Weather summary and local notices from Missouri dispatch
Official 7:00 a.m readings show 61 high and 43 low in the last 24 hours with 53 at 7 a.m. Forecast calls for showers and thundershowers this afternoon, cooling tonight, then sun and cooler Tuesday with highs in the 60s. Missouri notes include lake levels, hospital admissions, births, dismissals, fire calls, police reports, and several local vehicle accidents.
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Missouri
Bootheel
Kansas City
Boy Breaks Arm After Fall From Horse at Trail Ride
Joe Duckworth, 12, a Sims School sixth grader, suffered a broken arm in a fall from a horse during a trail ride near the William Gifford Jr. farm in Thompson. He was treated at Audrain Medical Center and released, missing school today but due back tomorrow. He rode with a group of 15 children.
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Joe Duckworth
Sims School
Audrain Medical Center
Alan Duckworth
Joe
William Gifford Jr
Former MMA Grad Books Tours For Teen Idol Cassidy
Mike Dickey, 1971 MMA graduate, joins teen idol David Cassidy's tour booking after meeting in a Denver hotel. He says Cassidy offered the job and he accepted, as weekend visitors to Mexico noted his new role.
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Mexico
Mike Dickey
David Cassidy
Denver
Mike
Clayton K Barnes II Dies in Mound City
Clayton Keith Barnes II of Mound City died at St Luke s Hospital Kansas City Saturday He was born November 5 1926 in Audrain County son of Clarence W and Nelle Barnes He attended Mexico High School Westminster College and the University of Missouri He was a mortician with Freeman s in Kansas City and Petli John Crawford Funeral Home in Mound City He is survived by wife Pat and three children Candace Linda Kathleen Clayton III His parents a sister and other relatives Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at the Petli John Crawford Funeral Home in Mound City The body lies in state Monday at Freeman s Funeral Home Kansas City memorials to First Baptist Church of Mound City.
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Clayton Keith Barnes II
Mound City
Mexico
St. Luke's Hospital
Kansas City
Audrain County
Clarence W
Nelle Mont- Homery Barnes
McMillan
Westminster College
Fulton
University of Missouri
Barnes
School of Mortuary Science
Kan
Freeman's Mortuary
Ed Erdel
Harold Rowland
Petli- John Crawford
Freeman’s Funeral
Market declines on Nixon program uncertainties
The New York stock market drifted lower with the Dow Jones at noon down 6.49 to 832.51. Advancers trailed declining issues 7 to 3 on the NYSE as investors weighed Phase 2 of the Nixon administration's economic program, with overall trading dull.
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NEW York AP
New York Stock Exchange
Dedication of Mexico medical center marks major growth
The dedicatory service honored longtime patron Mr. Lowe as Mexico's medical center expands to 326 beds and 500 staff. Walter Staley and Woodrow Lee lauded the center's progress from 38 beds in 1954, with admissions to begin by Monday, Nov. 8. Lee urged gratitude to contributing groups and hinted at a new name for the facility.
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Medical Center
Lowe
Walter G. Staley
Medical Center Board of Trustees
Woodrow Lee
Peter Ekern
Lee
Staley
Mexico
Mexico High School
Terry Moore
Mexico Ministerial Alliance
China
U.S
United States
Mrs Bonnell Rites At Bellflower
Mrs Bonnell 88 of Brentwood formerly of Vandalia and Laddonia died Saturday at St Josephs Hospital in St Charles Funeral services set for 11 am Tuesday at Jones funeral home Bellflower with burial in Bellflower Cemetery
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N. L
Flora) Bonnell
Brentwood
Vandalia
Laddonia
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Charles
Jones Funeral Home
Bellflower
Bellflower Cemetery
Charles E Powers Burial In Elmwood
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Arnold Funeral Home for Charles E Hungry Powers 75 of 1020 E MacFarlane St with James Randall of Love Street Christian Church officiating Mrs John Willer organist Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery Pallbearers included Charles Powers Glenn Gregg Paul Grainger and James Foster
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Arnold Funeral Home
Charles E
Hungry) Powers
E. MacFarlane
James Randall
Love Street Christian Church
John Willer
Elmwood Cemetery
Charles Powers
Glenn Gregg
Paul Grainger
James Foster
J Forrest Brown Services Held at Arnold Funeral Home
J Forrest Brown 67 of Route 1 Mexico was laid to rest after a Sunday service at Arnold funeral home officiated by Don Wortman of the Kentucky Road Christian Church. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery with organist Mrs Eldon Rosenthal and vocalist John Smith. pallbearers were five nephews Delbert Brown John Brown Lee Hancock Jim Bradley Kenneth Power and Ivan Jones.
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Arnold Funeral Home
J. Forrest Brown
Route 1
Mexico
Don Wortman
Kentucky Road
Spectators Save Man From Lions at Mohawk Zoo
Sherman Shatwell, 30, fell into a lion pit at Mohawk Zoo Tulsa and was attacked by a lion. Spectators pelted the lions with rocks while zookeepers moved them back to cages. Shatwell escaped with minor injuries, treated and released from hospital.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sherman Shatwell
Mohawk Zoo
Mickey Thulin
Shatwell
Thulin
Larry Nunley
Coweta
Community Chest Reaches Forty Percent Of Goal In Mexico
A. P. Green Refractories Co and employees donate a large gift, bringing the Community Chest to 40 percent of its $51,000 goal. Campaign chair Jim Reznicek urges divisions to complete pledges so final totals can be set. Eleven agencies will benefit this year, including Girl Scouts Boy Scouts Red Cross Cerebral Palsy School Diabetes Association Mental Health Association Youth Center Recreation Commission Social Service Salvation Army and USO.
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Mexico
Community Chest
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Jim Reznicek
Reznicek
Community Chest Board
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Red Cross
Cerebral Palsy School
Diabetes Association
Mental Health Association
Youth Center
Recreation Commission
Social Service
Salvation Army
USO
UNICEF Collection Nets $650 in Mexico drive
Fewer Mexico youngsters joined the annual UNICEF Halloween drive but they worked harder and raised 650 dollars for the children's relief fund. Rev. Terry Moore, president of the Mexico Ministerial Alliance, said 60 to 65 youths gathered at the Mexico United Methodist Church and canvassed town from 3 20 to 5 p.m. Thirty three drivers took junior high and high school youths to canvassing areas. Some went on second tours.
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Mexico
Unicef
Terry Moore
Scotland Yard Orders Full Alert After Two London Bombings
Scotland Yard ordered a full emergency alert and posted guards on public buildings across Britain after two bomb explosions in London. One blast hit the Royal Tank Regiment HQ near Parliament, the other damaged the Post Office Tower on its 31st floor. The IRA denied bombing the tower, while an anonymous call claimed the Angry Brigade set both blasts to protest Northern Ireland policy and Europe’s Common Market. Guards will be deployed at Parliament when Queen Elizabeth II opens a new session.
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London
Scotland Yard
Britain
Royal Tank Regiment
Post Office
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
IRA
Dublin
British Press Association
Army Barracks
Parliament
Judge Denies Stay on Amchitka Nuclear Blast
In Washington a federal judge rejected environmentalists bid to halt the planned underground nuclear explosion on Amchitka Island Alaska. Judge George L. Hart Jr. allowed immediate appeals by protesters and cleared the way for the blast to proceed this week.
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Washington
Amchitka Island
Alaska
U.S
George L. Hart Jr
Ava man charged with double murder in two Ava deaths
Glen Samuels of Seymour was charged with first degree murder in the shooting deaths of Mosa deen Burchell, 42, and Allen Wright, 71, at the woman's residence in Ava. He was to be arraigned in Douglas County Magistrate Court this afternoon.
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Ava, Mo
Glen Samuels
Seymour
Ava
Mosadeen Burchell
Allen Wright
Samuels
Douglas County Magistrate Court
First Day Hunting Was Good
Jefferson City AP report notes opening of waterfowl season in Missouri. Fountain Grove near Meadville logged 459 hunters bagging 130 geese and 529 ducks, Swan Lake area tallies 921 hunters with 169 Canada geese, and total Swan Lake zone reached 2 145 Canada geese. Goose harvest cap set at 14 000. Duck Creek near Paxico produced 808 ducks for 269 hunters while Schell Osage area had 550 ducks for 196 hunters. Up per Mississippi area shows good hunting though mallard counts trail last year.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Conservation Department
Fountain Grove Wildlife Area
Meadville
Swan Lake
Duck Creek Wilelife
Paxico
SchellOsage Wildlife
Missouri
Mississippi
Red China Flag Flies With Others At U N Headquarters
At the United Nations in New York the flag of the People's Republic of China was hoisted for the first time. Two American UN guards raised the flag alongside 131 member banners as media gathered in drizzle. China’s flag sits 23rd in alphabetical order, between Chile and Colombia.
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United Nations, N.Y
China
U.N
Willard Bodie
George Baldwin
Peking
Chile
Colombia
US Phases More Units Out Of War
Thirteen more U.S. Army units totaling 1335 men were phased out as withdrawal accelerates. U.S. troop strength stood at 196,700 last week, the lowest since January 1966. Melvin R. Laird to outline Nixon plan to speed disengagement with a residual 40,000 to 50,000 troops by July 1. The Americal Division’s deactivation reduces U.S. full combat divisions to one. Forces were on alert for holidays and Thieu’s inauguration amid quiet battlefields and record-low air strikes.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Americas
Coal Strike Effects Grow Across Key States
The nationwide coal strike enters its second month with rising economic fallout in major coal states. Dock talks for East and Gulf coast workers move out of New York City to avoid daily pressures, with no site decision and first session not expected before Wednesday. As the strike passes one month, thousands of miners become eligible for federal food stamp aid.
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Associated Press
East
Gulf Coast
New York City
Independence Schools Face Possible Extended Vacation
Independence public schools may stay closed for up to a month as voters decide on a 95 cent levy increase on November 9. The district faces a $13,000 payroll shortfall and only 60 of 1,125 employees are working during the shutdown. Superintendents warn districts may seek new tax money and levy battles could become common.
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Independence, Mo
Independence
Board of Education
Joe Herndon
Baytown
Victor D. Gragg
Fort Osage
Missouri
Gragg
Robert Black
Liberty Schools
No Shortage Likely On Winter Fuel
Tulsa AP reports the Oil and Gas Journal says fuel stocks look ample for winter with higher distillate and residual oil inventories than last year. Gas utilities are in good shape with full storage and only normal curtailment expected for large industrial customers.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oil and Gas Journal
The
Trade Journal
Hungate Backs Senate Vote On Foreign Aid Critique
Congressman William L. Hungate praised the senate foreign aid vote and cited district surveys showing strong opposition to aid. He urged reevaluating spending on a case by case basis, prioritizing programs beneficial to America amid unemployment inflation and trade concerns. He referenced aid to farmers at Paris Missouri over aid to colonels in Athens Greece.
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William L. Hungate
Senate
Sth
The
Ledger
America
Paris
Athens
Greece
Hungate
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