Meramec Dam Funds Approved in Federal Bill
President Ford signed a broad appropriations bill directing 8.48 million dollars for three Meramec River Basin lake projects. The Meramec Dam receives 5.5 million in construction funds for 1976 and 1.3 million for a transitional period, with 660,000 for Pine Ford Reservoir design. A 1.03 million grant funds a bridge on Missouri 185 to enable Union Lake development, amid ongoing environmental debates and flood control aims.
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Vail
Colo
Meramec Park Dam
Ford
Meramec River
Meramec Dam
U.S. Department of the Interior
Pine Ford
DeSoto
Meramec Basin
Missouri
Bourdeuse River
Franklin County
Union Lake
Pine Ford Reservoir
Sullivan
Department of Interior
St. Louis
Corps of Engineers
USDA Plans National Horse Census At 1.5 Million Cost
The Agriculture Department aims to count horses after 15 years with a proposed 48 state first year survey and annual recounts for three years. Officials estimate 7 to 10 million horses today, with some guesses up to 14 million, far above the 1960 tally of about three million. Funding cuts have stalled plans in the past, and a permanent census would require new methods since many horses live in urban or suburban settings.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
United States
Horton couple welcomes daughter in Audrain Medical Center
Mr and Mrs Jim Bob Horton of Martinsburg are the parents of a daughter born Friday at 4 17 p.m. weighing six pounds at Audrain Medical Center. Mr Horton works for A P Green Refractories in Mexico.
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Jim Bob ‘Horton
Martinsburg
Audrain Medical Center
Horton
A.P. Green Refractories
Mexico
Vietnam promises general elections in unified Vietnam
North Vietnamese Defense Minister Vo Nguyen Giap pledged to hold general and democratic elections in 1976 for the north and south but would not set a date. He said Vietnam is reunified and will have one national assembly and central government. The interview was recorded in Cuba after a Cuban Communist party congress.
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Paris
Vo Nguyen Giap
Vietnam
Giap
France
Cuba
Saigon
Hanoi
North Vietnam
South
Peking
Next Year Looks Good For Farmers
Kansas City AP reports the 1976 agricultural outlook, based on a Fed projection, expects better demand and higher gross income but warns of large supplies pressuring prices second half. Weather, cost trends, and conversion in livestock output shape the gain, with 1975 gains not fully translating to net income.
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Kansas City
C. Edward Harshbarger
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Harshbarger
Utah Patrol Chief Fired For Drinking
Salt Lake City AP Roy M Mack Helm was fired as Utah Highway Patrol chief for an alcohol problem. The Civil Service Commission said he could be reinstated if he overcomes the issue and the Public Safety Commissioner decides timing. Helm’s attorney said a rehearing would be sought.
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Salt Lake City
Roy M. “Mack
Helm
Utah Highway Patrol
State Civil Service Commission
Public Safety
Raymond Jackson
Jackson
Robert M. McRae
Taxpayer questions on home sale costs and education deductions
Tax rules say wallpapering and painting are maintenance, not added to basis. Fixing up costs may apply if done within 90 days before sale under a sale contract and paid within 30 days of sale, only when buying another home to defer gain. Proportionate deduction allowed for shared rental expenses. one third in this case. Educational course costs may be deductible if needed to retain current position, but not if a new trade or business is gained.
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IRS
Reds Reported Speeding Up Germ Warfare
Columnist Jack Anderson reports the Soviet Union is accelerating germ warfare research in apparent UN violations. A Soviet diplomat tried to gain sensitive genetic engineering information from U.S. scientists, prompting NIH security contact and FBI involvement. Anderson cites top intelligence sources and notes U.S. and Soviet pledges to destroy biological weapons stocks.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United Nations
Jack Anderson
U.S
Security Office
National Institutes of Health
FBI
Stepanov
KGB
Andersen
U.N
United States
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Anderson
CTA
Mills undecided about running again for Congress
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas says he has no decision date on seeking another term. The 66 year old, 18 term congressman notes he is in good health and enjoys House duties. He returned to Congress after a Florida clinic stay for alcoholism and earlier lost the Ways and Means chair after the Fanne Foxe affair.
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Little Rock
Ark
Wilbur D. Mills
Congress
Washington, D.C
Mills
Florida
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fanne Foxe
Politicians Move Toward Lebanon War Settlement Amid Beirut Strife
In Beirut rockets and shells hit the capital as politicians near a formula to end Lebanon's civil war. Reports say Moslem and Christian leaders tentatively agreed on a Syria proposed plan for power sharing, with a Maronite president and Moslem premiers elected by parliament. Arab League and Syria would guarantee sovereignty.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Musaitbeh
Tripoli
Zahleh
Arab League
Mahmoud Riad
Irrigation Tour At R-6 Monday
Audrain County Young Farmers sponsor an irrigation tour on December 25 inviting the public. It starts at 1 p.m. at Community R-6 School Scott's Corner and studies irrigation from reservoirs costs building procedures equipment and reservoir management. The tour concludes at 4 p.m. on Audrain County area farms and ends at the school grounds.
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Audrain County
R-6
Scott’s Corner
KC Symphony Accepts Arbitration to End Strike
Kansas City Philharmonic Association board accepts an arbitrator's proposal to end an eight week musicians strike. The union expresses mixed feelings while remarking some terms could form a basis for renegotiation. The two year contract totals less than the last rejected offer. Weekly salaries proposed are higher than prior offers, with ongoing fundraising needed if the vote passes. Musicians halted work November 4 over pay and season length amid pay disputes.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Philharmonic Association
Philharmonic
Leo C. Brown
St. Louis
Dale Weddle
Harry Browne
Orchestra Association
Father Brown
Weddle
Musicians’ Committee
Eisenhowers En Route To Peking
David and Julie Eisenhower arrived in Tokyo en route to Peking for a visit arranged by Richard Nixon. They planned to depart Japan for China Sunday after a brief overnight stay, with travel details kept secret by the Secret Service. The trip began after Nixon’s 1972 China visit and was described as a personal, self funded journey.
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Tokyo
David
Julie Eisenhower
Peking
Richard M. Nixon
China
Japan
United States
Japan Air Lines
San Diego
U.S. Secret Service
Eisenhower
David Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
Newsmen
I Chou En-lai
Nixon
Nixons
San Clemente
Mrs Socks Named To Dean's List At Austin Peay
Susan Beynon Socks has been named to the Dean's List cum laude for the fall quarter at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville Tennessee, with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.54 required for listing. She is the daughter of Mrs H L Beynon of 11 Morningside Drive.
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Susan Beynon Socks
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville
Tenn
Socks
H. L. Beynon
Morningside Drive
Kissinger Begins Nine Day Jamaica Vacation
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrived in Montego Bay Jamaica for a nine day vacation and informal talks with government officials. He will stay at a villa in Ocho Rios and is expected to meet Prime Minister Michael Manley during the visit.
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Montego Bay
Jamaica
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Ocho Riog
Michael Manley
Vo Tech Enrollment Jan 19 Offers Wide Range Courses
Enrollment on Monday January 19 at 7 pm at the Mexico Area Vocational Technical School lists courses for adults 16 plus in Audrain and nearby areas. Programs include air conditioning, amateur radio, auto body, electronics, machine shop, high school equivalency, nursing aide, hydraulics, radio and TV repair, residential wiring, welding, bookkeeping, computers, shorthand, typing, and more with varying fees and schedules.
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Mexico Area
Gary Vines
Ben Steinman
Mexico
H.O. Tolson
Patricia Stoutz
Charles Coleman
Electronics I
Electronica IT
James Drexler
U of
HO. Tolson
State Department of Education
Dale Schnarre
Audrsin
Ivor Bateman
Bob Beamer
National
Bureau of Standards
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USDA
Hortons
Utah Patrol
White House
Angola
Reds
Millis
KC Symphony
Eisenhowers
Dean
Vo-Tech
Larry Wooda
Charles Spires
Ets Sciang I
John. Moore
Carl Biggs
Steve Benton
Cindy Fuemmeler
Ferris Mundy
Hardee
Hardees
Liberty
Aset
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