Ledgerland and Missouri Weather and Public Safety Update
Clear cold tonight with low 30s to mid 30s and a sunny cool Friday. Missouri eyes a high near 60 today with clearer skies. weekend outlook shows cool, possible showers. Hospital admissions list includes multiple local residents. births and deaths noted. marriage licenses issued for local couples. Public safety reports report a liquid spill on a car, minor guard rail damage, and a suspected illegal entrant detained in Mexico City. Highway Patrol reports no injuries or arrests.
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Missouri
Public Safety
Charles Padgett
E. Jackson
Ned Rodes
Lakeview
Miguel Gomez Perez
Mexico City
Mexico
Jeft
Finois Central Gulf
United States
John T. Brooks
Auxvasse
Audral Medical Center
Brooks
Steve K. Hatfield
Route 3
Summit Medical Park
Highway Patrol
Two Vehicle Collisions Reported On Rural Highways
The Daily Record notes a 6:45 p.m. collision on Highway 22 near Sturgeon involving Ronnie L. Smith of Macon, 42, and Larry Perkins of Clark, 34, when Perkins’ truck struck Smith’s as Smith slowed to turn. A separate 5:25 p.m. crash on Highway 161 south of Buell injured Dennis H. Carroz, 18, of Bellflower, with Everett W. Clark, 83, of Montgomery City cited for failing to yield.
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Ronnie L. Smith
Macon
Larry 5. Perkins
Clark
Highway 22
Sturgeon
Perkins
Smith
Everett W. Clark
Montgomery City
Dennis H. Carroz
Bellflower
Highway 161
Buell
Carroz
Mayor's Cutoff Man Transferred In Scandal Shaped Row
Jim Staton, a Kansas City water employee, shut off Mayor Charle Wheeler Jr.’s water over a 30 day past due bill. After a six hour dispute, Staton was transferred to dirtier duties, with officials citing overstaffing and procedural lapses. The transfer avoided a salary cut, but Staton criticized the move as retaliation.
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Kansas City
Jim Staton
Staton
Charle B. Wheeler Jr
Wheeler House
Water Department
Harry Snider
Don Boyd
City Water
Gregory Arrested In D C Protest
Washington AP reports comedian Dick Gregory his wife Lilian and Mitchell D Snyder were arrested for demonstrating at the South African Embassy. They faced a city ordinance violation and chose to stay in jail overnight over bail.
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Washington
Dick Gregory
Lilian
Gregorys
Mitchell D. Snyder
Himelf
Gregory
Cardinal Calls to Keep Five Pregnant-Girl Schools Open
Cardinal Cooke appealed to the New York City Board of Education to keep open five special schools for pregnant girls slated to close in February. Archdiocese officials said the move aims to preserve access to education for affected students and explore alternatives.
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New York
Terence Cardinal Cooke
New York City
Market Reports Stock Activity Across OTC and NYSE
Market over the counter shows Commerce Bancehares bid 22 asked 23 Mercantile Bank Corp 28 bid 26 asked Wetterau 16 bid 164 asked. NYSE closes Bobble Brooks 3 4 unchanged 1,000 trades Combustion Eng 41 up 4 7,000 Dreaser Ind 40 up 4 48,200 Emerson Electric 36 up 3 11,300 In terco 42 up 0 2,100 Kaiser Aluminum 33 down 0 6,400 Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 40 up 4 7,700 Ralston Purina 50 up 5 26,900 UB Gypsum common 24 up 0 52,100 US Gypsum preferred 27 up 0 900 Wal-Mart 14 down 0 6,000. Dow Jones close 958.86 Wednesday.
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Commerce Bancehares
Mercantile Bank Corp
Wetterau
New York Stock Exchange
Bobble Brooks
Combustion Engineering
Dreaser Industries
Emerson Electric
Interco
Kaiser Aluminum
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Ralston Purina
Fired Officers Challenge Dismissals in St. Joseph Suit
In St. Joseph Missouri two former officers Jack Hess and Michael C Moore sue in US District Court alleging wrongful discharge over a departmental sex scandal. They seek reinstatement back pay and 175000 in damages while asserting due process violations and Fifth Amendment rights. A separate suit for all eight officers remains in Missouri Court of Appeals.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
St. Joseph
U.S. District Court
Jack Hess
Michael C. Moore
William ©. Shull
Hess
Moore
Glenn Thomas
City Personnel Board
William Bennett
Bennett
Missouri Court of Appeals
Kansas City
Shull
Bomb in Yard Doorstop Mystery Near Arbutus Maryland
ARBUTUS Md AP police partially solved the mystery of a rocket shaped projectile on Alvin Roach’s lawn. It weighed 25 pounds and contained no explosives. Roach found the nose buried four inches, initially feared pranksters, and police later identified it as a live aircraft bomb that fell from a plane. Neighbor David Zanardelli then said it was a practice bomb he used as a doorstop, leaving questions about how it ended up on the lawn.
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Arbutus
Alvin Roach
Baltimore County
Roach
David E. Zanardelli
Zanardell
Teenager In Shooting Death in Mountain Grove
In Mountain Grove Missouri John D Eden 32 charged with second degree murder after the shooting of Calvin Long 17 at Longs home. Eden who roomed at the home told officers he was sighting in his shotgun and did not know it was loaded when it discharged striking Long in the chest according to Weight County Sheriff Rex Kelly.
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Mountain Grove, Mo
John D. Eden
Calvin Long
Weight County
Rex Kelly
Long
Mountain Grove
Kelly
Eden
Esque Douglas Former Garfield principal dies at 76
Esque Douglas longtime Garfield School principal dies at his Kansas City home after years of declining health. He retired in 1965 after 38 years in education, including 24 years at Garfield. Survived by wife Hazel Settles, daughter Etta Smith, son Henley Douglas, and others. Funeral set for Saturday at Watkins Memorial Chapel Kansas City.
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Esque Douglas
Garfield
Kangae City
Douglas
Independence
Young
William Chrisman
Hannibal
Hazel Settles
Mexico
Mersington
Kansas City
Lincoln University
Jefferson City
Second Baptist Church
Robinett Morning
Etta Smith
Detroit
Henley Douglas
Mt. View
Calid
Watkins Memorial Chapel
Brush Creek Blvd
Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
Ben Dixon Dies At Home In New Florence
Ben Dixon 71 of New Florence died Wednesday at his home after an extended illness. A retired coal miner, he will be buried in New Florence Cemetery after services at 2 p.m. Friday at Baker Funeral Home. Calling hours start after 5 p.m. today. Born March 15, 1805 in Outcrop Pennsylvania to George and Annie Dixon, he married Louise Smith December 10, 1928 at Centerville Missouri. Surviving: wife Louise, a sister Mrs Fredia Ermlck of Roscoe Pennsylvania. He was a Jehovahs Witness.
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New Florence
Ben Dixon
Baker Funeral Home
Mr. Dixon
Outcrop
George
Annie Byce Dixon
Centerville
Miss Ravenscraftt Services Today
Funeral services for Miss Emma Felton Ravenscraft, 46, were held this afternoon at the Precht-Pickering Funeral Home with Rev. J. C. Montgomery officiating. Pallbearers were Dale Smith, Donald R. Smith, Thomas Smith, Freddie Crews, James Curry and James Jensen, all of Mexico, with honorary pallbearers John W. Cox, Griffin Farrah, Rogert Logan, Glenn Torrey son, John Hatcher, Ernest Jenkins, Jesse Gurwell of Mexico and Elmer Yager of Thompson. Burial was in East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Emma Felton Ravenscraft
Precht-Pickering
J. C. Montgomery
Mexico
Elmer Yager
Thompson
East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
John Franklin Dies in Albuquerque
John Hector Franklin, 70, of Albuquerque New Mexico formerly of Mexico, died at 1030 p.m. Wednesday in Albuquerque. He was born in Audrain County in 1906. Services are pending in Albuquerque.
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John Hector Franklin
Albuquerque
N. M
Mexico
Audrain County
Fraser seeks divorce from Lady Antonia Fraser
London AP reports Hugh Fraser 68 a notable Conservative MP has initiated divorce proceedings against his wife, author Lady Antonia Fraser, amid public life and high profile status.
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London
Hugh Fraser
Antonia Fraser
Smith Threatens Rhodesian Walkout At Geneva Talks
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith warned his five man cabinet delegation may withdraw if black nationalist demands undermine the Kissinger package. He arrived in Geneva for preliminary rules with leaders like Mugabe and Nkomo as Britain renews sanctions and plans for a bi racial interim government. Persistent black nationalist rivalries threaten agreement as Rhodesian security forces report clashes and civilians amid ongoing conflict.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Smith
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Britain
United Nations
Tvor Richard
London
House of Commons
African National Council
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwe African People’s Union
ZAPU
Zimbabwe
Ford denies rumor on Watergate probe involvement
President Ford says there is no validity to the rumor while Haldeman and Ehrlichman had aides discuss aiding Ford. Attorney General Levi states the Justice Department will not investigate Ford�s role in rallying House Republicans to block an early inquiry. White House tapes show Nixon ordered Ford to help block the probe, but Ford says he acted independently to halt a House Banking Committee inquiry into laundered campaign funds used for the Watergate burglary.
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Michell
Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Ford
Edward H. Levi
Justice Department
House
White House
House Banking Committee
Goldberg Raps Carter Ford on Warren Court Critique
Former Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg says Ford and Carter misunderstand the Warren court legacy. He defends criminal justice rulings and criticizes the Burger Court for chipping away guaranteed constitutional rights.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Earl Warren
Goldberg
Warren Court
Burger Court
Tractor Stolen Two Years Ago Recovered Near Warrenton
A diesel tractor stolen January 30 1975 from the Alois Schipper farm between Montgomery City and Wellsville on Highway 19 was found about eight miles southeast of Warrenton after FBI involvement. The $8000 tractor was recovered on a farm. one other tractor stolen at the time was located nearby. No arrests yet, Sheriff Landrum said.
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Montgomery City
Montgomery County
Warrenton
FBI
Alois Schipper
Mauries
Wellsville
Clarence Landrum
Ferry Collision Described Near St Charles Parish
Deputy Wallace Friloux reports 30 to 35 autos aboard the ferry with one to five people each and unknown number of pedestrians. Survivors were rescued by a sister ferry as the Norwegian ship moved upstream and blew its whistle repeatedly. A Coast Guard official notes ferries yield to larger vessels unless special circumstances. Witness Jerry Mayo recalls the ferry did not alter course despite signals. Pedestrian P J Breaud observed the incident from the bank and noted darkness and speed. He heard the ship blow six times, three blasts twice.
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Wallace Friloux
St. Charles Parish
Jerry Mayo
Coast Guard
P.J. Breaud
Vocational-Technical School Enrollments Rise Across District
Don Bristow reports 630 daytime students at the Vocational-Technical school, with 163 from nearby districts including Van-Far Paris Community A-6 Wellsville North Callaway and Centralia. 450 high school students are in the program and more than half of MHS juniors and seniors participate. A study of last year’s graduates shows only five seeking work. The high school gym roof was repaired again after leaks, and a state mini conference in Center discussed minimum testing and graduation requirements. The board approved two teacher clerk hires at Eugene Field School and the junior high.
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Don Bristow
Van-Far
Paris
Community A-6
Wellsville
North Callaway
Centralia
James DeBus
MHS
Bristow
Supt. Palmer
State Board of Education
Palmer
Webber
Davis
Johanna Schmidtke
Eugene Field School
Janice White
Community Projects Outline City Improvement Plan
A summarized agenda lists priorities including tennis courts at Fairgrounds Park, extending utilities to the industrial park, aiding Mrs. Hoard’s foster improvements in Neighborhood Development Plan streets, building elderly public housing, upgrading the central business district, expanding the Cerebral Palsy School, renovating the animal shelter, creating a master plan for Northeast Park, and evaluating the DWI school.
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Fairgrounds Park
John Hoard
Northeast Park
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