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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1967
Page
1
In the Sistine Chapel Pope Paul VI conferred red birettas on 24 new cardinals including four Americans and stated plans to grant the College of Cardinals more authority than ever, despite calls in some quarters for its suppression.
The House continued discussions on unsettled measures as lawmakers sought steady revenue. Two bills were sent to the governor to offer state aid for kindergartens, estimated to cost just over 5 million dollars.
A 122 nation group at the United Nations presses a plan to bolster enforcement of the General Assembly demand for Israeli troop withdrawal from Arab territory. The measure would expandPrevailing wage law coverage and limit projects to public works of 250000 dollars or more in Jerusalem Old City.
A court of inquiry praised Cmdr William L. McGonagie and the Liberty crew for heroism after a torpedo strike near Malta. It found the Joint Chiefs of Staff initially ordered the Liberty to move farther from the coast, and noted misrouted messages and questions about whether earlier warning could have reduced casualties.
Gov. Warren E. Hearnes ordered the Missouri National Guard to train for flood relief and potential evacuation in trailer courts as the Missouri River crest looms. The plan centers on deploying elements of B Company, 5th Military Police Battalion to assist Judge Kinamore and county sheriff in evacuation and crowd control.
The report outlines Senate and House actions on wage law scope, education and church issues, retirement system options, old age and barber license matters, plus international U N matters and Mozark Enterprises plans. It notes a legislative push for six Kansas City Schools board members and a proposed governance change for a state college system.
The House approved a $4.79 billion NASA appropriation for the coming year after cutting about $200 million from the space program. Lawmakers also voted to establish an independent aerospace safety advisory panel to reduce the risk of tragedies like the Apollo fire.
William E. Waters 81, former Maries County Circuit clerk and long time clerk and recorder, died Wednesday in a Jefferson City rest home. Born January 14, 1888 in Maries County, he married Belva Parker in 1906. He is survived by a sister. funeral Friday at Vienna Methodist Church with burial in Viennas Cemetery.
Weldon Moore of Rolla was chosen chairman of the Southeast Missouri Toll Road Association at its founding meeting. The group aims to study feasibility and develop local interest for toll road projects in the region. A. C. Brase of Cape Girardeau was elected vice chairman. Claude Odland of Rolla secretary. The festival note says the annual Fireworks Festival opens today at 5 pm with fireworks at 10 pm. attendance prizes and rides planned.
Miss Janene Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs R V Wilson Route 2 has earned a place on the Dean's Honor Roll at Hamilton College in Hanover West Columbia. She carried a 3.8375 grade point average for the spring semester and ranked seventh in the student body. Governor Hearnes signed 13 bills into law including one raising fines for overweight trucks and liberalizing disability retirement benefits for St Louis firemen. A separate accident injured three year old Michael Rourke when struck by a pickup on East High Street as he darted into the street.
Mrs. Charles Thomas of Route 1 was fined ten dollars after a speeding citation in police court.
In Kontum Province near the Mekong Delta, a U S task force of 300 paratroopers clashed with about 53 North Vietnamese troops. The engagement left 10 Americans dead and 27 wounded, with six enemy killed and one captured. A five hour night fight at a government outpost plus aerial support from ACA7 Dragon ships and armed helicopters attempted to repel the Viet Cong attack.
Kansas City AP reports a joint Missouri and Kansas plan to tax cross border retail purchases. Merchants will apply the correct use tax in the arrival state, stopping dodge schemes and potentially increasing state revenues by about 13 million annually.
A detailed schedule lists programs from Today Show to Tonight Show with CBS News NBC News and various soaps, game shows, sitcoms, and a movie. Notable entries include Captain Kangaroo, Jeopardy, General Hospital, The Rifleman, Bewitched, and a Dean Martin program.
John F. Wyss, 47, and his daughter Konda, 16, of Dixon Missouri were injured when their small plane landed short of a runway in Willow Brook Illinois near Hinsdale Airport. They were taken to Hinsdale Sanitarium for treatment with back and left arm injuries reported and x rays to assess the damage.
Carrifled Taift Baker of the Governor Hotel reported a burglary in the hotel parking lot early Wednesday morning. He said his car was parked around 1:50 a.m. and found with a broken windshield, missing electronic equipment, clothes, and cooking utensils valued near $700.
A federal grand jury in Washington has requested travel vouchers and telephone costs for Adam Clayton Powell and his staff as part of its probe into the elected but unseated congressman. Powell, a Democrat from Harlem, was barred from the House for alleged financial misconduct and faces possible censure rather than seating.
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