Biggest Briefing Held On Treaty
President Nixon urged Congress to approve by Sept 1 a Moscow defensive arms treaty and a companion executive agreement to curb offensive missiles to enable October talks on broader limits. He held an unprecedented White House briefing for 122 lawmakers with Henry Kissinger, aiming to press for steps toward disarmament while urging funding for a stronger defense.
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Diamond Man Sues Muehlebach over diamond loss
A $91,218.32 damage suit in U.S. District Court Kansas City names Hotel Muehlebach as defendant. Link Simon Inc of New York alleges Barnard Simon delivered a diamond case for safekeeping, the hotel vault failed to verify identity, and two intruders entered Simon’s room to steal the diamonds after a key was fraudulently used. The petition accuses the hotel of negligence for allowing unauthorized access and improper signature verification.
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Freed After 44 Years on Death Row in Illinois
David Shanks, 72, who spent 44 years under a death sentence for a 1928 Chicago murder, will be paroled from Menard State Prison after Gov. Ogilvie commuted his sentence as an act of compassion. He plans to dine on Kentucky fried chicken and will live in a Chicago area nursing home with state aid.
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Ilinois Department of Corrections
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Richard B. Ogilvie
Mayor says Rapid City may never recover all flood bodies
Rapid City faces a disaster with more than 200 dead after a swift flood from Rapid Creek. Mayor Donald Barnett warns many bodies may never be found and some could be recovered hundreds of miles away in Cheyenne and Missouri rivers. Civil Defense lists 204 dead. damage exceeds 100 million dollars. Thousands homeless. 2,400 homes unusable. 300 mobile homes destroyed. Funds and city budget redirects aim to house families as recovery begins.
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Chrysler Price Rise On 1972 V8 Models Across Line
Chrysler Corp announced its second price hike in as many months with 81 of 99 models affected. Price increases range from 14 to 120 dollars as options shift to standard equipment, tied to new electronic ignition on all V8s and larger engines in standard-size station wagons.
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West Will Head MMA Maintenance At Missouri Military Academy
Raymond West of 703 Breckenridge has been named superintendent of maintenance at Missouri Military Academy. The promotion, announced by Col. Charles Stribling III, follows the retirement of Russell Jerichon after 37 years. West, 32-year MMA veteran and former assistant superintendent, assumed duties June 1. he joined MMA in 1939 after Garfield High School and served as a master sergeant with Army Engineers 1943 to 1946. He and his wife have three daughters, and the West family are active in St. Paul C.M.E. Church. Jewell Stoneberger of Centralia was promoted to foreman at the Academy.
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Missouri Military Academy
Charles Stribling III
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Russell Jerichon
Missouri Military
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Army Engineers
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Parkville
Gail Terry
Kansas City
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Jefferson City
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St. Paul C.M.E
Nixon Welcomes Mexico President Echeverria at White House
President Nixon plans a two day state visit with Luis Echeverria of Mexico featuring a ceremonial White House welcome with full military honors. Echeverria will address a Joint session of Congress as bilateral talks on trade and drug control unfold amid signs Nixon hopes the visit aids his re election bid.
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Nixon seeks meeting with Echeverria to win California vote
The report notes Nixon aimed to meet Mexican President Echeverria later in the year at the Western White House in California to secure California's large Chicano vote. Ech everria rejected the idea saying he did not want to be an unwitting instrument in the Nixon re election campaign.
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McCormack Faints During Speech At Middle School
In Boston AP report 80 year old former House Speaker John W. McCormack fainted mid speech in a hot school auditorium during a commencement. He recovered after a short sit down and continued to greet 185 graduates of the John W. McCormack Middle School eighth grade.
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Bill Bradley to Speak at Missouri Young Democrats Meet
Jefferson City AP William W Bradley Rhodes scholar and pro basketball star will be banquet speaker at the state Young Democrats convention June 24. The 28 year old Crystal City native and New York Knicks forward has shown interest in Missouri politics. Bradley played at Crystal City High and Princeton and was on the 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold medal team. He earned a Rhodes scholarship and a 1967 Oxford master's degree. He is Air Force Reserve officer. The convention runs June 23-25 at the Ramada Inn with Larry Siebert as chairman and hosted by Capitol and Cole County clubs.
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