Carter Restoring 15 Water Projects
President Carter is restoring funding for about half of 30 water and dam projects after reviews. He will announce formal decisions Monday, with 15 receiving no funding, eight fully funded, five partially funded, and two deferred for study. Congress could reverse the cuts.
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Carter
Washington
Wes Watkins
Dokla
Congress
Central
Arizona
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Danforth hails Carter move to drop Meramec Dam funding
U S Senator John Danforth praised President Carter for cutting Meramec Dam from the 1978 budget calling it a partial victory in a long battle. He noted the fight continues despite the setback as environmentalists applauded the decision at a Coalition for the Environment banquet in St Louis.
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Coalition For the Environment
Danforth
Carter
Peak alert plan for Missouri power faces doubt
Jefferson City officials consider a private utility peak alert to curb demand, noting cooperative programs cut peak use and costs. PSC staff and 13 utilities warn private firms may not elicit the same customer response, while hearings set for May 24 25 explore feasibility and public education benefits.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Missouri Public Service Commission
PSC
Commission
William Barvick
Barvick
Nixon Described As Sad Tragic Figure In Frost Interviews
Los Angeles AP reports Richard Nixon is called a sad tragic figure and a brooding Napoleon in exile by two interior designers who prepared a homey set for David Frost interviews. They describe security, loneliness, and careful book selections to avoid sensitive titles during taping.
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Los Angeles
Richard Nixon
David Frost
Sandy Blake
Arline Genis
Frost
Nixon
Up With People Cast To Appear At Schools
The Up With People troupe arrives Sunday afternoon for a Monday Presser Hall show sponsored by the Audrain Historical Society. Cast members praise the Mexico hospitality while outlining performances at Hawthorne Elementary and Mexico High School.
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Mexico
Presser Hall
Col. C.R. Stribling III
Audrain Historical Society
Sharon Medlar
the County Historical Society
Presser Auditorium
Hawthorne
Hfe
Morever
Smile at Progress Cautions Against Quick Wins
The commentator notes progress is not always for the best and cites smoke signals as an example, saying they never woke an Indian out of bed at zero hundred hours to answer a wrong number.
Rainless week brings mixed blessings to area farmers
Widespread field access allowed many Audrain and Ledgerland farmers to plant corn by the April 15 optimum date and prepare land. Seed and fertilizer buyers report only 20 to 25 percent planted as rain forecasts linger. Farmers warn corn yields favor early planting, while soybeans rely on rain in May. Wheat grows with soil moisture protected by early warmth and needs rain to refill irrigation reservoirs.
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Audrain
Ledgerland
Bob Berrey
MFA Exchange
Convicted murderer marries chief witness before death sentence
Una Nuwwkirk AP report states a convicted murderer wed the woman who testified as the state's chief witness against him, just ten minutes before his death sentence was handed down.
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Nuwwkirk
Una
Carl Crews Dies Friday Rites Monday
Carl G. Crews 63 of 429 W. Orange died Friday at 9 22 p m at Audrain Medical Center after a brief illness. Services Monday 2 p m at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev Robert Collins officiating. Burial at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include wife Helen Harrison Crews a daughter Carol Harlow and a granddaughter Aimee Harlow. He was a retired truck driver and member of First Presbyterian Church Moose Lodge Eagles and Auxvasse Country Club where he was president. He was born June 1 1913 near Auxvasse. He also leaves a brother Herdon Crews Mexico and others. The family will receive friends after 2 p m Sunday at the funeral home.
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Carl G. Crews
W. Orange
Audrain Medical Center
Arnold Funeral Home
Robert Collins
First Presbyterian Church
Burts
East Lawn Memorial Park
Auxvasse
Rothwell
Nellie Pfitzer Crews
Helen Harrison
Audrain County
Crews
Moose Lodge
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Auxvasse Country Club
Herdon Crews
Mexico
R.C
Carol) Harlow
Centralia
Aimee Harlow
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Selleth
Mexico Area
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Meramec Dam
Aam
Crawford County
Richard Schord
Dmo
Ichord
White House
Meramec
St. Louis
Sullivan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Laguna Beach
Coast Guard
Genis
Frost People
United States
Miss Medlar
Canada
Carnegie Hall
Munich
Spain
Sharon Brutger
Stevedores
Weehawken
N. J
Seatrain Lines, Inc
Seatrain
Hudson River
New York City
Carl Crews
Richard Lawrence Hager
Connie Sue Vaughn
Lowell Doggett
Doggett
Hager
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Oklahoma
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Gerald R. Loyd
Route 4
Regina
Elmer L. Loyd
Raymond Graue
Raymond Shepard
Loyd
Carroll Motor Co
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