Fragmented Leadership Aimed at Mexico Audrain Development
Midwest Research Institute highlights fragmented leadership in Mexico and Audrain County, calling for a new development association to coordinate land use, economic diversification, Cannon Dam project, and the central business district. The 103 page report urges including county leaders, business groups, and civic organizations, with a full time executive director and a local funding mechanism.
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Midwest Research Institute
Mexico
MRI
Audrain Medical Center
Medical Development Corp
Kansas City
Mexico- Audrain
Audrain County
Cannon Dam
Central Business District
MFI
Chamber of Commerce
Karsten Wieg
Mid
Mexico-Audrain
Vieg
Mexico- Audral County
Allen Carriere
Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Nixon to veto emergency energy bill as gas lines grow
President Nixon announced he would veto the emergency energy measure passed by Congress, arguing it would trigger longer gas lines and mandatory rationing despite arguments that it would lower gasoline and propane costs. He urged Congress to act on administration bills to boost fuel supplies.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
House
White House
Capitol Hill
Young
Watergate Complex
Henry M. Jackson
Senate
House Commerce Committee
Gasoline Shortages Seen To Last Through Midyear
Washington AP The Federal Energy Office predicts the gasoline shortage will persist at similar levels into midyear though service station lines may shorten. Deputy administrator Sawhill says distribution will even out across states and new rules aim to increase imports. If the Arab embargo continues the shortage could stay at 15 to 20 percent. if oil flows, it could drop to 4 to 8 percent within 90 days. House has passed emergency energy legislation authorizing allocation and rationing, but Nixon vows a veto over a fuel price rollback clause.
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Washington
Federal Energy Office
John C. Sawhill
FEC
Sawhill
FEO
U.S
House
White House
Nixon
Missouri Senate approves higher junior college aid and bonds
The Missouri Senate passed a bill to raise junior college aid per 24 semester hours from 400 to 500 for 1974 75 and to 600 for the following year while increasing the minimum aid to 400 from 320. It also approved 15 million in water pollution control bonds expected to attract 100 million in construction. The session advanced a revenue department budget of 111.5 million for 1974 75 plus 1.3 million for new computer and 12 new branches.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
Robert Young
D-St. Ann
Senate
William Cason
Dclinton
Board of Election Commissioners
Jackson County
House
State Revenue Department
Bond
Revenue Department
Supreme Court
Richard Martin
D-St. Joseph
George Murray
Rcteve Coeur
Public Service Commission
Murray
Martin
PSC
Gladys Marriott
Kansas City
Coops
House Economics Committee
Recipe Winners Named in Ledger 1974 Contest
Six winners are drawn to receive $12 IGA food baskets from Smiley's IGA Market, including Mrs. Ira Roberts, Mrs. Dorothy Haerer, Mrs. Donald Clayton, Mrs. Claud Bishop, Mrs. Howard Warren, and Mrs. Russell Kifer. Winners picked by random draw, not judged on recipe quality. Additional notes cover MRI report access, a copy request surge, and a birth announcement for a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Crouch at Audrain Medical Center weighing six pounds fourteen ounces.
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Kim Forrest
Donald L. Forrest
N. Jefferson Sr
Ledger
Richard Vance
IGA
Smiley
Ira Roberts
Route 3
Centralia
Dorothy Haerer
New Florence
Donald Clayton
West Whitley
Mexico
Claud Bishop
Wellsville
Howard Warren
Paris
Russell Kifer
Laddonia
Richard D. Crouch
Venus St
Audrain Medical Center
Crouch
Mac’s Wholesale
Diesel Fuel Tax Rules Redrafted
Missouri Revenue Department officials say legislation to tighten reporting of diesel used as motor fuel is being drafted. They estimate the state loses 2 to 3 million dollars monthly as users pay only the 3 percent sales tax instead of the 7 cent per gallon motor fuel tax. The bill is not expected to be filed until next year.
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Jefferson City
Revenue Department
Harold Schuyler
The
Schuyler
Senate
Public Service Commission
James R. Spradling
US and Egypt resume full diplomatic relations
In a joint declaration read at the White House and disclosed in Cairo, the United States and Egypt formally announced the resumption of full diplomatic relations broken since the 1967 Middle East war. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was in Cairo meeting Egyptian leaders as part of a renewed peace-making push.
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Cairo
Egypt
United States
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Britain Votes Amid Snow and Violence In Northern Ireland
Britons vote for a new government as snow falls across England and polling lines report large turnouts. Polls show Conservatives with a slim edge but Labour expected gains. Northern Ireland sees rioting and military action as voters confront a divided future and the prospect of postwar austerity. Presidents face labor unrest, inflation, and a looming coal shortage as campaigns emphasize union control and economic reform.
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London
England
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Londonderry
Belfast
Edward Heath
Harold
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Dash
Missouri
Britain
Heath
Wilson
Terevalle Conmaniun Iay
Liberal Party
Labor
Lords
House of Commons
Commons
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