Local Weather and Morning Notices From The Daily Record
Official 7:00 am readings show high 84 and low 34 for the last 24 hours and 74 hours respectively with a 1.291 inch month to date and 84 in precipitation. Zone 6 forecast calls for tonight’s low in the 30s and warmer Saturday with a high in the 60s. Missouri outlook warm with possible showers Saturday and Sunday through Tuesday with temperatures from the 20s to 60s. River stages list readings for Kis City Boonville Jefferson City Hermann St Louis Cape Girardeau and other locales. Area hospital notices include admissions and dismissals of many individuals across several cities. Traffic incidents reported include a Stop sign violation summons, curb-jump parking meter damage, and a rain-related collision at Boulevard and Clark Street. Several court actions noted in Montgomery County including divorces, speeding, expired licenses and related fines. Soybeans and wheat prices listed at end.
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Nemusiebesi
Stalin
Missouri
Lake of the Ozark
Pomme de Terre
ST. Louis
Kis City
Boonville
Jefferson City
Hermann
Cape Girardeau
William M. Goshorn
Wellsville
Love and Western St
Goshorn
Love St
Arthur McKinnon
Margretta St
N. Western St
Essie Mac David
Route 1
Mexico
Jackson and
Coal Sts
David
William Power
Mars St
Fairground Park
Mark Camerer
Pollock Rd
McMillan School
Boulevard and
Clark St
Russell D. Blair
Omar St
Karen Trene Wilkerson
Churchill Dr
Blair
Boulevard
Wilkerson
Missouri Livestock Market Report Slaughter hog prices rise
Missouri livestock data from the Market Center and National Stockyards shows slaughter hogs steady to higher with 240-250 lb ranges around 16.75 to 16.90 and sows up to 25 cents. Cattle and calves show mixed moves with steers and heifers near steady to higher in select grades, while larger consignments at St. Louis reflect softer hogs and variable cattle prices.
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Missouri
Livestock Market Center
Dept. OF AG
St. Louis
Chicago Livestock Prices Steady to Higher Across Cattle
Chicago slaughter cattle and heifers show gains across weights with prime and high choice grades rising. Prime 1,175-1,375 lb slaughter steers yield grades 3 and 4 at 29.00-29.50, high choice 1,075-1,350 lb at 28.75-29.00, other ranges 28.00-28.75 and 27.50-28.00. Heifers yield grades 3 and 4 27.50-27.75, choice 26.75-27.50. Sheep at 95-100 lb wool lambs in 27.00 area.
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Chicago
USDA
Grain futures rise sharply on opening in Chicago
Chicago grain futures moved higher at the open with wheat up about 1 cent per bushel and corn, oats, and soybeans also advancing. December wheat at 1.70, December corn near 4 higher, December oats around 4 to 6 cents higher, January soybeans near 3.09.
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Chicago
Martinsburg Grain Elevator Burglary Report
The Slater Fowles Grain Elevator in Martinsburg was broken into and about 150 dollars worth of equipment stolen. Deputy Russell Wilkes says Butler Garnett alerted the sheriff on Thursday. Thieves took gas and oxygen cylinders, acetylene gauges and hoses, and a torch. The sheriff’s office investigated the break-in yesterday.
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Slater-Fowles
Martinsburg
Russell Wilkes
Butler Garnett
Sheriff's Office
Wilkes
Truck Freight Rate Increase Suspended
The Missouri Public Service Commission suspended for 120 days higher truck charges for most shipments under 500 wads filed by the Middlewest Motor Freight Bureau. The move allows an investigation and hearing into the proposed rates. Mrs. Alee Lee, formerly of Paris, has moved to 905 E Promenade St in Mexico and works in the Audrain Medical Center nursing staff.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Public Service Commission
Middlewest Motor Freight Bureau
Mexico
Alee Lee
Paris
E. Promenade St
Audrain Medical Center
Missouri Chamber of Commerce elects Kelly as president
Kansas City AP report lists new Missouri Chamber officers with William N. Kelly of New Haven elected president and Charles B. Gillespie of Jefferson City named treasurer. John J. Fallon of Kansas City serves as immediate past president. New vice presidents include D. E. Caywood, D. W. Gilmore, R. Ray Shockley, Don K. Spalding, and Richard Swaim. Directors named include Kenneth Churchill, John Fowler, Gary Peters, Richard Parkhurst, John Blair Jr., J.C. Owens, James Masters, Don E. Sharp, and George Wrape. Agribusiness awards go to Edwin M. Burger and James P. Wilson.
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Kansas City
Missouri Chamber of Commerce
William N. Kelly
New Haven
Charles B. Gillespie
Jefferson City
John J. Fallon
D. E. Caywood
Springfield
D. W. Gilmore
R. Ray Shockley
St. Louis
Don K. Spalding
St. Joseph
Richard Swaim
Cape Girardeau
Kenneth Churchill
Chillicothe
John Fowler
Newton
Gary Peters
Richard Parkhurst
Sedalia
John Blair Jr
Camdenton
J.C. Owens
Aurora
James Masters
Don E. Sharp
George Wrape
Edwin M. Burger
California
James P. Wilson
Hannibal
Stock market mixed as Nixon meetings eyed by investors
The New York Stock Exchange opened with a sluggish, casey performance as investors waited for White House fiscal meeting outcomes. The Dow rose 1.16 to 756.98 at noon while volume stayed light and most sectors showed fractional moves. Federal National Mortgage rose 4 to 53 1/2, TWA fell 1/2 to 10 1/2 amid layoffs, Studebaker-Worthington gained 2 1/2 to 48, Cerro dropped 1 to 16, Telex slipped 1/2 to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A, B. Chance Co
Commerce Bancshares
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Bobbie Brooks
Dresser Industries
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
Ralston Purina
U.S
Nixon
Federal National Mortgage
TWA
Studebaker-Worthington
Cerro
Telex
Health Classes Evaluated by Advisory Committee
The Health Occupations advisory committee met with Mrs. Viola Halpin at the Mexico Area Vocational-Technical School to review the program. Discussions covered curriculum student selections and observations. Beginning in January students will spend two weeks in hospital departments and in dentists physicians and optometrists offices with attendees including Miss Caroline Davis Dr H Peter Ekern Dr Thomas M Hodges Mrs Ruth Norfleet and Davis Hart.
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Viola Halpin
Mexico Area
Thomas M. Hodges
Ruth Norfleet
Davis Hart
Procrastinators Plan London Trip Over Lemon Bell
About 40 irate consumers from the Procrastinators Club of America will travel to London for Thanksgiving to picket Whitechapel Bell Foundry, maker of the cracked Liberty Bell. They claim mishandling caused the 1752 crack and read signs: We Got a Lemon.
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Philadelphia
London
Whitechapel
Helicopter Crashes Raise Vietnam Toll to 19
SAIGON AP U S Command reports two more helicopters lost raising American deaths to 19 with no survivors. Since Jan 1 1961 about 7 349 U S helicopters and planes lost in Indochina war. 6 000 Americans killed. Other battles include a 2 hour clash near Pleiku killing 34 NVA Viet Cong and wounding six Marines. Cambodian frontier reports harassing attacks near Phnom Penh and Kompong Cham while Viet Minh stockpiles are found in northeast Cambodia.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
U.S
Laos
Marine Corps Ch46
da Nang
Vietnam
Pleiku City
Highlands
Kompong Cham
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Postmaster predicts 8 cent first class mail rise
Columbia Postmaster Smiley Herrin says postal rates for first class letters will rise to 8 cents per ounce by spring. The prediction underscores a nationwide move to adjust postage, affecting consumers and businesses handling heavy mail volumes.
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Columbia
Smiley Herrin
Mitchell Trial Nears End in My Lai Court Martial
Ft Hood Texas AP reports closing arguments in the My Lai massacre court martial of S.Sgt. David Mitchell. defense lawyer Ossie Brown pleads for mercy and vows the case harms the military. Prosecutor Michael Swan counters that Mitchell’s own testimony is inherently incredible.
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FT. Hood
Tex
S.sgt
David Mitchell
Mitchell
Ossie Brown
My Lai
Brown
Michael Swan
Swan
Rifleman Testifies on My Lai Mission in Calley Trial
Fred Dustin, 23, of Canoga Park, testifies that his platoon was assigned to search and destroy at My Lai and encountered no armed enemies, leading troops to burn huts. Dustin recalls seeing about 10 Vietnamese guarded as cross-examination questions whether firing occurred. Sgt Leo Maroney testifies Capt Medina ordered destruction of crops and buildings at the hamlet.
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Benning
My Lai
Dustin
Leo M. Maroney
Ernest Medina
Germ War Plot By Weatherman Weighs on Fort Detrick
The Army said it was informed of an alleged plot by the Weather Underground to steal bacteriological weapons from Fort Detrick Maryland to contaminate a city water supply. An unnamed informer tipped Customs and the Army. no comment from Customs. The Army said Fort Detrick lacked enough materials to carry out such a plan and noted no approached personnel.
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Washington
Army
Ft. Detrick
U.S. Customs Bureau
Customs Bureau
Fire safety program at Carter School held by Mexico chief
Fire Chief Tom Merritt led a drill at Carter School, evacuating 37 students from first through eighth grade in 1642 seconds. Earlier, Merritt installed a fire alarm system at the rural school located three miles north of Mexico, the only rural participant in the program.
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Carter
Carter School
Mexico
Tom Merritt
Merritt
Record Price Paid for Half Interest in Charolais Bull
A half interest in Royal Sam, a 1,875 pound Charolais bull, sold for a record 166000 at the Eastern National Livestock Show auction in Timonium Maryland. Rainbow's End Ranch of Douglas Astvz acquired the share from Litton Charolais Ranch Chillicothe Mo to use for artificial insemination. The bull’s stud fees may range from 10 to 500-1000 dollars.
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Timonium, Md
Rainbow's End Ranch
Douglas
Astvz
Chillicothe
Sam
Ees
Philip
Sir Sam
New State Road Chief Named for Missouri
Jefferson City AP Robert N. Hunter aged 49, a 1950 University of Missouri engineering graduate, is named State Highway Department chief engineer replacing the late M. J. Snider. Hunter has been District 4 engineer in Kansas City and, since October 1963, assistant to the chief engineer. Several appointments follow: McLaughlin as assistant director of highways, Fletcher as assistant to the chief for design, Dill as assistant to the chief for operations, Roberts as surveys and plans engineer, Steiner as planning engineer, Townley as maintenance and traffic engineer.
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Jefferson City
Robert N. Hunter
University of Missouri
State Highway Department
Hunter
Highway Commission
M. J. Snider
Highway Department
Kansas City
Liyle V. McLaughlin
Leland Fletcher
Wilben H. Dill
James F. Roberts
August Steiner
Keith C. Townley
St. Joseph
Skilled Tech Classes Are Selected for Second Semester
The advisory committee of Mexico Area Vocational-Technical School chose night courses for the January 18 start in the second semester. Offerings include Automobile Mechanics, Auto Body Repair, Shop Math, Electronics Technology II, Industrial Hydraulics Fundamentals II, Residential Wiring, Machine Shop, Welding, Radio and TV Repair I II, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typing, Secretarial Training, Nurses Aide, Surveying, Refractories Ceramics, Building Maintenance, and Data Collection for Computers. Members at the meeting were Merle Foster, Bill Hilton, Denver Hudson, C JT Loyd, Joe Meissert, Gil Rodes, Jim Drexler, Jack Myers, C O Rearick, Russell Smith, David Van Dyke, Nelson Willingham, Gene Zeigler, William Maloney and Davis Hart. An advisory committee will later select classes for Mexico Evening School.
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Mexico Area
Merle Foster
Bill Hilton
Denver Hudson
C. JT. Loyd
Joe Meissert
Gil Rodes
Jim Drexler
Jack Myers
C. O. Rearick
Russell Smith
David van Dyke
Nelson Willingham
Gene Zeigler
William Maloney
Davis Hart
Mexico
Red Tape Snarls Pesticide Ban
Washington report says Agriculture Department rescinded a six week old order banning repeated use of certain pesticides on farm crops after August 31 1971 due to bureaucratic red tape and interagency review. A new environmental agency will inherit the issue next month creating confusion.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
4H Adult Leaders Honored at Annual County Dinner
Audrain County 4H honored adult leaders at the annual dinner presenting service pins and awards. Notable recognitions included Mrs. Newton Davis Sr as outstanding community leader and Lester Bryson and his wife as outstanding couple from the F&L Hustlers. Many members received long service pins from five to twenty years, with first year pins awarded to a large group.
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Audrain County
Newton Davis Sr
Hisey Hoppers Club
Lester Bryson
F&l Hustlers Club
Tom DeOrnellis
Bob McBride
Strother
L. Hustlers
4-H Council
James Woolfolk
4-H Foundation
Raymond Smiley
Carroll Love
Stanley Davison
Delbert Brown
Floyd Brown
Paul Haverstick
William Ehrlich
Robert Schutte
Claude Robinson
Lester England
Walter’ Petersen
John Rudasill
Ernest Coose
Howard
Claude Silver
Melvern Worley
Galther Berry Sr
Eldon Ketter
Chane Sa
Speroob
George Doebelin
Steve Welschmeyer
Ralph Talbert
Raymond Jesse
Eldon Rosenthal
Newton Davis
Harold Holsheiser
Walter Petersen
Joe Holtkamp
Wallace Allen
Elon Dudley
T. J. Arnold
Don Williams
Frank Kropf
John Sonwalt
Tom Talley
Frank Wilfley Sr
Jack Wells
Susan Sonwalt
Ralph Johnson
Teresa Horton
Joyce Bishop
Cheryl Blackburn
Charles Evans
Frank Holtkamp
Martin Maxwell
Ruby Adams
Harold Maxwell
Willard Swain
Don Hall
Robert McCollum
Bill Branstetter
Becky Nolan
Ronald Baker
Donald McDermit
Wesley Erdel
Brenda Erdel
Harold Holtkamp
Manson Testifies as Women Demand Their Day in Court
Charles Manson took the witness stand in the Sharon Tate murder trial amid a dispute over whether his three female codefendants should testify despite their lawyers refusal to question them. The judge weighed options including contempt jail, new counsel, or allowing narrative statements, while the women pressed for their constitutional right to testify.
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Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Manson
Paul Fitzgerald
Chambers
Fitzgerald
Modona
Miss Atkins
Dave Shinn
Superior Court
Charles Older
Shinn
Older
Miss van Houten
Paris Plant Expansion Approved
Paris City council approved a resolution backing an industrial bond issue for a National Garment Co plant. No bond amount set. must get Missouri Industrial Commission approval before voter consideration. no tax increase expected. bonds to be repaid from factory rent.
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Paris
National Garment Co
Missouri Industrial Commission
Garment
Norman P. Beardsman
John Blumenfeld
Betty Williams
Floyd Lawson
Industrial Commission
Rules On Police Power Of Arrest
A third class city's police officer has the same power of arrest off duty as on duty. The attorney general said private citizens have limited arrest powers, but a merchant or employee may detain a suspected shoplifter for investigation. The opinion also covered public funds for student athletic accident insurance and demolition of dangerous buildings under a 1969 law.
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Jefferson City
John C. Danforth
Danforth
John A. Grellner
Richmond Heights
Donald L. Manford
Kansas City
Harold F. Reisch
Columbia
Hospital finds 50 children lead poisoned in Kansas City
AP report from Kansas City notes nearly 50 inner city children under age five show lead poisoning, mostly from lead paint in older homes. Dr Vernon Green warns brain damage risk rises with levels, while a city health worker investigates household causes, including possible automobile exhaust exposure.
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Kansas City
Inner City
Vernon Green
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Green
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