Kemper Military Academy Sees $100000 Pledged For Year
Donations totaling over 100000 were pledged during a seven hour radiothon to keep Kemper Military Academy and College in operation for the rest of the school year. The 129 year old institution sought public funds as enrollment fell to 167, down 40 percent from recent years. Board chair R A Johnson said next year’s enrollment could improve the financial outlook.
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Boonville, Mo
Kemper Military Academy
Kemper
R. A. Johnson
Easterners Struggle as Winter Storm Ravages Coast
AP reports the first major winter storm of the season left millions without power and disrupted travel from New York to Georgia. More than 53 000 New York area customers lacked electricity with outages in Boston suburbs and Virginia saw up to 16 inches of snow. Cold temperatures set records. transit and aviation faced widespread disruption and a snow emergency was in effect in Maryland.
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Associated Press
East Coast
New York City
Long Island Lighting Co
Jersey Central Power & Light Co
Boston Edison Co
Boston
Atlantic
National Weather Service
Middle Atlantic
Florida
Richmond
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Highway Department
Ft. Meade
Army
Georgia
Camp Seeks Big Pay Hikes to Improve Missouri Prisons
Jefferson City AP report says State Corrections Director George Camp prioritizes staff improvements in Missouri prisons with a proposed raise from 448 to 545 dollars monthly. He cites noncompetitive wages, parolee jobs, and rehabilitating inmates as key goals while noting a 20.7 million dollar budget request for 1974 75.
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Jefferson City
George Camp
Camp
House Appropriations Committee
Fred Williams
D-St. Louis
Williams
Missouri
Frederick McDaniel
State Board of Training Schools
McDaniel
Chillicothe
Boonville
Missouri panel backs two maximum security juvenile units
A Missouri legislative committee urged creating two maximum security units for hyper aggressive juveniles near Kansas City and St Louis. It also recommended transforming Boonville’s training center into a regional center, abolishing the Board of Training Schools, expanding group homes, and slow coeducational changes plus regional centers for behavior extremes.
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Jefferson City
Kansas City
St. Louis
Boonville
Chillicothe
Lexington
Columbia
Ike Skelton
Larry Marshall
Rcolumbia
John J. Blassie
D-St. Louis
Carrol J. McCubbin
Reldon
State Board of Training Schools
Missouri
Board of Training Schools
Meetings set on vocations for youth in three fields
Young people from high school age to 21 are invited to Wednesday night meetings exploring conservation, medical, and automotive careers. Sessions run 7 p.m. at the Department of Conservation, Jefferson Bank, and Jefferson City Auto Supply, with sponsors and adult mentors guiding each group.
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Department of Conservation Medical
Jefferson Bank
Automotive
Jefferson City Auto Supply
Four day school week proposal faces Missouri PTA opposition
Missouri PTA executive council opposes a plan to cut the school week to four days during fuel shortages arguing it would burden working parents and extend school hours. A separate measure to suspend licenses for 16 and 17 year olds failed 14 to 1 in committee with critics citing enforcement and work concerns.
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Missouri Parent- Teachers’ Association
J. Robert Trevor
Missouri Pta
House Education Committee
House
Roads and Highways Committee
J. T. Howard
D-Piedmont
Trevor
Kansas City
Earl] L. Spensler
Dcabool
R. Wendell Bailey
Willow Springs
Everal Committee
Spensler
Spensier
State Department of Education
Howard
Jefferson City
Pigeon Fight Details Outlined for Regulation or Culling
Government agencies private businesses and churches hear options to handle pigeon problems at a Jefferson City meeting. Omar Runge urged cooperation while Michael Shinkle outlined a selective repellant product as a two year solution costing about 12000 to protect the Capitol Building. Opinions split between long term extermination and humane control with possible combination approaches.
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Missouri
Michael Shinkle
Environmental Management Services Inc
Kenosha, Wis
Shinkle
Missouri House OKs bill to set speed limit
The Missouri House approved a measure by 108 to 45 to let the governor set a state highway speed limit not below 50 mph to address the energy shortage. The bill expires Sept 28, 1975 and includes an emergency clause effective upon Senate passage and governor approval.
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Missouri House
Senate
House
Central
Joe Holt
Doulton
Christopher 8
Bond
Congress
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