Prison plan ruled legal by Missouri officials
State corrections officials defend an early release program as legal under governor's constitutional power to commute sentences. The plan frees 148 inmates over the next two weeks to ease overcrowding, citing merit time credits and existing practice over 15 years. Skepticism from State Sen. Skelton prompts questions about authority.
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Jefferson City. Mo
Skelton
Lexington
George Camp
Camp
Corrections Division
Mark Steward
Charles Walier
Christopher S. Bond
Governor's Office
Ali Rescues Handicapped Aged Program With Gift
Muhammad Ali saved the Hillside Aged Program facing closure over funds for 54 handicapped elderly clients. At 9:30 a.m. he arrived and offered to provide money, initially about 100000 to 150000 dollars, asking where the people were and prompting emotional reactions from the residents and staff.
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New York
Muhammad Ali
Hillside
Maria Brown
Ali
Frances Adler
Mayors Avoid Taking Sides On School Busing Crisis
Miami Beach AP report details how U S city officials avoid formal policy on court ordered busing. Mayors conference and league refrain from resolutions amid antibusing protests and divisions over desegregation. Richard King of Independence Missouri signals reluctance to adopt a position without study.
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Miami Beach
Fla
National League of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Conference of Mayors
Boston
Louise Day Hicks
Kevin White
League
Vention
Texas Municipal League
Republican Mayors Caucus
GOP
Richard King
Independence
China Fear Of Russia May Aid US Asia Role
AP analysis notes Sino Soviet competition shapes Southeast Asia as US influence possibly returns. Ford conversations in Peking cited. US aid proposed for Thailand Indonesia and Philippines. residual forces and base use discussed. China may back insurgents to counter Hanoi and Moscow, affecting regional balance.
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China
Russia
Denis D. Gray
Associated Press
Bangkok
Thailand
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
United States
Ford
Peking
U.S
Hong Kong
Indochina
Adam Malik
Indonesia
Philippines
Manila
North Vietnam's Open Aggression in Southeast Asia
North Vietnam leverages a large arsenal of captured American weapons and a seasoned army to threaten Thailand. It maintains troops in Laos and would likely defeat Cambodia if conflict breaks out, signaling a broader regional threat.
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North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
Bunker Warns Of Panama Danger
In Los Angeles Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker, head of the U S negotiating team, warned that failing to reach a new Canal Zone treaty with Panama could spark hostility in Panama and Latin America and threaten U S interests. Talks began two years ago.
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Los Angeles
United States
Panama
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
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