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Survivor describes triple murder Hal brook of Clinton, Mo. and Mr and Mrs. Kaga Ross. Herbert (Bo) Coats returned home Monday from St. John's Hospital in Springfield after being admitted ihere Friday.

His condition was reported satis- Phil 'Day. assistant manager at Wal-Mart Discount City, is back at work after a two-week vacation. Mrs. Pearl Birkhead spent the weekend in Holden, Mo. visiting Mr.

and Mra. Ronald Boyer. problems bul they were being straightened out. Under defense questioning several officers called lo the stand testified thai Thornton was a good soldier with a good military rrputalion. was enlhusiasUc in his work and outstanding in his performance ol duties.

Bul one officer. Capt Robert Rawbourn. a supervisor in military operations, testi-fii'd he once reprimanded Thornton for an incident ol improper procedure and arrest hich allegedly involved marijuana. Rawbourn said Thornton seemed (o understand the reprimand and learned from the mistake him at a rendezvous point and to come unarmed, Elder testified The FBI had already entered the Investigation by that Thornton was armed with an automatic pistol and Jensen and Elder tried to convince him to drop the weapon, Elder testified Thornton agreed tn drop Ihe weapon on the condition thai he be allowed to talk to bis wife, that he would not be handcuffed and that no military police would be present when he went to the police station. Elder testified After conferring with the FBI agent in charge.

Elder told him the requests would be honored. Elder also testified that al the lime. Thornton said he had a headache, and said he and bis wife had been having She said Thornton had stopped the car containing the four to Inquire about a robbery at a gasoline station and the night of horror followed lor Miss Deckard. The chief of Military Police at Fort Leonard Wood. Elder, testified that Thornton told him when he was apprehended the day after the crime that "I know I've done something bad.

but I don't remember what It Is." Elder testified that Thornton asked him what had happened and Elder told him three persons were shot and killed dead and one was alive. Elder said Thornton then said, "I thought 1 did II but I don't remember, "and he said Thornton then began to cry Thornton had asked Elder and his Immediate supervisor. Sgt. Robert Jensen, to meet get Junes at St. Joseph and Springfield, were unsuccessful.

A Jury of four men and eight women was sworn in here late Monday. Miss Oeckard of Lynchburg, Mo said after the girls were forced lo perform sexual acts during the night of Jan 12 at the game warden's cabin in a remote section of the fort, they were later taken outside the cabin into a wooded area where they were both shot. She said she and Linda Need ham, 18, of Plato. Mo, both fell onto snow-covered ground after they were shot Miss Deckard testified Thornton pulled Miss Need-ham by the shoulders to an area nearby and Miss Deckard said she heard the woman scream and what she thouKht was another shot. Miss Deckard also was pulled by the shoulders and he said Thornton kicked snow over her.

Then, she testified she heard Thomlon tell Anthony Bales, IS. of Plato, wounded from an earlier shot, to get out of the military Jeep. Miss Deckard said she then thought she heard another shot After she felt It wbb safe, she tearfully said she rose from the snow and discovered Wesley Hawkins, 18, of Plato. and Miss Needham and tned to gel them to talk lo her She said she tried to revive them, but got no response. She said she then tried lo find Bates and began walking through the snow, looking for help.

She went about four miles over rough terrain before she found a farmhouse. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) The lone survivor among four teen-agers allegedly shot by a military policeman from Fort Leonard Wood, took the witness stand in the soldier's trial Tuesday Juanita Deckard, t. in a shaky voice, Identified the defendant, Johnny Lee Thorn-Ion, 21. of Russellville. Ark as the man who shot three persons to death and wounded her in the chest and arm.

She said Thornton stopped the four, shoo ting the two males, and taking the girls to a game warden's cabin where tfley were forced to perform sexual acts. Thornton has pleaded innocent to federal charges of murder, rape, kidnaping and assault with intent to kill Two previous attempts lo Houston. July 21. 1977 Jail Trustee Arraigned On Rape Charges The jail trustee who went out for a haircut and wound up allegedly raping a young Houston woman and stealing an automobile was bound over to Texas County Circuit Court after arraignment here Tuesday. Mike Remington, 24, of Yukon was returned to the Phelps County jail at Rolla for safekeeping.

Magistrate Zane White of Rolla, substituting for Magistrate Deann Smith who is on vacation, set Remington's total bond at $66,000. He failed to post bond. Two charges forcible rape and stealing a motor vehicle were transferred to circuit court. Judge White took under advisement two more charges, breaking jail and robbery in the first degree. Remington told local jail officials he was going to get a haircut.

Instead he hitchhiked to a nearby spot on Little Piney where he allegedly raped a 20-year-old girl and then stole a car. He was appehended in Oregon County. Two days before he broke custody here he had been sentenced to a five-year prison term in Ozark County for armed robbery. HELP WANTED: A first clans carpenter, steady work. Must be sober and dependable.

Call 967-2290. or 967-3718. Houston. H52tp Springfield Newspapers! Upton Community News Briefs al Society of Publi i reio and Mrs. Rick Walker and urday afternoon with Mr.

Shara Jo, Mr. and Mrs. Dean and Mrs. Delbert Campbell Campbell and Josh, Mr. and and Dara.

the of lit WANTED: Babysitter, preferahly at our home, 8 to 5. five days a week. Call S67-2853. Houston after fi p.m. H5ltp YARD SALE: Four family.

SHturday. July 23 8:30 to 5:30. 816 Bryan Houston. H5ltc BABYSITTER WANTED: Immediately, from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

weekdays, two children, 4 months and 3 years old. Call 967-3183, Houston. H5ltc Card of Thanks I want to thank each one for the cards, flowera and visits while I was in the hospital and since returning Loman Gaddis, Lake (From page 2, this section! Miss McCoy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don McCoy and Hurley is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Clark Flowers. Guests Saturday evening in the home of Mrs. Althea Wade were Mr. and Mrs.

Othel Howard of Salem and their son and family. Mr. and Mrs. Junior Howard and Amanda ofTaft. Calif.

They visited with Mrs. Wades house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Wade who are here visiting his mother from Taft. Calif.

Guests last week in the Marriott Motel in St. Louis Monday, whtre representatives of 14 suite rj; a motions flttondt'd The Homers alsii attended the -St Louis chapter mffting before returning home. Mrs. Deanna McKmney recently flew lo Norfolk, Va for the weekend lo see her husband, Cecil MiKinney, who is stationed there in the Navy. visited on Thursday in the Rev.

W. E. Campbell home. Other visitors during the week in the Campbell home were Mr. and Mrs.

Delbert Campbell and Dara. Monday evening. Mrs. Jean Stiiley, Samantha and Dwighty Wamsley, Tuesday, and Mr. and Mrs.

Gary Campbell and Andrea. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baker made a trip to Springfield Thursday to see their grandson, Larry Shaw, in St. John's Hospital.

Mrs. Mildred Brown and Elwyn Brown, Cape Girardeau are visiting in the Lyman Brown home. (Last Week) Mr. and Mrs. Pete Rod An Oddity Lilacs July Rolla Mrs.

Maxine fi.rk.-r of Denver arrived here Friday and veiled in the home of her mother, Mr and Mrn. Tom Murphy. She aK attended her class of 1942 home of Mr. and Mi Pfister were their family, Mr. and Mr ruece and rs.

Ralph of Rich-Urich is Peace Chapel Church has 56 on Sunday morning. There were 53 present on Monday evening to begin the Children's Crusade with the Rev. and Mrs. Donald Mer-ritt and Donna. We extend our best wishes lo Mrs.

Herman Neal who underwent surgery at the Texas County Memorial Hospital and to Lyman Brown who is undergoing tests at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield this week. Happy birthday to Ms. Loleta Gaddis and Jerry Stallcup. Those who helped Ms.

Loleta Gaddis celebrate her third birthday with dinner in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnie Pearcy on Sunday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Deeroo Bamhart.

Plato. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Wallace. Ms.

Ann Wallace, Plato, Mr. and Mrs. Johnie Pearcy, Ms. Norma Pearcy, Mrs. Maxine Brown, Ms.

Sharon Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Campbell and Dara. Mr. and Mrs.

Ted Fronterhouse, Stacey, Miranda and Qu enter), Mr. and Mrs. Gerald James. Mr. and Mrs.

Mike Roderick. Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Roderick and Lori. Sullivan.

Danny Roderick, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pearcy, Carol. Carl. Jeannie and Cathy.

Steve Cantrell. Mrs. Joyce Campbell and Sharon. Mr. Urich and Bi mond.

Mich. Parkei Mr; erick visited with her par Mr. and Mrs. Ival the former Valerie Pfister. ents Lem id Mrs.

Calvin Ice. Mrs. and sister, turned home Mond.iy Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Elmore lor a Saiurdjy luncheon were Mr and Mrs.

Don Elmore, Sttvve and Jeff of Ypsilanli. Diune Mr. and Mrs. L. Zumwalt, Mr.

and Mrs. Dean Cooper and Bonnie and Mr, and Mrs. Jack Cooper. Jackie. Rhonda and Cindy spent a few days last week fishing in Marie Bamhart.

Kansas City, who is visiting in the Lemons home. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Campbell and Dara, enjoyed Sunday dinner with Mr. and It seems that Mother Nature is a little confused this summer or one might think so if he saw the blooms on Mrs.

Helen Buxbaum'a lilac bush several days ago. Mrs. Buxbaum, who lives in a mobile home off highway close to the Oak Hill Church, couldn't believe her eyes when she noticed her lilac in bloom recently. She says that only one branch actually bloomed bul that two bushes were budded. Although several branches are still budded, she doesn't think they will bloom.

This is the second time around for these lilacs which Mrs. Buxbaum said flowered earlier this spring. "I've always heard that a tree or bush will die if it blooms twice a year, but so far mine still looks very healthy," said Mrs. Bux- Fannie Flowers I would like to thank everyone for the cards, flowers, visits and calls while I was in Si John's following my surgery. I especially want to thank tht- softball players of all the church leagues for their beautiful flowers.

Most of all your prayers in my behalf and while Roscoe was in Texas County Hospital. God bless each one for everything. Vera and Roscoe Mayberry I wish to thank my doctors and nurses at Texas County und Mount Vernon hospitals for their services. Rev. Ford, all my friends and relatives for their prayers, visits, letters and cards.

May God bless ynu, .1 Bill" Lemmons frf ami Mrs Bruce Denise the Mississippi River at Mrs. David Bi and Valerie. Clarksville. Mo. A 30 pound Winnebago.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Harrison, Lake wood, are visiting with Mrs. Grade Roderick and Joe Roderick this week. Other visitors last week in the Roderick home were Mr.

and Mrs. Kevin Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Layne Roderick and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Nelson Roderick and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Roderick. Sunday dinner guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Ragain and Virgie were Mrs. Dorothy Pinkston and granddaughters. Ms. Tabby Garrett and Ms Lori Ann Raus-cher, Mr.

and Mrs. Keith Walls. Erica and Leslie. Millard Ragain called in the Ray Ragain home during the afternoon. Mr.

and Mrs. Del mar Roderick, the Rev. and Mrs. Ivan Hendricks. Ms.

Kim Head and Ms. Kelly Head were in Lebanon on Sunday afternoon to help Ms. Danette Roderick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Roderick, celebrale her second birthday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Stall-cup visited Last week with Mr, and Mrs, Mike Barker and family, Kansas City. Saturday night supper guests of Mr. and Mrs.

C. Dailing were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dailing, Shane, Kerry, Eric and Payton, Pineville, Mrs. Ruby English, Lehigh.

Dallas Dailing. Kismet. and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dailing, Timothy and Lucas.

Mrs. Jean Stiiley, Bobby Brown, Mrs. Kay Jordan and Brian. Carl Stiiley. Dwighty and Samantha Wamsley were in Springfield Friday visiting 'he Springfield Zoo.

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Daugherty, Puxico, visited over the weekend in the borne of the Rev. and Mrs. E.

Campbell. The Daughertys visited on Sat- Ms. Sharon Wilson, Ms. flathead catfish was caught Carol Coble and Ricky Coble on the trotline. Mrs.

Esta returned Friday after spend- Day returned to Yukon Elmore. Erin and Dusty of Bland. Mo. and Mrs. Mary Smith of Licking.

Duane attended the reunion of his class of Don attended his 1957 cl.iss reunion and Bruce was (or hi? 1VM7 class reunion. Otner visitors in the Elmore home were the Rev. and Mrs. Hal-brook of S.ikm, James R. her daughter.

Mrs. Zumwalt week at the Assembly FOR SALE Is JULY Your 1974 MOBILE HOME 12X70 Mrs. Mattie Stetson, Houston and her son, Byron Stetson, Florida, enjoyed Thursday dinner with Mrs. Allie Paul. Congratulations to Mr.

and Mrs. Randy Jenkins, Ft. Wood on the arrival of a son, bom last week. Larry Shaw, was in St. John's Hospital a few days last week.

He is home now and doing fine. Those visiting at the Nelson Roderick home over the weekend were Mr. and Mra. Layne Roderick and family, Fordland, Mr. and Mrs.

Kevin Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Harrison. Pete Roderick and Joe Roderick.

Mrs. Ruby Roderick and Russell Roderick visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ival Lemons, Mtn. Grove on Thursday.

The Rev. W. E. Campbell. Bobby Brown, Ms.

Norma Pearcy, Mrs. Elaine Campbell and Dara and Ms. Stacey Fronterhouse, attended the fellowship meeting at the Dawson Assembly of God Church on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.

David Brown attended his class reunion at Houston on Saturday night. Mrs. Maxine Brown, Mra. Eileen Fronterhouse, Miranda and Quenten were in Springfield on business last Tuesday. Mr.

and Mrs. Harold Baker, Sheila and Christine Squier, Ft. Worth, Texas, visited awhile last Friday night at the Gilbert Baker home, Roby. The Bakers and Squiers left Monday for their home after spending a week in the Rev. Walter Baker and Edgar Moore homes.

The Rev. Ivan Hendricks visited Monday afternoon at the Mra. Allie Paul home. Last week visitors of Mrs. Jean Stiiley and family were Esther Stiiley, Vaughan Stiiley, Brad Campbell.

Delbert Campbell. Terry Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Campbell, Mrs.

Lila Wamsley, the Rev. W. E. Campbell, Steve Stallcup and Lucas Dailing. Mr.

and Mrs. Delmar Roderick visited Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. James Head, Kim and Kelly, Bucy- Mrs. Arlene Williamson, Houston, visited with Mr.

and Mrs. Pete Roderick on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Roderick and family, Springfield, visited in the Pete Roderick home on Saturday to pick up their son Russell, who had been staying a week with his grandparents.

Those who enjoyed homemade ice cream in the home of the Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Campbell on Tuesday evening were Mr.

and Mra. Clifford Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. David Brown, Denise and Valerie, Mr. and Mrs.

Delbert Campbell and Dara, Mrs. Maxine Brown and Ms. Sharon Wilson. Mr. and Mrs.

Arlie SaUee, Salem and Mr. and Mrs. Hall Was her-Dryer-Srove- Refrigerator WILL SACRIFICE MUST BE MOVED Birthday Month? Bring this ad to ua for $1.00 off on a shampoo and set. It's our way of HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our customers Call 967-3550 for appointment. SILHOUETTE Grisham Ins.

Real Estate PHONE 962-4260 COIFFURE SALON 209 S. Grand Houston on our TPexa of God Camp on the Lake of the Ozarks. Saturday night supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Johnie Jordan and Brian, Houston, were Mrs.

Jean Stiiley. Carl Stiiley. Dwighty and Samantha Wamsley and Bobby Brown. Ms. Valerie Brown visited overnight Thursday with her grandparents, the Rev.

and Mrs. W. E. Campbell. Friday night supper guests of the Campbells were Mr.

and Mrs. David Brown, Denise and Valerie and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Campbell and Dara. Vaughan Stiiley visited Saturday morning with Mrs.

Jean Stiiley and family. Sunday dinner guests in the Stiiley home were Mrs. Lila Wamsley and HarryMorris. Mr. and Mrs.

Gilbert Baker, Roby, visited Saturday with the Rev. and Mrs. Walter Baker. Mrs. Linda Shaw and Larry, Jr.

visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baker. Scholarship To Gaston Rick Gaston of Houston has been awarded a Curator's scholarship for the coming school year at UM-Rolla. He received a Curator's Freshman scholarship for the academic year recently completed and was on the honor roll both semesters.

His grade point average was 3.9 for the year and was recognized as one in the top 25 of his freshman class. Gaston is a 1976 graduate from Houston High School and is majoring in chemical engineering at UM-Rolla. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Gaston.

after spending several weeks visiting with another daughter. Mr. and Mrs Charley Laird of Eolia and a son and family. Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Day of Hannibal. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Mitchell of Blackwell, spent last week in the home of her grandparents. Mr and Mrs.

Ferret Jarvis. Jerry Miller of Garden City, Kans. was an overnight guest Saturday in the Jarvis home. Mr. and Mrs, Ronald Hampton, Rhonda and Kevin of Creve Coeur visited Sunday afternoon.

The Hamptons visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hampton over the weekend and attended his class reunion Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.

Larry Hess and their son Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hess of Peoria, visited over the weekend in the home of Larry's parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Hess. They were accompanied by the Hess great grandson. Gregory Fulton, also of Peoria, Recent guests in the Hess home were a nephew, Ronald Hess of Durango. Calif, and a son and wife. Mr.

and Mrs. Donald Hess of St. Charles. Mr. and Mrs, John Wright of Dallas.

Texas, visited iwo days last week with his twin sister, Mrs. Doris Wester-Recent guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cummins were Mrs. Jan Anderson and Mrs.

Ann Ward and their grandsons, Paul and John Anderson of Wichita. Mr. and Mrs. Carl (Ruth) Ward from Oklahoma City. Mr.

and Mrs. Ron Cummins, Jayme and Brock of Marsh-field, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gllliisnd from Mtn. Grove, Homer Miller and Mr.

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