Scotland Yard Joins Bermuda Governor Murder Probe
In Hamilton Bermuda police say several persons are being questioned after Gov Sir Richard Sharples 37 and Capt Hugh Sayers 25 were shot outside Government House. A state of emergency was declared and Scotland Yard detectives arrived to assist the investigation amid uncertainty over motive and gunmen count. The governor's dog Horsa was killed and the island's guards were unarmed.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Scotland Yard
Richard Sharples
Hugh Sayers
Government House
Sharples
Horsa
Edward Richards
Bill Wright
Basil Hadrell
Britain
George Duckett
Runaway bulldozer shoves Colorado house off its foundation
In Arvada Colorado a driverless bulldozer traveling about 700 feet pushed into a home and moved it a quarter inch from its foundation. Denver visitor Terry Wright jumped on to stop the machine after it began in the living room. No injuries were reported as a city inspector noted the upper structure shifted about one quarter inch.
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Arvada
Colo
Denver
John Rangel
Terry Wright
William Kowalczewki
Controversies Up For House Debate in Missouri
Missouri lawmakers face abortion debates as a House committee considers five bills allowing hospital personnel to refuse abortions and defining procedures up to three months after conception. A death penalty bill return is anticipated while budget talks advance, with elderly tax relief and voter registration also in focus.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
House
Senate
Ways and Means
Harry S. Truman
Deer Collision Ends With Fatality Near La Plata
Viola Mae Booth, 64, drove south on Missouri 3 eight miles west of La Plata when a 160 pound doe deer forced entry through the right front window. The deer exited via the left rear window. Booths sustained minor injuries. the deer was destroyed. LaPlata is in Macon County, about 135 miles northwest of St. Louis.
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Laplata
Missouri Highway Patrol
Viola Mae Booth
Missouri 3
la Plata
Truck Washed Into River By Flood Drowns Two Men
In Reynolds County near Black River, a van type truck was swept off a road by floodwaters killing two St. Louis area men, Jesse Sutton aged 48 and Glen Welsch aged 38. Sutton's daughter Sue Holt alerted authorities after the crash Sunday morning. The trio was visiting relatives when the river rose and washed the vehicle away. A bystander heard cries and Holt swam to an island before guiding help to the scene. Officer's report notes the river swollen by heavy rains contributed to the tragedy.
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Black, Mo
St. Louis
Black River
Jesse Sutton
Glen Welsch
Jennings
Sutton
Sue Holt
Reynolds County
Holt
Burlington Derails Near West Alton Missouri
Nine Burlington and Northern freight cars derailed on an overpass near West Alton in St. Charles County. Engineer Paul Holcomb, 39, of Hannibal, said the train was traveling from Hannibal to St. Louis when the accident occurred around 2 30 a.m. There were no injuries and the cause was not immediately known.
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West Alton
Burlington and Northern Railroad
St. Charles County
Paul Holcomb
Hannibal
St. Louis
Peronist Campora Leads In Argentina Election Runoff Likely
Juan Perons candidate Hector Campora led with 48.7 percent of the vote in a nationwide ballot, prompting a runoff against Ricardo Balbin of the Radical Civic Union. With returns from nearly all polling places, Campora's lead triggers a second round within a month as military leaders prepare for a civilian president.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Hector J. Campora
Ricardo Balbin
Radical Civic Union
Campora
Balbin
Artudo Illia
Peron
Madrid
Alejandro Lanusse
Eagleton To Keynote Bootheel Rally
Senator Thomas F Eagleton will be the keynote speaker for the 10th District Bootheel Democratic rally in Sikeston on April 27. Democrats statewide are expected to attend with plans to make the event annual. Other honored guests include Congressman Bill Burlison Secretary of State James C Kirkpatrick and State Treasurer James I Spainhower.
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Jefferson City
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Bootheel
Sikeston
C. F. Cline
Dsikeston
Cline
Bill Burlison
Cape Girardeau
James C. Kirkpatrick
James I. Spainhower
FBI Agent Shot At Wounded Knee Turmoil Intensifies Standoff
In Wounded Knee South Dakota an FBI agent was shot and Indians warned off federal entry as a grand jury met in Sioux Falls to probe the takeover. About 73 people arrested as 250 to 300 federal and tribal forces faced off near Pine Ridge amid AIM leadership declaring a sovereign Oglala nation and vowing retaliation for any outside interference.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Sioux Falls
FBI
Interior Department
U.S
William Clayton
Grand Jury
Curtis Fitzgerald
Chicago
Fitzgerald
Dennis Banks
Justice Department
Washington
Atty
Richard Kleindienst
Imme
Diate
Banks
Russell Means
AIM
United States
National Council of Churches
Pine Ridge
Interior
Monoxide Kills Mother and Daughter in Missouri
In Richmond Missouri a high school guidance counselor Carol I Hertzig 45 and her 13 year old daughter Heidi were found dead Sunday from carbon monoxide poisoning. The husband found Carol in the front seat of the family car in the attached garage with the engine running and the garage door shut. The fumes apparently seeped into the house. Engle 18 was treated at Ray County Hospital.
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Richmond
Carol I. Hertzig
Heidi
Hertzig
New Trainee Joins Mexico Public Safety Department
Alan Schindler Pageson in 1994 becomes an officer trainee with the Mexico Public Safety Department today. He serves six months on probation and replaces Kenneth Niederschulte who moved to the Boone County Sheriff's Department after about six years with the local force. Schindler is a former Audrain Medical Center programmer and Glendale California operator, served in the U. S. Air Force 1960 to 1984 with overseas duty in West Pakistan and Okinawa, and is married to Betty Ann Henneberry of Mexico.
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Alan Schindler
Hanley St
Mexico
U.S. Air Force
West Pakistan
Okinawa
Schindler
St. Joseph
Betty Ann Henneberry
Dr James Frank Named Lincoln U President
Jefferson City Lincoln University announces Dr James Frank of White Plains New York as the new president. The 43 year old graduate who earned a 1953 bachelor of science from Lincoln becomes the first alumnus to hold the post, succeeding Dr Walter C Daniel who left for a university post in Missouri.
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Jefferson City
James Frank
White Plains
N.Y
Lincoln University
Lincoln
Frank
L.A
Walter C. Daniel
University of Missouri, Columbia
Mexico High School Elects Queen and King for Formal Dance
Joan Balser and John Buckner were named queen and king for the Vocal Music department formal dance at Mexico High School Friday night. Attendants included Sharor Callihan, Mike Shupert, Dean Miller, Tim Collins, Joanine Kasper, and Stan Chandy. Junior rings delivery set for Thursday with Hal Kersch of Jostens on site. Five MHS students visit Moberly High to observe their Student Council program, including Geoff Wolf, Ann Lankford, Kathy Erdel, Gary McFarland, and Mike Shupert.
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Mexico
Joan Balser
John’ Buckner
Vocal Music Department
Sharor Callihan
Mike Shupert
Dean Miller
Tim Collins
Joanine Kasper
Stan Chandy
Hal Kersch
Josten
Kerschi
MHS
Moberly High School
Geoff Wolf
Ann Lankford
Kathy Erdel
Gary McFarland
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Los Angeles
California
Blackburn Avenue
Cal
Eagleton
Liberty
Robert Redford
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Callaway County
Auxvasse
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Kingdom City
Hatton
Auxvasse Plt.o
Auxvasse Lions Club
R-1
Calwood Citizens
Security Bank of
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Chester Cooper
Patrick Horner
Crouch
Baumgartner
Paul Meyer
Dunavant
Graham
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Jaycee
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Police
John Buckner
Rule At
Dance
Logan Pharmacy
Woutoroy Restaurant
Hiway
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Mog
New Florence
International
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I.H.C
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Snoco
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Calvin West
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