Missouri Democrat race heats on marijuana policy clash
In Kansas City ap news, Lt Gov William Morris attacks challenger Joseph Teasdale for a no prosecution stance on small marijuana offenses. Teasdale defends medical focus and blames heroin sources while citing broader law enforcement concerns and municipal court limits.
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Missouri
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Joseph Teasdale
i.Morris
Jackson County
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Morris
Kelley
William Brandom
Clay County
Brandom
Joseph J. Kelly Jr
Bill Morris
Kelly
T Kelly
Warren E. Hearnes
Bill Ellingsworth
Fllingsworth
France
Turkey
New Signatures On Dollar Bills Roll Off Press
Freshly minted one dollar bills bearing Treasury Secretary George P. Schultz signatures replace John Connally. Schultz and his family watched the first bills print in Washington. The notes will be released first in August with higher denominations to follow.
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Washington
Treasury
George P. Schultz
John Connally
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Schultz
Eagleton fate unsettled as McGovern weighs ticket
In Custer and San Francisco reports, Senator Eagleton downplays health concerns while Senator McGovern says joint deliberations will determine the Democratic vice presidential candidacy. Nixon confronts antiwar pressure as North Vietnam bombings draw UN scrutiny and the Flying Wallendas mourn a fatal fall in Wheeling.
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Custer
S.D
Tthomas F. Eagleton
George McGovern
Sen
Eagleton
Bond campaign revs up after Missouri Supreme Court ruling
Kansas City AP report notes Christopher Bond arriving with supporters to rally in Seymour Ava and Branson after a 5-2 high court decision placing his name back on the August primary ballot. Bond accuses Hearnes forces of blocking reform and vows unity with Republican allies despite a fellow Republican filing the suit.
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Missouri Supreme Court
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Bond
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Hearnes
Warren E. Hearnes
R. J
Bus King
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Seymour
Ava
Branson
Tom Eagleton
Dmissouri
Eagleton
State Supreme
Donnelly
Georgia
Atlanta
King
Mistaken Bombing Kills Saigonese Near Hue
Near Hue, a heavy North Vietnamese assault coupled with a mistaken U S bombing hit South Vietnamese troops. Eight government soldiers died and 23 were wounded from air strikes while 15 others were wounded and one killed from mortar and ground attack. Eight North Vietnamese soldiers were killed. The incident marked the fifth such mistaken bombing on the northern front since July 4.
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U.S
Hue
Bastogne
Hoai An
Oklahoma student given four year probation for phone fraud
Rudolph R. Loew a 19 year old engineering student at the University of Oklahoma received four years probation after pleading to four counts of defrauding the telephone company using a blue box device that evaded billing on long distance calls. He originally faced 22 counts and helped the FBI identify other phone phreaks.
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U.S. Dist
Fred Daughterty
University of Oklahoma Engineering
Rudolph R. Loew
Loew
National Magazine
Dee Heplogle
Replogle
FBI
Drivers' Written Tests Tougher Than Road Tests
The Missouri Highway Patrol reports 29 percent failed written tests for licenses in the first half of the year and 21 percent failed road tests. A total of 186,057 written tests were given and 54,127 applicants failed.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Missouri Highway Patrol
Dike Damage Minor Says US Report
Washington says North Vietnam dike damage is minor after US bombs hit 12 dikes in the Red River delta. The eight page intelligence finding notes no dike breaches and rapid repair possible, with no damage near Hanoi. United Nations Secretary General Waldheim was briefed on the conclusions.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Nixon
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
State Department
Hanoi
United States
Red River
Department
George Bush
Waldheim
Parsons Guilty of Murder in Wife Bombing
John Q. Parsons was found guilty of first degree murder for bombing his ex wife Beverly Parsons outside her Lee's Summit apartment. A Jackson County jury also convicted him on the bombing charge, with a 99 year sentence imposed for that count after the murder verdict.
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Kansas City
John Q. Parsons
Jackson County
Keith P.M. Bondurant
Parsons
J. D. Williamson
Big Mac Auction Looms After Ownership Ban Lifted
The 1,210 pound steer Big Mac, winner at the 1972 National Western Stock Show, will be auctioned after Judge George M. McNamara ruled the animal had unknown ownership. MacDonald’s paid a record $11,400 a pound, or $14,250, before a refund order was issued. Rex Miller, 16, of Alta, Iowa, disclaimed ownership, saying the steer MacDonald’s owns does not resemble the one he entered.
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Denver
Colo
George M. McNamara
Colorado Brand Commission
Big Mac
Star Endorses Bond Nomination for Missouri Governor
Kansas City Star editorial Saturday morning endorses state Auditor Christopher Rit Bond for the Republican nomination for Missouri governor. It says Bond stands out as the man with the greatest potential for strong, effective leadership and notes his 1970 auditor victory brought vigor to the party.
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Kansas City
GOP
Unemployment Up In Missouri
Missouri unemployment rose from 4.9 to 6.1 percent in June as employment increased by 8,900 to 1,992,200. The jobless total climbed from 101,800 in May to 129,400 in June due to new and re‑entrant workers, said Herman Julien, director of the state Employment Security Division. Graduates and summer job seekers helped boost the labor force by 36,000 last month.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Herman Julien
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