Weather and Local Reports From The Daily Record
Forecas t zone 5 warns high winds 40 to 50 mph this afternoon clouds and a colder night. Missouri counties see wind gusts 40 to 50 mph with rain changing to snow and a high in the 30s to 60s. River regions list hospital admissions births and dismissals with names and towns including Mexico Laddonia Wellsville Centralia Paris Vandalia and Fulton. Three Wellsville youths in a Montgomery County chain reaction crash report none injured and police note vehicle details and damages.
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Missouri
Highway Patrol
Wellsville
Montgomery County
Johnnie Ray Fort
Randall Lane Shepard
Shepard
Samuel C. Fort
Johnnie Fort
Missouri and National Stockyards hog and cattle market report
Slaughter hogs at Missouri market steady with various lot ranges and prices. National Stockyards test shows hogs lower with mixed 1 2 3 weight classes, cattle and calves activity, and sheep market steady to higher with limited offerings. Chicago soybeans futures up early, grain prices mixed. cattle receipts light, cows selling firm to higher, few high dress cows and light test on sheep.
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MISSOURI _ LIVESTOCK MARKET CENTER
MO. Dept. OF AG
US 1
Chicago
USDA
House Adopts Cedar Creek Resolution
Jefferson City AP The Missouri House adopted a resolution urging the U S Department of Agriculture to approve Forest Service plans to reclaim Cedar Creek north of the city as a recreation area. The creek forms the boundary between Callaway and Boone counties on land of low agricultural value. The plan calls for federal acquisition of up to 50 000 additional acres and reclamation to prevent mine contamination, aiming to make Cedar Creek a top bass fishing stream in the state.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Cedar Creek
Here
Callaway
Boone
Audrain County
Deaths of several local residents reported
Obituary notices list Miss Eliza Hesser aged 99 B G Jack Bishop aged 49 George P Barley aged 68 Mrs J C Berrey aged 60 and Jim Bush aged 80 among recently recorded deaths in the community.
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Eliza Hesser
B. G
Jack) Bishop
George P. Barley
J. C. Berrey
Jim Bush
How Not To Make A Sale Demonstration goes wrong in Lyons police station
A tear gas cannister firm representative demonstrated when a valve was adjusted and the canister exploded at Lyons police station. Officers scrambled to open doors and windows as the unintended discharge startled them. When asked if he purchased merchandise, Capt. Richard Cox replied, Now, what do you think?
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LYONS
Kan
Richard Cox
Ledger Comics Shine in Test Selection
Ledger comics are chosen in a test selection highlighting popularity and quality among readers and educators. The pick underscores enduring appeal, with readers praising humor art and storytelling across the series.
Nixon proposes $2.566 billion for nationwide transit funds
President Nixon asks Congress to approve 2.566 billion dollars in new money for state transportation programs. Twenty percent targets mass transit improvements in cities while 2.041 billion supports planning construction and operation of a broad transportation spectrum. A remaining 525 million aims at fast relief for transit systems nationwide.
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Washington
A(p
Nixon
Congress
Stock Market Mixed with Gains as Selling Slows in NYSE
Stock quotes show A B Charlie Co and Commerce Bancshares with varied bids and asks. NYSE activity noted as prices drift higher with many issues advancing. Dow up 2.60 to 916.82 at noon and AP 80-stock average up 0.4 to 317.5 amid moderate trading.
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A. B. Charlie Co
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Bobbie Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kalset Aluminum
Panhand
Associated Press
Public Jobs Bill Advances to Senate Despite Nixon Aide Opposition
The Senate Labor Committee approved a $1.75 billion service jobs bill to fund about 150,000 positions in education health recreation conservation law enforcement and transportation. State and local units must provide 10 percent matching funds. The bill would take effect as unemployment falls to 4 percent with workers earning at least 1.60 dollars per hour or the local prevailing wage.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Nixon
Senate
James D. Hodgson
Miss Eliza Hesser Rites At Vandalia
Eliza Hesser 93 died Wednesday at Twain Haven Nursing Home in Perry where she had lived three years. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Friday at Waters chapel Vandalia with Rev. Wallace Thurman officiating. Burial Vandalia Cemetery. Born March 8 1878 in Ralls County she lived in Vandalia all her life and was a charter Eastern Star member. Surviving nieces Dollie Wilson and Mary Hesser and nephew William Hesser Sr.
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Vandalia
Eliza Hesser
Twain Haven
Perry
Waters
Wallace Thurman
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Hesser
Ralls County
Smith
Nancy Crowdis Hesser
The
Presbyterian Church
Eastern Star
Charles
J. P
Will
Dollie Wilson
LaBelle
Mary Hesser
William Hesser Sr
Gunshot death shocks Wellsville man Barley family
George Pringle Barley 68 was found shot in his Wellsville home yesterday, shot self inflicted amid worries over a recent house fire. Wife Hazel found him between 1 and 2 pm as she returned from the High School cafeteria. Born November 20, 1902 at Hawk Point, he was a retired Ardco finishing Co. He leaves a son George M. Barley of Montgomery City and a granddaughter Stacey Deann Barley. Funeral 2 pm Friday at Myers Funeral Home with Rev. Clarence Smith. burial Wellsville Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 8 tonight.
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Wellsville
George Pringle Barley
Barley
Hazel
Wellaville- Middletown
Hawk Point
George W
Fannie Elmore Barley
Ardco Finishing Co
George M. Barley
Montgomery City
Stacey Deann Barley
Myers Funeral Home
Clarence Smith
Wellsville Cemetery
Jim Bush Dies in Perry at 80
Funeral services are pending at Wilkey Funeral Home Perry for Jim Bush 80 who died at 8 p m Wednesday at Johnston Boarding Home Center. Mr Bush is a former Perry resident.
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Perry
Wilkey
Jim Bush
Johnston
Center
Mr. Bush
Correction: Pineapple deal in Temple Stephens ad
A Ledger correction notes that the Wednesday ad mispriced Sliced or Crushed Pineapple. The offer should read four cans for 1.00 rather than two cans for 1.00, correcting the previous listing.
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Temple Stephens
Workers Say Blacks Beat Them In East St. Louis
Five construction workers were beaten by blacks at two Keeley Bros. Construction sites in East St. Louis. Supervisors Russell Row and Tom McAleenan sustained head wounds. others injured include Carl Johnston William Pierce and William Davidson. Paul Latham of United Black Workers Association urged Mayor Fields to issue an executive order to shut down city construction. Fields prohibited 30 contractors from work pending resolution. Alton Mayor Lenz to seek council ban on discriminatory contractors.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
Russell Row
Fairview Heights
Ill
Tom McAleenan
Columbia, Ill
Keeley Bros. Construction Co
Row
McAleenan
Carl Johnston
Belleville
William C. Pierce
East St. Louis
William Davidson
Gillespie
Paul Latham
United Black Workers Association
Alvin G. Fields
Latham
Fields
Cairo
Alton
Paul Lenz
City Projects
Ledger error on Folgers Coffee Crystal price
In Wednesday's Ledger Jay's IGA quoted Folger's Instant Coffee Crystals at 1.29 with no coupon, though the correct price shown should be 1.79 without coupon. Local shoppers are advised to verify prices before purchase.
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Jay
IGA
Wellsville Farmer B G Bishop Dies at 69
B G Bishop 69 of Wellsville died Wednesday at Audrain Medical Center. Funeral at Liberty Christian Church south of Martinsburg at 2 p m Saturday conducted by Rev John Blass. Burial in Liberty Cemetery. Calling hours 7 8 p m Friday at Myers funeral home. Born Oct 4 1901 in Callaway County he was a retired farmer. Survived by wife Mary Wilkerson a brother Bert Bishop Fulton a sister in law Leta Bishop Martinsburg and several nieces and nephews.
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Audrain Medical Center
Alice Curtis
John E. King
J. Ralph Epperson
Myrtle D. Keeling
Mabel V. Williams
Hugo Doerge
Norman Genthorn
Nancy Walker
H. D. Brown
Raymond Scott
Pamela Kirchhoff
Angela Coffelt
Robert E. McDonald
Mexico
Mary Gollon
Laddonia
Thomas L. Cox
Centralia
B. G. Bishop
Ralph R. Debo
Charles A. Gastler
Agness K. Morris
Wellsville
Elmer J. Martin Jr
Thompson
James W. Hutchins
Paris
Erkc Maxwell Jr
Rushil
Guido Gini
Hallsville
Harry J. Robinson
Auxvasse
Kimberly BE. King
Fulton
Virgil L. Comer
Hadley Davenport
Benton City
Kenneth M Cobb Sr
Dave Renner
Vandalia
Duane M. Pilliard
Middletown
Joe Stuckenschneider
Martinsburg
Stuckenschneider
William F. Martin
Ronald L. Hess
James Chrystal
George Gieseker
Kellie Ball
William Fountain
Marvin Coil
James Payne
Larry W. Shupert
Joan W. Ashburn
Frances Pickle
Carl L. Roberts
Eugene Lang
Carol J. Peery
Johnny D. Peery
Mayme Morton
New Florence
Charles Hall
Joseph Hassien
Birney J. Krigbaum
Julia Thurman
Clyde Lindemann
Lyle Quick
Leonard Houston
Robert Seymour
Sturgeon
Melvin L. Gastler
Clarence H. Layer
Kenneth K. Cowan
Montgomery City
Herbert E. Wilkerson
Beverly G
Jack) Bishop
B. G
Liberty Christian Church
John Blass
Liberty Cemetery
Myers Funeral Home
Bishop
Callaway County
Beverly A
Janie Coil Bishop
Mary Wilkerson
Bert Bishop
Leta Bishop
Mrs. Berrey of Perry Dies at 60 in Hannibal Hospital
Mrs. J. C. Majorie Berrey, 60, of Perry, died at 5 a.m. at Levering Hospital Hannibal after a heart attack at home. She had been a patient since March 11. Funeral services are pending at Wilkey Funeral Home Perry.
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Perry
J. C
Majorie) Berrey
Levering Hospital
Hannibal
Mother of Two Surviving Quints Advocates Fertility Drugs
LOS ANGELES AP A 25 year old housewife Pearl Kaplan who bore quintuplets says she remains pro fertility drugs for childless couples though only two infants survived. Two 10 week old girls died Wednesday from respiratory failure and the only boy was stillborn. The surviving pair Dawn Michelle and Danielle Faye remain in guarded condition at Valley Presbyterian Hospital after birth early Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
Pearl Kaplan
Valley
Presbyterian Hospital
Dawn
Michelle
Danielle Faye
Pack of Dogs Attacks Hog Herd on Huntingfield Farms
A pack of 10 to 12 dogs invaded a herd of hogs at Huntingfield Farms this morning, killing three animals and injuring several others. Two hogs were so badly injured they had to be destroyed. Farm workers chased the dogs and fired but could not catch them. James V. Worstell, the farm manager, reported the incident to the sheriff's office.
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Huntingfield
James V. Worstell
Sheriff's Office
Jury Frees Richmond in Rape Trial Not Guilty Verdict
Estilee Richmond of Columbia was acquitted by an Audrain Circuit Court jury after a deliberation from 2 45 p m to 5 p m. The prosecution contended he raped a runaway from University Medical Center who had accepted a ride. The girl was found injured on Highway 54 near Union Church Road south of Mexico. Richmond testified the act was consensual.
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Estilee Richmond
Columbia
Denton Lewis
Richmond
University Medical Center
Union Church Road
Mexico
Highway Patrol
Kenneth Miller
Resolution Elevates Clayton Privy to State Shrine
The Missouri Senate adopted a resolution by Sen. Maurice Schechter to elevate the “prestigious privy of Clayton” to a state shrine, praising its historic role and urging preservation as part of the Hanley House in St. Louis County. The measure passed by voice vote.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
Maurice Schechter
Dcteve Coeur
Clayton
Hanley
St. Louis County
Schechter
Republic
Craters
Sea of
Robert Frost
Unemployment pay up 60 percent in Missouri February
Missouri unemployment compensation totaled 9833721 dollars for February as reported by the State Employment Security Division. The figure rose 2 percent from January and 60 percent from February last year, indicating a sharp year over year increase.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
State
Relay Games Saturday At Youth Center
Olympic Relay Games will be played at the Mexico Youth Center Saturday evening as senior high students compete in egg rolling and carrying peas on knives. Co chairs Mary Bussen and Kim Everett organize the event, run 9 to 11 30 p m during senior high hours. junior high schedule remains unchanged.
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Mexico Youth Center
Ron Kent
Mary Bussen
Kim Everett
Kent
45 Killed In US Action In Indochina
SAIGON AP Fort forty five Americans were killed in action last week in Indochina, one more than the prior week, the U S Command reported. South Vietnamese casualties rose while enemy deaths claimed by allies fell from the previous week. Americans wounded totaled 156, a sharp drop from 434. South Vietnamese headquarters logged 773 government troops killed and 1,981 wounded, up from 650 and 1,671. Allied commands claimed 4,003 enemy killed, down from 4,824.
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Saigon
Indochina
U.S
U.S. Command
Hattie Wood Sidney Muehl Among Elected
The County Treasurers Association re elected Paul W. Hogg of Jefferson City as president and the county collectors association re elected A. T. (Doc) Evans of Elsberry as president. The two groups' annual conventions are held jointly with officers including Hattie E. Wood of Mexico as vice president and Majorie Saffarrans of Palmyra as secretary.
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Jefferson City
County Treasurers Association
Paul W. Hogg
County Collectors Association
A. T. (Doc) Evans
Elsberry
Harry Kramer
Linn
Virgil Houchens
Sedalia
Hattie E. Wood
Mexico
Majorie Saffarrans
Palmyra
Dean C. Cu
Repeal Sought for Detention Camp Law by Nixon Aide
The Justice Department urged repeal of Title II of the Internal Security Act of 1950, arguing the law fosters fear and suspicions. Six detention camps funded in 1952 were unused or repurposed by 1957, with Tule Lake Wickenburg Avon Park Florence Reno Allenwood sites described as no longer federal holdings or converted for other uses.
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Washington
Nixon
Department of Justice
Robert C. Marcian
House Judiciary
Mardian
Congress
Tule Lake
Calif
Wickenburg
Ariz
Avon Park
Fla
Florence Ariz
Reno
Okla
Bureau of Prisons
Allenwood
Marchan
Justice Department
Pressure Cancels Family Award To Bob Hope
Activist young clergy won council consent to cancel the 1971 Family of Man Award for Bob Hope. The assembly cited Hope's record on poverty racial justice and peace as unsatisfactory and instead approved a posthumous award to Whitney Young Jr. of the National Urban League, who died in Lagos Nigeria.
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New York
New York City Council of Churches
Bob Hope
Mr. Hope
Richard Neuhaus
Council
General Assembly
Whitney Young Jr
National Urban League
Lagos
Nigeria
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