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News Around Missouri by THOMAS JOSEPH Believes Woman Knew Killer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI)- Kdtfrtws in an apartment building whose manager was stabbed to death Monday alleged the 61-year- old woman probably was killed by someone who knew her because her Great Dane did not bark but police had no suspects. Officers found the body of Leslie P. Sparks lying (ace down in a bed In her five-room basement apartment. She was clothed in pajamas.

One resident of the three- story, 22-uwt apartment building said if a stranger had entered Mrs. Sparks' apartment, the full-grown Great Dane named Sheima would have barked, and residents throughout the building would have heard H. "When Mrs. Sparks' doorbell rang, the dog would always bark." Another female resident uld Mrs. Sparks "was kind of a nervous type.

She'd Jump noises like when the telephone or doorbell would ring. "To protect herself, she always said after 8 o'clock she locks her doors and doesn't let anyone in her apartment. She had locks, chains, bolts and everything you could think of on her doors." Police said there were no indications that her apartment had been broken Into. Officers also.have not recovered a weapon and would not speculate on a motive. Mrs.

Sparks had been manager of the apartments for seven years. Fire Fighters Head Upset KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) The president ot the Kansas City firefighters union said he is upset because of the more than 50 fire academy graduates put to work a week early Monday, only about a dozen were issued protective fire coats. But John Germann, president of Local 42 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, also interpreted the move as one way the city could reduce overtime costs under its reorganization plan. But putting firemen to work without protection, he claimed, is a violation of the agreement the city signed with the firemen, and also dangerous.

Germann said the coats, with a fireproof plastic coating and insulation, are needed to protect firemen from falling debris, plaster and water, which often is hot enough to cause second or third-degree bums. The union president said newly graduated fire fighters often lack the experience to avoid such injuries in burning buildings. "It's a completely ridiculous situation when they have men coming out of the training school early and they're not equipped to do what they're supposed to do," Germann said. "Guys will go in without thinking about it in the excitement ana they'll wind up being burned. It's more critical for them than it is for a guy who's been on for a few years 'and has a little seasoning." Fire Chief John H.

Waas said the decision to put the firemen to work after only nine weeks instead of the normal 10 was made to put them in the pay period starting before Nov. 1, and to make way for a new class. Waas discounted a theory that the city manager had pressured the fire department into starting the new men as an economy measure. "This is not the first lime we've sent out men before they completed the course," Waas said. "The guys that went out are qualified." said the 52 men wht passed the test to join' Kansas City's fire department would get coats today.

He said the coats were ordered July 1, but the manufacturer would not admit until Monday that the mats were not on the way. Massage Parlor Suit KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI)A downtown massage parlor hu Bled a suit in Jackson County Circuit court alleging the dty's watchdog ordinance for parlors is "riddled" with vagueness that encourages discriminatory enforcement. The. Magic Touch Massage and Health Studio, corporation president Joe B.

King and apprentice masseuse Pamela Maund brought the suit Monday against Kansas City; George Luckenhoff, city director of liquor and amusement control; aud the members of the city Bath House and Massage Board of Examiners Lilian O'Brien, Marie Cassil and Agnes Mosley. The petition asks for 1200,000 in actual damages and a 1200,000 declaratory judgment ruling the city ordinance Is illegal and void. It claims that a written examination which Ms. Maund failed to pass and therefore was denied a masseuse's license was established and given at the "whim" of the bath house board. The ordinance giving the board the right to license masseurs does not set standards, testing or how to judge applicants for licenses.

Policeman Killed ST. CHARLES, (UPI) A policeman answering a call for a man flourishing a weapon was shot and killed Monday night. The suspect was later arrested after an auto chase. Authorities identified dead policeman as Gary Stroud, 26, who joined the force in March 1976. He was shot three times in the chest and arm and was pronounced dead on arrival at St.

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Early reports that 6,000 children were turned away from school were premature, said Russell Charter, director of the city's Immuntutioo program. The "very, very busy" scene at the three CUM viccinition clinics wss narked contrast to a disappointingly tow weekend dinlc turnout of less than 1,000, Charter said. He said when child en the exclusion list of 12,000 appeared at school today he would be asked once again for proof of immunization. If he had it, he wouM be admitted to class. tf not, he would either be sent home with a parent or guardian or allowed to stay in class If no guardian could be located.

That child would then sent home with another notice saying that he would not be allowed back in class until the immunizations were started. In March, health officials a similar "DO shots, no school" ultimatum to 8,800 ydungsters.AboutJ.OOOactually were barred from class, Charter although most wtre readmitted once they got the required taoculiiUoM. Free dlntcs handled 800 to 900 a day before the March deadline, he stkL The city's get-lough policy was prompted by a near- epidemic of measles In the schools two years ago. Health Director Dr. William Cleiton stld that created the need for continued effort to reduce pa rental apathy, Beginning Nov.

7, similar measures will be taken in Wayne County schools'out of Detroit, where a survey has Identified about 4,000 entering students without proof of immuniiation. Bing Crosby's Wealth More Than $40 Million BOncewhlte: 2 wds. J4 Click beetle Shield 37 Most cunning DAILY CRYPTOQUOTE Here's how to work it: A A A is One letter simply stands for another. this sample A is used (or the three L's, for the two O's, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of Ihe words ore all hints.

Each day the code Idlers are dilTerenl. CRYPTOQUOTES A I I I Yesterday's Cryptoqnote: DON'T LET YOUNG PEOPLE CONFIDE IN YOU THEIR ASPIRATIONS; WHEN THEY DROP THEM, THEY WILL DROP P. SMITH Disciples of Christ Defeat Resolution Opposing Homosexuality as a Lifestyle KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPf) After listening to a letter from a son.ivbo told his parents his homosexuality was "completely natural, right and goad," the general assembiy of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) defeated a resolution opposing homosexuality as a lifestyle. The assembly which represents the denomination's 1.3 million members'rejected the resolution Monday.

Carol Blakley of Caldwell, Idaho, who is also a member of the church's general- board, read a letter from her son in which he wrote her and her husband that he was a homosexual. Mrs. Blakley read the letter, written in October 1972, to the assembly to support her stand against the resolution. Mrs. Blakley, whose actress daughter Ronee Sue appeared Murder Suspect Almost Captured CAMDENTON, Mo.

(UPI) A 22-year-old murder suspect, wanted in Muskogee, Okia, for the 19T5 shooting of a police- 'man, was almost captured by authorities Monday night. Officials said Willie Taylor also shot Pulaski County Sheriff's Deputy Wayne Fritz Jeep Damages Tire Center Windows Police said today they may seek a warrant charging a Moberly 17-year-old male youth with leaving the scene an accident after the Jeep he was driving struck a large tire display and two plate glass windows at the Riley Tire' Center, 423 West Reed, shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday. Eye-witnesses have reported they heard glass break, saw the Jeep ptrtially Inside'the window are, then watched the, driver back up an drire off, officers said. Two parking meters were also knocked down incident, police said.

Police said "the youth reported the Incident to Saturday with the deputy's own gun. Taylor had been arrested Saturday by FBI agents and was being questioned In the sheriff's office when he pulled a gun from Fritz's holster and fired at him three times and escaped. Fritz was hospitalized but released Sunday. Authorities said Taylor stole a pickup truck from Langhlfa Farms in Waynesville Monday. He was spotted by the highway patrol who persued him.

The track was found wrecked just east of Camdenton, 2Vi miles south of Linn Mo. Taylor' had again escaped capture. A woman ran a roadblock on highway 5 set up to capture Taylor. Authorities first thought Taylor may have been In the car but later said the womin appeared to have been scared and said she Just decided not to stop. Involved in the search are the highway pitrol and officers from three sheriffs offices.

Be is sought for the Feb. 18, W76, stabbing death of Cedl Collins, the policeman. as a fpUaJnger in the film said she wanted to share the letter to the assembly. More than 11,000 persons are attending the assembly, and about half of that number are voting delegates. "Dear Mom and Dad, I have long considered how I should write this letter and now you would receive it.

"I am a homosexual. I am not sick, nor deviant, nor mentally til. My sexuality simply expresses Itself for other men rather than women," Mrs. Blakley's son wrote. "Neither is it unnatural.

I am not attracted to children, nor pain, nor hetrosexua! men. For me it Ls completely natural, right and good. "I did not choose to be. homosexual but I found myself one and have accepted it, happily, as an intregal part of my personality," the letter continued. "It Is very Important that you, as parents, not feel piilty because your son, am a homosexual." Several other resolutions concerning the issue of homosexuality also were considered by the assembly.

A resolution opposing the ordination of homosexuals into the ministry was returned to a committee lor action by the assembly later this week. Dr. Kenneth Teegarden, general minister and president of the church, told a news conference that he knew of no ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) who was a homosexual. He said if there was a homosexual minister an Individual congregation would handle the matter. Delegates approved a resolution on the civil rights of homosexuals, saying the church does not approve or disapprove of homosexuality.

The resolution called for laws to be passed to prevent discrimination against homosexuals. CITY, Calif UPI) Bins Crosby's will preserves Ihe secret of his wealth eslimated at more than $40 million. And the document puts the singer's fortune into a trust for all his children and' leaves $400,000 in gifts to his wife, Hospital Notes WOODLAND Admitted Monday: Mrs. Robin Annette Williams, 807 Lost Hills. L.

Twyman, 541 Roberts. Robert L. Waterfield, 217 Union. Grover Roy Spiva, Higbee. Mrs.

Susan Hester Payne 525 Taylor. Mrs. Mary Louise Coulter, 212 Brinkerhoff. Mrs. Joyce M.

Kings 811 Merrill. i Hazel Scherer 828 W. Mrs. Corda Mae Woodward 205 Farror. Mrs.

Annie C. Mead, 617 Promenade. Dismissed Monday: Mrs. Selma E. Henry, Route 4, Box 1, Moberly.

Mrs. Arlene C. Heine, 112 South Ault. JerryDavidBunch, 400 Taylor. Mrs.

Gertrude Louise Stephens, West Logan. COLUMBIA I A Admitted Thursday: Rosemary Arnett, Paris. Ted Haui, Centralis. Dismissed Thursday: Jo Ann Damgaard, Moberly. Edward Frost, Moberly.

Dale Jennings, Glasgow. Ella Owen, Huntsville. Mary Jane Ruoff, CentrallaJ relatives, friends and the Jesuit schools In Spokane, where he was educated. The nine-page will, dated June 6 of this year, was filed Monday In San Mat eo Superior Court, near the Crosby home in south of San Francisco. Crosby, who disliked discussing his money when he was left a will that does hot reveal his worth.

He was regarded as one of the wealthiest men in show business and one news magazine recently estimated his fortune at $40 million to $70 million. In an Interview a few months before his death, the singer said he was worth less than thought and was not as rich as his dose friend, comedian Bob Hope. The bulk of the. estate was left to the "Harry L. Crosby Trust," using his formal name.

Full control over the trust was Gary, Philip, Dennis" 'and" Lindsay 'and his three children by, his widow, Kathryn Grant Crosby Harry, 19,: Nathaniel, 15, and Mary Fran- The value of trust eventually may be made public, the spokesman said. Mrs. Crosby, was the largest single direct bequest, and all his' personal possessions, including "automobiles, silver, jewelry, books, paintings, works of art, furniture, clothing and persona! effects and any insurance He left 150,000 apiece to. Gonzaga High School and. University, the schools he attended to his home town of Spokane, along with $5,000 to St.

Aloysius Catholic Church there, and bequests of $25,000 to $5,000 to friends and relations. Crosby left $25,000 to Basil Grillo, his'business manager; fjven to his longtime friend and $10,000 to Louis Serpe" of attorney, Richard Bergen of Beverly Mils, Calif $20 000 to Los Angeles, who also was named executor of the will. his sister, Mary Rose'pool; $15,000 apiece to rieces Marilyn CrosSy's children: his" four Shannon; and $SW'to adult sans by Ms first wife cousin, Marian Harrigan. SWEET CIDER HilloweenljCWtrfime. Party Time Is Cider Time.

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