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I I I I of of of of of of of of of i I News Notes OF LOCAL Happenings WAR MOTHERS TO MEET The Chillicothe Ohapter 23 of the American War Mothers will meet at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Council room of the City Hall, DAN EWING TO MACON Dan Ewing left Chillicothe yesterday to spend a few days in Macon with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wiegand and family. VISIT IN SALLEE HOME Mr.

and Mrs. Alfred J. Moyers, Louise and Bart of Ferris, arrived Wednesday to spend 8 few days with Mrs. Moyers' parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Sallee. SON FOR JIMMIE D. HIBNERS Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie D.

Hibner, 1307 Easton street, announce the birth of an 8-pound and 8-ounce son at 8:23 o'clock this morning at the Chillicothe hospital. LEAVE HOSPITAL Paul Freed, 346 Dickinson street; Rachael Baker, 212 Herriman street and Mrs. Bertha Boone, Wheeling, were released today from the Chillicothe hospital. VACATIONED IN CALIFORNIA Mrs. Perry Lee and Mrs.

B. C. LeBaron returned Thursday from a two week-tour of California. The trip was made by plane from Kansas City. En route home they visited in Las Vegas, Nev.

JOE LAMBERT DISMISSED Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lambert of 1611 Jackson street returned this afternoon from Kansas City, where Mr. Lambert had been a patient at St. Luke's hospital several days.

He is "doing fine." REID FAMILY LEAVES Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Reid and daughter, Marie, have returned after to their home in Topeka, a 4-day visit with Mr. Reid's mother and sister, Mrs. Helen Reid and Brenda of Chula and other relatives.

MRS. EDWARDS HOME Mrs. Mel Edwards, 621 Clay street, returned home Thursday from a month's trip during which she visited, a son, Clement Edwards, Edwards and children at Grand Rapids, and other son, Ralph Edwards and wife at Lincoln, Neb. RETURN FROM NEBRASKA Mr. and Mrs.

John A. Cusick of RFD 3 have returned after spending several days in Nebraska. They visited Mr. Cusick's relatives in Alliance and Broken Bow and attended the Cusick family reunion Sunday at the Memorial Park in Alliance. There were 89 attending 'he reunion.

MRS. SMITH IS BACK Mrs. Hazel Smith of Webster street arrived by plane yesterday morning in Kansas ter 8 1-month visit in California, She was a guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. C.

Rose, Mr. Rose, and family Los Angeles, and of her son, Ted Smith, Mrs. Smith, and family of San Jose. RETURNED TO DENVER Mrs. Raymond Slattery, son-inlaw and daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. Bernard Hogan and seven children, left this morning on their return trip to Denver, Colo. They have been guests in the homes of Mr. and Frank Bonderer and Mr. Mrs.

Mike Slattery and other relatives, They were en route to their home from Pittsburgh, Pa. where they visited Mr. Hogan's parents. ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL John Leroy Banks, 430 Grandview; and Mrs. Niles McIntosh, 815 Jansen entered the Chillicothe hospital Thursday for medical care.

Mrs. Ben Cooper, 1465 Trenton Rd. entered the hospital yesterday for surgery. Mrs. Carl Shaffer, 1531 West Second street; Steve Crawford.

RFD 2, Chillicothe; Lori Kay Thieme, 4 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack T'hieme, Humphreys; Russell White 118 Wilson street entered the hospital today for surgery. FORMER RESIDENT INJURED Miss Beverly Goss of 1805 Dalton road, Apartment Jefferson City, 65101, fell last week at the Windermere Baptist Assembly at the Lake of the Ozarks and broke her left ankle. After being hospitalized, Miss Goss has been dismissed to her home.

Miss Goss, (More on Page 2, Column 5) THE WEATHER CLOUDY Northwest Missouri Clear to partly cloudy, tonight Saturday, tonight In 60s. High Saturday in 80s. Official Temperatures Yesterday's Maximum. 82 Yesterday's Minimum 65 Today's Minimum 63 Precipitation 3:00 p.m. none River atage, falling 19.90 Year Ago Today Maximum 89 Minimum 64 1866 101 Years of Service to Chillicothe and This Area 1967 The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune VOL.

LVIlI DAILY EDITION CHILLICOTHE, MO. 64601 FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1967 EIGHT PAGES NO. 188 Crash of Thai Airliner in Hong Kong Harbor Kills 24 List of Passengers APPREHEND MAN WANTED Included 58 Americans; Down During Squall. HONG KONG (AP) A Thai International Airways Caravelle jet with 68 Americans among its passengers crashed into Hong Kong harbor during a squall today and 24 of the 80 persons aboard were reported killed. The U.S.

consulate said many of the Americans were from Sacramento, Calif. A spokesman was unable to confirm a report that touring group from Sacramento State College boarded the plane at Taipei, Formosa. Airport officials said their count listed 6 known dead, 18 missing and presumed dead, and 56 survivors. Several of the survivors were reported in serious to critical condition. The 73 passengers listed had boarded at Tokyo, Osaka, and Talpei.

Thai airways withheld the passenger list but airport officials said there were 66 adults, six children, and a baby in arms aboard, plus seven crew members. The pilot was a Dane, the other crew members Thais. Airport officials who saw the crash and passengers interviewed later said the plane appeared to be coming in for a normal landing at Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport when it suddenly plummeted into the harbor about 25 yards from the end of the runway. The runway extends about a mile into Kow. loon Bay, a part of the harbor.

One airport official said a sudden, fierce rain squall may have caused the crash. He commented: "The plane appeared to 1 be making a good approach when a very heavy rain squall suddenly hit. The plane just seemed to drop, into the bay." A passenger, Dr. Stanley Spector of St. Louis, said "everything seemed to be normal, a routine landing, and then suddenly there were three very heavy bumps and water began pouring into the cabin." TRUCK RAMS CAR WEST OF HERE ON U.S.

36 A truck rammed into the rear of a 1960 Rambler driven by Mrs. Ethel Cassell, 71, Steele City, at 1 o'clock this afternoon nine miles west of Chillicothe on U.S. 36. The patrol said Mrs. Cassell was westbound on 36 driving slowly behind a farm tractor.

The 1967 Ford truck driven by Clarence McCracken, 25, of Chillicothe approached from the rear and struck the Cassell car. Mrs. Cassell was complaining of a neck injury, but she was not treated. The car received extensive damage and truck had moderate damage to the left front. RETURNS TO TENNESSEE Mrs.

John Putman of Memphis, has returned to her home after a few days visit with her aunt, Mrs. Addie Evans, and her cousin, Mrs. Sam Babb, and Mr. Babb. IN CLINTON COUNTY A Plattsburg, man was picked up by police shortly before 11 o'clock this morning and placed in the county jail for Clinton County authorities.

Sheriff Kelsie Reeter said Fred Fudge of 812 Calhoun street is wanted by Clinton County for charges of molesting a minor and supplying intoxicating liquor to a minor. Fudge was picked up at the England Motor where he was employed. Sam J. Browning Dies af 90 He Was Well-Known Avalon Farmer For Many Years.Services Are Sunday. Samuel James (Sam) Browning, who farmed near Avalon all his life, died at 6:10 o'clock last night at the Chillicothe hospital at the age of 90.

Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Avalon Methodist Church, with the Rev. John Gooding officiating. Burial will be in the Avalon cemetery. The body is at the Austin Funeral Home in Tina. Visitation there will be from 7 to 9 p.

m. Saturday. Mr. Browning was the son of Robert H. Browning and Elzia (Alexander) Browning and was born two miles south of Avalon on Nov.

21, 1876. He was the young. est of nine children, all now deceased. He married Jessie Stowe on April 4, 1904. She died in March of 1950.

Surviving are 8 son, Rex S. Browning, Kansas City; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Edna) E. McVey, Vinton, two grandchildren, and two andchildren. Mr.

Browning was a member of the Methodist church at Avalon. LUCY JACOBS OF HALE DIES AT CHILLICOTHE Lucy Jacobs, a resident of the Hale community, died at 3:10 this morning at the Chillicothe hospital where she had been a patient three hours. The body is at the Austin Funeral Home in Hale, where funeral arrangements are incomplete. Five Attend Missouri Freedom Forum Five high school students from Livingston County attended the Sixth Missouri Freedom Forum at 29. More than 200 a students a from Mexico, June 25 through the throughout the state attended the Forum, and representing Living.

ston County were, left to right, above: Front row, Janet Shy, Darlene Benskin, and Sherry Breeden, Chillicothe, and, back row, Carl Cooper, Chillicothe, (Junior county, selor) and Mary Perry, Dawn. The Freedom Forum, sponsored Jointly by the Missouri Farm reau Federation, Missouri Military Academy, and the Missouri State Chamber of Commerce, was developed to assist youth to become I Five Injured in Intersection Crash Five persons were brought to the Chillicothe hospital this afternoon following a collision at the Quote corner, north of Roads, in Carroll County. At the hospital were Mrs. Pat Spurgeon of Cowgill, driver of a car, and four passengers who were with her, Sonya Hughes of Kansas City, Linda Hughes of Cowglil, Connie Hughes of. Braymer, and Grace Hughes of Ludlow.

Mrs. Spurgeon peared to be the most serious. ly injured. Driver of the second vehicle, pickup truck, was reported to be Harold Dooley of Carrollton. New Star Routes in Operation Tomorrow Changes Affect Several Towns Served by the Chillicothe Sectional Center.

Changes in two star routes will go into effect tomorrow with 8 view to continued improvement of area mail service, Postmaster Griff Penson announced today. Henry Carter of Bogard, who drove a star route from Carroll County into Chillicothe for years, has given up his route for reasons of health. Lenard V. Rusch, 602 Peacher street, will carry the Bosworth star route. Bill McCoy, who has charge of dispatch operations from the Chillicothe center, said Rusch has this schedule: Leave Chillicothe, 5:30 a.m.

Avalon, 5:50 a.m. Summer, 6:15 a.m. Hale, 6:35 a.m. Bosworth, 6:55 a.m, Rusch's truck will return in the afternoon, leaving Bosworth at 4:45 o'clock, arriving at hale at 5:05, Sumner at 5:25, Avalon at 5:50, and Chillicothe at 6:10. Rusch will drive nearly 90 miles a day.

Mrs. Tom Rash was awarded contract for operation of two trucks between Chillicothe and Carrollton. One leaves at 4:10 a.m. and arrives at Carrollton at 5. The second leaves Chilli.

cothe at 5:25 a.m, arrives at Tina at 6, Bogard at 6:20, Carroliton at 6:40, and Nor. borne at 7. One of these trucks will return, leaving Carrollton at 10 a.m., arriving at Bogard at 10:20, Tina at 10:35, Bosworth at 10:50, Hale at 11:10, Summer at 11:30, Avalon at 11:50, and Chillicothe at 12:10 p.m The truck then will turn around, leave Chillicothe at 12:45 p.m. and reach Carrollton at 1:35 p.m. The driver then will lay over at Carrollton until 4:30 p.m.

and return by way of Bogard and Tina, arriving back in Chillicothe at 5:45 The second Rash truck will leave Norborne at 5:30 p.m., arrive at Carrollton at 6:30, and at Chillicothe at 7:20. Postmaster Benson said that Carrollton also will have Sunday service, which it does not now have. A star route driver will leave Chillicothe at 7 a.m. Sunday and arrive at Carrollton at 7:50 It then will leave Carrollton at 8 a.m. and rive back in Chillicothe at 8:50 a.m.

Benson and McCoy said the star route changes effective July 1 will be of particular benefit to rollton and Norborne, which now will have both a later dispatch hour and an earlier receipt of mail from the sectional center. There now are 13 star routes in and out of the Chillicothe office. These are Brookfield-Kingston, Ohillicothe-St. Catherine, St. Joseph-St.

Louis, St. Louis-Chillicothe, Chillicothe-McF Fall, Chillicothe-Carrollton, Chillicothe-Norborne, Chillicothe-Mercer, Chillicothe on, Chillicothe- Polo, Trenton-Chillicothe, Chillicothe-M: a con, and Chillicothe-Kansas City, The star route vehicles range from pickup trucks to tractortrailer units. The sectional center also is served by train and by the Kansas City-Kirksville highway post office unit, which is here twice a day. TWO DIVORCES GRANTED IN CIRCUIT COURT Two divorces were granted by Judge J. P.

Morgan this morning in action in the Livingston County Circuit Court. In the case of Edward L. Barron Martha Ann Barron, divorce. Finding for plaintiff for divorce. Maiden name of Martha Ann Sprague restored defendant.

Linda Lou Pragman vs. James Allen Pragman, divorce. The court found for the plaintiff, and against the defendant on a cross petition. A property settlement proved. FIRECRACKER COMPLAINT FIRECRACKER COMPLAINT Police received another plaint of firecrackers being exploded at the Dairy Queen last night.

The report was received at 11:38. GRADUATION WAS TODAY for 17 students of a business practices class which had been in session eight hours a day, five days a week for 24 weeks. The course was conducted under the Manpower Development Training program and was taught by Mrs. Frank Shannon. Study included bookkeeping, typing, shorthand, filing, machines, business mathematics, spelling and business English.

The 17 graduates are from 11 towns. Left to right: Seated, Joyce Reid, Spickard; Dorothy Morris, Hale; Louise Wilson, Hamilton; Myrna Stenzel, Chillicothe; Waunita Shuey, Unionville, and Edna Higgins, Chil- 79-Year-Old Man Is Beaten and Robbed of $400 A 79-year-old Chillicothe man was beaten and robbed of approximately $400 shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon and local officers were searching for a young man, Taken to the hospital by the Chillicothe Coach and Ambulance Service was Rufus Frizzell of 121 Hogan street, operator of the Frizzell Saddle Shop at 601 Webster street. Mr. Frizzell was working in his shop when a young man entered, seized a horse bridle and struck him on the head, Police said the robber then grabbed what they described as a pole with a hook on one end and hit Frizzell on the head with that. Just as the suspect ran from the building, a Trenton man, Olin Robertson, was preparing to enter the shop.

He supplied police and Sheriff Kelsie Reeter with a description of the fleeing thief. Mr. Frizzell told officers he could identify the young man who beat and robbed him and he said he had been in his store before. Local law enforcement officers began an immediate search. They said the boy was dressed in blue jeans and a flowered shirt.

It was reported he had short hair. Officers said the robber pulled out a cash drawer and took currency, change and some checks. In his hurry to leave the building, he dropped two or three bills and some change. Mr. Frizzell was reported to be suffering from severe lacerations to his head.

Area Students Are On Honor Roll at Central State The dean's list of academic honor students for the spring term has been announced by Central Missouri State College, Warrensburg. Among those listed are Robert K. Drummond, Jameson; John Paul Evans, 1112 Grandview, Chillicothe; Jo Ann Houston, RFD 3, Jamesport; Donald Linville, Breckenridge; Harry L. Lockridge, Jamesport; Mary Ann McCray, Jamesport; Lois E. Mantzey, RFD 2, Dawn; Steven G.

Nigus, Hale; Marjory VanHorne, RFD 1, Dawn. DONALD GRIFFITH SEES ACTION IN VIETNAM (K0560) USS OGDEN (LPD-5) (FHTNC) June 30-Seaman Donald E. Griffith, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W.

Griffith of 716 Williams 1 street, Chillicothe, helped land Marines and equipment in South Vietnam, 17 miles south of Da Nang, as a crewman aboard the amphibious dock transport ship USS Ogden. The amphibious landing, named operation "Beacon began in the pre-dawn darkness of June 17. Fast Navy patrol boats first went close inshore to clear the area of junks and sampans, and then remained nearby to block possible enemy infiltration of the attack zone. At dawn, Marine and Navy amphibious assault craft loaded with "Leathernecks" of Battalion Landing Team with their equipment, splashed out of the Ogden on their way to the landing area. At the same time, other Marines of the battalion were being moved ashore by helicopters from a Navy assault ship nearby.

A Navy destroyer stood further offshore and provided heavy gunfire support for the attacking Marines. SURGERY FOR MISS THIEME Miss Lori Thieme, 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thieme of Humphreys, underwent an emergency appendectomy last night at the Chillicothe hospital. Miss Thieme was reported this morning as "doing satiatactorily." licothe.

Standing, Sharon Collins, amesport; Virginia Rice, Cameron; Kalynn Wilson, Spickard; Mary Boyer, Princeton; Bonnie Hargrave, Chillicothe; Mrs. Shannon; Janie Potter, Kirksville; Shirley raine Frank, Chillicothe; Dana Sawyers, Chillicothe, and Sandy is the sixth class Mrs. Shannon program. She said that 19 hired before completing the une Photo. ROBERT.

WILLIS IS ON DEAN'S LIST AT K. U. Robert Morris Willis, 8 senior, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris B.

Willis, 1621 Bryan street, earned a place on the dean's honor roll of the school of engineering and architecture of the University of Kansas for the spring semester. A total of 214 students earned a grade point average of 2.25 (2.0 is a 3.0 is an A) or better to qualify for the honor list. Clarence G. Boehner Dies of Heart Ailment He. Attended Chillicothe High School and C.

B. C. Clarence G. Boehner, 48, of 1403 East Sixty-seventh terrace, North Kansas City died at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening at the home, apparently of a heart attack. Mr.

Boehner, a former resident of Chillicothe, was born Feb. 12, 1919 at Humphreys, a son of William Boehner and Stella (Glaze) Boehner. He was a graduate of Chillicothe High School and the Chillicothe Business College. He had resided in Kansas City 25 years and was credit manager at the St. Regis Paper company.

He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the University Heights Christian church. Mr. Boehner is survived by his wife, Hazel (Frizzell) Boehner of the home; a daughter, Vicki Sue Boehner; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Niles, Atchison, and Mrs. Marion Nothnagel, Beltsville, two uncles, LeRoy and Frank Boeher, Chillicothe, and an aunt, Mrs.

Charles F. Lessing, Richmond Heights, Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning at the Newcomer chapel, North Kansas City and graveside services at 2 o'clock at Edgewood cemetery. Potter, Brookfield; LorFrazier, Chillicothe; Carol Harlow, Gallatin. This has taught in the MDTA enrolled and that two were Citizens Committee Names Officers Virgil Brown Is Chairman Of City Planning Group; By-Laws Are Adopted. The second meeting of the Chile licothe Citizens Advisory Commits tee was held last night in the council room at city hall.

Mrs. Lena R. Smithson, Chair. man of By-Laws Committee pre sented the by-laws to the commit tee for approval. The proposed bylaws were amended and adopted, Chairman of the nominating come mittee, Mrs.

Jeanette Calvird, reported the following slate of officers had been selected: Chairman, Virgil Brown; First Vice-Chairman, Vincent Shields; second Vice-Chairman Lloyd ner and Third Vice Bob S. White. Mrs. Lena R. Smithson, Secretary-treasurer.

The permanent officers were elected by unanimous vote. Lloyd Turner, Chairman of Research and Information, and mittee members Don Sutherland, Stanley Scruby and Bob White will continue 8 study of thy Housing code. Regular meetings of the Advisory Committee will be held the first Thursday of the month. On July 6th, the group will tour the blighted areas to become more familiar with the conditions all over the City of Chillicothe. TERRY SINGLETON BACK FROM BOYS STATE Terry Singleton, son Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Singleton of Hale, attended Missouri Boys State at Warrensburg last week. The object of Boys State is to provide training in governmental procedures, work with others as a group. and to learn the responsibilities of citizenship. During his stay at Boys State, Terry was chairman of Ward 3 of Blair City, was an election judge, served as a fireman, served on a circuit court jury, and successfully completed the course in law forcement.

HALE LIONS CLUB HAS OFFICER INSTALLATION Governor- Wendell Quigley of Milan installed the following officers of the Hale Lions Club recently, reports the Hale Leader: President, Dr. Glen Patterson; first vice-president, Gene Foster; second vice-president, Ivan Peters; third vice-president, Henry Samp- sel; treasurer, Winston McDonald; secretary, Charles Lloyd Stephens; tailtwister, Trenneth Barlow; Lion tamer, Delford Stephens, and Basil Downey and Bernard Hattey, board members. Fayron Moore, retiring president, was presented with a pin and plaque. SERVICES FOR IVAN E. SNEDEN ARE SATURDAY Funeral services for Ivan E.

Sneden, who died Thursday ing, will be held at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the chapel of the Norman Funeral Home. The Rev. Lawrence Hammond will conduct the service. Interment will be in the Wheeling cemetery. Hale Plans a Fourth of July Program and Celebration With an eye to the sky, and their fingers crossed, hoping for good weather, Hale community residents and those from a distance are preparing to celebrate Independence Day at the school ball park on Saturday evening, July 1.

In case of wet grounds, the affair will be held in the business section on Main street. The Hale Leader gives this report: This annual festival is sponsored by the ways and means committee as a benefit for the expenses of the Hale Community Hall. Most of the clubs of the area are cooperating in the project. A program of fun and entertainment has been set up. Starting off the evening will be the Kids Parade at 7:30 p.m., in categories decorated Bikes, Trikes, Pets, and Ponies.

Prizes will be given to the kiddies in these events. The James Girls Chillicothe will appear on the program, and Mrs. Bill Hibler of Brunswick will sing. Comedian Joe Adelman of Kansas City will bring some fun to the crowd. Mr.

Adleman is a lieutenant in the Kansas City Police Dept. So let's be on hand to see the K.C. Kop! There will be a concert at the ball park by the "Notations" band and later at the Community Hall there will be a benefit dance for the hall fund. A fireworks display, sponsored by Hale merchants and the Lions club, will conclude the free entertainment featurcs of the tion. In addition to the famous ice cream and cake served as in former years, there will be a number of booths for fun and bargains, including dish-throw, dart game, pony rides, country store, white elephants, pop corn, pop, sand.

wiches, and other concessions. The public is welcome to come and enjoy the evening under the lights at the Hale school ball park. The kids are asked to gather at 7 p.m., to get lined up for the parade at 7:30. better acquainted with the American competitive enterprise system and motivate them to a more forceful expression of pride in our traditions and ideals. Sponsors of these students from Livingston County were the Livingston County Farm Bureau and Chillicothe Kiwanis Club.

It is boped that the various counchurch, civic and community organizations will call on these dents to appear on their programs to report their impressions and help bring about a better under. standing of our American competitive enterprise system and pinpoint the dangers of communiam. LAUGH IT OFF "You don't remember me? Perhaps if you look on your left forearm, it will refresh your memory,".