Bill of Rights near completion at Missouri Constitutional Convention
The April 1944 proceedings show the convention close to finishing a new Bill of Rights after three weeks of debate. Key changes include allowing excess condemnation for public use, women’s jury service as optional, and a new provision on depositions within Missouri while preserving confrontation rights. The convention also limited state boards from imposing fines or imprisonment, and added a rule requiring just compensation for excess property taken.
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Missouri
United States
State Highway Commission
League of Women Voters
Aed
General Assembly
Allen
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Army must have men regardless of production drive
Draft Director Hershey warned Sunday that physically fit men under 26 in essential jobs must be inducted to meet Army and Navy goals of 1.4 million more personnel this year. He acknowledged potential production losses but insisted armed forces take priority and urged industry and agriculture to continue. He cited monthly 18 year olds supplying about 60,000, and said remaining need would draw on up to 1 million under-26 men deferred, with about 600,000 passing induction tests.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Army
Navy
Hershey
Pearl Harbor
Allied parley reports denied by authoritative source
London reports deny any meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt or with Stalin. An unnamed informant called reports of imminent talks untrue and said no arrangement exists.
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Churchill
Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
Apprentice Seaman Seeks Dancing Practice at Detroit USO
An apprentice seaman asked for an hour or so of dancing practice in preparation for a date of great importance. Staff member Hester Resnik granted a private dancing lesson at the Detroit USO to help him prepare.
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Detroit
USO
Hester Resnik
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