Tornado Toll Rises in Missouri Lead Belt
In Missouri near Old Mines and Farmington, tornadoes killed five people and injured over 30 as two twisters leveled homes and halted communications. A Carbonale Illinois motorist died when a car was hurled into a rock bluff near Farmington. Hospitals reported about 35 treated for minor injuries amid widespread damage and road closures.
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Pope defends self and Curia amid policy critics
In a six anniversary address from Vatican City Pope Paul VI defends himself the Roman Curia and Catholic bishops against critics of church policies. He calls for humility openness to reform and weighs war issues urging progress toward global peace amid Vietnam Nigeria and Middle East tensions.
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Saigon rules out special elections amid Thieu speculation
AP dispatch reports the South Vietnamese foreign ministry stating elections must follow current laws, dampening talk of a special vote with Viet Cong participation to determine Saigon's government. In Washington, Laird confirms family service on ships continues after the Frank E. Evans collision.
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Four Supreme Court Justices to Follow Job Code
Four Supreme Court justices William J. Brennan Jr. Potter Stewart Byron R. White and Thurgood Marshall said they would comply with restrictions on off the bench activities for federal judges. Chief Justice Earl Warren announced their agreement in principle with the standards adopted by the Judicial Conference and their intent to act accordingly. The conference barred outside fees for all federal judges except Supreme Court members and ordered annual asset reports for non Supreme Court judges. Warren urged the justices to adopt the same code at a June 13 conference.
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Disciplinary action announced for St. Cloud Reformatory inmates
In St. Cloud Minnesota Superintendent W F McRae says disciplinary action will be taken against inmates involved in a Friday night disturbance at the Reformatory that caused about 25000 dollars in damage. Fifty of 690 inmates participated as investigators will determine any planned involvement. A fire bomb was thrown into the central office starting a blaze that damaged equipment and records.
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Laird and Helms testify before Senate panel on missiles
Secretary Melvin Laird and CIA Director Richard Helms testified to a closed Senate Foreign Relations Committee session on Soviet offensive missiles. Some senators doubt Laird’s claim of Moscow aiming for nuclear first strike capability, while Fulbright questioned intelligence support. Mundt called the controversy desperation by ABM critics.
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President and wife exchange wedding anniversary gifts
The President and Mrs Nixon exchanged gifts to mark their 29th wedding anniversary. Mrs Nixon received diamond earrings, and the President was given gold and silver cuff links in a basket pattern, from the couple and their two daughters.
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August draft call planned at 29500
Pentagon announces an August draft of 29,500 as Army strength will drop by 15,000 with troop withdrawals from Vietnam. About 8,000 of those to leave will not be replaced, and 5,000 more terms end due to reduced needs. Overall Army strength near 1.5 million with about 130 million in annual savings. First 15,000 to return includes 9th Infantry Division units. 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry departs July 8 for processing at Ft. Lewis.
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Siege of Ben Het Camp Deepens in Central Highlands
North Vietnamese forces attack the Ben Het Special Forces camp and two outposts 280 miles northeast of Saigon, surrounding the camp with about 2,000 troops and firing heavy artillery. One American is killed and six wounded at the camp’s artillery position as U S air and ground pressure fails to break the siege.
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Clergy seek support for Bishop Shannon amid birth control row
More than 150 clergymen and Notre Dame staff urge The Most Rev. James P. Shannon to receive backing from Rome. They criticize how the Vatican has handled his recent resignation as auxiliary bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis in a birth control dispute, sending the letter to Cardinal Dearden in Detroit.
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United States
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
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Detroit
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Israelis Repel Egyptian Raid Across Suez Canal
Dozens of Egyptian troops crossed the Suez late Sunday but were repulsed with at least three dead, an Israeli army spokesman said. Simultaneous Jordan and Syria raids followed, targeting Jordanian artillery and an East Ghor irrigation canal financed largely by American money. The conflict marked a major recent confrontation period with casualties claimed on both sides and warnings issued to Jordan.
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Supreme Court extends double jeopardy to state trials
Washington AP The Supreme Court, in a 6-2 decision, ruled that the constitutional ban on double jeopardy applies to state criminal trials. The ruling reverses Benton’s larceny conviction, affirming that double jeopardy is fundamental to the American justice system, protecting against retrial for the same offense. James Dalmer Benton, convicted Maryland burglar, had challenged the state case after burglary and larceny counts. housebreaking was not pursued. He was sentenced to 10 years. On appeal, Benton won a reversal of the burglary conviction on grounds jurors must affirm belief in God.
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Burger Takes Oath as 15th Chief Justice of US
In a brief Washington ceremony at 10:42 a.m., Earl Warren ends 16 years as chief justice. Warren’s 52 years in public service conclude as Warren retires, while Earl Burger takes the bench with a strict constitutional stance and a pledge to defend the Constitution and administer justice impartially.
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