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Jan. 18, 1969 7 Killing From Front Page Rites Held For Writer Peace From Front Page Area Doctor Dies at 91 Services Sunday For Homer Frame NICHOLAS PAULSON MRS. JANIE L. LANE Services for Mrs. Janie L.

but said none reported seeing the sboo tings. Madlock said It 'bad -not been determined whether an argu-' ment took place during' the meeting. "We don't know at what.dis-tanee the shots were fired. We don't know how many shots were fired." No weapons were found. uuc Diuuciu, uuioiue lite Uleei- r.l...Tn..l 1 .7 iL ing, said, "I was sitting here and I heard shots fired.

I looked and I saw four guys run by and I didn't really get a description ot mem because they lust ran by so fast that I really couldn't see them." The student declined to identify.himself. v. Another student, at a men's residence hall, said, "I'm I'm just waiting to see what happens. Most of us hope it's only Detween the blacks, we hope this place doesn't blow up." He also asked not to be identified. Aw A also asking his name not be revealed, said he supports establishment of black studies program and hoped it wouldn't be retarded by the shootings.

"I'm desolate about he said, adding that if the black studies program became re- tarded "It will' just build up the pressure," Black Panther leaders' could not be reached for comment. University authorities said persons did not attend the meet ing as representatives of Negro organizations but as Negro stu dents at UCLA, and these authorities were unable to shed any light on what prompted the killings. IBM From Front Page ing know-how and related supporta practice the suit said discriminates among customers and limits development of computer programming and support industries. The firm introduced new models of computers, the suit said, unusually low, profit expectations, in those segments of the market -where competitors bad appeared likely to have unusual competitive success." The company was said to have announced "future production of new models for such markets when it knew that it was unlikely to be able to complete produc-t i within the announced time." i The suit said finally that IBM dominated the educational market for general purpose digital computers by granting exceptional discriminatory allowances to universities' and other educational institutions. MARSHALL, Ark.

Flu absences of more than 300 students closed schools here Thursday and Friday. U.S. WEATHER WEATHEE DATA FOB SPRINGFIELD Temperatures: Highest yesterday lowest yesterday 36; lowest this morning 31; highest this date in years 67 in 1951; lowest this date in 80 years -17 in 1930; high year ago 44; low a year ago 31. Precipitation: Rain or melted snow from 6 a.m. yesterday, to 6 a.m.

today heaviest rain this date In DO years 1.10 In 1893. Sun: Rose this morning sets tonight length of daylight 9 hours. 57 minutes. Dala supplied by U.S. Department of Commerce Weather Bureau; first column, highest temperature econd, lowest last night; third, precipitation during past 34 hours ending 6 a.m." Stations High Lnw Pres.

Albuquerque' 50 24. Amarillo ...47 30 Birmingham 56 55 Boise 30 Boston 36 33 Buffalo, N.Y. 41 36 Chicago 35 Columbia, 36 31 .11 Denver -47 18 DesMotnet ,.,.30 21 Detroit 43 35 .58 Duluth 16 14 Fort Smith 62 44 .01 Fortwnrm KansssCily 28 Little Rock 64' 53 ,44 Los Angeles ......61 52 Memphis 61 59 .59 Miamla Beach 7. .71 67 Minneapolis 16 15 .14 NewOrleans 66 60 .45 NewYork .41 Oklahoma City 52 34 Omaha ,.,.28 20 ,22 Phoenii. ,.67 45 Pittsburgh 37- .41 Salt Lake City 41 23 Seattle 35 30 St.

Louis .42 34 SPRINGFIELD .....52 31 Tulsa ,.,.,.....44 34 Washington 46 38 West Plains 54 41 Wichita .18 27 SOUTH MISSOURI Gradual clearing and colder tonight. Lows from the low 30s Bootheel to the 20s elsewhere. Fair to part ly cloudy and continued cool Sunday. ARKANSAS Decreasing cloudiness and colder tonight, Sunday partly cloudy and cool. Lows tonight 30s north to 40s south.

Highs Sunday 40s to low 50s. NORTH MISSOURI Decreasing cloudiness tonight and. Sunday. Cooler tonight lows mid teens to mid 20s. Highs Sunday about 40.

KANSAS Decreasing cloudiness tonight becoming generally fair Sunday. Cooler tonight. Lows mid teens northwest to mid 20s southeast. Highs Sunday near 40 northeast to near 50 southwest. OKLAHOMA Partly cloudy east, clear to partly cloudy west tonight and Sunday.

Cooler tonight. A little warmer Sunday. Low tonight 20 Panhandle to mid 30a southeast. High Sunday lower 40s northeast to mid-50e southwest. SPRINGFIELD (Mo.) LEADER-PRESS POLICE CALLS Marsha Watkina.

1132 East Madison, re ported theft of clothing valued at $200 from car ta mock weal bunniinei uuo p.m. Friday, Edward DHdar. 31. Left Summit, ar rested on drunkenneaa comolaint in 200 block Eait Olive, 1:40 m. Friday.

janice neai. wi soutn newton, retwriea car window broken, a.m. Friday. Daniel l. Lanaers.

17, Route 1. Hartvine. cited on complaint of drunkenness and possession of intoxicant by minor altar Of-ficer And red J. Steib investigated complaint ol Glenn Dillon. Route 9, that several young men were at Dillon's Steak House, 1323 Boonviite, and bad refused to pay for food; Landers was with three other young men, tod one of haa paid for the food; 1:45 a.m.

Saturday. umcers Husse 1 Bruffeu and Genrtrn Brinkman checked out Lipscomb Agricultural Supply, 1350 St. Louis, with their p. ux musk aiier Alias rairotman uoanie Miller discovered breakin: noihina was amiss Inside the building; 10:55 p.m. Friday.

jonn wuuam skouriy, ir, Bottvsr. cited os complaint of petty stealing on comolaint of employe of Katz, 1733 South Glenstone, who said he observed Skouby put a tape cartridge pocket and leave the slora without paying for 7:46 p.m. Friday. AUTO ACCIDENTS F. W.

Wright, Routs Id, cited on om-plaint of failure to yield richt-of-way to car driven by K. Jones. Los Angeles, at Chestnut and Robberson. 4:10 D.m. Fri day.

G. w. Procter, Home 1. Branson, cited on complaint of failure to yield right-of-way to car driven by K. A.

orrest, URfc rast central, who was cited on excessive speed complaint, Grant and Mt. Vernon, 12:50 p.m. Friday ratsy Bousiog, azao west sunanine. eitea on complaint of following too closely after colliding with car driven by Sylvia Hayes. 3020 West Page, at Madison and Glenn.

1:45 p.m. Friday. car driven oy w. it. zios uai.

borne, and truck driven by L. J. Baker, Joolin. collided at Campbell and Com mercial, 10:20 a.m. Friday.

T. n. conduff, lultt East Blaine, cnea on complaint of following too closely after colliding with car driven by Joetta Jack son. 1137 west smltm at- (jampoeu ana Commercial, 7:55 a.m. Friday.

Alice zane. Koute 2. Republic, cited on tounplalht of failure to yield right-of-way to car driven oy J. u. scroggins, ztu.

uncoin. at Walnut and Grant, 7:20 ajn. Friday. J. W.

Lane, Brandsville, cited on com plaint of failure to yield right-of-way to car driven by V. K. Myers. 1233 North Jeffer-son. at Benton and Chestnut Throughway, 7:15 a.m.

Friday. Minora mcnbob. noma 7, citeu on com- plaints of failure to yield righHf-way to car driven by R. Wells. 3017 West Grand, at Scenic mi Mt.

Vernon, 7:30 a.m. Friday. David Greer King. 19. ot Koute aat Hope, cited on complaint of following too closely alter collision with car driven by John E.

Rea, 3D, of 1443 McCiernon, at 700 North Glenstone; 7:10 p.m. Friday. LOSSES REPORTED Donnie Daves. 22M MavfaJr. reported theft of billfold.

Linda Sikes. Route 2. Wlllard, reported theft of four hub caps. W. A.

Gardner, 1242 Fender, reported theft of two hub caps. Mis. Dorothy Wilkinson, 2749 West Olive, reported theft of two bicycles. ies From Front Page pal speaker at the rally. The CQupier-inaugural bail will be in-a massive tent near the Sylvan Theater where folksinger Joan Baez gave a free concert two years ago after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to let her use their Constitution Hall.

Entertainers announced to appear at the ball include folk-singers Judy Collins and Phil Ochs and the Children of God rock group. The Yippie's "in-hog-uration" is also planned at the ball. The demonstrators, wearing "Peace" pennants, plan to take up four positions along the official inaugural parade route Monday, shouting slogans and singing songs. Arkansas Prof Is Named Head Of Ava Schools AVA (Special) Dr. Robert C.

Miles, a native of Clever and former school official at Forsyth and Sheldon, has been employed as superintendent of schools here, effective July 1. Dr. Miles; presently assis tant professor of education at the University of Arkansas and executive secretary of the Arkansas School Board Associ ation, succeeds O. T. Talent, who is retiring at the end of the school year; The new superintendent and his former Frede of Republic, and their three children, will live in a new homo constructed by the high school carpentry class.

Dr. Miles was high school principal and superintendent at Sheldon four years and superintendent at Forsyth five years. A Southwest Missouri State College graduate, he received his master's degree from Drury College and doctorate in education from the University of Arkansas. His salary will be $13,000 annually, plus $900 a year for expenses. THE LATE Julia E.

Eaglebur-ger left an estate of $90,012.54, according to an inventory filed Friday in probate court Included in the estate are two real estate tracts valued at bonds worth $15,220.59 in bank accounts and savings; Stocks at and furniture, household effects, wearingjtppa-rel and jewelry of $2873.50. There are approximately 60,. 000 pieces of cut colored glass in the 53 story-telling windows of the new National Presbyterian Church and Center In Washing, ton, D.C. "Wei illDD J. MOUNTAIN GROVE (Spe cial) Funeral services for Dr Homer G.

Frame 91. a rHrl well-known doctor of the Moun- a I Grove and Springfield areas, will be at 1:30 p.m. Sun day in Mapp Chapel here. Dr. Frame died at 7:15 a.m.

Thursday in St. John's Hospital, Springfield, after a brief illness. He had been a natient in the Ka bul Nursing Home, Cabool, the past two and-a-haif years. Prior to World War I the doc-tor started general oractiee in towns surrounding Springfield. During the war, be served as a captain in the Medical Corps.

After the war be reestablished his practice in the Republic area ana in tne surrounding towns until moving to Mountain Grove in 1931. He moved to Springfield upon retirement in 1954 and was a resident there until 1966. He spent 53 years in general prac tice Dr. Frame was a member of the Masonic Lodge and -the Christian Church here. H' is survived bv two dauehters.

Mrs. Phoenix, ana Dorothy, -Grimm, Tucson, Ariz.j and-a brother. Ho race, Fresno, Calif. Bunal will be in Clear Creek Cemetery west of Springfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the heart association.

THOMAS ROBBINS, 27, Ed-gar Springs, is in "serious" condition today at St. John's Hospital where he is being treated for burns suffered Friday in a trash transferred from Texas County Hospital after emergency treatment, was ten ding a trash fire when the flames flared up and ignited Jhis clothing. A HARTFORD, youth. Thomas Travis Dodd, 17, is scheduled for preliminary hear ing Jan. 30 in magistrate court on burglary and grand stealing charges.

Dodd, arrested by city police, is accused of a breakin Friday at the Vickers Service station, POSTMASTER nominations in Missouri confirmed bv the U.S. Senate include Vivian K. Morris, a a a Willoughby L. O'Connell, Nevada; Benjamin F. Marshall, Phillipsburg; and Robert R.

Jones, Vienna. DEFRAUDING an innkeeper has resulted in a 20-day jail term for Terry Lee. Keller, 22, Terre Haute, "who pleaded guilty to the chargfe Friday in magistrate court. Keller was ac cused of failure to pay a $10.70 bill Jan. 6 at the Colonial Hotel, DR.

CHRIS L. PALCHEFF, Route 9, has been selected by the American Academy of Pediatrics to serve as a consultant in Missouri to the federal Head Start program. Police Beat Off Student Revolt BERLIN (AP) Police beat back a charge by about 100 dis sident students who tried to en ter the office of West Berlin Education Director Werner Stein today." A police spokesman said some officers used clubs. The students were protesting proposed disciplinary action against 14 of their comrades involved in earlier university demonstrations. At the Free University of Ber lin, another 80 dissidents tried to break up a history institute ex amination but were repelled by other students and teachers.

Police said the incidents were "not serious" and no one was arrested. Released by Center, Pair Faces Hearings Fugitive hearings for two men arrested Friday on their release from the U.S. Medical Center are set for Feb. 14 in magistrate Kenneth JM- JFulton, 41, Kansas City, is allegedly wanted in Stuart, on a charge of al tering a money order, and Rob ert F. Smith, 40, no permanent address, is alleged to be wanted on a hot check charge in Mata gorda County, Tex.

Both men are jailed under $2500 bonds each. LEBANON Burglary of the Midway Camp Mobil Service Station and Cafe, at the Phillipsburg interchange on Interstate 44 west of Lebanon, is being in vestigated today by Sheriff Francis Murphy. About $10 in change was stolen from the business, officers said. MRS. PERRY HICKMAN CASSVILLE Funeral ser vices for Mrs.

Eva Hickman, 63. Route 1, Washburn, wife of the Rev. Perry Hickman who is pas tor of the OK Assembly of God Church near Washburn, will be at 2:30 Sunday in Culver cnapel, The Rev. Homer Burns will officiate and burial will be in Washburn Prairie Cemetery near Washburn. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

A resident of the Washburn area 45 years, Mrs. Hickman died at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the state sanatorium' at Mt Ver non where she had patient since Nov. 26. She was a member of the OK Assembly; Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a son, 0.

Cass ville; and six daughters, Mrs. Edna Brannan, Seligman, Mrs. Norma Lawrence, Leta Burns, Mrs. Marilyn Hendnx and Mrs. Faye Paul, all of Washburn, and Mrs.

Deanna Day, Exeter. Other survivors include three brothers, Jim Searl, Salida, Ca Bill, Cardin, Okla.y and E. H. (Pete) Searl, Washburn; a sister, Mrs. Tessie Phillips, Meridan, 17 grandchildren and IX greatgrandchildren.

MRS. FLORENCE WORMINGTON MONETT Mrs. Florence Wormington, 86, of Monett, died early Thursday in Faith Hospi tal, St. Louis, after an illness of several months. She is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs.

Arthur Brinkman and Mrs. Mildred Motz, both of St. Louis; and by two sons, Kevin, of St. Louis, and Paul of Kansas City. Funeral services will be in the Buchanan Chapel at 2 p.m.

Sun day, with the Rev. M. E. Fit- zpatrick, officiating. Bunal will be in the IOOF Cemetery here.

WILLIAM BRUCHHAUS LOCKWOOD Funeral ser vices for William Bruchhaus, 81, a retired farmer of the Minert community south of Lockwood, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Zion Lutheran Church at Minert with the Rev. Joel Schedler officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direc- t'on of Allison of Lockwood. A lifelong resident of this area, Mr, Bruchhaus died Thursday night in Lockwood Memorial Hospital after a three-day illness.

He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Zion Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Marie; a step-son, Raymond Schilling, Chicago; three brothers, Fred, Rudolph and Otto, all of Eldon, and two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Aylsworth, Eldon, and Mrs. Julia Hetzer, Jennings, LEWIS L. ALBRIGHT BRADLEYVILLE" Funeral services for Lewis L.

Albright, 75, Bradleyville, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Bradleyville High School Gymnasium with the Revs. Daisy Manes, Almeda Brittain, Ada Maggard and Glcsco Roberts officiating. Bur ial will be in the Bethel Ceme tery at Brown Branch under the direction of Forsyth Funeral Home. Mr.

Albright died Thursday night in Skaggs Community Hospital in Branson after a short illness. Survivors include his wife, Millie, of the home; a brother, Ed, and a sister, Mrs. Delia Southard, both of Bradleyville. MRS. NELLIE ALEXANDER STOUTLAND Mrs.

Nellie Alexander, 80, of Stoutland died at 10:45 a.m. Friday in the Tri-County Nursing Home at Richland. Surviving is a brother, Fred Phillips, of Linn Creek. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist Church here with the Revs.

Richard Blix and Clarence Shaw officiating. Burial will be in Stoutland cemetery under direction of Colonial of Lebanon. MRS. OLLIE M. SPURLING Mrs.

Ollie M. Spurting; 83, of 1810 North Tyler, died i at 8:30 a.m. today at. Sunshine Acres Nursing Home. She was a member of the Methodis't Church.

She is survived by a son, Eddie 1830 North Tyler; daughter, Mrs. May Rusk, Libby, sister, Mrs. Chettie Hardin, 1 state of Kentucky; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Greenlawn will announce arrangements. Asseclsled Press Wlrephote In the conference hall, Col.

Ha Van Lau, deputy chief of the Hanoi delegation, when it came his turn to speak, said: pro pose that the procedural points already agreed upon for this first session be used for all ses sions to come." This meant that niggling procedural matters could be swept aside, representing dramatic and astonishing progress for the first session after having been stalled two months in quar relling over table shapes, speak ing orders and other matters of procedure. As the meeting began, Vance told the North Vietnamese and front delegations it was-the American desire, shared by Saigon, to "arrange an early end to the fighting and bloodhsed that Vietnam has suffered." --Hr- he said, "we hope that we can quickly agree on procedures so that you and we can begin promptly the discussion of matters of substance." -The No. 2 man of Saigon's delegation, Nguyen Xuan Phong, presented a list of items on procedural problems, pertaining to the name of the conference, the order of speaking, language, security and other aspects. Vance said that these proposals were "fair and reasonable" and the United States supported them. "I sincerely hope that our discussions of the remaining proce- a 1 matters can proceed quickly in the spirit of fairness and good will so that we can move immediately to the jreal business of the talks the achievement of peace in a country that has known so much suffering and travail for so many years," Vance said.

Lau listed four "1. The number of persons from each delegation to participate in the plenary sessions will not exceed 15. ''2. All press, Tadio and television to be admitted for 15 minutes before the start of the first plenary session. "3.

The plenary session of the conference for substantive discussions will be held early next week in the international conference center. "4. In view ot the greater number of Ihe French government shall be requested to put at our disposal the big hall." A bigger hall is available at the conference center at the former Hotel Majestic. Psychiatrist, Actress Wed MORGES, Switzerland (AP) Actress Audrey Hepburn and Italian psychiatrist Dr, Andrea Dotti were married today in a civil ceremony at this Lake Geneva resort Several hundred spectators thronged the cobbled streets in front of the City Hall to watch the arrival of the bride, star of the movie "My Fair Lady." Mrs. Hepburn looked radiant in a high-neck cashmere pink dress with a pink hood to match.

The groom was smiling and relaxed as he walked the few steps from her chauffeur-driven limousine to the City MHall. It was Miss Hepburn's secona marriage. The 39-year-old ac-tress'' 12-year-marriage to American actor Mel Ferrer ended in divorce last November. Newsmen were barred from the tiny, dimly lit room where the civil ceremony was performed. It was crowded with 40 guests.

The couple was married by Madame Denise Rattaz, mayor of Morges. Sweden to Get Saigon Information Bureau STOCKHOLM (AP) South Vietnam is planning to open an information bureau here Swedish newspaper reported. It quoted two men who returned from' an anti-Communist conference in Saigon. The two, Arvo Horm "-and Lars-Eric Nyman, said they proposed the information bureau at the conference and were invited to meet President Nguyen Van Thieu and other officials of his government. "After four days, the government decided on an information bureau." Horm said.

"We are expecting a delegation to Stock holm next and Nyman were quoted as saying the Saigon government is planning similar information centers in other Eu ropean cities to counter offices run by the National Liberation Front. Two 'Slight' Errors Land Girls in Jam SPRINGD ALE, Ark. (Special) Two teen-age girls were caught before they could cash seven worthless checks for a total of $145 because they made two slight errors, police said. The girls, now facing juvenile court action, signed a policeman's name to one check and attempted to cash it with the police chief's wife. 1 JOPLIN A broken rail was blamed Friday for the derailment of two Frisco covered hopper cars oi a siding here.

Monettans Honor AP'g Arthur Edson MONETT (Special) Memorial services were held here this afternoon for a veteran Washington newsman and political writer, Arthur Edson, who attended Monett public schools and the old Monett Junior t- A native of Kirkwood, Mr. Edson, 55, had been on the staff of U.S. News and World Report since August, 1967. He died of Cancer in his Alexandria, home Thursday 'night. Funeral services and burial will be in Virginia.

The Rev. Harry L. Rigsby officiated at services in the Monett First United Methodist The University of Missouri graduate Began nis newspaper career in 1935 with the Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman. Edson joined the Associated Press in Kansas City in 1942 and was transferred to the. AP's Washington bureau in 1945, where he became a well-known political writer.

Surviving are his wife, Margery; three daughters, Lt. Victoria Edson, San JFrancisco, Mrs. Eric Cole, Chicago, and Susan; his mother, Mrs. A. E.

Edson, Monett; and a sister, Mrs. A. L. Brite, Monett. His late father was employed by the Frisco Rai Booze at Ball Irks Baptists WICHITA (AP) A Baptist church in Wichita has sent petitions to city, state and national officials protesting consumption of liquor during the inaugural ball for Gov.

Robert Docking. The members of Southwest Baptist Church said it was pro testing what it termed "the per missiveness of the governor of our state and the lieutenant governor for their participation in the mockery of the laws of our state." A letter accompanied the petition, signed by the pastor, the Rev. Byron D. Tracy and the church clerk, Mrs. Johnie Martin.

It said: "What could have been a great moment jn the history of our state, and city becomes a monument to the tragic failure of elected officials to exercise much-needed leadershipin "an era of so much lawlessness." 2 Admit Holdup At Bank, Third Sent to Center KANSAS CITY (AP) Two men pleaded guilty Friday to charges of participating in the $23,282 robbery Nov. 22 of the Garden City Bank south of Kansas City, and another man was ordered to undergo mental examination. U.S. District Judge John W. Oliver accepted pleas of guilty from brothers Oran M.

Young, 39, of Belton, and James D. Young, 30, of Grandview, Mo. A psychiatric evaluation was directed for the third defendant, Richard D. Jackson, 33, also of Grandview. He was'Taken to the U.S.

Medical Center at Springfield, Mo. The three men were arrested following a two-county manhunt south of Kansas City. Virtually all of the bank money was recovered. Pentagon Asks For Area Work WASHINGTON (AP) Several Kansas and Missouri projects were included Friday in a Pentagon request to Congress to authorize $2.5 billion for military construction for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The requests for individual installations included: Kansas Army: Ft.

Riley, Sunflower ammunition plant, $251,000. Air Force: Forbes Base, McConnell base, $231,000. Defense Supply Agency: Atchison industrial plant equipment facility, $39,000. Missouri Air Force: St. Louis aeronautical chart an information center, Richards-Gebaur base, Whiteman base, $157,000.

Governor, Family -Head for Capital JEFFERSON CITY 4AP) -Gov. and Mrs. E. Hearnes and their 16-year-old daughter, Leigh, were to leave today for Washington to attend President Nixon's inauguration. Also in the official party is the governor's administrative assistant, Floyd Warmann.

During Hearnes' absence, Lt Gov. William Morris will be acting governor, The governor plans to return to Jefferson City Tuesday in time to deliver his legislative message to a joint House-Senate session Tuesday afternoon. WEST, PLAINS Officers here are quizzing a juvenile boy seen slipping a package to a 15-year-old prisoner he was visiting at the Howell County jail. Officers found a hacksaw blade un der the mattress of the prisoner, who faces car theft charges. BUFFALO Nicholas Paulson, 79, a retired tool and die maker of the March community south of Buffalo, died at 12:40 a.m.

Friday in the state hospital at Nevada after a lingering ill ness. Mrr Paulson had moved to this area from New York in 1966. He has no known survi vors. Arrangements are under direction of Jones-Cantlon. ELMER L.

LUTTRULL SPARTA Funeral services for Elmer L. Luttrull, 77, Sparta, who died at 10:30 p.m. Friday at Springfield Baptist Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Harris Chapel, Ozark, with bur ial in Sparta Cemetery. Mr.

Luttrull was a retired farmer, and member of the Apostolic Church. He is survived by his wife. Lucy five daughters, Mrs Clarice Brown, 903 South Ave nue, Mrs. Edrie Braden, St. Louis, Mrs.

Mary Jane Calf, Sacramento, Mrs. Christine Nimmo, Monett, and Mrs. Elloene Davis, Kansas City; five sons, Ray, 1727 Thoman, Don, Sparta, Stephen, Nashville, Amos, Ozark, Ron ald, 2212 North Campbell; two brothers Newet, Ramona and Otis, Brenner; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Osburn, Sparta, and Mrs. Florence McHaffie, Sparta; 20 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

MRS. CLAUDIA F. PAYNE REPUBLIC Funeral ser vices for Mrs. Claudia Florence Payne, 85, Republic, will be at 2 p.jn.L Monday in the Cantrell Chapel here. Burial will be in the Lmdsey Cemetery.

Mrs. Payne died about 7:30 a.m. Friday in Cox Rest Home here. MRS. MAUDE E.

POWELL Funeral services for Mrs. Maude E. Powell, 75, of 905 Cherry, who died at 12:35 a.m. Friday in Burge-Protestant Hos pital, will be at 9 a.m. Monday in Jewell E.

Windle Chapel, with Dr. Robert Arbaugh officiating. Burial will be in Guthrie, Okla. FRANK D. DOWNING Funeral services for Frank D.

Downing, 26, of 2845 South Edge-water, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Greenlawn Chapel. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetcryr Mr. Downing died at 2:50 a.m. Friday in a three-truck accident on Interstate 70 near Terre Haute, Ind.

He was employed by the American Farm Lines truck ing company and also was a ro deo performer and an Army vet cran. 1 MRS. JETTIE STROUP Mrs. Jettie Stroup, 80, of 1131 East Central, died at Burge- Protestant Hospital at 9:50 a.m today. She was a member of Py thian Avenue Baptist Church.

She is survived by her son, Lloyd, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Courtney, Tulsa, three grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are by Thieme. MRS. MARIE M.

ZIMMERMAN Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Melissa Zimmerman. 83, of 830 West Tracy, will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Ralph Thieme Chapel with the Rev. Robert N.

Arbaugh officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Zimmerman uieu i a Friday in Burge-Protestant Hospital after a two-week ill ness. $240,000 Suit Dropped Here A $240,000 damage suit involving claims of five persons was dismissed In federal court Friday without prejudice.

Defendant was Francis Adams Gaillard, Eutawville, S. whose car allegedly collided Dec. 1, 1967, on U.S. 66 spur near Waynesville with a car driven by Chandler B. Crowson, Louisville, Miss.

Crowson's wife had asked for injuries; Crowson S10.000 for loss of her services and $2500 car damage; and a son, Carey, 13, $2500 for injuries. A passenger in the car, Margaret Ann Bickers, Danville, 111., had sued for $125,000 for injuries, her husband $25,000 for loss of her services and $50,000 for loss of services of an unborn baby. THREE YOUNG Springfield men booked last night for investigation of felonious assault will "probably be released," police reported today. The three were questioned in regard to a complaint by Daniel D. Baird, 21 of 1101 East Turner, that three youths cursed him, then chased him with knives on the Public Square Thursday night.

WAYNESVILLE The school board here has voted to press criminal charges against a 17-year-old Waynesville boy who reportedly admitted a bomb threat at the high school here, Dec. 13. The youth was not present for the board session; One of the first labor strikes In the U.S. occurred in May, 1791, in Philadelphia when the carpenters sought a shorter workday. Lane, 86, of 2555 North Franklin, will be at 10:30 a.m.

Mondav in Klingner Chapel. The Rev. Robert Watts will officiate with burial in White Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Lane died at 8:45 a.m.

Fri- day in Mercy Villa. MRS. FRANK LILLEY Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday in Klingner Chapel for Mrs, Elva Ina Lilley, 71, of 4046 West U.S. 66, who died at 7:40 a.m.

Friday in the state hospital in Nevada after a lingering ill ness. Dr. David Cavin will offici ate with burial in White Chapel Cemetery. -r MRS. ANNA M.

FOSTER i JENKINS Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Mary Foster, 87, Route 1, Jenkins, will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel in the Valley, Cassville, with the Rev. Otis Ennes officiating. Burial will be in Carney Cemetery near Jenkins under direction of Williamson.

A lifelong resident of the Cape Fair and Jenkins communities, Mrs. Foster died at 11:45 a.m. Friday in the home of a granddaughter, Mrs. Frances Wire-man, Route 1, Jenkins, with whom she had lived the past 2V6 years. She had suffered from a lingering illness.

Mrs. Foster was a member of the Baptist Church. Surviving, in addition to the granddaughter, are three sons, William, Mountain Home, Lawrence, Cassville, and Wallace, Boise, 28 grandchildren and' IS great-grandchildren. 1 HENRY W. GELKER SEDALIA Funeral services for Henry William Gelker, 91, of Cole Camp, 20 miles south of Se-dalia, will be at 2 p.m.

Monday in Trinity Lutheran Church at Cole Camp with the Rev. L. R. Kraut officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery under direction of Fox of Cole Camp.

The body will be in the funeral home until 12:30 p.m. Monday when it will be taken to the church. Mr. Gelker died at 12:30 a.m. Friday in Rest Haven Home, Sedalia, where he had been a patient several ter an illness of six weeks.

A native of Hoyleton, 111., he was a resident of the Seymour area from 1920 to 1946 when he moved to Cole Camp. Surviving are two daughters, Miss Lydia Gelker, San Francisco, and Mrs. Burt Van Dyk, Grand Haven, Mich. ERWLN STOLTZ LAMAR Erwin Stoltz, 64, a former resident of Lamir1: died Thursday night in a hospital at Grants Pass, after a short A pipe fitter, Mr. Stoltz had moved from Lamar to the state of California about 20 years ago.

He had lived with a son, Wayne, in Grants Pass1 the past two years. 1 Surviving are; another son, Wilmer, Los Angeles; and five sisters, Mrs. Minnie Wimer, Lamar, and Mrs. Elsie Dempster, Mrs. Wanda Webb, Miss EUa Stoltz and Mrs.

Clara Camp, all of Whittier, Calif. Other survivors include three brothers, Clarence, Gravette, Adolph, Colorado Springs, and Art, Lamar; a Mrs. Laura McFerrin, Watertown, S.D.; and eight grandchildren. The body will be returned to Lamar for services and burial under direction ofLohmeyer-Konantz. 7 GEORGE H.HARDIN LAMAR Funeral services for George Herbert Hardin, 51, Denver, a former resident of Lamar and Liberal, will be at 2 p.m.

Sunday in Lohmeyer-Konantz Chapel here with the Rev. Richard Talbott officiating. Burial will be in Liberal Cemetery with military rites by the Liberal American Legion post. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today in the chapel.

"Mr. Hardin was dead on arriv al at Denver General Hospital at 8:53 a.m. Thursday after he suffered an apparent heart attack while working as a cook. MRS. ALBERT E.

WEISER BUFFALO Funeral services for Mrs; Alverna B. Wei-ser, 40, Buffalo, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Buffalo First Baptist Church with the Rev. Glen Pence officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Garden Ceme tery in Buffalo under the direc tion of Vaughan.

Mrs. Weiser was fatally in jured Thursday morning in a traffic accident on U.S. 65 about 11 miles north of Survivors include her hus band, Albert two sons, Al bert and J.D., both of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Vonne Freeman, Mexico, Donna V. and Mellody, both of the home; her father, Arthur L.

Rich. Mountain Grove; seven sisters, Agnes Ussary, Kansas Mrs. Dee Bonnett, Pleasant Hill, Mrs. Eu- rnice Garringer, Wichita, Mrs; Dorothy Tyson, Bak-ersfield, Mrs. lone Smith, Seymour, Mrs.

Deloris Vermil-liert, Silvig, Iowa; four brothers, Raymond and-James Rich, both of Bakersfield, Clinton Rich, Mountain Grove, and Eldon Rich, Boulder, Colo, JO I O.f. htm V.f. WMTHM IVMAV ISM ritem anew Itmf-w UptntJ i'V 1 IMI Ivedt Melin kthHd nlll'l N.I e.tll 'SII Avermonie Colder in Ozarks- MEMORIAL GARDENS Phone UN 2-0502 PAT RAGAN, President Snow is due tonight over portions of Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas and the Lakes area. Rain is expected through most of the New England states with showers inland in a belt from the Virginias to the Gulf of Mexico. It will be colder in most of the nation, but unusually mild weather will continue along the East Coast..

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