29 May 1974
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Newspaper
Saint Charles Journal
Location
Saint Charles, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1974
Page
1
In a letter to the editor a resident criticizes Mr. Callahan for sending an ambulance without an attendant and driving in unsafe lanes with a critically injured child. The writer urges formation of an ambulance district ensuring trained attendants, proper equipment, and reliable emergency care for about 3,000 county residents.
A witness recounts a bicycle accident on Mexico Road where volunteer firemen arrived with vehicles, blocking an ambulance. The deputy sheriff asked them to move. The witness, Mike Cook, volunteered in the ambulance and aired political concerns about endorsing a countywide ambulance plan and harming the sole local service. The writer, names withheld, argues volunteers should not have been at the scene.
Letter from Tyas Barnes details prior policing work in Wellston and St Louis, plus roles as a school bus driver and volunteer fire applicant. Born 1929 in Webster Graves, veteran of Korean War, and NAACP member. Seeks second police application under Mayor Reynolds after earlier dismissals and moves.
A family record notes Jake Esany as the first Black policeman in Missouri in 1914. The account mentions living in Wellston and Wenteville, a 1944 Etzel bus disaster survivor, and relatives connected to local policing.
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