Supreme Court ruling leaves Missouri death penalty intact
The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling strikes down a Louisiana law mandating automatic death sentences for police killer convictions, but Missouri's new death penalty remains unaffected. The decision cites mitigating factors such as the offender's youth and lack of prior crimes, while dissents argue for upholding the Louisiana law to protect law enforcement.
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Federal Supreme Court
Louisiana
Missouri
Harry Roberts
New Orleans
Dennis McInerney
Warren E. Burger
William H. Rehnquist
Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun
Roberts
Rehnquist
Dry giraffe draws crowd as children reach through fence
A News Tribune photo captures a dry giraffe drawing a crowd. Children press their hands and fingers through a fence to pet the animal, while onlookers observe nearby.
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News Tribune
Senate solid on prison plan as Teasdale aides push urban site
Senate leaders stand firm on a new maximum security prison in mid Missouri amid a conference committee review of funding. Don Manford says the governor and aides pressured senators to back an urban medium security plan, while House negotiators seek to reconcile positions before final passage.
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Joseph P. Teasdale
State Senate
Mid- Missouri
Senate Appropriations Committee
Don Manford
Dlee
Senate
Manford
Teasdale
James Walsh
House
Mid
Missouri
Truman Wilson
D-St. Joseph
Wayne Goode
House Appropriations Committee
Normandy
Hal Lowenstein
Kansas City
Lowenstein
Correc
Tions
Grandview
mid-Missouri
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Sloan quits as GOP fund raiser after debt crisis
Russ Sloan resigns as chief fundraiser for the Missouri Republican State Committee citing belief the group cannot afford two salaries after requesting dismissal of David Broeker. Broeker, hired with Sloan, is paid 21,500 and remains under committee supervision. Sloan notes about 74 counties visited, claiming he raised over 44,000, yet overhead drained funds amid a 70,000 debt from the Campbell appearances.
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Russ Sloan
Missouri
Republican State Committee
Sloan
David Broeker
Broeker
Christopher Bond
Bond
State Department of Revenue
The
News Tribune
Glen Campbell
Campbell
St. Louis
Kansas City
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U S panel to visit Missouri State Penitentiary
A U S House assassination committee plans interviews at Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City with inmates and staff who knew James Earl Ray. The inquiry aims to verify rumors that Ray sought a $100,000 pay for killing Martin Luther King and whether any escape-era help existed.
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Washington
Missouri
House
Jefferson City
Missouri State Penitentiary
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
Ray
King
Rioting in Humboldt Park leaves two dead in Chicago
Police faced a second night of violence in a Puerto Rican neighborhood after weekend riots killed two men and injured 133 or more, with clashes between youths and riot squads, looting, arson, and a significant property toll. Authorities blamed initial shootings on rival gangs, while residents accused police overreach.
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Chicago
Humboldt Park
Julio Osorio
Rafael Cruz
Osorio
Board delays vote on Carlene Orr appointment after opposition
Betty Crow says she will not back Carlene Orr as executive secretary of the state cosmetology board. The panel, meeting Saturday, postponed action due to one absence while Gov appointee Theresa Forte awaits Senate confirmation. Heavy dealings include Merrell’s alleged long‑distance calls and a probe into possible state law violations.
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Betty Crow
State Board of Cosmetology
Carlene Orr
Orr
Ruth Allen
Mrs. Orr
Wanda Bolton
Sullivan
Pear
Senate
Gubernatorial Appointments Committee
Forte
Merrell
James McHenry
Cole County
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Donald Wyrick
Committee
Wyrick
Harold Swenson
London
Memphis
Cruz
Michael A. Bilandic
FALN
Division Street
Western
California Avenue
City
Ana Dey
Thosteson
Sones Cops
James Sullivan
Department of Consumer Affairs, Regulation and Licensing
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