Troop pullout fuels hawks and doves in Congress
Washington leaders from both parties push for U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam, with Senate hawks like Sparkman and doves like Cooper embracing a broader pullback. Nixon’s move of 25,000 troops is seen as a first step toward more reductions and a shift in policy aligned with Hanoi’s response and Saigon’s expanding capabilities.
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Vietnam
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R-Ky
John Sparkman
D-Ala
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Paris
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R-Tex
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South Vietnam
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
Pope Visits Geneva Fails to Unite Catholic World Council
Pope Paul VI visited Geneva to address the World Council of Churches and the ILO. He questioned Vatican membership in the council, urging mutual respect while noting no mature path to unity. Swiss security kept anti Catholic protests at bay and turnout was notably small.
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Ian Paisley
World Council of Churches
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Switzerland
International Labor Organization
Missouri House approves campus violence bill and beautification move
The Missouri House gave final approval to a campus violence measure making possession of guns or explosives on campuses a misdemeanor with fines and jail terms. It also passed a bill allowing city governing bodies to designate areas for beautification if 51 percent of property owners petition. Additional actions included an obscenity bill for movie theaters and appropriations discussion as Cantrell noted budget conditions.
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Kansas Citian Drowns in Lake of the Ozarks
A 51 year old Kansas City man Howard H. Fowl vanished after falling from a pontoon boat while fishing on the Lake of the Ozarks. His body was recovered near Rock Harbor by Boat Patrolmen Jack Smith and David Lawless. Searchers are still looking for David Mueller 18 of St Louis who fell from an excursion boat at the lake May 30.
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Council and court clash over Cole County Special Road District
Jefferson City Council and Cole County Court critics pressed Special Road District officials Monday. Ward leaders charged roads were built in newly annexed areas not conforming to subdivision rules and questioned public funds backing private subdivisions. Judge Groner urged abolishing or restructuring the district. The Street Committee endorsed allowing curb and base work to proceed where asphalt was needed, with disputed costs borne by adjacent property owners.
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Vince Borgmeyer
First Ward
Kenneth Wildhaber
Borgmeyer
Louis Landwehr
Richard Groner
Counreil
Councy
Third Wiret
Larry Haake
Feud over highway interchange location between Taos and Osage City
Taos and Osage City residents clash over U.S. 50 relocation with a proposed interchange. Hearing set for 3:30 p.m. Thursday to appeal Highway Commission decision routing interchange to Route J near Osage City instead of Route M near Taos.
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Taos
Osage City
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Highway Department
Graham seeks probe into Missouri billboard education protest
Rep Thomas D Graham requests an investigation into billboards criticizing Missouri education backed by the St Louis County Association of Classroom Teachers near Jefferson City and St Louis. He condemns the ad tactics while urging disclosure of buyers and sponsors as the House applauds.
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Missouri
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St. Louis
Professionalism in city government and centralization
Speaker George Nickolaus addressed the Jefferson City Charter Commission stressing professionalism and centralized authority. He urged a rigid work schedule with deadlines and outlined forms of government, advising against delaying decisions on form while focusing on charter provisions. He favored either council with a full-time mayoral administrator or a city manager, noting the manager is typically educated and fully responsible for hiring and firing. Weather: partly cloudy with increasing cloudiness and a chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight, 60 degree low, 66 high Wednesday.
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