Bond Issues Murder Case Top 69 News

By DAN HOLMAN the bond issue rose to million when it again was subsub- ingshogs of proposed Oakland Junior High and additions to Missourian Staff Writer mitted to voters on May 6 Shepard Boulevard Elementary School The arrest of Jerry Lynn Stout in the FriedersFriedel's murder case It was defeated 95 of one per cent of the vote or yes Jan 17 University Board ofof Curators award constructionconstruct innion and the defeat of two Boone County Hospital bond issues were votes Only one out-county precinct voted for the bond issue contacts of for construction of a among the top local news stories of 1969 The bond issueoutwas voted on a third time Dec 1 Rising auditorium in Columbia multi On June 6 Stout was arrested on a charge of first degree costs had pushed the issue to 78 million It was again Columbia voters approve a school building bondhond murder of Mrs Judy FriedersFriedel's and a charge of assault with defeated this time by per cent Again only one out-county issue by a 13 margin intent to kill her husband Gary Frieders This arrest ended a precinct voted in favor of the issue and Centraliaoutvoted Jan 23 Boone County budget is cut from the inin- manhunt nearly a year old against it 31 itial 15 million proposal On July 17 1968 Gary Frieders former Tiger football A chronological3 listing of these and other top stories follows player and his wife were assaulted in their apartment at 1112 Locust StSt. Mrs FriedersFriedel's died two months later at the February University Medical Center without regaining consciousness January t Her husband recovered and is now a school teacher in Bay Feb StanleyI-Stanley1 Elmore is sworn in as county surveyorlr City Mich Jan t1 Columbia's first 1969 citizen arrives at ama.m. to the first the county has had in several years Key clues were a stained T-shirt and a steel pipe Mr and Mrs Charles Nowlin Rt 7 a girl Janie Marie Feb 4 The City Council opposes Missouri Transit LinesLine's believed tobe the murderbloodweapon Boone County becomes a second class county today official request to discontinue service between Columbia and the ColCol-Co- T With comes new lumbia Regional Airport at Elkhurst Stout is now in Boone County Jail awaiting court action at midnight this change responsibilities The Boone County Hospital bond issue was defeated twice alterations in officials pay and new faces in the courthouse Feb 5 George Todd 22 of DrLeDrive this year making a total of three times Jan 4 Tigers move up from to in the final APA PP. shoots his wife Judy 22 and their year sunson Michael In November 1968 a 65 million proposal was defeated by poll after a 3510 trouncing of Alabama in the Gator Bowl then kills himself He also injures RonaldoldGraves 2823 of 1206 21 per cent of the vote Because of increased building costs Jan 14 Board of Education approves architects'architects drawdraw- Continued on Page 2 I 1969 in Local News Year of Transition Journalism Week Continued from Page 1 medals at the School of Journalism'ss 11 Vandals overturn markers and destroy statues at Sunset May Drive Columbia Cemetery 13 George Manufacturing Feb FF. Nickolaus announces he will not seek May 15 Minneota MininMining and Co anan- re-election in the April election flouncesnounces plans to build a plant hereherc University downtown cacanopyopy re students are ousted fromflom Memorial Union by LILights come on under the new University Dean of Students Jack Matthews for distributing MMayy 21 The University ponpom-pon squad is expanded by vulgar literature president Jim hectorI-hector to include one Negro girlgi ll. 15 resident Feb Union Local at National Food MayMal 22 About students hodhold a demonstrationdem finon the StoleStore joins Kroger already on strike for two steps of Jesse Hall duringlIming the ROTCROTO spring parade andnd weeks award presentation Feb 19 SS- One of five 5 bond issues survives a special 5 May 23 A circus lion escapes from a truck and is killed million municipal improvements A bond referendum after a short period of freedom issue furfor additional Fitfire stations and equipment was approved Defeated were bond issuesi sues for street highway and bridge imim- provements public parks traffic signals completion of ColCoICol- umbia Regional Airport facilities ji uce FoulFour University on charges of students are arrested Lynn Stout is arrested on charges of possession June 6 Jerry first of and intent to sell obscene literature Io degree murder in the slaying of Mrs Gary Frieders July 17 Feb 22 Dr Armon FF. Y professor and administrator at Michigan State University is appointed deandean- 1968 8 Judge John MM. Cave agrees to summon a grand ofor the University College of Arts and Science June juryjUly for Boone County thetile third in 20 years June 10 The Board of Education approves plans for a proposed 65 million second senior high school to be ready ll for occupancy in September 1971 June 20 JerlYJerry Lynn StoulStout is indicted for first degree March 11 Ronald LeeLeo Parton year Hickman stustu- murder by ttV grand jury in the FriedersFriedel'S murder case dentrient is charged with theft of 2000 oldfrom Boone County NaNa- June 24 A HouseSenate conference committee approves tional Bank an budget forfOI the University 17 million under March 12 Fire alat KOMU-TV station Highway 63 causes University President John CC. Weaver'sWeaverss original request approximately TVdamage June 29 Fun parades andarid music spark the Rocheport March 18 Christian College advertises in the Wall Street Journal to change name of school to person who will donate 5 million March 27 General Telephone vows to10 improve Columbia area service with expenditures of 14smillion March 29 General Telephone requests the FCC to allow July City8 City Council denies CAlV licenseIi ense to International of Columbia to operate ait community antenna TV Telemeter of Columbia forfo the second time system it hopes to build in Columbia July 11 The Missouri RiverHivel smashes levees and floods McBaine July 15 The Board of Education approves a record 77273 April million budget a increase over last year July 21 The Missourian publishes an extra on the Apollo April 2 Herb Jeans is elected mayor defeating JameJames II11 landing on the moon the first since the death of President Nunnelly Franklin DD. Roosevelt on April 12 1945 April 11 The Planning and Zoning Commission approves a ilreachingfar-reaching amendment to its development plan designed to it us encourage industrial park development in Columbia April 12 The Norfolk andamI WesternVestern Railway is authorized Aug 3 A colorful parade begins the Boone County by thetile Missouri Public Service Commission to discontinue its Fair last two passenger trains across Missouri Aug 16 The Elkhurst Regional Airport terminal Is coincomcom- pleted and ready for occupancy April 15 Donaldson kills himself with a lZ12 gauge Aug 17 Three men enroll at College shotgun after wounding Mrs Mary E. Cross Christian for Women E the first in the schoolsschool's year history April 1516 About half of the member Public Services Union Local No 45 go1200on strike at the University Medical Center April 18 Norfolk and Western RailwaysRailway's lasttast passenger train from Columbia to Centralia makes its final run Sept 7 Missouri Tigers are rated in the nationnati att theth April 24 Rory Ehlinger University assistant instructors Ellinger start of the 1969 football season Jerry Butcher boycott classes in support of Public and Sept 9 Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity house is destroyed Service strike by fire April 25 Negro students at Hickman High School hold a Sept 10 The Missourian celebrates its first anniversary protest meeting in the school demanding Black studies as a morning paper Sept 11 Sam Adams and Jon Staggers are selected uKB Tiger May Septco19 19 column is added to ThThe Missourian May 6 Skyway Aviation Co is granted tentative approval to operate an air commuter service between Columbia October Kansas City and StSt. Louis May 6 Dennis Walsh reporter for the StSt. Louis GlobeGlobe- Oct 2 Adam Clayton Powell outspoken Harlem concon- Democrat receives announcement he has just won the gressman speaks to an overflow crowd at Jesse HallHan and Pulitzer Prize while addressing a Journalism Week audience says Im for anything that's against at the University He is one of three School oof Journalism Oct 4 Mrs Doris Fern Sanders kills her two sons then graduates to receive the prize in 1969 take her own life in their home near Columbia May 7 County voters defeat the 65 million Boone County Oct 8 Columbia voters in a controversial electioneJection apap-lip- Hospital bond issue prove the annexation of sevsevenn areas increasing the city's size May 10 Ten persons arrested in a drug raid arearc by residents and acres arraigned in Magistrate Court Oct 11 misprinted Tiger Tumblers are Frank McGee William Manchester and Lee Hills receive shipped to Texas andann the needy people along the gulf coast A Oct 15 protestors march to the Federal Building in local Vietnam Moratorium activities Oct 22 Girl Scout lodge here is destroyed by fire Oct 28 Tiger broadcaster MahlenMahlon Aldridge undergoes surgery and misses his first football broadcast in 23 years Oct 30 The Hickman High School down Fullen 33 for a homecoming victory 0Oct 30 Christian CollegesCollege's name will be Columbia ColCol- lege after July 1 1970 N

Nov 1 The TigersTigel's outlast Kansas State for a thrilling climax to homecoming 4138 Nov 7 Charles FF. Mai is chosen vice president of ChrisChris- tian College Nov 14 Students hold a hour memorial vigil in McAlester Park for November Moratorium48 activities Nov 17 Tiger Coach Dan Devine accepts an invitation to meet Penn State in the Orange Bowl New YearsYear's night Nov 19 The Ashland City Council votes to create a comcom- munity development plan Nov 25 John Ludeman 18 is sentenced to two years illiii hethe State Department of Corrections for possession of mari juana December Dec The 78 million Boone County Hospital bond issueissu- isess defeated for the second time in 1969 Centralia voters play a key role3 DecDee 7 a group of Columbia physicians plan to build a private hospital Dec l16 Boone County's Proposed budget tops 1 million Dec 23 City Planning Director of T Art Spencer approves Jack Matthews'Matthewsr proposal to rename Eighth Street to Avenue of the Columns Dec 24 AA. CC. Jack announces he willwUl not seek rere-election as presiding judge of the Boone County Court