ACLU Asked Into Hume Case Over Cigarette Punishment
In Hume Missouri a mother seeks ACLU help to sue the school board after her son and a peer were forced to smoke nine cigarettes as punishment. The ACLU panel will consider the case next month. Principal Hightower backs the punishment.
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Kansas City
Hume
American Civil Liberties Union
Arthur Benson
ACLU
Benson
William Adkins
Lee Weatherman
Missouri
Nevada
Terry Weatherman
Bill Adkins
Swats
Adkins
Weatherman
Hume High School
Kenneth Hightower
Hightower
Keith Brown
Saudis Bay Huge Solar Heat Unit
Sverdrup and Parcel, a St. Louis architectural and engineering firm, says construction will start soon in Saudi Arabia on the largest solar heating system ever built. The project covers a campus style complex in a remote area, designed for the U S Army Corps of Engineers. It will use 320000 square feet of floor space and 36000 gallons of water daily, featuring proven components and new technology.
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ST. Louis
Saudi Arabia
Sverdrup & Parcel
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Missouri Quake Anniversary and Historic New Madrid Events
On this date 165 years ago settlers in Missouri’s Bootheel faced one of North America’s largest quakes. The Dec 16 1611 event shook cities as far as Pittsburgh and Norfolk, with aftershocks four months later. A 1611-12 sequence included a Feb 7 quake that altered the Mississippi’s flow and created new channels.
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ST. Louis
Bootheel
Missouri
North America
Pittsburgh
Norfolk
Midwest
Mississippi
New Madrid
Tennessee
Dirt Daubers Install Officers In Mexico Club Awards Night
The Dirt Daubers Men's Garden Club of Mexico held its annual awards night at the VFW hall with officers installed for 1977 by Bob Tribble. Awards went to Dr. D. W. Phillips for president, L. J. Dean for vice president, and Dr. Bob Love as secretary-treasurer. The beautification and horticultural journalism honors were given to Mrs. Margaret Story and the Mexico Ledger plus local radio, respectively. The next meeting is Jan 25 at the PCA room. Arthur Godfrey released from Michael Reese Hospital after five days of tests in Chicago.
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Dirt Daubers
Men’s Garden Club of
Mexico
VFW Hall
L. J. Dean
D. W. Phillips
Bob Love
The
Men’s Garden Clubs of America
Des Moines
Iowa
Richard Vance
Dirt Daubers Men's Garden Club of
Bob Tribble
Margaret Story
Nature Helpers Garden Club
Triangle of Monroe
Emmett Altrogge
Dean
Tribble
Love
Phillips
Richard Schmidtke
Wynn Henderson
Thomspon
Bob Wagner
Wellaville
Lou Tritschler
Centralia
PCA
Out of Hospital
Chicago
Arthur Godfrey
Michael Reese Hospital
Bowling Green Receives Grant In Wastewater Fund Boost
ROLA Missouri AP The Clean Water Commission approved 1.5 million in state and federal funds for wastewater treatment projections in twelve Missouri communities. Grants include Platte City 582,000 Bethany 133,000 Lawson 73,000 Buckner 3,000 Fisk 9,000 Fredericktown 37,000 DeSoto 1,200 Verona 268,000 Houston 63,000 Bowling Green 37,000 Greenville 105,000 Pilot Grove 196,000.
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Rola
State
Clean Water Commission
Missouri
Platte City
Bethany
Lawson
Buckner
Fisk
Fredericktown
DeSoto
Verona
Houston
Bowling Green
Greenville
Pilot Grove
Rothman Names Fine for Missouri House Chief Clerk
Missouri House Speaker designate Kenneth Rothman selects Dwight Fine as chief clerk to centralize administration, aiming to address state auditor George Lehr’s criticisms of expense documentation. Fine will oversee payroll property expenditures budgeting and personnel while Rothman plans a car purchase for the speaker.
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Jefferson City
Kenneth Rothman
Missouri House
George Lahr
Rothman
Dwight Fine
House
Fine
Agnes Moore
Oliver Overkamp
Lehr
Richard Rabbitt
Street Masters Elect Trabue To Lead Club
The Street Masters monthly meeting Sunday elected Everett Trabue president Jerry Dunlap vice president and treasurer Ken Eikel re elected secretary and Jim Deardorff historian The second annual Street Rod and Street Machine Show is slated for June 11 1977 with details to follow The first show drew 143 entries from several states and was co sponsored by Village Square merchants Santa visited and gifts were given Refreshments followed Members and wives plan a steak supper Saturday and the January meeting is set for the 9th at 2 p.m. at the Farm and Home community room
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Street Masters
Everett Trabue
Jerry Dunlap
Ken Eikel
Jim Deardorff
Dotails
Village Square
Santa
Farm and Home Community
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