Missouri considers new election laws and voter registration plan
The Missouri legislature discusses an election and voter registration package aimed at addressing inflation deficits and trust in the dollar. Witnesses argue for statewide registration, counted absentee votes, and clearer duties for county clerks and election judges while exploring model electronic voting devices on an experimental basis in Clay County. Meetings are planned for 1968 to address metropolitan election issues.
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Associated Press
Elearnor Koch Rehm
Exson County
Missouri
Stes
Perenne
Special Election Law Study Commission
Bal Reserve Board
Treasury
Henry H. Form
Fowler
Mills
Rehm
Clay County
Red defector's letters reveal war feelings
Jacksonville AP reports Richard D. Bailey one of four U S Navy men who defected to Japan wrote his parents from Russia in August about feeling like a dove and questioning if the United States is pursuing the right path in Vietnam. Letters show discomfort with air campaign and a debate over federal budget figures.
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Japa
United States
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North Vietnam
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Alvin L. Onger
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Filmore
Macedonia Quake Hits Debar Amid Destruction and Evacuations
Debar in Macedonia faced a major quake with extensive damage. Premier Nikola Mincer toured the area noting severe damage while commending relief efforts. First aid centers and barracks were set up as about 1,000 women and children were to stay in shelters. electricity, water, and meals were organized for evacuees and responders.
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Nikola Mincer ofMacédonia
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Scott appointed to national post
Scott, a former Navy officer, serves as executive vice president described in the article, highlighting his letter to the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and remarks on spending cuts. The piece details political friction, comments on Tonkin Gulf, and a subplot involving family letters and a separate vandalism incident.
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Glenn B. Scott
Missouri Chara
Deborah
Thadber
Commerce
Board of Regents
Bet
United States
Weaver backs union plan for negro workers in housing
Secretary Robert C. Weaver praised a construction union plan to hire more Negro members while acknowledging progress toward equal employment. He spoke at a convention of the AFL CIO Building and Construction Trades Department in Miami Beach Florida.
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Fla
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Urban Developmhent Department
Weaver
Aflcio
McNamara May Face Public Service Post as Talks Continue
Pentagon officials discuss McNamara possibly leaving to take a public service role while emphasizing the president may need multiple targets to absorb criticism. Weaver notes unions and housing programs could be affected and cites potential quick moves toward a successor by December.
Ike and Mamie urged museum plans amid union race concerns
Haggerty proposed establishing training programs for Negro apprentices in slum areas during the model cities initiative. Some building trade chiefs feared pruning apprenticeships could trigger new charges of racial discrimination against unions. Weaver assured the union that work standards would be preserved.
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Phil. Goulding
Pentagon
C. J. Haggerty
Goulding
Weaver
White House
Haggerty
Marines Fight to Halt Communist Ground Push Near Bu Dop
Frontline action reports heavy U S bombardment of the frontier as Marines defend Bu Dop and Bo Duc near Loc Ninh against a Viet Cong and North Vietnamese assault. Reinforcements, burned-out targets, and casualties on both sides are cited as the battle intensifies with armored and infantry units in nearby areas.
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U.S
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Aigon
Bo Duc
Loc Ninh
Bo’Duc
Meramec River Basin eyed for national recreation area
Long endorses study by City Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to assess Lower Meramec in Missouri for national recreation area status. A three man team led by Reo Koenings surveys the basin with plans already filed by St. Louis and Jefferson County planning agencies. Senator Long expects legislation when time is right.
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New York
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Meramec River
Missouri
St. Louis
Meramec Basin
Reoman L. Koenings
Ann Arbor
Mich
Lake Central
St. Louis and Jefferson
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Five in family perish in five
Five members of one family reportedly perished as wintry icing snarled New York area travel. Lincoln Tunnel traffic halted on the New Jersey end with routes diverted to the Holland Tunnel and other crossings. Airlines faced delays and some flights were grounded at La Guardia Newark Kennedy.
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Back Our Boys Program Slated In Wentzville
In Wentzville Missouri a Christmas parity fundraising event titled Back Our Boys to support American servicemen in Vietnam is planned for Saturday at 2 PM. A 45 minute program will feature a Salvation Army style Tree of Lights with bulbs lit for each $1 donation to front line gift packages.
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Wentzville
Vietnam
Our Boys
Salvation Army
Will Ilay
Wentzville High
Mirs
Gittmeier
President cites jobless Americans seeking good wages and opportunity
The President argues that unskilled and disabled unemployed Americans are last in line for relief and that government aims to provide work at decent wages through business and industry to restore abundance and productive output.
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Analoyéa
Friday Night TV Schedule Highlights and Films
The listing features CBS and NBC programming with The Horizontal Lieutenant at 3:00 and again 8:00, The Outsider at 10:25, Dramas and news items including General Hospital for Women, Santa Claus segment, and Post Time at Racks. It notes local weather, regional news, and various show times through 22:00.
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Missouri Forum
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Con game warning issued in Missouri
The Missouri Attorney General’s office warns residents about California letters claiming heirs to estates or free wigs. Officials say the notices misrepresent rights and request payments. wigs are not free and the ads target Missourians with misleading promises.
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California
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Hospital robbed at Jewish Hospital in St Louis
Three men pulled a daylight holdup at Jewish Hospital in St Louis and escaped with about $5,000, police said. The incident occurred Thursday and involved three suspects, details under investigation.
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ST. Louis
Jewish Hospital
Three Missourians named among Defense Department casualties
The Defense Department listed three Missourians among Thursday’s casualties. Pfc. David W. Wooden of Higginsville was killed in action. Lemuel T. Williams of St. Louis and Nathaniel Thompson of St. Louis were updated from missing to killed by hostile action.
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Defense Department
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Davis L. Wooden
Higginsville
Lemuel T. Williams
Lenora C. Williams
St. Louis
Othaniel Thompson
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