Positive peer culture deemed impractical for Boonville scale
Richard C. Dunn of Boys Town Missouri says the positive peer culture concept works only in small groups. He visited Boonville and found dirt, poor supervision, and a mass escape from one cottage. Dunn favors smaller institutions and early intervention, noting Boys Town's success with individualized treatment and a 18 month average stay. He urges screening and limiting the concept to a single cottage if used at Boonville, with ongoing follow up after release. He warns that large mixed-age housing hinders rehabilitation and calls for citizen involvement to fight juvenile delinquency.
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Boonville
Boys Town of
Missouri
Richard C. Dunn
Boys Town
Dunn
State Board of Training Schools
Boy's Town
St. James
St. Louis County
St. Louis
City council debates surplus use and budget shifts in open meeting
Mayor Christy warned the council that continued spending could erase the city surplus, as $100,000 from federal revenue sharing funds was approved for street improvements instead of a tax cut. The vote also set aside $250,000 over two years for a new fire station and approved several street projects. Seventeen Jefferson City youths held a Ronald McDonald Muscular Dystrophy Carnival raising $121.
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John G. Christy
Finance Committee
Christy
Second Ward
Harvey Hager
Michie Publishing Co
Parking and Traffic Commission
Southwest Boulevard
Swifts Highway
Westwood Drive
Kansas Street
Missouri Boulevard
St. Mary’s Boulevard
Jefferson City
City panel weighs buying Capital City Water Co
The City Council Utilities Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. August 30 to study the financial feasibility of city purchase and operation of Capital City Water Co. The panel, with possible input from Ranson and Co. executives and committee chairman Richard Nacy, weighs bond financing or a not-for-profit setup as options. The study, funded by Wichita bank plus no city cost if purchase does not occur, estimates an $8.25 million bond issue to buy the utility, with final price set by the council.
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City Council Utilities Committee
Capital City Water Co
Bob Schwermann
Jack Ranson
Ranson and Co, Inc
Richard Nacy
Wichita
Kan
Water Company
Public Service Commission
Wayne Booe
Nacy
General Water Works
Arkansas
International Utilities of
Philadelphia
Capital City Water Company
Pay hike funds sought for state employees plan
Hundreds of state employees could receive October salary increases if the Legislative Fiscal Affairs Committee backs a plan by the Office of Administration to implement a bill passed by the 1973 legislature. The plan would establish a uniform pay scale for merit system personnel and uses state funds to replace the non metropolitan pay plan on Oct 1 if approved.
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Tanner Bridge Road
Cole County Court
Schumate Chapel Road
Police Department
Legislative Fiscal Affairs Committee
Office of Administration
Legislative Committee
Mark Edelman
Missouri farm real estate values rise 60 percent in seven years
Missouri farm real estate values have risen 60 percent over seven years and 12 percent in the last year, MU experts report. The average Missouri farm acre is now worth 291 dollars, about 45 dollars above the national average, with six reasons cited for the gain including credit availability and strong demand for rural homes. In separate local news, a six year old from St. Joseph seeks to change his name from Hombre to Roger after classmates teased him.
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Columbia, Mo
Missouri
University of Missouri
Paul R. Taylor
Carrollton
ST. Joseph, Mo
Circuit Court
Hombre
Roger
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Urey
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Missouri State Highway Patrol
Volunteer Fire Department
St. Mary’s Still Memorial
Sunset Steak House & Lounge
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THE
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K&k Enterprises Ltd
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Harley Koestner
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