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3f STANDARD, AVAILABLE AT: Wal Mart, Shy's Rexall, Lambert's Cafe, Holiday Inn, Barkett's Big Star, Park A Lot, Proffer's Bi Rite, War Drum, El Capri, Hospital, Jolly Cab, Penney's Corner, Post Office, Dunn Hotel, Marks 8tearnes, Sikeston IGA, Dairy Queen, Lindseys ft and Hills Grocery. Published Daily Except Sunday in Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri SIKESTON. SCOTT COUNTY. MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1969 PRESS RUN TODAY 10,675 10 4 PER COPY OUR 57TH YEAR NUMBER 245 V' Jte. 1 TANDARD Peking Rapped, U.S.

Wooed by Gromyko MOSCOW (AP) Foreign Charleston School Board Told Building Is Readied RIDQJDOD W11 CHARLESTON The building to Charleston or for Warren E. Hearnes Elementary building a dressing room at the School will be completed Aug. Charleston football field. Wells 1, Supt Tom Wells said at a said. The Wyatt building is to be meeting of the I school "board used for a second dressing room, last night in the administration The board approved use by building.

St. Louis architect, M. the Neighborhood Service John Johansen reported to Center at Charleston of the 8upt. Wells that carpeting was vocational agriculture building at being installed. Lincoln School, if they would In other board action, Bob pay utilities and maintenance.

R. Adams was approved to teach The building otherwise would be either in the Opportunity School used for storage, orthe Anniston Elementary A lf000 dolUr bid Cu.todi.ns for 'or purchoe of the Anniston iseimSi term'wm'b. Trff Lloyd Anderson, Warren E. gjjmenjjerg offered $1 000 for 1,:5 rhoif2'000 High; Bil Wicker, Charleston for chooh High School; Harold Eastwood, School will start September Bertrand Elementary; Buy 2, the board decided. The State Wybark, Anniston Elementary; teachers' meeting will be Nov.

Elsworth Lett, administration 6 Thanksgiving vacation, Nov, building and kindergarten 27 28; Christmas vacation, Dec. 22 31; New Years vacation. Jan 1 district teachers' meeting, March 5 Easter vacation, March 27 30 and the school recess. May 29. buildings.

Claude Riley will clean the A. D. Simpson Bldg. and handle the mail run. No bids have been received for moving a Wyatt school Morehouse to Malone Retires nwwM After 29 Years Sewage Plant Minister Andrei A.

Gromyko condemned Red China today and made a bid for developing friendly relations with the United State Gromyko, in a major foreign policy speech before the pre 8oviet parliament said the Kremlin favors talks with Washington "to find positions of agreement both on queationa of bilateral relatione and on unresolved international problema," He warned Peking that attempta to uea armed force against the Soviet Union "will be met with the necessary rebuff' Despite the belligerent tone, he expressed readiness to hold talks with China "on a wide range of questions' but gave no Indication that the Mao Tse tung leadership had shown interest Gromyko's one hour and 60 minute speech showed an increased Soviet willingness to deal with Washington and a hardening hostility toward China. It apparently reflected a pro Western change in Kremlin foreign policy following a series of bloody Incidents on the Soviet Chinese border. The Soviet foreign minister proposed talks on Berlin to prevent trouble from flaring up there again. The Kremlin attitude toward the divided city has been considered a barometer of ita interest in getting along with the West His bitter criticism of Peking contrasted with marked mildneea toward the United States. He passed lightly over Vietnam, which ueed to rate long diatribes here, and used a conciliatory tone In other references to Washington, stressing the desirability of talka, Gromyko noted that the Kremlin already haa expressed willingness to discuss missile limitations with the United States.

He did not mention a date or place for the talka, which Washington saya are due to start In August in Vienna or Geneva. "I would like to express the hope that the two aides will approach this question bearing in mind ita paramount importance Gromyko commented. "We are for developing good relatione with the United States and want these relations to be friendly beceuse we believe that this would meet the interests of both the Soviet and American peoples, "We took note of President Nixon's statement that in his opinion a period of confrontation la followed by an era of talka The Soviet Union stands for talka "If the U.S. government continues to follow in practice this line, we are willing, aa we were before, to find concerted positions both on questions of bilateral relations with the United Statea and on outstanding international problema The 60 year old foreign minister touched upon a possible summit meeting of American and Soviet leaden, But hie remark apparently indicated only that such a meeting ia under consideration but no final Moon Mans Foot Prints History on It is neither, of into a hinar holding ship exactly what the moon is made of has been a puzzle for MOREHOUSE Bids on construction of a sewage plant will be opened July 15, Manuel Taylor, city clerk said yesterday. The conatructin will involve city wide sewer lines, three lift stations and a sewage treatment lagoon.

A bond issue financing the project was voted Nov. 1, 1906 and bids vmeacospted in Jan. 1969 but were rejected because of expressive expense. Bids on possible factory built water treatment plant will also be opened July 16. The plant would take the place of the old treatment plant and would more than double water treatment capacity.

Morehouse May Restrict Water Use Dnmondback ind Sidewinder. On the left is Censorinus, and on the right Maskelyne and Sabine E. Suddenly, there's Moltke and the landing tone a few miles to the right. The landing is timed for just after dawn when the sun's rays rake across the terrain, casting shadows that make it easier for the astroanuta to see hazardous rocks and craters. And, finally, after centuries of jokes and superstition, there will indeed be a man on the moon.

of the area Is semi clear, though pocked with thousands of small craters ranging in size from a dime to several feet. The soil, they reported, resembled wet clay. Aa the LEM makes its final, dizzying approach, Annstrorw and Aldrin aeek out the lunar landmarks that lead them to the site. Sweeping low over the Sea of Tranquility, they see a spectacular jagged gash jutting out from crater Maskelyne A. Minutes later, they sip over two deep rilles which look like dry river beds and which the astronauts have named Armstrong plans to step out of his earth made traru portion and become the first human being to set foot on the moon.

The moon, Ma ghostly galleon upon cloudy seas," wrote poet Alfred Noyes. The cold, fruitless moon," it was called by Shakespeare. "The moone is made of a greene cheese," thought John Heywood in the 16th century. But when Apollo 6 splashed down in the Pacific after Christmas orbit of the moon, astronaut Frank Borman said: "It's not made of green cheese at all. It's made of American cheese." 4 CAPE KENNEDY, Fla.

(AP) The sun and the moon and the stars," said Havelock Ellis, British man of letters, "would have disappeared long ago had they happened to be within he reach of predatory human hands Ellis did not live to see it, but the moon has indeed come within the reach of human. At 9:32 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, anno domini 1969, three American astronauts will start off on a journey to the moon, a trip long dreamed of, long planned for. At 2:17 a.m., July 21, astroanut Neil on the historic A polio 1 1 mission, leaving Air Force Lt. Col.

Michael Collins alone in the command vehicle. Armstrong and Aldrin will fly the lunar module LEM in a two hour trip down to the moon. The landing site is the southwest corner of the Sea of Tranquillity, near a crater named Moltke. It is an imaginary oval about nine miles long and four miles wide. The largest crater in the oval is about 150 feet in diameter.

The Apollo 10 astronauts reported that 20 to 30 per cent Lt. Col. Daniel E. Malone, 601 Hunter St, has retired from the United States Army after 29 years of active and reserve duty. Since his return from Korea In 1953.

Lt Col. Malone has been employed for the Missouri 8tate Highway Dept He manages the credit union, hospital insurance and association affaire for the employeea. Also, since 1953. Lt. Col.

Malone has been a mobilisation designer for the headquarters. Fifth U. S. Army, Chicago. He did two weeks active duty at that headquarters each year.

Lt Col. Malone entered the service in 1940 as an enlisted man with the 140th Infantry Regiment, Sikeston. After two and one half years, he attended the Ordinance Officers' Candidate 8chool at Aberdeen, Md. He graduated from that school aa a 2nd Lt After tours of duty with Headquarters, 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th Armies at Fort Sam Houston, Lt Col. Malone waa the Adjutant, 69th Ordinance Group in Europe in 1944,1946.

He did active duty in England, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland and Germany in World War II. At the end of World War II, Lt Col. Malone returned to reserve life and operated a drug store in Sikeston. In 1950, Lt Col. Malone volunteered for duty during the Korean conflict After two years aa an instructor at the Ordinance School, Aberdeen, Lt Col.

Malone served a year aa an Assistant Ordinance Officer, Eighth U. 8. Army in Korea. In 1952, he received a meritorious citation for his work. Contest Gets News Briefs centuries, a puzzle which, if all goes well, will be solved with the return of the Apollo 11 astronauts to their earth home.

Photographs i and human visual examination of the moon, from previous Apollo shots and unmanned trips by Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter spacecraft, have enabled space planners to map the moon and determine a secure landing site for the astronauts. Armstrong and Air Force Col. Edwin E. Aldrin are to Tractor Driver In Accident A Farmall tractor and auto collision Wednesday at 9 p.m. on highway 72, two and one half miles east of Patton in Bollinger county, accounted for two injuriesthe only injuries reported by the highway patrol.

A 1969 Oldamobile, driven by Orne Finley, 49, East Prairie, ran into the rear of a Farmall tractor, driven by Leslie Klein, 45, Sedgewkkville. The collision caused the tractor to turn over, throwing Have Extra Furniture Or Clothes? Stokely Found Guilty of 11 Fraud Charges CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ma (AP) Judson L. Stokely, 44, of Poplar Bluff has been convicted on 11 of 12 charges of Fire Reported At 2:37 p.m. yesterday, firemen were called to a grass fire in the 100 block of Smith street, acting Fire Chief Dolph Webb said. Storms Hike Flooding in Mid Missouri Mrs.

Linda Crane (not her real name) and her five children need your help. The young divorcee, living only on a government assistance check, wants to hold a job, but must care for her 6 month old baby. She is moving her family into an unfurnished apartment this week and needs a stove, refrigerator, kitchen table and chairs, beds or cote, dressers and living room furniture. Citizens Band Radio Club is sponsoring a charity drive for household items and clothing to make Mrs. Crane and her children more comfortable.

MrsXrane is 25 and wears size MOREHOUSE The reserve water supply reached half the amount it should be. Mayor Charles Neal said yesterday. A proclamation restricting excessive water use will be issued this week unless citizens stop watering lawns and washing cars, Manuel Taylor, city clerk aaid. The 75,000 gallon clear well tank is in use for two weeks while the 100,000 3 gallon elevated storage tank la out of operation for repairs and painting. Discolored water appeared yesterday because the water treatment plant ia unable to treat water aa fast as people are using it.

Treated At Hospital Six persons were treated Wednesday at Missouri Delta Community hospital for injuries. Larry G. Wolfe, Lilbourn, struck by rock while mowing lawn; Michael Hand, E. St. Louis, struck head against dashboard on ear; Phillip D.

Led better cut middle finger with knife; Richard D. Teague, Bertrand, cut right elbow on Oar Adventurer Faces Test MIAMI (AP) Sea going adventurer John Fairfax faced the prospect of tangling with the swift currents of the Gulf Stream today as he neared the end of his transatlantic trip by Vigorous, smiling and trim, the 31 year old oarsman dropped anchor Wednesday 140 miles east of Miami for a rest and a brief visit with photographers who landed in a seaplane near his 24 foot craft, the Britania. But, he said, "I'd like to have a He was given a soft drink. His boat was a bright orange when Fairfax left the Canary Islands Jan. 20 on an attempt to become the first man to row across the Atlantic.

Wednesday the craft's color was faded and bleached, but apparently remained seaworthy. The 5 foot 6, 150 pound oarsman said he would attempt to ride the flow of the Gulf Stream northwesterly to Miami, possibly arriving late this weekend. obtaining funds through the fraudulent sale of securities and using the U.8. mails. The jury deliberated about an hour after hearing the case In the court of U.S.

Dist. Judge Roy Harper. Robert E. Singleton, also charged in the case, pleaded guity earlier in St. Louis.

Both men are to be sentenced Sept, 6. 8tokely was president of Investors Securities Associates, Inc. and Singleton vice president. KANSAS CITY (AP) Thunderstorms that packed winds of up to 120 miles per hour, a few small tornadoes and the driver off, resulting in head "in VII WUIOM naiMBW, wmvmm decision haa been taken. Gromyko made no effort to disguise the importance the Kremlin attachea to China, whoae 700 million people and turbulent society are removed from this country only by a disputed border mora than 4,000 milea long.

"The situation In Asia and elsewhere in the world depends to a considerable extent on what aims China will serve and the way ita foreign policy will be the foreign minister told parliament Gromyko charged the Mao Utt to Slow Start A daughter, age 8, wears injuries. Finley, driver of the Oldsmobile, received chest injuries. Both of the injured were taken to Southeast Missouri hospital in Cape Girardeau. I.D. Program to Missouri and into Illinois Wednesday evening, causing widespread property damage but no known injuries.

There was some flash flooding in a six county area around metropolitan Kansas City and the downpours in the St. Louis area along the size five, a boy, age 7, wears size 31 a II UieS four. Three young daughters, ages three, two, and six months, rttt In wear sites four, one, and infant, in fM respectively. Phone47i 933T 'orJl 4916 JQ Hospital and a Citizens Band Radio dub I Missouri Illinois border are sure Tse tung leadership with heaping an avalanche of abuse and Apollo Countdown Set to Begin Underco Change fiLST STSiJSia MisaissioDi rivers. Mississippi rivers.

member will pick up items for donation. AP A for careless PARMA, Mo. motorist stopped driving in Parma broken cup; Timmy Lee Maness, injured thumb while riding bicycle; Lisa D. Heim, 8t, Louis, stepped on nail. wounded night after fatally Wednesday Marshall Hollis Weather attacking City Mendley, the State Highway OR AN Miss Rosella Friga, 22, la the only Miss Oran Centennial queen contest to have votes in her favor, centennial director, Jerry Lagasse aaid today.

Votes are mady by purchasing a ticket to the Oran historical pageant scheduled for July 22 25, from the queen candidate of one's choice. The six candidates are Miss Roeella Friga, 22; Miss Carla Walter, 16; Miss Sue David, 17; Miss Janet Kiclhofner, 19; Mrs. Shirley Mason; and Miss Evelyn McCallister, 25. Entries are still being accepted for the contest which began Monday and enda July 19. Aa old time dance in the Guardian Angel Pavillion wilt be at 8 p.m.

tomorrow with music by the Varieties. Chance of a few periods of showers and thunderahowers insults" on the Soviet Union which, he said, "testify to their hostile intentions toward our country. He derided what he called "false territorial claims of the Chinese leaden" to parts of the Soviet Union. Propoaing Soviet Chinese talks, Gromyko asserted: "We would like to believe that the Chinese leaders will arrive at the only correct conclusion that incidents must be excluded, that in the relations between our countries the language of hostility and strength ia inadmissible." And early today another storm moved across Missouri. A tornado or high winds caused minor damage at Cement City near Independence aa the atom moved eastward.

The Corps of Engineers at St. Louis aaid flood conditions exist in low lying areas along the Mississippi from Louisiana, to Cape Girardeau, with several thousands acres of rich cropland inundated. The greatest damage from the storms occurred in an industrial park area in the northeast section of Kansas City bordering the Missouri River. Several warehouses and manufacturing plants lost roofs, doors and windows, Jack Wilson, manager of the Maaonite Center Distributing said water poured through CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. (AP) The lengthy countdown begins tonight for Apollo ll's journey to the moon.

At 8 p.m. EDT, the launch team will feed electrical power to the giant Saturn 5 rocket, starting the countdown clock ticking toward a liftoff at 9:32 a.m. next Wednesday. As crews completed systems checks on the 36 story tall rocketrspaceship combination today, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E.

Aldrin Jr. and Michael Collins planned a day long workout in the command ship simulator, practicing the engine maneuver that shoots them out of earth orbit and sets them on a quarter million mile course to the moon. They are to orbit the moon July 19, and the next day Armstrong and Aldrin are to fly a fragUe lunar module (LEM) to man's first landing on the lunar surface. Early on July 21, first Armstrong, then Aldnn step outside for an exploration period scheduled to last about 2 12 hours. The countdown is 93 hours, but it is spread over 5 12 days.

This allows for several planned holds to give the crew rest and time to correct any problems that might arise, was driven inside the plant when large metal doors were ripped from the building. A funnel touched down briefly without damage near Ft. Riley, and later another twister tumbled four mobile homes at Eudora, and left 1,300 resident of the town without power. Winds were clocked at 110 miles an hour aa the storm roared around the edge of Lawrence, Kaiu, destroying at least one airplane and collapsing the wall of a hangar under construction. Tornadoes were later spotted at Gladstone, Lee's Summit and Buckner, all suburbs of Kansas City, but caused no serious damage.

Hail of golf ball to nearly baseball size pelted a sparealy populated area between Kansas City and Liberty. Several thousand homes In the Kansas City and St, Louis, See No, 1, Page 12 JEFFERSON CITY (AP) After this, 21 year old who wanta a liquor identification card in order to buy drinks legally will have to get it at liquor control headquarters in Jefferson City. Harry Wiggins, state liquor control supervisor, said Wednesday he regretted the action but had to curtail the program because of sharp budget cuts by the Senate. He said three full time employes who handled the program will have to be eliminated. The I.D.

card was adopted four years ago as a way for liquor store and bar operators to determine whether a customer was 21. It was the only valid proof of age a retailer could accept, The cards bear the name, address, age and photograph of the holder. Each card costs $LM but Wiggins aaid the actual cost is much more. Patrol said. The dead man was identified as Robert Reed, 24, of rural Parma.

Mednley said he stopped Reed about 9:30 p.m. and was discussing the matter in his patrol ear when Reed grew angry and attacked him. The marahall aaid he then shot Reed in self defense. Reed died on the way to a Memphis, hospital, the patrol said. Borman Ratet Soviet Trip Succeaful MOSCOW (AP) Astronaut Frank Borman left the Soviet Union for home today after a goodwill visit he called a complete success and a personal pleasure." Astromonk Died Of Heart Attack tonight and Friday.

Lows tonight In the TO a Higha Friday generally in the 10 a. Probabilities of precipitation tonight 10 per cent, Friday 40 per cent HIGH AND LOW YESTERDAY High and low temperatures for the 1 4 hour period ending at 7:30 today were 100 and 76 degrees. Sunset today H.M 8:20 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow eeeee 5:47 a.m. Moonrtse tomorrow .....2: 65 s.m.

New Moon July 14 PROMINENT STAR Vega high am. VISIBLE PLANETS Jupiter Urn in weat ...11:22 pjn. Man low in e.m. Saturn in the east at moonris. Venus south of the moon.

7 I spokesman for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration aaid Wednesday. Dr. W. Roea Adey, the space project's chief in vest igs tor said the fatal drop in Bonny's temperature may have been due to his Immobilization in weightlessness and a too cool capsule during the nearly nine day flight HONOLULU (AP) Bonny, the astromonk, died of a heart attack probably brought on by his lowered body temperature, aays a preliminary report issued following a six hour autopsy by a dozen scientists. A final autopsy report on the monkey which died IS houra after returning to earth ia not ex fected for months, a gaping holes in the nrm rooi causing an estimated lost of $4 toll million to contents.

The National Plastics Co. reported damages of around 100, 000 as wind whipped rain g1.

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