Witness Says Accused Pair Being Framed
MOAMI Fla AP The state's star witness against Melvin Lane Powers was quoted as saying he would not know Powers on the street The defense witness Virgil Halford a lifer claimed Messler and Powers are framed in the Mossler slaying Halford described Mulvey as saying he would testify for pay and that he had struck a deal with the defense The trial revolves around Messler Powers and the Mossler murder with Mulvey facing separate theft convictions
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MOAMI
Fla
Melvin Lane Powers
Virgil Nelson Halford
Candace Messler
Powers
Halford
Billy Frank Mulvey
Mulvey
Texas State Penitentiary
Messler
Houston
Mossler
Jacques Mossler
Mulver
Cane Field
Missouri Traffic Death Log Summary
For the 24 hours ending at midnight one death is recorded. Year to date totals show 17 deaths, while the same period last year tallies 210 deaths. An earlier accident is referenced as the cause for one death.
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Missouri
Humphrey Returns Amid Viet Nam War Debate
Vice President Humphrey briefed Congress on his nine country Asia Pacific tour and faced questions from lawmakers while the Senate weighs a 4.8 billion dollar Viet Nam authorization. President Johnson urges measured force and cautions against escalation as Gruening Morse push amendments. Fulbright considers inviting Humphrey to discuss the trip with the Foreign Relations Committee.
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House
Humphrey
Congress
W. Averell Harriman
Asia
Pacific
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress I
United States
Viet Nam
Ries
New York
Freedom House
Sen
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Ernest Gruening
D-Alaska
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Adimit Johnson
Administration
Gruening
Morse
Southeast Asia
George A. Smathers
Florida
Senate Democratic Conference Committee
Washington
Sen. J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations
Viet Cong Fire and US Afghan Operations Across Vietnam Coastline
Viet Cong shelled Communist positions with 114 six inch rounds while a Swines patrol craft fired 29 mortars to aid Vietnamese troops along Quang Tin coast near Da Nang. US 101st Airborne ambushed Viet Cong, killing two and seizing weapons near Tuy Hoa. Allied forces pressed to clear fertile rice lands in Binh Dinh and Anh Xuyen provinces as Viet Cong casualties mounted. 29 Vietnamese freed from Viet Cong captivity gave insights into tactics and indoctrination during nine months of captivity.
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Quang Tin Province
da Nang
U.S. 101St Airborne
Tuy Hoa
Saigon
U.S
Binh Dinh
17Th Fleet
Anh Xuyen
Chu Lai
Judge Norwin Houser speaks at Masonic festival
Judge Norwin D. Houser, Supreme Court commissioner, was the featured speaker at the American Rite Festival held Wednesday evening at the Masonic Temple. Jefferson City Chapter 34 R A M Ezra Council 32 R & S M Prince of Peace Commandery 29 K T sponsored the event. Dinner served for 300 guests by Jefferson Chapter 496 O E S. About 150 Masons attended.
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Masonic Temple
Norwin D. Houser
Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Ezra Council
Prince of Peace Commandery
K. T
Jefferson Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Snorkel Truck Considered For City Fire Department
Jefferson City voters face a $700000 bond plan to replace the 85 foot ladder truck and fund three new fire stations plus equipment. The proposal includes a snorkel ladder with a movable platform for rescues, a 1000 gallon tanker, and two 1000 gallon pumper trucks for water supply and fire response.
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City Fire Department
Jefferson City
John F. Sullivan
Sullivan
Patrol Cars Get Air Conditioning By May First
About 75 to 80 percent of Missouri Highway Patrol cars are to be air conditioned by May 1. Officers on continuous patrol will be first to receive cooled cars. Cars without air conditioning to be phased out by late summer. Patrols trade cars between 35,000 and 40,000 miles for best deals. The fleet totals about 500 vehicles.
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Missouri
H. H. Schaperkotter
Division of Motor Equipment
Schaperkotter
Civil Defense Class Set at LU
Lincoln University hosts a Civil Defense seminar for architects and engineers this weekend. Thomas H. Benton notes it updates graduates of last year’s Fall-out Shelter Analysts course. Thirteen men attended. Classes run 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 Saturday and Sunday in Room 305 Camel Hall. Robert F. Davidson from University of Missouri Rolla and John R. Salmons from University of Missouri Columbia lead the instruction. Sponsored by the Army Civil Defense Department.
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Lincoln University
Thomas H. Benton
Civil Defense
Benton
Robert F. Davidson
University of Missouri Lat Rolla
John R. Salmons
Columbia
Camel Hall
Department of the Army
Civil Defense Department
Wounded Private Survives After Viet Nam Clash
U S 1st Air Cavalrymen searching for bodies found one buddy alive 24 hours after being hit in the head near TAH ACH LONG 280 miles northeast of Saigon. Heavy fighting lasted until dark with serious American losses. A medic from Clarksville, Tennessee, gave blood plasma to the unconscious private who regained consciousness. his name was not released.
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Tah Ach Long
Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Air
Sangon
Jasper Tassakaua
Clarksville, Tenn
Allen Granted Unconditional Release From Psychiatric Care
Dr. Tuttle said hospital doctors consider Allen cured of mental ailments. He has been free of psychosis and off medication for five years, a condition reducing relapse risk. A petition for unconditional release was filed earlier this week by hospital superintendent Dr. Donald B. Petterson.
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Tuttle
Allen
Donald B. Petterson
Fulton State Hospital seeks $15 million for new wards
Dr. Donald B. Peterson, superintendent, testified on a $1 50,000 planning request to replace Civil War era wards at Fulton State Hospital No. 1. The total project cost is estimated at $15 million. Officials discussed funding via earnings funds, possible state bonds, and Medicare aid contingent on accreditation.
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Donald B. Peterson
State Hospital No. 1
Fulton
Peterson
Fulton Hospital
Alett
St. Louis Hospital
County court urged to redraw townships for equal districts
Benitz argued Cole County Court could abolish Jefferson Township and create two equal population townships, then redraw boundaries to balance representation. He cites an Attorney General opinion from March 30, 1965, comparing Randolph County’s setup with Cole County.
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Benitz
Jefferson Township
Norman IH. Anderson
Missouri
Anderson
Randolph County
Cole County
Randolph’s
Moberly
Ghana Coup Destroys Nkrumah Regime In Power Shift
Rebels led by Col. E K Kotoka seized control as gunfire and fires erupted around Accra. The radio warned security forces to surrender by 11:30, ministers’ residences were protected, and Nkrumah fled for talks in Cairo and Peking. The coup dissolved Parliament and dissolved the Convention People’s Party. US Embassy said Americans were safe but urged caution.
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Ghana
Security Service
E. K. Kotoka
Kumasi
Accra
Charles Barwah
Barwah
Nkrumah
Kofi Banko
Ussher Fort
Kotoka
Kwame Nkrumah
Convention Peories
United States
Peace Corps
Osagyefe
the Redeemer
Senator Jones in St Louis Feud Over State Capitol Claim
In St Charles, debate grows over whether the first Missouri Capitol existed in 1812. Sen. Jones cites volumes while local commission chair Homer Clebenger and Lindenwood College historian Dr. Homer Clebenger present 12 documents supporting St. Charles as the real Capitol. The dispute centers on whether Missouri existed as a state before a state Capitol was established.
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Capitol
Missouri Hotel
St. Louis
Alexander McNair
Missouri
Sen. Jones
Homer Clebenger
Lindenwood College
Elmendorf
St. Charles
Bond Issue Passes In Columbia For School Upgrades
Voters narrowly approve a $2,530,000 school improvement bond with 2,985 in favor and 203 against. Funds will finance 29 elementary, 16 junior high, and 21 high school classrooms, plus cafeterias at a junior high and an elementary school.
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Columbia, Mo
President Says Tide Of Fighting Turned In Viet Nam
President Johnson told a national audience he would not escalate the war in Viet Nam and that the tide of battle has been turned. He spoke from a New York hotel and pledged a limited objective while avoiding direct conflict with Communist China. A disruption at the event and nearby antiwar protests coincided with his remarks as he defended policy and outlined aims including peace talks and social reform.
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Nkrumah
Cairo
Rangoon
Peking
Hanoi
Harold Wilson
Britain
Liu Shao-chi
Chou En-lai
New York
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
China
Peiping
Washington
Freedom House
Peace In
Secret Service
James Peck
War Registers League
Peck
Bond
New York Central
Waldorf-Astoria
LBJ
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Igvess
Assault charge against Herschel Kirchner dismissed
Circuit Court Judge John M. Cave dismissed the assault charge against Herschel Kirchner after Boone County prosecutor asked due to the complaining witness now being in Georgia. Kirchner had been charged with raping a University of Missouri co-ed in May 1963, with the case brought on change of venue.
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Fulton
John M. Cave
Herschel Kirchner
Boone County
Georgia
Kirchner
University of Missouri
Newspaper Delivery and Rates from The Tribune and The Post
The TribuneEstablished in 1809 The Post Established in 1008 Published every evening except Saturday by the News Tribune Company 210 Monroe Street Jefferson City Missouri Carrier delivery 45 cents per week daily and Sunday 70 cents per week mail rates Core counties 14.00 per year adjoining. All other Missouri counties 20.80. Outside Missouri 23.40 per year. Includes Associated Press rights and circulation audit.
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News Tribune Company
Monroe Street
Jefferson City
Missouri
Core
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Es SO Sureacor
Dial
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University of Missouri Eye Bank Center
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Masons
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