Missouri auditor race shapes November contest
Jefferson City AP reports in Missouri that the 1968 auditor race features Democrat Kit Bond leading the field, with Holman and Cummings active in campaigning. The statewide ballot includes three constitutional amendments, notably a court reform plan for mandatory retirement at 70 and a toll road funding measure opposed by farmers groups and newspapers.
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Lloyd C. Stark
Showers Ease Smog Threat Across East Coast
A week long East Coast smog threat eased as rain showers washed down pollution levels. Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia rescinded alerts while New York relaxed incinerator restrictions and Nixon urged strict federal action and nonpolluting fuels. New York also saw eased electrical demand due to lower temperatures.
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Thalidomide damages approved in British case
The British high court approved $1.16 million in damages for 28 children described as deformed at birth by thalidomide. Distillers Co. Ltd. faces full liability per the agreement, with 48 settlements totaling $2.27 million and more claims to come. Desmond Ackner indicated negotiations for a trust fund to streamline pending cases.
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Named To State Nursing Home Board
Gov. Warren Hearnes named two members to the new Nursing Home Administrators Board authorized after the April-June special session to meet federal Medicaid rules. Appointees are James A. Irvin of Columbia and Sister Michael Sibille of St. Ann's Home, St. Louis.
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Warren FE. Haines
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Nursing Home Administrators Board
James A. Irvin
Columbia
Michael
Sibille
St. Ann’s
St. Louis
Hearnes
Joe ! Howard
Sparta Republican
Missouri Boat Commission
Frank Judah
Reeds Spring
J. E. Caldwell
Shelbina
Soil and Water Districts Commission
Joe R. Tipton
Caruthersville
Edwards Air Force Base commander tops X-15 unit
Col. Robert M. White, 46, former X-15 pilot who reached space in 1962, is named commander of the Air Force Test Center at Edwards. He succeeds Brig. Gen. Alton D. Slay as Slay moves to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, after directing F-15 development at Wright-Patterson.
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Jackson Grand Jury Findings Disputed at Campus Shootout
Hinds County grand jury reports that state highway patrol and city police fired only after being fired upon during the Jackson State College confrontation on May 15. Two students were killed and nine wounded. the finding disputes claims of unjustified police shooting.
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Grand jury cited rioters risk injury when order reasserted
Alex Waites of the NAACP called the grand jury report a whitewash and said it seeks to cover up the murder of two young men. He criticized the document as ignoring riots and police actions while allegedly shielding offenders. In Troy a police publications ban barred alcoholic drinks blue jeans and jackets with cutout sleeves.
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