Weather Notes and Local Reports From Area Stations
Official 7:00 a.m. readings show highs around 73, lows near 40s with a forecast of cooler temperatures tonight. Missouri rain chances 10 percent tonight and Tuesday, with showers in the southeast this afternoon and near 60s to 70s elsewhere. River stages listed for Kansas City, St Louis, and others. hospital admissions and births noted in brief, including a new Centralia baby weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces and other dismissals and admissions across several towns.
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Northwest
Missouri
Kansas City
Lake of the Ozark
Pomme de Terre
ST. Louis
Boonville
Jefferson City
Hermann
Eee
Hannibal
Cape Girardeau
Quincy No. ccc
Memorial tributes and local police reports in Jonesburg area
Tributes have been received for John Spencer Carr and Ora Lee Graves Jr. Death notices list Ella Mae McHoney, 87, Dr. Cheanay Hill, 66, and Dennis G. Jennings, 97. Fire crews freed a girl trapped in a candy machine at a laundromat on Jefferson Street. Police describe multiple break-ins, vehicle accidents, and injuries across Jonesburg and nearby towns, including a hit and run in the Jay’s IGA lot and several traffic incidents with minor injuries. A circuit court petition seeks approval of a minor’s $700 settlement from a wreck, with attorney James Cafer for the plaintiff.
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Ella Mae McHoney
Cheanay Hill
Dennis G. Jennings
Holsum Bakery
W. Promenade St
Western
Monroe Sts
George James
Woodlawn St
James
Jay
IGA
Alamo
Jackson Edward Swift
Jim McCaulley
Rte. 2 Centralia
Swift
West Plaza
Vena E. Smith
Des Moines
Donald C. Larking
Montgomery City
John H. Fox
Rte
Mexico
Clark and
Promenade Sts
Fox
Barbara J. Green
Hendricks St
William L. Wooten
Vandalla
Clark and Green Blvd
Wooten
Thomas A. Wetherell
Rte. 3
Fulton
Jackson and
Coal Sts
Joni Jolly
Rte. 5
Carol Trammell
Summit St
S. Clark St
Patricia Jean Wolfe
California
Martha A. McMinn
Circuit Court
Tabetha Hutt
Carol Louise English
Guardian
Charles F. Sutton
James Cafer
Missouri Livestock Market Report Slaughter Hog and Cattle Prices
Market details from Missouri and National Stockyards include slaughter hogs up 25 cents, sows and boars steady to higher, feeder pigs mixed gains, and cattle trade with steers and heifers up about 50. National figures show hogs up 25-50, cattle stronger, with specific weight bands and prices. Grain futures quotes finish the page with wheat, corn, oats and soybeans listed.
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Missouri
National
Ill
Stamp Sells Slowly at Syracuse Family Plan Stamp
Syracuse based Pestal Service officials say an eight cent commemorative stamp promoting family planning is the slowest moving issue they've ever handled. The remark underscores weak demand for the stamp amid ongoing public interest in population matters.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Stock Market Slips as Investors Hold Back
New York stocks fell today with the noon Dow Jones industrial average down 6.02 points to 389.15 as declines led by motors, aircrafts and airlines. Tobacco shares rose while most groups mixed. Trading was light at the Big Board amid investor caution from Vietnam war concerns and Price Commission price restraint orders.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
South Vietnam
Price Commission
Home Fire In North Fulton Kills Three
A Sunday morning blaze at Carver and Westminster Streets in Fulton killed a mother Virginia Scott and her three daughters Elaine 24 Annette 21 and Debbie 12. Charles Scott 55 escaped. Bodies found upstairs from suffocation the coroner said firemen cut a roof opening to reach them. Cause undetermined authorities listed the home as wrecked by flames with stairs destroyed and all victims apparently asleep.
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Fulton
Carver
Westminster Sts
Callaway
Gene Maupin
Virginia Scott
Elaine
Annette
Debbie
Charles Scott
Centralia
Dennis G. Boyd
Jennings
St. Louis
Clark
Incarnate Ward
Martin van Buren
Louise Stanger Jennings
Catherine Korte
First Christian Church
Centralia City
Mrs. Ella McHoney Dies At Holden
Mrs. Ella Mae McHoney 87, formerly of Wellsville, died Sunday at a son's home in Holden. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Myers Funeral Home in Wellsville with Rev. Clarence Smith officiating. Burial in Wellsville Cemetery. She leaves three sons Lawrence of Macomb, Leon of Holden, and Lake of Newport, N C, plus three grandchildren. Memorials may be given to the heart fund. She was born November 20, 1884, to Jackson and Lucinda Burgess and married Frank J. McHoney in November 1907. he died in November 1964. She was a Methodist. Visitation after 2 p.m. today.
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Wellsville
Ella Mae McHoney
Holden
Leon
Myers Funeral Home
Clarence Smith
Heart Fund
McHoney
Jackson
Lucinda Lee Burgess
Frank J. McHoney
Methodist Church
Lawrence
Macomb
Lake
Newport
N.C
Nixon Tours Ranch in Texas Big Country Visit
President Nixon visited John B. Connallys Texas ranch near Floresville touring 3,500 acres and cattle herd. A Texas sized reception followed with 200 guests, steak dinner, and a Q and A on the lawn. Fireworks and a red white blue display capped the evening as Nixon said he got a big kick out of it.
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Floresville
Tex
Nixon
Treasury
John B. Connally
Texas Ranch
Texas
White House
Connally
United States
Hall
Kennedy Stamps For McGovern In Ohio Campaign
Kathleen Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, campaigns with George McGovern in Ohio ahead of the presidential primary. She says she joined because McGovern is against the war and has ideas for the United States, though she admits she is not a politician and feels nervous before crowds. She avoided mentioning her father at first but later linked him to McGovern to show continuity, delivering a brief opening remark at rallies.
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Cleveland
Kathleen Kennedy
George McGovern
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
McGovern
Ohio
South Dakota
United States
Senate
Sen. McGovern
Miss Kennedy
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Daddy
Radcliff
Arne Minate
Deason Wins Second in Zone Optimist Oratory Contest
Mexico High School freshman Rob Deagon son of Mr and Mrs Robert Deason 716 Ringo Street placed second in the Zone 11 Optimist oratorical contest at Thurman Chapel William Woods College Fulton. Eight boys spoke on Our Challenge Involvement Steve Johnson Jefferson City won first and Mike Parnell Centralia was third. The district contest in Jefferson City is May 13.
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Rob Deagon
Mexico
Robert Deason
Ringo St
Thurman Chapel
William Woods College
Fulton
Steve Johnson
Jefferson City
Mike Parnell
Centralia
Rogers Defends Free Trade as Best Global Policy
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told Chamber of Commerce leaders that free trade best serves world economic interests. He warned that protectionism risks retaliations and harms U.S. exports, urging a continued open economy despite calls from Treasury and Commerce for trade barriers. The State Department disagrees with the protectionist push.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Chamber of Commerce
Rogers
Congress
U.S
Treasury and Commerce Departments
United States
State Department
Backlash Rioters Loot In Belfast
In Belfast violent clashes erupted as Protestant crowds attacked shops and pubs in the Newtownards Road area. Rioting left police injured and signaled a broader Protestant backlash beyond teenage hooligans amid Northern Ireland’s long conflict.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Newtownards Road
Irish Republican Army
Staley Injured After Fall From Horse at Huntingfield Stable
Walter G. Staley Sr. of 15 S Jefferson Rd was taken to Audrain Medical Center in fair condition after a Saturday morning fall from his horse at Huntingfield Parms stables. He suffered a head cut in the incident.
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Walter G. Staley Sr
S. Jefferson Rd
Audrain Medical Center
Mr. Saley
Huntingfield Parms Stables
MaGee Family Welcomes Second Child in Houston
Stephen Thomas MaGee born April 20 to Mr. and Mrs. John E. MaGee of Houston weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces. He is a brother of Gregory Scott, 24. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Elmer H. MaGee of Mexico.
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John E. MaGee
Houston
Tex
Stephen Thomas MaGee
Gregory Scott
Elmer H. MaGee
Mexico
Keller Named AMC Personnel Director in June
Keller will assume the post on June 12. He currently leads the Missouri Department of Revenue personnel operations for 1,600 employees across 21 bureaus in Jefferson City and nine branch offices. He has earlier served as assistant personnel manager and auditor’s office staffer, and holds a BS from Lincoln University. The Keller family plans to move to Mexico once housing is found as Audrain Medical Center officials pledge aggressive training and new salary and appraisal programs.
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Audrain Medical Center
James K. Keller
Keller
Missouri Department of Revenue
Jefferson City
Revenue Department
State Auditor's Office
Lincoln University
Kellers
Mexico
Woodrow Lee
AMC
Workers March Abroad For May Day Demonstrations
Millions of workers marched in foreign cities for May Day with East European regimes staging celebrations. East Germany displayed Soviet missiles in an East Berlin show labeled illegal by Western allies. In Moscow Podgorny assailed U S aggression in Indochina while Edward Gierek in Warsaw preached solidarity with the Vietnamese side without naming the United States.
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Associated Press
East Germany
East Berlin
Moscow
United States
Lenin
Nixon
Nikolai Podgorny
U.S
Indochina
Warsaw
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Vietnam
Israel
West Germany
Thompson District Seeks Bridge Estimate After Davis Fork Collapse
Thompson Special Road District commissioners seek replacement estimates for the Davis Fork bridge that collapsed last week. They consider a wider bridge south of Route FE and Highway 22 or a low water alternative. A further meeting will decide funding after feasible estimates.
Chicken Exec Backs Democratic Telethon Fundraiser
Kentucky Fried Chicken chairman John Y Brown says he will underwrite $1 million of the $1.25 million cost to stage a Democratic telethon aired by ABC July 8-9 before the national convention. The event aims to reduce the party debt and features stars Glen Campbell, Andy Williams, Warren Beatty, Paul Newman, Alan King, Carol Burnett, and Shirley MacLaine.
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Los Angeles
John Y. Brown
Kentucky Fried Chicken Chain
American Broadcasting Co
Brown
Glen Campbell
Andy Williams
Warren Beatty
Paul Newman
Alan King
Carol Burnett
Shirley MacLaine
Hanoi Denies DMZ as International Border
Hanoi radio said the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam is not a border and crossings do not constitute an invasion. It argued Vietnam is unified and defended against U.S. aggression. Radio Hanoi also claimed U.S. planes struck populated North Vietnamese areas and downed two pilots.
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Hong Kong
North Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
South
Vietnam
Radio
Hanoi
Nixon
Radio Hanoi
U.S
Troops Down Navy Up as Vietnam totals shift
U S troop withdrawals in Vietnam exceed Nixon May 1 target by 2 700 while naval strength grows Command reports U S military strength in Vietnam at 68 100 as of last Thursday after a cut of 8 400 Navy total includes 3 000 sailors added to some 55 ships in the Gulf of Tonkin and South China Sea. 24 000 Air Force personnel in Thailand and 5 000 to 10 000 Air Force crew on Guam not included in these figures.
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Saigon
U.S
Nixon
Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
South China Sea
North Vietnam
Washington
U.S. Command
Air Force
Thailand
Guam
Columbia Poll finds McGovern lead in presidential race
A Columbia Tribune random phone poll of 92 adults shows McGovern at 55 percent, Wallace 2, Muskie 7, Kennedy 4, Humphrey 0, and 6 undecided. In the Democratic governor race Teasdale leads 70 percent with 2 percent Bowd, 2 Morris, 15 undecided. Blackwell has 0 support. Republican governor Bond leads 93 percent with 6 percent King.
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Columbia
Columbia Tribune
McGovern
Wallace
Muskie
Kennedy
Humphrey
Cally
Teasdale
Bowd
Morris
Blackwell
Bond
King
Congressman Moorhead decries secrecy in government
In Washington AP reports Rep William S Moorhead D Pa says new laws are needed to straighten secrecy created in the name of national defense. He cites thousands of security leak probes and widespread use of top secret stamps, naming SPECAT and CRYPTO as examples of absurd secrecy labels.
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Washington
National Defense
William S. Moorhead
D-Pa
House
Government Information Subcommittee
Moorhead
Defense Department
Department of Transportation
Cadets Compete For Fry Trophy At MMA
Missouri Military Academy cadets in English classes vie for the W. Wallace Fry Speech Contest. Semifinals trim about 30 entrants to seven or eight for finals on commencement weekend May 26. Outside judges will decide the Fry Cup and Churchill Award with past winners Jim Edmonston and John Carter returning.
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Missouri Military Academy
W. Wallace Fry
English Department
Winston Churchill
Jim Edmonston
Topeka
Kan
John Carter
Wheaton
Treasury Opposes Tax Revision Amid Fairness Complaints
Washington AP Nixon administration opposes major federal income tax reform while noting possible changes to the standard deduction. Edwin S. Cohen testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on adjusting the 15 percent up to $2,000 deduction difference between single filers and married couples. He cited 1909 changes that narrowed the tax gap but left a 20 percent maximum disparity in some brackets.
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Washington
Nixon
Asst
Treasury
Edwin S. Cohen
Congress
Cohen
House
Ways and Means Committee
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Walter G. Staley
Mike Dimmitt
R. L. Armstrong
Alf M. Juenemann
Maurice BE. Dermody
Josiah W. Scott
Betty L. Connaway
Eva Marie Relford
George Gieseker
Zina Thompson
Walter BE. Smith
Sharon L. Miller
Howard James
T. Michael Young
Vernon C. Marshall
Mable C. Peak
Henry W. Goff
Homer Banks
Bessie P. Legrand
Madison
John F. Maxwell
Cornelia A. Norris
Vandalia
Marion R. Davis
Warrenton
Cecil J. Eggleston
Richard Davis
Randall L. Gordon
Auxvasse
John M. Jesse
Mattie H.macdonald
John T. Peery
Gerald Schmidt
Linda K. Sao
Vernon Benskin
Raymond Woods
Mildred Wagner
John L. Gentry
Eulatte Co. Love
Edith Hulen
Edward W. Robertson
Pail Scott
Melvin Ward
Elbert T. Turner
Virginia Botts
Curtis Sampson
Harald V. Pohlmeyer
Jann K. LeCount
Gerald Ayer
Jon C. Brown
Clara F. Roddy
Bobby G. ‘Reeves
Orville Beasley
Centralla
Wesley Keeling
Martinsburg
Maude C. Laundrum
Alberta Johnson
Weslaville
Francis Gifford
Thompson
Charles Mallory
Sua W. Bounds
Parks
William C. Riggs
Becky L. Wetherell
Paul Adams
David G. Winter
the Daily Record
Jefferson St
Mickey Hatfield
Highway Patrol
Rte. JJ
Highway 54
Garrett Graves
Rush Hill
Lawrence Dreseker
Roger Dalé Fricke
Boone County
Rte CC
Batty Jo Ball
Fricke
Ronald Ray Mills
Rte. CC
Mills
Ronald D. Westenhaver
Rte. 1
Highway 19
Scott’s Corner
Westenhaver
Fred Fennewald
Cash Grain
Chicago
North Fulton
Dennis Jennings
Ella McHoney
Nixon Tours Ranch
Rob Deason
Staley
Chicken Exec
Democratic
Navy
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