Voting Today In 3 State Primaries
Voters in eight states go to the polls to nominate party candidates for November. Florida hosts a key Senate race between G Harrold Carswell and Rep William C Cramer while Vermont Democrats target a Republican Senate seat. Governors races, House nominations, and runoffs shape the day across states including Arizona Wisconsin New Hampshire Arkansas Colorado Utah Georgia and more with notably tight contests in Florida and Vermont.
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Florida
Vermont
Arizona
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Arkansas
Colorado
Georgia
House
Senate
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
William C. Cra
Mer
Cramey
Nixon
Spessard L. Holland
GOP
Farris Bryant
Fred Schultz
Florida House
Claude Kirk
Jack Eckerd
Philip H. Hoff
Fiore L. Bove
U.S
William H. Meyer
Winston L. Prouty
Deane C. ‘Davis
Thomas L. Hayes
John J. Daley
Leo O'Brien Jr
Walter Peterson
Meldrim Thomson
Orvald
Faubus
Dale Bumpers
Winthrop Rockefeller
Utah
Laurence J. Burton
Frank E. Moss
William Proxmire
John Erickson
University of Wisconsin
Paul J. Fannin
Jack Williams
Sam Grossman
Fannin
Jack Ross
Phoenix
Capt Wiles Attends Fifth Army ROTC Conference
Capt Thomas R Wiles of Missouri Military Academy attended the 1970 Fifth Army ROTC conference at Ft Sheridan with 49 other senior Army instructors from 10 states. The meeting discussed policies and program improvements while about 30,000 students in 155 high schools across 10 states participate in ROTC.
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Thomas R. Wiles
Missouri Military Academy
Ft. Sheridan
Mil
Fifth Army
MMA
J. Hart Caughey
W. P. Mock
Wiles
Sylvester Belinski
Korea
Vietnam
Steve 5. Smiddy
The
Department
Filipino First Lady Visits In Britain
Mrs Imelda Marcos wife of Philippine president arrives in Britain with son Ferdinand Jr for a week long visit. They are greeted at the airport by Lord Westmorland as Queen Elizabeth II interrupts Balmoral vacation to host her Friday guest.
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London
Imelda Marcos
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos Jr
Britain
Lord Westmorland
Elizabeth I
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Autumn Starkenburg Pilgrimage Set For Sept 13
STARKENBURG The fall pilgrimage to Our Lady of Sorrows Shrine will be Sunday Sept 13. St Martin's Parish members will serve a chicken dinner at noon and other refreshments. The outdoor Way of the Cross starts at 11 am Masses at 7 am and 9 am and a concluding mass at 4 pm. Route directions follow from New Florence Junction via Highway 19 to Big Springs, Route P, then south four miles.
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Starkenburg
Our Lady of Sorrows Shrine
St. Martin's
New Florence Junction
Big Springs
Rock Fest Ends After Disturbances In Pittsburg Kansas
The four day rock festival Peace at Pittsburg concluded Monday with two injured teenagers and a brief site fire. Attendees ranged from 6000 to 25000 nightly as troopers kept traffic flowing five miles south of Pittsburg. Several people were treated for drug overdoses, and two teens sleeping on the ground were struck by a car. Mary Orr 18 of Raytown Missouri and Thomas Rockmeier 19 of Kirkwood Missouri sustained serious head injuries and fractures respectively. Sheriff Vern Miller of Sedgwick County criticized drug activity at the event and called for arrests, while Attorney General Kent Frizzell spoke as the Republican candidate for governor.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Mary Orr
Raytown
Thomas Rockmeier
Kirkwood
Vern Miller
Sedgick County
Kansas
Miler
Kent Frizzell
Gaver
West Kansas campaign unable to comment at festival
A campaign show in western Kansas could not be reached for comment while rock bands from Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and California performed during a multi day festival. Each act played about two hours starting mid afternoon and ending in the early morning hours. A brush fire of undetermined origin broke out shortly after midnight Sunday about a quarter mile away. Audience members and a rural volunteer fire department extinguished it.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
California
Telethon Pledges Reach $5.093 Million For Muscular Dystrophy
New York AP reports the annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association raised a record 5,093,385 in pledged contributions. The program aired on 65 TV stations over two hours, surpassing last year's 2,039,130 on 20 stations.
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New York
Longhair Squads Suggested For Army Training
Washington AP report notes retired Army colonel Robert B. Riggs proposes longhair units to compete with crew-cut regulars in training and combat. In Military Review he says morale is built on small items and hair could be adjusted rather than lowered standards.
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Army Washington
Robert B. Rigg
Military Review
Army
General Staff College
Riggs
Quebec elm resists Dutch elm disease
OTTAWA AP A new elm strain developed over 13 years by Canadian scientists may replace the threatened American elm. The Quebec elm from l Assomption near Montreal shows resistance to the blight, with market release hoped within a year. A potential risk is that its immunity could fail over time.
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Ottawa
North America
Quebec
T’assomption
Montreal
A. R. Buckley
Ottawa Experimental Farm
C. E. Quillet
l'Assomption
Conference Chairman Rebukes Williamson Over Governors Conference Claims
The Fulton Sun-Gazette released letters from E I Hockaday and Gene Sally rebutting Judge Hugh P Williamson’s accusations about the National Governors Conference at Tan-Tar-A On Lake of the Ozarks. They defend security, note no misconduct, and outline costs and private sponsorships.
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E.J. Hockaday
Hugh P. Williamson
Callaway County
Tan-Tur
Lake of the Ozariss
Judge Williamson
Williamson
E.I. Hockarday
Gene Sally
Buckley Besons
Fulton Sun-Gazette
Williamson and Hasenes
Missouri
Lake of the Ozarks
General Motors
Afl-Cio Labor Council
Taylor Wine Company
Papi
Fulton
John Vaughn
Missouri Ledg ers Quotes on Governors and Grants
The Sept 8 1970 Missouri Ledger reports on criticism of a general assembly over conference funding including a $1 417 000 grant and an $860 200 appropriation with local funds covering the rest No Missouri tax dollars were spent The piece includes a defense of Missouri Highway Patrol roles and comments on governors The document also notes Irvin Weg hosting a 63 pound water melon at Warrenton’s Black Diamond venture highlighting regional pride The tone reflects local political discourse and historical notes from the era
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Ozarks
Sion
Missouri
Missouri Highway Department
Dudge
Warrenton
Irvin Weg
Juvenile Court Handled 34 Cases in August
The Twelfth Judicial Circuit juvenile division processed 34 cases in August. Juvenile Officer Joe Moag announced two boys were committed to the State Training School for Boys at Boonville. Seven children were detained pending final investigation, eleven of the cases across Audrain Montgomery and Warren counties involved theft including shoplifting, nine were traffic, four behavior problems, and three were dependency matters.
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Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Joe Moag
Boonville
Moag
Audrain
Montgomery
Warren
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Associated Press
Capt
ROTC
Kiwanis
Lawrence Drug Co
Mexico
Andi
Ford
Dodge
Patrol Head
Rebuke Williamson
Hugh Willliam
Yamseon
Ledger
Missouri General In Assembly
Kiwanis Foundation
P.O
Mexico, Mo
Hiway
Charm South Side
Mexico Courthouse Square
Presser Hall
Pan
Optimist Club
Fiesta
Mexico Optimist Club
Mexico Chamber OF Commerce
A.S.C
Audrain, Callaway
Counties
H. G. Bell
Xcavanne Welkyville, Mo
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