Missouri Teachers Association Bills Action in Legislature
ST. LOUIS December 6 AP The legislative committee of the Missouri State Teachers Association discussed proposed measures affecting school funding and teacher standards, aiming to present a unified position to lawmakers this session. Key figures debated how to balance pay scales with classroom needs and district autonomy.
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ST. Louis
Legislative Committee of the
Missouri State Teachers Asso
Unhappy Ending Classified Sale Gown Pose
Los Angeles dispatch notes a terse classified item: for sale unused wedding gown. The brief item hints at an unhappy ending for the purchaser, reflecting a bemused tone from a terse AP roundup of notices.
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Los Angeles
Columbia to study $15 million teacher pay raise plan
The committee will meet in Columbia on December 14 to consider a proposal for a $15,000,000 appropriation to raise teachers salaries. If approved by the General Assembly, teachers would receive a $300 annual increase for two years. About 40 percent of the state's 24,000 teachers earn less than $1,200 yearly. A long-range plan to raise the minimum starting pay to $12,400 is also under review.
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Columbia
Philip J. Hickey
General Assembly
Hickey
Britain fears gravest consequences from U S coal strike
London Dec 6 AP Food Minister John Strachey told the House of Commons the American coal strike could threaten Britain and other nations dependent on North American food. He warned bread rations may be cut from nine ounces daily and bacon rations fall from three ounces weekly. He noted meat shipments from Argentina have fallen seven weeks, and wheat stocks in Britain are only half of last year. He added U S grain surplus offers hope Britain can eventually import all needs when possible.
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London
John Strachey
House of Commons
Great Britain
North America
Britain
Strachey
Argentina
U. S
Glacier Climb Ends In Death Injuries
A University of Colorado co ed Hazel Jeannette Martin 27 of New Providence Town was killed after a fall on Navajo Peak near the Continental Divide. Two companions DeForrest Meehleib 20 of Peoria Illinois and David Waddington 22 of Westcliffe Colorado were seriously injured with a broken leg and broken arm and collarbone respectively. Army sled dogs aided in moving the group to a jeep and ambulance at Ward Colorado after a two mile trek from the glacier.
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Boulder
Colo. Dev
University of Colorado
Isobel Glacier
Continental Divide
Hazel Jeannette Martin
New Providence
Navajo Peak
Arthur Everson
W. Meehleib
Peoria
David Waddington
Westcliffe
Colo
Waddington
Meehleib
Ward
Here
Advances by accused slayer linked to funeral day proposal
Miss Mary Anthony, 21, sister-in-law of Clayton Smith, former Lansing patrolman on trial for first degree murder, testified that after his wife Roxanne was killed he made improper advances and even proposed marriage. She said the offer came at her kitchen in front of two aunts, days after the funeral.
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Lansing
Mich. Dée
Mary Anthony
Clayton Smith
Smith
Miss Anthony
Ingham County
Roxanne
Junior Class Presents Play Next Wednesday
Jefferson City High School students from the Junior Class will stage their annual play next Wednesday night. The production titled A Date With Judy is directed by Miss Agnes Rank with Norman Thomas serving as student director.
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Jefferson City High School
Judy
Agnes Rank
Norman Thomas
Climber Rescued After 500-Foot Fall on Cliff
Mountain climber Rockne Gibson, 16, of Bell California, recuperates as deputies rescue a climber who fell 500 feet and landed on a narrow ledge 20 feet below. The injured climber sustained a sprained ankle.
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Rockne Gibson
Bell
Calif
GOP Leaders Pledge Constructive Program for 80th Congress
Washington dispatch reports Republican leaders pledge a constructive program for the 80th Congress as Martin Mass will be next Speaker, aiming to clean up 14 years of New Deal policies. Committeemen plan to pick a 1946 convention city, raise funds, and push labor and foreign service reforms to influence the 1948 White House race.
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Washington
Congress
Rep
Martin
Mass
House
GOP
National Committee
White House
Capitol Hill
Trouett
Ross Todd
Kentucky
Dan Whetstone
Montana
Carroll Reece
Reece
Finance Committee
Surplus War Airports Go to Local Use in Seven Cities
The War Assets Administration issued interim permits allowing local governments to use two surplus Kansas airports and three in Missouri, among 58 authorizations totaling 376. Most plans anticipate permanent transfers. latest authorizations list Pratt army air field, Hutchinson municipal airport, Sikes ton Harvey Parks airport, Malden army air field auxiliary No. 1, and Anderson air activities field.
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Washington
Dec
Kansas
Missouri
War Assets Administration
WAA
Ating
Pratt
Kas
Pratt Army Air Field
Hutchinson
Hutchinson Municipal Airport
Sikeston
Harvey Parks
Dexter, Mo
Malden Army Air Field
McBride, Mo
Anderson Air Activities Field
Third Texan Quits Stephens College
Tom Leachman adviser to Stephens College board resigned in Dallas. He is the third Texan to sever ties with the girls college since Dr. Homer P. Rainey became president. Leachman cited the departure of outgoing president Dr J M Wood. politics were denied as a factor. The other Texans resigning were J O Boothe and Jr Clyde Jones.
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Dallas
Tex
Tom Leachman
Stephens College
Columbia
Girls’ College
Homer P. Rainey
Rainey
University of Texas
Leachman
J. M. Wood
J. O. Boothe
del Rio
Clyde Jones
Fort Worth
Glass Rings Ordered By J. C. High Seniors
School authorities said seniors have ordered class rings and pins for 1947 from local jewelers. The design features a rectangular ruby edged ring with the crest in the center, retaining the familiar emblem though the layout has changed.
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J. C. High
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