Missouri House approves 168 district remap in reform plan
A House Senate conference panel advances a Missouri reapportionment plan carving the state into 168 districts by a 113 to 30 vote. The measure awaits Senate approval and includes a constitutional amendment to cap districts and boost staff, with clerks rising to 225 in the House and 100 in the Senate.
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Jefferson City
Senate
Missouri
House
Conference
Tom Baker
D-Stoddard
Baker
St. Louis
Court of Competent Jurisdiction
U.S. Supreme Court
Married Men 19-Year-Olds To be Drafted
Pettis County officials announce 19-year-old draftees plus six induction orders for July 13. Robert L Harrell 21, Hollis Byrd 21, John Herring 21, Jarold Welch Jr 21, Charles Grother 20, and others left for Kansas City to be sworn in and enter two years of active duty with basic training at Fort Leonard Wood.
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Pettis County
Robert L Harrell
South Quincy
Clarence Harrell
Pat Carnes
Verna E. Williams
Selective Service Board
Harrell
Kansas City
Hollis B. Byrd
North Osage
Curtis F. Byrd
John L. Herring
West Third
Marie Herring
Jarold L. Welch, Jr
Route 1
Jarold Welch
Charles T. Grother
Lawrence Grother
Fort Leonard Wood
Weekend Weather Near Lake Ozark Forecast
Fair to partly cloudy and warmer Friday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Lake of the Ozark level sits at 59.9 feet, .1 below full reservoir, up .6 feet. Temperature comparisons note last year and earlier highs and lows.
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Lake of Ozark
Philadelphia Strikes Persist Amid City Shortages
Wildcat Teamsters strike reaches fourth day in Philadelphia causing food gasoline and drug shortages as 12 000 Local 107 members walk out. Hoffa says no settlement soon while Mayor Tate cites limited authority and Roadway Express employees face terminations. Delays cost firms millions daily with refineries and stores affected.
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Philadelphia
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Washington
Hoffa
Local 107
James Tate
Roadway Express Inc
Roadway
Tate
Chamber of Commerce
Nine travelers die in Berlin train derailment
East German ADN reports nine travelers killed and 13 seriously injured when a train derailed south of Berlin on Thursday.
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Berlin
ADN
Boy Drowns in Buffalo River
James Dean Burrow an 11 year old from Kansas City Kansas drowned Thursday in the Buffalo River near Buffalo River State Park while vacationing with his parents Mr and Mrs John F Burrow native to Yellville Arkansas The incident occurred during a family visit to the area.
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Yellville
Ark
James Dean Burrow
Kansas City
Kan
Buffalo River
Buffalo River State Park
John F. Burrow
Senate Finance Committee Approves Aged Health Care Program
The Senate Finance Committee approved a $6 billion health care program for Americans over 65 tied to Social Security. The 12-5 vote sends the bill to the Senate floor for expected July passage, preserving automatic hospitalization and posthospital care with a voluntary supplemental insurance plan for doctors’ fees. The move coincides with a looming AMA decision on Medicare participation.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Johnson
Argentina and Egypt ink one year mutual trade pact
In Buenos Aires Argentina and Cairo Egypt signed a renewable one year agreement to expand mutual trade boosting shipments and economic ties between the two nations.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Egypt
State Of War Proclaimed By New Viet Government
Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky announced a state of war and tightened martial law in Saigon. The break with France followed accusations of aiding enemies as US paratroopers and air forces escalated operations against the Viet Cong and North Vietnam. Decrees called for newspaper closures, curfews, and salary cuts for officials while vowing to crush opposition.
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New Viet
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Paris
France
U. S
Strategic Air Command
U.S
Viet Nam
Truong Thai Tonh
Overstreet Elected President of City Library Board
Robert M. Overstreet was elected president of the Sedalia Public Library board at Wednesday's meeting. Officers named include Frances Love as vice president and Susan Gardner as secretary treasurer. New trustees are Gardner and Neil Reyburn. retiring members are Mabel Howe and Virginia Stafford.
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Robert M. Overstreet
South Carr
Sedalia Public
John Martin
Harry Browder
Jessie Baker
Freta Napier
Lou Parrish
Grant Approved for Kansas City Public Safety Radios
The Office of Civil Defense approved a 5800 grant to Kansas City Missouri for an 11600 communications project. It funds 10 higher powered mobile radio units and public address units for 10 city fire trucks to expand radio coverage and augment the warning system.
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Washington
Office of Civil Defense
Kansas City
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
Senate Passes Silver Coinage Bill 74-9
Washington AP reports all Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma senators backed the majority as the Senate approved the administration's silver coinage bill by 74 votes to 9. The bi partisan action highlights cross state support for the new coin program.
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Washington
Missouri, Kansas
Oklahoma
Senate
Warning By Chief About Fireworks In Sedalia
With the Fourth of July near, Sedalia Chief William Miller warns that discharging fireworks inside the city carries fines up to 100 dollars. The city ordinance bans sale storage or discharge of fireworks. public displays require written mayoral approval counter signed by the fire chief. Sheriff Emmett Fairfax notes county stands may sell June 20 to July 10 with No Smoking signs and fire extinguishers. a South Highway 65 stand was briefly closed for violations before reopening on June 20.
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Sedalia
William Miller
Country Club
Emmett Fairfax
Fairfax
South Highway 65
I 70 Opens 12 Mile East Callaway County Section
The Highway Department said a new 12 mile section of Interstate 70 in eastern Callaway County will open to traffic Friday. The segment runs from about a mile west of Auxvasse Creek to Route Y and carries east bound traffic. the westbound lane opened about a month ago.
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Jefferson City
State Highway Department
Callaway County
Auxvasse Creek
Route Y
New Suit Details Bid To License Sedalia CATV
A declaratory judgment petition was filed in Circuit Court against Sedalia over CATV licensing. John L. Beatty seeks permission to operate a community antenna system, challenging city ordinances and a 10 percent license-fee limit, amid alleged discriminatory practices favoring Cable TV Construction Inc. of Iola Kansas. The suit cites prior actions and notes a potential monopoly impact on local CATV firms.
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Sedalia
John L. Beatty
CATV
Total Television of
Beatty
James T. Buckley
Buckley
Vamore Company
Vamore
L. L. Studer
Gates Open at Bagnell Dam as Lake Ozarks Surges
Officials of Union Electric Co. opened seven gates at Bagnell Dam as the Lake of the Ozarks stage stood at 59.9 feet one below full. The control room said 43 200 cubic feet of water per second flowed through the generators and spillway, with gates likely to stay open through Sunday depending on water inflow. Flooding from Kansas is the major contributor to the high stage.
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Lake of the Ozarks
Union Electric Co
Bagnell Dam
Democrat-Capital
Kansas
Missouri House approves school aid and higher education plan
The Missouri House passed and sent to Gov. Warren E. Hearnes a bill boosting annual state aid to public schools by 10 million dollars after debates over transportation and teacher salaries. The chamber also backed conference committee provisions creating four year colleges at St. Joseph and Joplin with MOHE guidance, and approved measures on tax brackets, radar use, PKU newborn testing, indigent cancer care, and local retirement systems.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
Warren E. Hearnes
Hearnes
House
Senate
Richard Rabbitt
D-St. Louis
T Conference Committee
St. Joseph and
Joplin
Robert E. Young
Jasper County
University of Missouri
State Commission On Higher Education
Young
Jopin
Ellis Fischer State Cancer Hospital
St. Louis
Jackson
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