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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
7
Police Commissioner Russell T. Beebe displays a sign posted in police headquarters. Beebe says the message came in a letter from a man who commands great respect and notes the signs touch off controversy after he ordered officers to shoot anyone seen throwing a fire bomb at property.
Ray Warren, a key state witness in the 1966 Cole County prison murder case, has been released from Missouri penitentiary. His testimony helped convict Donald Lee Bieshir and Eddie Douglas Ambrees, who received life terms for killing fellow inmate James Hawkes on November 27, 1965. Warren was returned to the main prison after a brief period in a separate unit.
A Jefferson City School Board decision to discontinue East School kindergarten drew a vociferous protest from about 130 parents. They fear for children’s well being as busing to Belair West Gordon and possibly South moves kindergartners to distant campuses.
Saigon endured a daytime rocket attack by Viet Cong during the morning rush, killing at least 19 civilians and wounding 106. The 122mm rockets struck near government sites, disrupting communications and prompting U.S. forces to target firing positions as Westmoreland left Vietnam.
In Washington the House Judiciary Committee deadlocked on Emanuel Celler’s administration gun control bill by a tie vote. A vote on June 20 was set to revisit the measure, with Celler predicting a compromise version may pass. Johnson urged stronger action after Kennedy’s assassination, while Dodd’s federal registration bill would expand coverage beyond pistol sales.
James Earl Ray the escaped convict accused of slaying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was moved under police guard to Wandsworth Prison as security tightens following a high profile prison escape. American authorities prepared to seek extradition while British officials weighed speedy removal options and debated legal procedures.
Missouri officials say escape charges will not be filed until Ray is returned. Legal papers seek extradition from England over a 20 year armed robbery sentence, not prison escape. Governor Hearnes and aides coordinate with state agencies and the U S State Department as Justice records, fingerprints, and service copies are prepared for exposure to Tennessee and federal cases.
Jefferson City gains authority to annex 425 acres north of the Missouri River after a Callaway County Circuit Court ruling. Cedar City opposed the move but officials say the city can offer improved fire and police protection with plans for a proposed airport and sewage plant. City leaders foresee elections and debated ballot timing as weather predicts mild, partly cloudy conditions in Central Missouri.
Sedalia Missouri may host an ARADCOM anti missile base in a nationwide plan to protect Minuteman missiles. Officials say the system targets Red Chinese attack and not Soviet missiles, with counter arguments about costs and strategic implications.
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