Weather and hospital notices from Ledgerland area
Official 7:00 a.m. readings show high 56 low 35 and 40 at 7 a.m. Last 24 hours summary reports highs around 62 and 45 with overnight 50s. Forecasts predict mostly cloudy periods with chances of rain tonight and Tuesday, Missouri outlook showers midweek, lake levels listed for Lake of the Ozarks Pomme de Terre Stockton and others. Officials at Audrain Medical Center report numerous admissions and discharges including J Randall Quisenberry Grace Nelson and many others from multiple towns.
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Ledgerland
Missouri
Kansas City
Lake of the Ozarks
Deaths and incidents across area reflect community losses
The Daily Record lists deaths of Eugene Worsham 67 John Franklin Rees 92 Joe Righter 77 and others. Public safety reports include a summons for Calvin Beal 17 after a traffic incident and injuries from a highway accident near Audrain County. Missouri livestock market figures and national stockyard updates follow with hog, cattle, and sheep receipts and price ranges.
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Calvin Beal
Laddonia
Beal
Patricia K. Stephens
Curtis
E. Liberty Street
Tractor Supply Co
Charles Greg Miller
Freddy Lee Donaldson
Lakeview Road
Lakeview
Fairground Avenue
Donaldson
Market declines as inflation recession coal strike weigh on stocks
New York trading saw the Dow fall 14.47 to 633.14 as losses led by concern over the economy and the coal strike. Occidental Petroleum traded heavily, down 1.5? to 13% with a 42,000 share block at 1354. The NYSE volume favored decliners by about 8 to 1, and the American Stock Exchange index slipped 1.20 to 67.56.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Occidental Petroleum
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Ford imposes quotas on Canadian beef and pork imports
President Ford announced 12 month quotas on Canadian beef and pork to pressure Canada to lift its own restrictions on U S meat imports. The measures cap 17 000 cattle and 50 000 swine plus 17 million pounds beef veal and 36 million pounds pork. If Canada lowers its quotas, U S limits would be removed. Ford also signals possible sugar policy changes aimed at curbing consumer price rises.
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Washington
Ford
Canada
U.S
White House
United States
Ford begins overseas trip amid Japan tensions and peace aims
President Ford starts a four day trip to Japan amid protests and political questions regarding Prime Minister Tanaka. He defends the voyage as in the national interest and vows to pursue peace while stressing strong defense. Mrs. Ford stays behind due to cancer surgery. Kissinger notes no decisions are expected during the visit and highlights deepening U S Japan ties.
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Ford
White House
United States
Anchorage
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Henry A. Kissinger
Air Force One
Japan
Israeli shelling hits Lebanon camp as toll rises
Palestinians and Lebanese casualties mount as seven days of Israeli strikes target guerrilla bases in south Lebanon. For the Rashidiye camp one raid was alleged to disrupt a planned coastal commando attack. Defense Minister Peres reports easing tension with Syria but warns of continued vigilance. Herzog is cited as a former official.
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Rashidiye
Shimon Peres
Syria
Israel
Haim Herzog
Deaths Retired Montgomery Teacher Dies
Davidson 66 of Montgomery City died Sunday at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico after months of illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Montgomery City Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Ummell officiating. Burial in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, High Hill. Born Aug 20, 1908 in New Florence to Oscar and Margaret Van Booren Davidson. Retired Montgomery City Elementary School teacher of 24 years and member of Missouri State Teachers Association. Visitation today at Schlanker Funeral Home.
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Zelta
Emmaline Davidson
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Medical Center
Miss Davidson
Montgomery City Baptist Church
Missouri State Teachers Association
Schlanker Funeral Home
Joe Righter Dies At 77 Rites Wednesday
LADDONIA Joe Righter 77 retired farmer of Vandalia Rt 1 died Sunday night at Audrain Medical Center Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Laddonia Baptist Church with Rev Cleo Sexton officiating Burial will be in Laddonia Cemetery Visitation Wednesday afternoon at Wilkey Bienhoff Funeral Home He was born July 22 1897 in Audrain County and survived by eight daughters 28 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. He was twice married first to Ethel Lou Jackson who died 1962 and then to Margie Righter who died 1970.
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Joe Righter
Vandalia
Rt. 1
Audrain Medical Center
Laddonia Baptist Church
Cleo Sexton
Laddonia Cemetery
Wilkey- Bienhoff Funeral Home
Mr. Righter
Audrain County
George
Elizabeth Smith Righter
Ethel Lou Jackson
Margie Righter
Clifford
Emma) Pease
Paris
Curtis
Villa) Graves
Rush Hill
Gerald
Billie) Williams
R.M
Lois) Landers
W.R
Betty) Goodman
Joe
Rheve) Griggs
Virgil
Gloria) Girard
Bob
Fern) Hanson
Paris Custodian C D Smith Dies At 64
Charles Delmar Smith 64 of Paris died at home at 6 am after a period of illness. He moved to Paris in 1945 and worked as a custodian for Paris schools since 1943. Survived by wife Audry Terrell, a sister, a brother, two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Agnew Funeral Home, burial Stoutsville Cemetery.
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Paris
Charles Delmar Smith
Smith
Beasley Services This Afternoon
Orville Ray Beasley 59 died Saturday. Funeral at Hopewell Baptist Church Centralia at 2 p.m. with burial in Glendale Memorial Gardens. Meador and Son Funeral Home in charge. He was born Feb 11 1915 in Audrain County and survived by wife Dorothy Davenport, three sons, two daughters, ten grandchildren, siblings, and extended Beasley family. He was a minister since 1970 and ordained 1971. He farmed and co owned Beasley Implement Co. in Centralia. pallbearers listed.
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Centralia
Hopewell Baptist Church
Thompson
Orville Ray Beasley
Centralia Rte. 3
Weldon Forman
Jerry Ostrum
Glendale Memorial Gardens
Meador and Son Funeral Home
Mr. Beasley
Audrain County
James Isaac
Josie Bradley
Israeli intelligence chief warns on Golan mandate renewal
The semiofficial state radio military analyst warns that Syria must renew the U N peacekeeping mandate on the Golan Heights by month end or fighting could break out. The comment underscores regional tensions and the strategic role of the UN presence in the area.
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State Radio
Syria
U.N
Golan Heights
Eugene McDonald Dies In Iowa
Eugene McDonald 46 of Des Moines Iowa died suddenly of a heart attack at his home Sunday at 11 a m He was a Mexico High School graduate and a U S Army veteran He lived in Denver before moving to Des Moines where he worked at Veterans Hospitals He is survived by a brother Rowan and a sister Mrs Eudell Cooper and by other relatives including a great uncle Albert McDonald Funeral services will be held at 1 p m Wednesday in Des Moines and burial will follow in that city.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mexico
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Ethelman
Katie Mae McDonald
U.S. Army
Denver
Colo
Veteran's Hospital
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Rowan
Eudell Cooper
Wilmington
Del
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Lofton Services In Indianapolis
Funeral services are pending at Williams Funeral Home in Indianapolis for Eugene Lofton 45 of Montgomery City. Lofton was killed Thursday night in a car pedestrian wreck on Highway 54 about 11 miles east of Mexico with a daughter Ver Jean Price of Gary Ind among survivors.
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Williams Funeral Home
Indianapolis
Ind
Eugene Lofton
Montgomery City
Arnall Rites Held At First Baptist Church
Funeral services for Frank Arnall were conducted Sunday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Frank Park officiating. Burial followed at East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were George Stahl, William Brown, Stanley Kelly, Paul Bounds, Paul Purvis, and Bob Adams.
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Sunda
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First Baptist Church
Frank Park
East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
George Stahl
William Brown
Stanley Kelly
Paul Bounds
Paul Purvis
Bob Adams
Mistrial in Brooks Case Declared Over Refused Testimony
AP reports a mistrial was declared in the Johnny Lee Brooks case in St. Louis after witness Earl Harper refused to testify. Judge J Casey Walsh ruled the special prosecutor prejudiced the case by outlining Harper's expected testimony, following Ernest Craine's account of the 1971 robbery and Brooks's claim he had blinded Miss Chesnut to hinder identification.
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Johnny Lee Brooks
Wilma Chesnut
J. Casey Walsh
Earl Harper
Walsh
Henry Fredericks
Brooks
Harper
Ernest Craine
Miss Chestnut
J F Rees Wellsville pioneer dies at 92
John Franklin Rees 92 pioneer in Wellsville history died at Audrain Medical Center He helped found Wellsville Fire Brick Co and ran insurance and other ventures He was a longtime Wellsville representative of Citizens Savings Assn and a magistrate and public servant with deep local ties He served in state legislature and on the city council
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Wellsville Fire Brick Co
Chicago
Audrain Medical Center
Stribling House
Citizens Savings Assn
Charles Deiter
F.L
Fannie Hutchison Rees
Hermione Reidel
Rees
Ben Ogden
Ford
Mr. Rees
Bill Biddleman
A.P. Green
Davis Company
F.L. Rees
Charles Gillam
John
Regal
Montgomery County
Coolidge
Wellsville Kiwanis Club
Martha Washington
The
Eastern Star
Wellsville Masonic Hall
Masons and
OFS
Prison escape frees three jailed for KU slaying case
Shawnee County Sheriff says three prisoners escaped from the county jail between 10:30 p.m. and midnight. Donald Long and Gary Matthews remained at large while Benjamin Reed surrendered after walking into the sheriff’s office. Matthews headed toward Lawrence in a white car. Long possibly toward Mexico. Authorities cordoned the courthouse as a search continued.
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Kan
University of Kansas
Shawnee County
Jim Chaffee
Chaffee
Donald H. Long
Benjamin Reed
Long
Gary Matthews
Matthews
Lawrence
Mexico
Reed
Todd Storbeck
Winfield
Deer season yields 11,373. two fatal gun accidents shock Missouri
Missouri deer hunters took 11,373 deer in the first two days of the 1974 season amid two fatal incidents. Hershell Pace of Hornersville died when a .45 revolver discharged at close range. Scott R. Wideman, 14, of Hazelwood, was killed by a shotgun discharge in Franklin County. The season runs through Sunday, buck only for most areas until the final two days. Separately, Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz defended U.S. food aid policy at Rome talks, noting no immediate one-million-ton increase and highlighting the World Food Council and a global food security program. Prices rise as crops falter and demand remains strong for U.S. grain.
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Missouri
Department of Conservation
Ozark
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Franklin County
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Hazelwood
Washington
Earl L. Butz
United States
Ford Administration
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U.S
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South Dakota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Dick Clark
Iowa
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World Food Council
White House
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Agriculture Department
Millionairess Rachel Fitler Still Plans to Wed Chauffeur
Rachel Fitler, 77, says she still plans marriage to her 29 year old former chauffeur Michael Wilson of Wales. She notes they are drifting without a set date while Wilson travels on Guernsey. She calls him an only child and says the engagement has drawn publicity she does not deserve.
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Main Line
Philadelphia
Mikey
Michael Wilson
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Channel
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London
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Sawhill May Head Colorado University
John C. Sawhill, who resigned as federal energy administrator, is among about 300 candidates for the University of Colorado presidency. University search chair Frank Barnes said Sawhill is being considered but would not confirm interviews or finalist status. Sawhill was in Denver. Barnes suggested he would be interested since he is out of work.
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Colo
John C. Sawhill
Federal
University of Colorado
Frank Barnes
Sawhill
Barnes
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