ADC Applicants Rise as Unemployment Bites Missouri
Missouri Senate committee heard that the ADC program faces strains from layoffs and high prices. Protter N. Carter reported average 4,200 ADC applicants monthly, with 23,873 families and 61,145 children on rolls in May, rising rapidly since WWII. Projections suggest 29,235 families and 79,006 children by July 1951.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
ADC
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Missouri House rejects horse racing and gambling bill
The Missouri House voted 69 to 31 to strike out provisions for horse racing and legalized gambling, crossing party lines. Rep. Anthony Pickrell urged revenue benefits, while Rep. Noel Cox offered an amendment to remove gambling provisions. The same session saw the judiciary committee defeat a bill to protect news sources and a plan to operate Waynesville General Hospital with a revolving fund. A Brown measure allowing employers to pass medical exam costs was tentatively approved, but another Brown bill to require cashing workers’ checks was killed.
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Missouri
Anthony Pickrell
Jackson County
Noel Cox
Christian County
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Messare
Meredith Garten
Lawrence County
Charles Ray Brown
Greene County
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House considers fishing control bill amid safety debate
The House tentatively approves a bill to strip the conservation commission of power to regulate pond fishing defining fish as water on private premises. The measure would exempt such waters from being streams, a move tied to broader discussions on self rule and enforcement. The American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Mass, hosts a vast reference library for American history and printing.
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Quitting Time Near as Missouri Legislature Debates Extensions
The Missouri legislature faces a looming end of session with today’s last day for bill introductions. A Senate resolution seeks to extend the introduction period indefinitely, while Rep. C P Turley notes practical closure. Turley urges preserving emergency introduction rights amid heat and uncertainty.
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Carter County
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