Missouri Senate tech session fizzles on signings
A planned Missouri Senate technical session to sign last minute bills fizzled with only one bill signed the school aid measure. Lt. Gov Morris, acting as governor, signed the bill tied to a cigarette tax hike and adjourned the Senate. Critics called the move a political ploy by the Blackwell faction.
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Plea for vote law shifted to Senate
Washington AP report outlines Senate and House actions on a voting rights extension and the administration bill. Key figures include Attorney General Mitchell and NAACP official Clarence Mitchell who warn against changes loosening southern voting protections while supporters seek broader national reach.
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Missouri native dies in Virginia
Gus tav B Margraf 54 administrative vice president and director for Reynolds Metals Co died in University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville after a several week illness. A Missouri native and Southeast Missouri State and Duke Law graduate he had worked in London for four years as managing director of British Aluminum and formerly held posts at NBC New York and as NBC VP Talent and Program Administration before joining Reynolds in 1954. He is survived by his widow a daughter two sons two brothers and two half brothers funeral services will be held here Saturday.
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Federal court of appeals reverses Spock conviction
The First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the convictions of pediatrician Benjamin Spock and three co-defendants, ordering retrials for Coffin and Goodman on legal grounds. It ruled the trial judge erred by instructing jurors with ten special questions and found that free speech protections under the First Amendment covered anti draft critique, not evading the draft.
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Gromyko talks encourages easing of Cold War tensions
Moscow outlines foreign policy favoring talks with the United States and better East West relations. Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told the Soviet parliament that the Soviet Union supports negotiations rather than confrontation and is prepared for strategic arms talks and the ratification of a treaty to curb nuclear weapons spread.
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Navy watches Soviet vessels near Florida coast
U S reconnaissance tracks a Soviet task force 260 miles southeast of Jacksonville moving southwest toward Cuba. Eight ships, including an aircraft carrier group, are joined by Vigilante jets and Hawk radars. The operation coincides with a revolutionary celebration and could reflect Soviet response to U S destroyer activity in the Black Sea. The USS Independence and aircraft from bases in Maryland and Maine participate in the patrol.
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Egypt claims biggest canal raid victory since 1967 war
The Associated Press reports Egypt launched a raid across the Suez Canal claiming its largest success since the 1967 Arab‑Israeli war. Israel counted four soldiers killed four wounded and one captured with two tanks damaged. Egypt said 10 may have been wounded or killed and five tanks destroyed near Port Taufiq. Israel said its forces repelled the Egyptian unit with bazooka fire. Diplomatic talks continued as U S official Sisco met British officials and prepared new proposals for Moscow and Paris.
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Two drownings tied to spillway at Missouri dam
In Moberly James Adams, 19, drowned after being swept over Sugar Creek Lake spillway while wading near the edge. His body was recovered three hours later in turbulent water below the spillway. A similar drowning occurred near Kirksville as Dennis Albertson, 22, a park ranger at Thousand Hills State Park, was carried over a dam spillway while wading too close.
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Schoolteacher Dies in Missouri Two-Car Crash
In Independence, Missouri, Retta Smith a schoolteacher, was killed when her car collided broadside with Donna Pearl’s car on U.S. 71 bypass. Smith's daughter Jennifer Smith, 21, suffered an arm fracture and cuts. Pearl is in critical condition with multiple injuries. Pearl’s 2-year-old son was shaken up. Witness said wet pavement caused the skidding impact.
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Springfield man named insurance licensing supervisor
Robert L. Barnes of Springfield was named today as supervisor of the Licensing Section of the Division of Insurance. The appointment was made by William Y. McCaskill, superintendent of insurance. Barnes, a native of Marceline, was formerly a life insurance agency manager.
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Hair named acting Kansas City district superintendent
Br. Donald Hair, 44, an assistant superintendent for three years, was chosen by the school board to fill the acting post at a $31,000 annual salary. He will serve until a successor to James A. Hazlett is found, Hazlett resigning August 3 after 14 years as superintendent.
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