and 8 to 8:30 on Wednesday with activities including a book sale Indian artifact display bird exhibit dog cat rabbit and gerbil pet care demo a Story Hour tour and refreshments. Mon opens with sale and displays Tue hosts bird exhibit and a Story Hour tour. Wed features 5 pm tournaments with finals Saturday. Thu pet care demo film slides. Fri displays and summer reading signup. Sat pet show 9 am to 10 am tournaments 9:30 am and a 2:30 to 4:15 film.
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Mexico-Audrain County Library
The
Mexico Pta
Monopoly
Kent Haden
Attend Services In Laddonia For Mrs. Cornelia Wallen
Out of town families attended funeral services for Mrs. Cornelia Wallen in Laddonia on May 27 and 28. Many relatives and friends traveled from Nebraska Arkansas Kansas Illinois Missouri and Missouri towns to pay respects. Memorial services by Rebekah Lodge No. 842 and the funeral at Laddonia Baptist Church followed the services at Wilkey Bienhoff Funeral Home.
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Laddonia
Cornelia Wallen
Bryan Anderson
Elkhorn
Nebraska
John Stewart
Harrison, Ark
Elizabeth Keever
Little River
Kan
John Looney
Wichita
Woodrow Looney
Salina
John Hobbs
LaGrange, Ill
J.C. Wallen
Eklhorn
Neb
George Looney
Cuba
Sandra Mimmix
Amy
Fulton
Francis Gibbs
New London
Gene Baise
Darrell English
Montgomery City
James Stewart
Belton
Dorothy Larson
Perry
Florence Wallen
Lawrence Wallen
Mexico
Elmer Kotsenburg
Walter Davis
Clyde Kotsenburg
Benton City
Pam Stewart
Tom Hull
Ray Hull
Farber
Laddonia Rebekah Lodge No. 842
Wilkey- Bienhoff Funeral Home
Laddonia Baptist Church
Sturgeon Honor Roll Includes 65 Students
Sturgeon R-5 lists 65 students across second semester and fourth quarter honor rolls. Names include Hadley Haux Barbara Gloemker Sarah Gingerich Carol Sherman Renee Swindell and others from seventh to twelfth grade, with David Apel noted among those on multiple honor lists. The report names additional honorees on the second semester and fourth quarter lists, plus several juniors appearing on the fourth quarter roster.
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Sturgeon
Sturgeon R-5
Hadley Haux
Barbara Gloemker
Sarah Gingerich
Carol Sherman
Renee Swindell
Diane Beers
Connie Kanatzar
Melissa Harvey
Jeffrey Haux
Dara Sandker
Julie Spene
Marty Bowne
Cindy Galloway
Mary Ruth Lawrence
Teresa Robinson
Nancy Seymour
Lori Stephens
David Apel
Penny Baugh
Missy Otis
Rhonda Robinson
Lloyd McKenzie
Laurie Spurling
Chris Jones
Jeff Jones
Mark McReynolds
John Parks
Janice Self
Malinda Sharp
Brenda Barnes
Brenda Bloemker
Debbie Bradley
Linda Current
Bonnie Galloway
Twyla Robinson
Anita Sherman
Melanie Tindley
Susan Tinker
Greg Judy
Nancy Keil
Lynn Rumple
Jerry Self
Lois Sheard
Vickie Harrison
Terry Beers
Marlene Bowne
Lisa Brooks
Jett Dawson
Kim Haverstick
Mike Huskey
Terry Jennings
Richard Neal
Robert Pollock
Steve Sherman
Carroll Woodruff
Kenny Woods
Suzie Blakemore
Melinda Salmon
Collin Colley
Brent Connolly
Becky Keil
Stanley Robinson
Janet Lannert
Marlene Nunnenkamp
Susan Reed
Missouri Legislature Highlights Friday Action
In Jefferson City the Senate approved and sent back to the House revisions on the state aid formula for public schools. The House approved and returned to the Senate the authority for the Missouri Public Service Commission to issue standardized billing and service rules. The chamber also sent to the governor prohibitions on geographic discrimination in fire and homeowner’s insurance, adjustments to sales tax tables to allow next month’s one-eighth cent conservation tax, and state regulation of livestock dealers.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Senate
House
Missouri Public Service Commission
Judge Raps Missouri Prison Failures
Federal judge Judge John W. Oliver harshly criticized Missouri for failing to authorize construction of a medium security prison. The 74 page ruling on Frederick C. Ahrens’s suit, filed after a year in Platte County jail, accuses the state of antiquated, neglected incarceration systems that rely on scattered county jails.
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Kansas City
Missouri
John W. Oliver
Frederick C. Ahrens
Platte County
Banned Insecticides Not Sole Cause Of Cutworm Rise
Iowa State University entomologist Dr. Bill Showers Jr. says the black cutworm invasion in the Corn Belt stems from warm weather, minimal tillage, and timely rains, not solely from banned insecticides. He notes current chemicals are lacking for preventative use and urges development of a prophylactic solution to prevent future outbreaks.
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Steve Daugherty
Associated Press
Iowa
Corn Belt
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bill Showers Jr
Showers
Agriculture Research Service
Towa State University
Ankeny
Coffee Prices In Second Dip
New York AP Folger Coffee Co cut its wholesale ground coffee price 20 cents to 3.98 per pound effective immediately as futures on the New York exchange fall for seven days. General Foods also lowered its wholesale price by 25 cents a day earlier. Retail prices trail wholesale by about 50 cents, with Pathmark selling Folger at 3.79 in the New York area.
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NEW York
Folger
Folger Coffee Co
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Procter & Gamble
General Foods Corp
Pathmark
Laddonian Receives Nursing Degree at OBU
Diane Marie Naysmith daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Naysmith of Laddonia earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing on May 28 at graduation exercises hosted by Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee Oklahoma.
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Diane Marie Naysmith
Fred. Naysmith
Laddonia
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
Okla
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