Missouri pivots on 10 percent rate ceiling clash
Missouri lawmakers adjourned until January after stalling final action on a bill to raise the interest ceiling from 8 to 10 percent. The measure, tied to agricultural real estate exemptions and point charges, faces further talks as a joint conference committee seeks a compromise. The special session must end by January 8 with only two days for voting.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
House
Walter Meyer
Bellefontaine
Meyer
Richard DeCoster
D-Canton
DeCoster
Senate
Mexico School Board Approves Extra State Funds Use
The Mexico School Board disposed of 33242 in extra state money for the teachers fund after an executive session. Superintendent Donald Palmer outlined a curriculum coordination program with seminars and workshops, funded from the windfall and including 3462 for substitutes, using most of the money for curriculum improvement and teacher participation.
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Mexico
Quentin Bakke
Missouri National Education Assn
State Foundation
Palmer
Board wrestles with windfall pay for teachers
Dr. Leonard Davis questions the term windfall as state foundation aid distributes extra funds to districts with enrollment drops. The Ledger explains how a 145 percent state base, applied to fewer pupils, created about 41 553 extra dollars for Mexico schools. Board members debated whether to rescind the plan or raise teachers pay and suggested CTA involvement.
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Leonard Davis
State Foundation
Mexico
Bakke
Supt
Palmer
Ford Moves to Challenge Steel Price Increases
Ford administration acts to curb price hikes by CF&I Steel in Pueblo Colorado and U S Steel. Albert Rees plans a telegraph seeking full explanation and justification of steel price increases from CF&I. Ford previously criticized U S Steel and pressed wage and price council to investigate.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Cf&i Steel Corp
Pueblo
Colo
Council On Wage and
Albert Rees
Cf&i
U.S. Steel Corp
Ford
Colorado Steel
U.S. Steel
White House
E. B. Speer
Rees
National
Jones & Laughlin
Inland Steel
No Top Steel Company
Distress Signals Grow in Troubled U S Economy
The economy shows renewed distress with rising unemployment claims, shrinking personal income, and a deepening balance of payments deficit driven by high oil costs. Ford calls restraint on U Steel price hikes as layoffs spread from GM and auto industries, amid forecasts of higher jobless rates into 1975.
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Washington
U.S
Ford
U.S. Steel
Council On Wage and
White House
Commerce Department
General Motors
1974 Community Chest tops goal with record funds
The 1974 Community Chest collected 55,363 dollars, the highest total ever and 1724 percent above last year, surpassing the 55,000 dollar goal by 363. Don Dempski noted the drive achieved an all-time high in 10 divisions. 7 others narrowly missed. Distribution to agencies will total about 52,000 dollars after earmarked gifts.
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Don Dempski
Dempski
Orvie Nix
Nix
Dave Elliott
Dave Wilkinson
Joe Monk
Keith Byerly
Harold McClurg
Harry Flynn
Ken Wyatt
Stan Erdel
Ron Darnell
Jack Mackey
Donald Patton
John Harmon
James P. Wilson
Marlin Fisher
Tony Milian
Sharon Neate
Georgia Eckelman
Don Belli
Dixbetes Assn
USC
Mexico
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Courtney Child Care Ctr
Assn
Boy Scouts
Head Start
Arthritis Foundation
Area Red Cross
Head Start Parents Assn
Ron Holbrook
Frank Boyle
Jim Henderson
Larry Hynes
Barbara Moorhead
Tim Hagan
Wilma Sutton
Stan Thompson
Second greatest thrill is when all kids come home
Comic slice from the Montgomery Standard quotes Bob Bowling about family visits. He jokes that the best moment is when the kids leave, noting two sons-in-law who barely converse, as they are always eating or sleeping. He adds his wife thought they were good boys, but she was wrong about him too.
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CTA
Mr. Palmer
Palmer
Mr. Bakke
Bakke
Hardin
Mexico
Ledger
Frank Sutton
Bob Bowling
Montgomery Standard
Drug-Drink Mix Kills 18-Year-Old John Carter
Amphetamine and alcohol intoxication caused the death of 18 year old John Stanley Carter early Saturday. He was found dead in a Centralia apartment after moving in the day before. Gammel, Boone County medical examiner, noted amphetamines and alcohol can trigger serious reactions and said the death was accidental.
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John Stanley Carter
George
Gammel
Boone County
Mexico
Carter
Centralia
Tom Woodward
Mike Ledford
Ledford
Scientists Track Mauna Loa Microquakes for Eruption Clues
Scientists monitor ongoing micro-quakes at Mauna Loa Hawaii to gauge eruption risk. They say no immediate danger is evident but will review measurements from recent temblors to seek clearer signs. Mauna Loa last erupted in June 1950.
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Volcano
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Senate Votes For Full Warranty Bill
Washington AP reports the Senate passed a bill by 70 to 5 requiring manufacturers to specify warranty terms. A full warranty must clearly state free replacement or repair within a stated period. if not, the consumer may receive a refund or replacement product.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rockefeller Set for Night Inauguration as VP
Nelson Rockefeller faced possible hard votes in the House with Leader O Neill estimating 125 to 150 members might oppose confirmation. The ceremony would place him in the first vice presidential swearing in in a televised, post election era, with Chief Justice Burger to administer.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
Dmass
O'Neill
Los Angeles
New York
Massachusetts
Missouri
Tennessee
Carl Albert
Senate
Rockefeller
Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court
Ford
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Rockefeller’s vice presidential home renovation stalled by delay
Four months of congressional consideration for Nelson A Rockefeller’s nomination have delayed remodeling of the Naval Observatory residence chosen for the vice president. Navy officials say work is in limbo until Rockefeller is confirmed and states his furnishing preferences. Rockefeller has his own Washington home but plans to live at the Naval Observatory once confirmed, with no visit to the house yet.
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Washington
Congress
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Navy
Naval Observatory
Rockefeller
Gerald R. Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Ford
Foxhall Road
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Kelli
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Joseph Johnson
Richard Vance
Lts
Air Force
Hise
Armed Services Committee
Edward Hebert
D-La
Hebert
Aerosonic Corp
Clearwater, Fla
Justice Department
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