Weather and river updates from Ledgerland area
Official readings show 24 hour highs 71 and lows 51 with 51 at 7 am. Forecast calls for showers or thundershowers tonight then Tuesday, with 80 percent rain tonight and 40 percent tomorrow. Missouri outlook favors cloudiness and showers, then clearing Friday, highs mainly 60s to 70s. River stage reports from St Louis and Kansas City area note various readings and lake levels, with several lakes above or below normal by small margins.
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Boonville
Jefferson City
Hermann
Hannibal
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Quincy
Dated deaths and town notes from The Daily Record
The Daily Record lists deaths including Kenneth F. Rivers 70 and Kenneth R. Rivers and Virgil William Riley ages 70 and 78, with public safety notes on recent incidents. Fire calls report a heater fire at 422 E Monroe with no damage and a Mississippi Street car fire that damaged engine wiring. Police summaries cover a collision at Jackson and Coal, fence damage at Plunkett Park pool, thefts at homes and motels, and magistrate court drives privileges and nonsupport charges. Missouri livestock market data on hogs, feeders, and cattle pricing is also included.
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E. Monroe
Donald Farris
S. Mississippi
Richard Wilson
Ponderosa Trailer Court
Auxvasse
Knipp
Mexico
Mississippi Street
Robert L. Armstrong
W. Robinson
Armstrong
Jackson
Jane Cooper Guthrie
Kingdom City
Guthrie
Jim Price
N. Ahat
Plunkett Park Pool
Gladys Taylor
Tripoli
Markets Drift as GM Downgrade Sends Stocks Lower
CHICAGO AP markets report a retreat in stocks amid recession fears spurred by auto industry woes. Dow Jones shed 8.06 to 628.13 at noon while GM, Ford, and Chrysler fell on weaker third quarter results and plans for layoffs.
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New York Stock Exchange
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Chrysler
Ford
Benguet Consolidated Mining
American Stock Exchange
Europe
ASA, Ltd
Homestake
Hecla
Odds 14 To 1 For Colder Winter
Washington authorities say a 14 to 1 chance exists that this winter will be colder than last year. NOAA urges consumers to lower thermostats early for fuel savings, with northern states could cut heating use by 11 to 15 percent, higher savings in warmer regions. MIT expert Hurd C Willett foresees colder conditions east of the Divide, especially North Central States and the Northeast.
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Commerce Department
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Florida
Texas
California
Hurd C. Willett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
North Central States
U.S. News & World Report
Hunt accuses prosecutor of pressuring him to lie
In court records Hunt claims that even with immunity he cooperated reluctantly and that Richard Ben-Veniste, an assistant special prosecutor, urged him to perjure himself. Hunt described Ben-Veniste in a book as abrasive and as having targeted him to modify sworn testimony about clemency offers.
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Sirica
Richard Ben-Veniste
Ben-Veniste
W W Riley's Father Sheriff Arthur Riley Dies
Virgil William Riley 78 of Fulton died unexpectedly Saturday at Callaway Memorial Hospital. He was father of Audrain County Sheriff Arthur Bud Riley of Mexico. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Leland-Carter Funeral Home West Plains. Burial Union Grove Cemetery. Browning Funeral Home Fulton arranged. Survived by wife Eula Maddox and 4 sons 2 daughters 12 grandchildren 5 great grandchildren.
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Virgil William Riley
Fulton
Callaway Memorial Hospital
Audrain County
Arthur
Bud) Riley
Mexico
Leland
Marshall
Susan Riley
Florence Jenny Cox
Eula Maddox
Houston
Tex
Donald
John
Charles
Maudie) Albin
West Plains
James
Betty) Kramer
St. Ann
Paul
Twin Falls
Idaho
Irving
Fortstell
Agnes Baker
Birdie Tabor
Viola Hopkins
Jay Maddox
North Carolina
Kenneth R Rivers rites set for Wednesday
Kenneth R Rivers Sr 70 a Mexico Centralia businessman died Sunday night after a long illness. Funeral services will be 2 PM Wednesday at Precht Pickering Funeral Home Mexico with Rev Donald Mattson officiating. Burial at East Lawn Memorial Park. He married Anna Viola Jones in 1925. Survivors include his wife three sons 16 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Visiting hours begin Tuesday afternoon with Odd Fellow services Tuesday evening.
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Mexico
Centralia
Audrain Medical Center
Precht-Pickering
Donald Mattson
First Christian Church of
East Lawn Memorial Park
Rivers
Frank S
Anna Bryan Rivers
Rebekah Lodge
Little Dixie C.B. Club
Kenneth R. Rivers Jr
Kansas City
William Lyle Rivers
Robert Myrl Rivers
Tom
Dorothy) Sullivan
Herbert
Mildred) Martin Sr
Gerald F. Rivers Sr
Gilbert
Lucille) Hall
U.S. Army
Trial Hunt figures in Nixon aides conspiracy case
Government says Hunt was held to jail time risk to force silence and that Ehrlichman Haldeman Mitchell and Parkinson arranged hush money. Mardian faces conspiracy charge. March 21 1973 payments and assurances are cited with a Nixon tape. Hunt claims he did not blackmail the White House.
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Nixon White House
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Mitchell
Parkinson
Mardian
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Propane Firms Agree to Rollbacks in Inflation Test
Six propane distributors in Kansas Nebraska and Missouri agreed to roll back overcharges totaling about 74000 dollars, the Federal Energy Administration said. Sands Oil and Propane of Emporia Kansas headed the settlements with a 30000 dollar rollback and a 2500 dollar civil penalty.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Federal Energy Administration
James R. Newman
Sands Oil
Propane
Emporia
Kan
FEA
Kissinger seeks India's aid to curb nuclear spread
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger urged India to join multilateral efforts to limit nuclear weapon proliferation during a visit that followed India's May 18 underground nuclear test. He stressed India’s capability to export nuclear technology and its pivotal role in containment.
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India
Henry A. Kissinger
Indian Council of World Affairs
Britain
France
China
United States
Soviet Union
Indira Gandhi
Washington
Gandhi
Kissinger
Moscow
U.S
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Chavan
U. S
Alumni Weekend Highlights At MMA Springfield 111
The crowd at MMA Springfield celebrated Homecoming weekend as the largest since its 1955 reinstitution. Alumni judged Company B best decorations and cheered the undefeated Colonels to a 52-22 football win over Westran to move to 7-0. Alumni honors included drill winners Bill Weisert and James Green, with Cadet Ken Baker taking sweepstakes. Officers elected for 1974-75 and prizes announced.
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Alumni Association
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Yorba Linda
Calif
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St. Louis
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Kirkwood
Kent Yoest
Lake Ozark
Wynn Ferrer
Atlanta
Gil Kroeger
Kansas City
E. R. Jackson
Carter
George Cline
Warren Oaken
Laura Milk
Neill Long
Steve Palm
Bob Wurst
Bill Schmoller
F. J. Christman
John Campbell
Silvio Lombard
Magazine Publisher Aims To Renew Male Image
Los Angeles publisher Bob Peterson bought True magazine from Fawcett Publications to revitalize the male image with a macho motif. New executive publisher Tom Statos unveiled a pig symbol and a format focused on adventure sports crime outdoors history and current news while excluding sex content.
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California
Bob Peterson
True Magazine
Fawcett Publications
Peterson
Tom Statos
America
Madison Avenue
Statos
Siatos
Guns & Ammo
True
Playboy
Arabs Discuss Joint Oil Weapon Use at Arab Summit
Arab ministers debated using the oil weapon against the West and forging a united position amid threats from Ford and Kissinger. Saudi Arabia Kuwait Algeria Qatar Bahrain and the UAE met on the sidelines as the Jerusalem west bank dispute between Jordan and the PLO remained unresolved.
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Morocco
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Algeria
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Bahrein
United Arab Emirates
Jordan
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Jordan River
PLO
Hussein
Yasir Arafat
Yasser Abd Rabbo
Israel
Arafat
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan Valley
Egypt
Plan To Equalize Oil Prices Coming
Rep. Robert H. Steele says Ford administration will announce a program to equalize oil prices, effective Dec. 1, allowing importers to buy price controlled domestic oil at 5.25 per barrel and sell to refiners set to ease bills for states dependent on high-priced oil. A correction notes a prior Ledger ad misquoted men’s trip suit price as 185.00 instead of 85.00.
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Treasury
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Ford
Simon
Independent Petroleum Association
Ford Administration
Hartford
Kline
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