Weather and police blotter from The Daily Record
Weather readings show high 76 and low 58 in 24 hours with 58 at 7 a.m. Southeast Missouri and northwest Missouri expect showers and storms with highs in the 70s to 80s. Extended look through Wednesday predicts cooler tones and periodic rain. Audrain Medical Center reports several admissions and many discharges. Police handle disturbances, theft reports, and fights. fire crew responds to a fluorescent transformer issue at the Mexico Country Club. Local court notes include multiple fines for DWI and speeding and a divorce suit in circuit court. Stock market listings wrap the day with several exchanges and blue chip movers.
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Missouri
Bootheel
Senate says 4800 Thai troops in Laos aid Laotian govt
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reports 4800 U.S. financed Thai troops are operating in Laos to support the Laotian government. Other items note YMCA demands to abolish itself and withdraw from Vietnam, a draft extension debate hinge on 15 undecided senators, and a move to triple military pay hikes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Laos
Mrs W Clyde Johnson Dies at 88 in Columbia
Mrs. W Clyde Johnson aged 88 died at her Columbia home Thursday. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Funeral Home conducted by Rev Sam Langley. burial in Laddonia Cemetery. Born August 12 1882 in Perry to J C and Nancy DeLaporte. married in 1908. Survived by daughter in Columbia son W D Johnson of Dallas brother Tom DeLaporte of Key West five grandchildren and one great grandson.
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W. Clyde Johnson
Perry
Gene Ringo
Mexico
Columbia
Memorial Funeral Home
Sam Langley
First Christian Church
Laddonia
Johnson
J. C
Nancy Beard DeLaporte
Mr. Johnson
W. D. Johnson
Dallas
Tom DeLaporte
Key West
Fla
Mexicoan's Mother Dies Rites Monday
Louise L. Hilgedick 80 of Hartsburg died at Columbia Nursing Home. Mother of Mrs. J Bryan Webber of Jefferson City. Services 2:30 p.m. Monday at Peace United Church Hartsburg. Burial Peace Cemetery. Memorials to the church. Born Oct 3 1890 in Morrison. six children 10 grandchildren. Married Benjamin Hilgedick in 1914. he died in 1968.
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Hartsburg
Columbia Nursing Home
J. Bryan Webber
Jefferson St
Buescher Funeral Homes
Jefferson City
Morrison
Benjamin Hilgedick
Monte Brown of Jonesburg Dies at 85
Monte Brown 85 retired farmer of Jonesburg died Friday at Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital. Born January 22 1886 in Jonesburg he was World War I veteran. His wife Ann died about a year and a half ago. Funeral held Sunday at Harding Funeral Home Jonesburg burial in Jonesburg Cemetery.
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Monte Brown
Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital
Ann
Harding Funeral Home
Jonesburg Cemetery
Jack B. Keath Rites Held In St. Louis
Funeral services were held in St. Louis for Jack Boyce Keath 45 son of Mr and Mrs Harry P Keath Sr of Route 1 Mexico after a brief illness. He worked as a Wagner Electric supervisor in St Louis for six years and was a World War II veteran and Mason. Survivors include his wife Rosemarie three daughters and a son all of St Louis brother and stepmother. Services were conducted by multiple clergy with Masonic rites by Wellston Lodge 631 AF and AM.
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Jack Boyce Keath
Harry P. Keath
Route 1
Mexico
Keath
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kriegshauser’s
South Funeral Home
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Wagner Electric
Park Methodist Church
Hannibal
Harry P. Keath Sr
Mabel Williams Keath
Rosemarie
Betty Jean Bowe
Diana L. Mecca
Linda S. Keath
Jack Boyce Keath Jr
Harry P. Keath Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Laura Keath
George Hammond
First Baptist Church of
Festus
Marvin Jones
Friendship Baptist Church of
First Child for Van Matre Couple at McGuire AFB
Capt. and Mrs. Craig Van Matre of McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey announce the birth of their son born Thursday weighing 10 pounds 5 ounces named Brian Craig. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Everett Van Matre of 1725 Reavis Rd and Col. and Mrs. James Brink of Fayetteville North Carolina.
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McGuire Air Force Base
N. J
Brian Craig
Everett
van Matre
Reavis Rd
James Brink
Fayetteville
N. C
Svetlana Peters Plans To Raise Own Child In U S
Svetlana Alliluyeva Peters, daughter of Joseph Stalin, intends to personally rear her newborn daughter Olga Margedant in Marin General Hospital California. Her sister-in-law Margedant Hayakawa says she is eager to raise her own child, having studied Dr. Benjamin Spock, while Peters is married to William Wesley Peters, Wright Foundation chief architect. The couple reside near Taliesin West in Scottsdale and the baby weighs seven pounds nine ounces.
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Calif
Svetlana Alliluyeva Peters
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Svetlana
Margedant Peters Hayakawa
Mrs. Peters
Marin General Hospital
Olga Margedant
Peters
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Sta
Scottsdale
Ariz
Wright Foundation
Taliesin West
Soviet Union
West
Brijesh Singh
India
Singh
Frank Loyd Wright
Hgs
Taliesinest
Svetlana Peters
Josef Stalin
Olga
Newsman criticizes threats to media watchdog role
Sigma Delta Chi president says media welcomes criticism from Nixon aides but rejects threats. Robert W. Chandler of Bend Bulletin cites Agnew as pressuring outlets and warns against campus radicals or Chamber of Commerce presidents mirroring that stance. He urged self watchfulness to prevent state legislature scrutiny.
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Calif
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Nixon
Robert W. Chandler
Bend
Ore
Bulletin
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Chandler
Chamber of Commerce
Mental Health Assn Dinner To Be Tuesday
The East Central Missouri Association for Mental Health will hold a dinner meeting Tuesday night at Cecil's Restaurant in Fulton at 7 15 p.m. Tickets are 2.50 each and all interested persons are invited. Rev Roy Kinder will speak on alcoholism and its social impact. Those in six counties may attend. Fulton reservations at Cecil's or the Mexico office.
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East Central Missouri, Association For Mental Health
Cecil's
Fifth Street
Fulton
Roy Kinder
U.S
Cecil’s
Audrain
Pike, Ralls
Monroe
Montgomery
Centralia
Mental Health, Association Office
Coal St
Mexico
Fourth Night Of Kent Disturbances In Kent Ohio
Police arrested twenty people as students massed on Main Street and marched to Kent State University campus blocking traffic. It was the fourth straight night of disturbances with 300 to 400 on Main Street and windows broken along the route. Riot police moved in and about 60 officers approached from the campus and dispersal followed after arrests and attempts to restore traffic flow. The area quieted after the arrests and a prior call for peace by President Robert I. White.
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Kent, Ohio
Main Street
Kent State University
Robert I. White
Bond Audit Finds Faults in Holman Administration
An independent audit of the Missouri state auditor’s office covering about 18 months of former Auditor Has Kell Holman found failures to follow statutory duties. Touche Ross and Co. conducted the audit at Kit Bond’s request, costing $5,516. It notes 31 counties had not been audited since Dec. 31, 1966, and many post audits for agencies and institutions were not performed. The report lists $87,735.99 in unpaid receivables as of Jan. 11, some dating back 20 years, with issues of disputed or nonexistent bills. It also cites delays in issuing state checks and infrequent turnover of receipts to the Revenue Department.
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Jefferson City
State Auditor’s
Haskell Holman
Touche Ross and Co
St. Louis
Christopher
Kit) Bond
Holman
Bond
Revenue Department
Cab Strike Ends In St Louis After Three Year Pact
Yellow Cab drivers in St Louis end a 16 week strike after accepting a three year contract. The new agreement raises daily cab rental to drivers and increases basic fare from 55 to 75 cents for a quarter mile. Norfolk police chief orders arrests for disorderly conduct amid the dispute.
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Yellow Cab Co
St. Louis
R Fle
Saanmba
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk
Claude J. Staylor
William Seibert Jr
Two-Pound Baby and Dissenter Marked by Health and Absence
Mount Holly New Jersey AP Thomas Harker celebrated his 102nd birthday saying he weighed only two pounds at birth and remained frail early life but built a sturdy dairy career near Medford. His daughter Beatrice Haines attributes longevity to his easygoing cheerful nature. Meanwhile House Internal Security Committee hearing on antiwar groups saw a dissenter skip sessions, as Rep. Robert F. Drinan D Mass criticized the pace and scope while pledging ongoing monitoring and future testimony on NPAC PCPJ leadership finances and influences.
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N.J
Thomas Harker
Beatrice Haines
Medford
Washington
House
Internal Security Committee
Robert F. Drinan
D-Mass
Drinan
National Peace Action Coalition
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
NPAC
PCPJ
Socialist Workers Party
Communist Party USA
Sturgeon R-5 Hires New Superintendent
The Sturgeon R-5 School Board names Jerry E. White of Versailles as superintendent for next year. White, 38, has 11 years as a teacher, pursued a doctorate in school administration, and plans a dissertation next year. He attended multiple colleges, is married with one daughter, and belongs to Versailles Christian Church and the Lions Club.
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Sturgeon
R-5
Jerry E. White
Versailles
Mt. Vernon
Joplin
Ozark Bible College
Drury College
Kansas State College
Southwest and
Central Missouri
University of Missouri
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Lions Club
Sturgeon R-5 High School Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Miss Leigh Jennings is valedictorian and Miss Carol Nunnenkamp is salutatorian of the Sturgeon R-5 High School graduating class. The class includes 21 graduates, with both honorees noted as daughters of their respective parents.
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Leigh Jennings
Lloyd Jennings
R-5 High School
Carol Nunnenkamp
John Nunnenkamp
Mexican Ledger Publishing Rates and Hours Notice
Mexican Ledger lists daily publication details with exceptions on Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St Mexico MO. Rates include single copy 10 cents, mail subscriptions by region, and office hours 8 to 5 30 weekdays and 8 to 3 Saturdays.
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Mexico
México
Audrain
Seale Jury Still Arguing in New Haven Trial
A 12 member jury in the Bobby Seale Black Panther case resumed deliberations in New Haven. A deputy sheriff reported loud arguments from the room as the third day of jury talks continued between five Black defendants and seven white jurors.
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New Haven, Conn
Black Panther
Bobby G. Seale
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