Governors take national leadership role in reform drive
SEATTLE AP The chairman of the nation s governors praised states for acting on ethics reform consumer protection and no fault insurance while Congress fights over leadership. Rep Brademus urged governors to fill the vacuum left by the Nixon White House and said Democrats would lead a veto proof Congress after November. Rep Anderson warned bipartisan power is needed as revenue sharing could fall. Evans urged governors to drive federal policy and programs.
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Washington
Daniel J. Evans
Ton
National Governors Conference
John Brademus
Indiana
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White House
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Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
John B. Anderson
Illinois
Republican Conference
Democratic Congress
Anderson
Evans
Richard F. Kneip
William Dougherty
Alabama
Jere Beasley
Charles Woods
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Iowa
Missouri K U takes over three degree programs in Independence
The Missouri Commission on Higher Education approved a one year takeover by the University of Missouri Kansas City of three programs formerly run by Central Missouri State College in Independence. The move aims to avoid a gap for students but faces opposition over precedent and university center status.
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ST. Louis
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Independence
Missouri Commission On Higher Education
Central Missouri State College
Warrensburg
Christopher) Bond
C. Brice Ratchford
University of Missouri
Kansas City
Ratchford
Warren ©. Lovinger
Central Missouri State
Independence Center
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
University of Missouri-St. Louis
UMSL
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City Council delays action on two zoning changes
Residents crowded the council chambers as no rezoning decisions were made. A bill to rezone 2600 Highway 50 West from RS-1 to C-2 remains on an informal calendar while schemes to rezone 23 acres off Ware Avenue from RS-3 to RA for a 180 unit apartment complex face opposition over traffic and suitability. The meeting also considered funding shifts, health department consolidation, and new appointments to commissions.
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West Main Street
Highway 50
Schellridge
Gene Schenewerk
Ware Avenue
RS3
RA Residential
John G. Christy
Russell Street
Stadium Boulevard
Leslie Boulevard
Park Board and Memorial Airport
Lagers Retirement Fund
Lagers Fund
James Dalton
Environmental Quality Commission
Parking and Traffic Commission
Planning and Zoning Commission
Colson pleads guilty to obstructing justice in Watergate case
Charles W. Colson pleaded guilty to obstructing justice and agreed not to face further Watergate related prosecutions. He admitted creating a 1971 scheme to defame Daniel Ellsberg during the Pentagon Papers case. Sentencing is set for June 21. maximums include five years and a $5,000 fine.
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Washington
Charles W. Colson
Nixon
Colson
Daniel Elisberg
Gerhard A. Gesell
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Eight primary elections set nationwide with California centerpiece
Associated Press reports a flurry of eight state primaries led by California where Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke battles for the GOP nomination amid Watergate fallout and a push for Prop 9 campaign spending limits. Edmund Brown Jr. leads Democrats for governor as 76 House seats nationwide shape the political map.
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Associated Press
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New Mexico
U.S
Iowa
U.S. House
South Dakota
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Ronald
Reagan
Watergate
Reinecke
GOP
ITT
Houston I. Flournoy
Edmund G. Brown Jr
New Jersey
Two Boys Die In Lake of the Ozarks Boat Explosion
Jefferson City boys Timothy Rackers five and Bradley Rackers six drowned when their boat exploded in Birdsong Cove on Lake of the Ozarks. Dennis Rackers seventeen survived with a broken arm. Officials suspect a gas leak ignited the blast.
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Jefferson City
Helias High School
Lake of the Ozarks
Timothy Steven Rackers
James L. Rackers
Bassman Rd
Bradley Rackers
Don R. Rackers
Bald Hill Rd
Missouri Division of Water Safety
James Rackers
Helias
Don Rackers
Lee’s AG
E. Dunklin Se
Dennis K. Rackers
Dan Needham
Division of Water Safety
Diane Rackers
Capt
Needham
Dennis Rackers
Birdsong Cove
Bagwell Dam
Rabin Becomes Israel's Premier Amid Peace Pledge
Yitzhak Rabin is sworn in as Israel's fifth prime minister with a vow to pursue peace with Arabs while maintaining strong defense. The shift coincides with Syrian and Israeli generals finalizing disengagement plans on the Golan Heights. Rabin wins parliamentary approval 61 to 51 after hours of debate.
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Associated Press
Yitzhak Rabin
Israel
Golda Meir
Golan Heights
Rabin
Jerusalem
Washington
Geneva
British troops to stay in Northern Ireland warns off withdrawal
Merlyn Rees told Parliament that Britain will not pull its army from Northern Ireland. He warned a retreat could trigger a large scale bloodbath between Protestants and Catholics and spark communal strife across Britain. He described a new working class Protestant nationalism with backing from industrialists, farmers and civil servants.
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London
Northern Ireland
Merlyn Rees
Britain
Rees
House of Commons
Calley loses bid to obtain records
In Columbus Georgia US District Judge J Robert Elliott rejects four of five motions from William L Calley Jr seeking secret My Lai massacre probe records and witness testimonies. The ruling leaves the Peers Report and most Army probe documents classified while Calley prepares June 24 appeal arguing his constitutional rights were violated. The sole granted request was access to court martial records, the longest in U S military history.
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Columbus, Ga
Army
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
US District Court
J. Robert Elliott
Calley
Elliott
Peers
Eljiott
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services
U.S
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