Execution Bill Moves To House
In Jefferson City Missouri a Senate backed death penalty bill steered toward the House after a 27 to 5 approval. The measure would impose death for crimes including murder during rape or kidnapping murder for hire and killing a police officer on duty while retaining parole and commutation provisions. House opposition is strong and a conference bill is anticipated to be weaker than the House version.
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Kennedy Support Dips as Jackson Gains in Survey
Boston AP report shows Ed Kennedy slipping from frontrunner status among 103 Democratic state chairs and national committeemen. Only 38 percent favor Kennedy, down from 77 percent last November, with Watergate cited as a major factor and Chappaquiddick lingering as a liability. Henry M. Jackson leads with 25 percent, Mondale at 17 percent.
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Youth Group Jailed for Preaching in Shops
107 youths from the group Christ is the Answer, led by Jerry Romprey, were jailed after refusing to promise not to preach in area shopping centers. Judge Raymond L. Simpson set bonds at 26 dollars each and arraignment for Monday, while other group members posted bonds and were released. The group, founded in Milwaukee and traveling in a 44-vehicle caravan, says they preach as directed by God and do not harass shoppers.
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Interstate Highway Route Could Help Lake Area Growth
Northeast Missouri communities eye a Kansas City to Chicago interstate as a catalyst for Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake development. Officials anticipate shifts in traffic patterns with planned access roads, state relos, and a $20.6 million corridor package, while debates mount over southern versus northern routes and potential impact on St. Louis. The project faces federal study timelines and a 1978 dam completion, with economic growth tied to visitor access from Missouri Iowa and Illinois.
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Impeachment Puzzle Shapes Ford’s Rising Role
AP Analysis examines how Nixon’s possible impeachment tests Gerald Ford as vice president. Ford’s stance aims to shield Nixon while signaling readiness to succeed, complicating his position in a partisan election year. His public messages balance support for the President with caution about Watergate materials.
Ford defends presidency views at AP luncheon
In an AP News Analysis style remark, Ford says he relies on colleagues with access to original evidence to defend the presidency. He notes a tendency to read between lines in his routine remarks and asserts he would push hard to uncover Watergate details if president, contrasting with Nixon White House omissions.
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Melvin Ward Eyes Open Heart Surgery Tuesday
Army Spec. 5 Mike Ward and his family arrived in Mexico on emergency leave. Melvin Ward of 927 Harwood St. will undergo open heart surgery in a St. Louis hospital Tuesday.
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Robber Released By Accident In Stennis Shooting Case
John S. Marshall, 24, serving a sentence for shooting and robbing Senator John C. Stennis, was accidentally released after a court appearance led to dismissal of three charges. FBI agents recovered Marshall about a day later as officials investigated how the release occurred.
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Cops In Tuxedos For Princess Visit In Lexington
Lexington police and the county force will wear tuxedos while on duty with British Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden during their stay. A police liaison says officers will receive protocol instructions on proper conduct before the couple travels to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby on May 4.
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Hog Project Man Sued On Loans
KAHOKA Mo AP Charles McQuoidt of Chicago a key figure in a plan to market one million hogs yearly in Missouri s northeast corner is named in a second default filed in Clark County Circuit Court. The two suits charge McQuoidt with defaulting on loans totaling 155 000 with a 50 000 loan in the latest suit by Kahoka State Bank and earlier 100 000 and 5 000 defaults by Exchange Bank of Kahoka. He reportedly sought options on land to assemble about 5 000 acres for a complex to produce slaughter process and market the hogs drawing opposition from environmentalists legislators and some farm groups who called it a threat to competitive marketing. No comment from him.
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Rostropovich Dropped From Moscow Arts Festival
In Moscow the Spring Arts Festival dropped cellist Mstislav Rostropovich after his friendship with banished author Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Rostropovich's name did not appear on the festival program announced at a news conference Wednesday.
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