Lawmen Back Missouri Prostitution Legislation Hearing
Three law enforcers testified in support of a bill to regulate prostitution near Fort Leonard Wood, saying it could curb crime and related vice. Officials argued legalization with strict control may reduce harm, though some doubted voter support. The measure would make prostitution a misdemeanor with penalties for procurers and prostitutes, while customers would not be charged. The hearing also covered bills on arrest records, faulty products, and a gubernatorial call for legal reform.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Ft. Leonard Wood Army Base
Jim Arnold
D-Waynesville
Preston Dean
Atty
Dean
Mark Youngdahl
D-St. Joseph
Carter
van Miller
Pulaski County
Ted Cole
Army Base
Youngdahl
Cole
J.B
D-St. Louis
Christophers. Bond
Harold Holliday
Kansas City
Flim Flammer Cops Cops Facing New Charge
Baltimore police re arrested 24 year old Ricardo G Palen after larceny by trick charges. Detectives say following his initial arrest he offered to stage a heroin purchase for officers. He led them to a private social club then disappeared.
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Baltimore
Ricardo G. Palen
Palen
Theodore Weintraub
Weintraub
Gasoline Spill Forces Evacuations in Independence
About 30 Independence homes were evacuated after a Mack truck owned by Marcum Oil Co. spilled 5 000 gallons of gasoline into Spring Branch Creek when brakes failed and the vehicle struck a station wagon. The driver, Donald J. Rhoads, 23, of Rosendale, said he sped down a 10 foot embankment before rocks ruptured the tank. Fire crews trapped roughly 3 000 gallons in a downstream ditch with a gravel dam.
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Independence, Mo
Independence
Spring Branch Creek
Missouri 291
Marcum Oil Co
Savannah
Donald J. Rhoads
Rosendale
Rhoads
Man Shot During Armed Holdup. Underwent Surgery
Police said Stennis exited a vehicle and was accosted by two men in an apparent holdup. He underwent surgery to remove two bullets. The AP Wirephoto caption notes the incident and photographer credit.
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Stennis
Anger Over Eagleton Sparks Anti News Bill
Missouri lawmaker Rep. J T Banks says he will sponsor a bill to restrict news media in cases like the Eagleton coverage by Jack Anderson. He notes the measure could target newspapers, news services, television and radio, with a likely introduction within a week. Eagleton withdrew as Dem vice presidential candidate after reports of psychiatric treatment in 1948.
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Jefferson City
Washington
Jack Anderson
Missouri
Thomas F. Eagleton
J.T
Jet” Banks
D-St. Louis
Eagleton
Banks
Sen. Eagleton
Democratic Party
Nixon names Downey as CIA agent held in China
Nixon disclosed that John Downey, detained in China for 20 years, was a CIA agent. Officials insist no trade motive, while Downey and Richard Fecteau had long been cited as downed civilian Air Force figures. Downey’s sentence was reduced in 1971, and Fecteau was released after 19 years. The disclosure followed questions on Americans held by China.
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Washington
Nixon
China
CIA
Administration
John Thomas Downey
Richard Fecteau
U.S
Downey
Fecteau
Army
Korea
Japan
Vietnam
Navy
Cmdr
Robert Flynn
Air Force
Philip Smith
Downey Release Seen as Diplomatic Move by Nixon
The President indicated no assurance of any action beyond commutation and urged quiet diplomacy. He noted that an early release would aid U S Chinese relations but cautioned against public pressure or bellicose statements.
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Downey
Peking
U.S
Mark Twain Tonight at Westminster College
Nationally known impersonator Tom Noel 43 Mark Twain performs February 5 at 8 00 pm in Champ Auditorium Westminster College. Free admission open to the public. Twain character remains swing era style with long hair and white suit.
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Fulton
Mark Twain
Tom Noel
Westminster College
Champ Auditorium
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