Legislators See Budget Problems in Missouri Session
Jefferson City lawmakers open a four month election year session facing a tightening finances with a potential tax increase to maintain services. Food and drug sales tax repeal threatens $100 million in revenue, surplus cash falls to about 35 million, and leaders weigh tax relief, reductions, or delaying taxes while tackling reforms in property tax, judiciary, and school funding.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
General Assembly
Christopher 8
Bond
Mark Edelman
Edleman
Upcomin
Edelman
State Senate Appropriations
House Appropriations
Steve Gardner
D-Baldwin
Gardner
House
Senate
Missouri furlough program yields high success rate
AP reports over 2,000 Missouri prisoners have received furloughs in three years with more than 98 percent completed successfully. George M. Camp, deputy director of the Department of Social Services, notes reduced returns to prison and less institutional tension. One Christmas batch saw 117 released with two intoxication arrests. 21 percent of 1972 and 13 percent of 1973 releases returned, dropping to 2 percent in 1974.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
George M. Camp
Department of Social Services
Callaway Hospital Rates Rise At Callaway Memorial
Callaway Memorial Hospital increases room rates citing higher costs. Semi private rooms rise from 48 to 58 dollars per day private rooms from 53 to 63 dollars. Intensive care now 70 dollars daily. Administrator Clinton Bartley defends rise as vital to staying in business. Equipment replacements focus on worn out items.
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Falton
Callaway Memorial Hospital
Clinton Bartley
Mr. Bartley
Lewis A. Foster Retires From Green Refractories After 34 Years
Lewis A. Foster has retired from the A P Green Refractories Co at the Mexico plant after 34 years of service as planning center analyst. He joined in 1941 as a truck driver, progressed through maintenance, car shop, and supervision roles, and spent 1971 onward in the Planning Center. An avid fisherman, he has built over 1000 fishing rods, with many bearing his Foster brand and shipped to 30 states. He and his wife Frances reside at 1508 S Morris.
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Lewis A. Foster
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Foster
Mexico
Green Company
Joplin
Tunnel Kiln Brinding
Mr. Foster
Frances
S. Morris
Airport Security Tightened After La Guardia Bombing
Washington reports say airport security nationwide has been tightened since the La Guardia bombing that killed 11 and injured 75. A White House review led by Coleman and McLucas considers measures, including safer locker security and relocation of baggage lockers at Hartsfield Atlanta.
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Washington
la Guardia
New York
Ford
Transportation
William T. Coleman Jr
Coleman
White House
Mike Duval
Atty
Harold Tyler
FBI
Federal Aviation
John L. McLucas
Night life for lawmakers cools in Jeff City
AP reports as the Missouri General Assembly opens its sixth session in Jefferson City lawmakers bring focus to lobbying rules requiring disclosure of expenditures. Hotels and restaurants anticipate business while owners fear strict limits may curb after hour gatherings and perks.
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Jefferson City
Frank Lupsha
General Assembly
Lupsha
Ramada Inn
Gen Sverdrup Dies at 77. Rites Set in St Louis
Retired Maj. Gen. Leif J. Sverdrup, noted engineer and founder of Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, died Friday after collapsing at a Franklin County hunting lodge. He led Pacific installations in WWII, helped design the Chesapeake Bay bridge tunnel, and contributed to Busch Stadium and other projects. Services Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Episcopal Church of St Michael and St George in Clayton, Mo.
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ST. Louis
Leif J. Sverdrup
Sverdrup
Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, Inc
Minnesota
United States
Corps of Engineers
Pacific
Saudi Arabia
Tullahoma
Tenn
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
American Society of Civil Engineers
Busch Memorial Stadium
Poplar Street
Douglas MacArthur
Episcopal Church of St. Michael and St. George
Clayton
Robert M. White II
the Ledger
ManArthur
Mexico
White
Independence Cops Quit After Calls
Two Independence police officers, Billy Cannady and William Skaller, resigned after suspensions linked to anonymous phone calls to superiors. The resignations were accepted on Friday following recommendations by police, law, and personnel departments. A personnel hearing led officials to drop suspension action against two dispatchers in the same incident.
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Independence
Billy Eugene Cannady
William Carl Skaller
Police
Law
Lyle W. Alberg
Cannaday
Fraternal
Order of Police
Skaller
Youth Held For Killing Grandparents
John R. Anderson 18 faces two counts of capital murder in Texas County after authorities found his grandparents, Chris and Nadean Hermann, shot dead on New Year’s Day. Anderson, who admitted their deaths to a highway patrolman after a drunken driving arrest, was jailed without bond pending a coroner’s inquest set for Jan. 7. He was arrested near Cabool, Missouri, for drunken driving hours earlier.
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Houston
John R. Anderson
Anderson
Texas
Chris Hermann
Nadean Hermann
Hermann
Hermanns
Cabool
Mrs. Lee S. Bryson Dies in Centralia at 53
Esther Lavern Bryson 53 lifelong Centralia resident died at Boone County Hospital Columbia after a lingering illness. Services Monday 2 p.m. Fenton Funeral Chapel with burial Glendale Memorial Gardens. Survived by husband former Centralia police chief. daughter Alicia Lynn. sister Marjorie Penn. She was active in First Baptist Church Eastern Star and local Democratic Club. formerly secretary to A. E. Ausmus and at A B Chance.
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Centralia
Tee S
Esther Lavern) Bryson
Boone County Hospital
Columbia
Fenton Funeral Chapel
Glendale Memorial Gardens
Bryson
Zelta Tucker Umble
Virgil Umble
Los Angeles
Calif
Alicia Lynn
Clifford
Marjorie) Penn
Kansas City
A. E. Ausmus
A.B. Chance Ca
Warren Myers Dies at 89 in Jonesburg Rites Monday
Warren Myers, 89, died at home in Jonesburg. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Harding Funeral Home with burial in Jonesburg Cemetery. Visitation after 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Survived by wife Winnie Kimmis two children Betty Nelson of St. Louis and John B. Myers of Warrenton a brother Marion Myers of Dallas and a sister Elizabeth Myer of St. Louis. A farmer by trade, he lived in Jonesburg most of his life.
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Jonesburg
Warren Myers
Harding Funeral Home
Winnie Kimmis
Betty Nelson
St. Louis
John B. Myers
Warrenton
Marion Myer
Dallas
Tex
Elizabeth Myer
Myers
William Giesler Dies At Belle
William Oliver Giesler 85 of Belle Missouri died early Friday at his home. He was born December 10 1890 and lived in Belle all his life. Survived by his wife Viva eight daughters two sons and several grandchildren funeral 2 pm Sunday at Sassmans Funeral Home Belle.
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William Oliver Giesler
Belle
Ernest. R
Dale) Harvey
Dudley
Betty) Miller
Mexico
Sassman
Giesler
Viva
Services Today For Mrs Candy
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Ethel Candy of Mexico aged 81 are scheduled at the Precht Pickering Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Rev. George Wraith will officiate with Kathy Fetterhoff as organist and vocalists Mrs. Curtis Fetterhoff, Mrs. Sam Taylor, and Mrs. A L Hayton. Pallbearers include William Mapes, Bert Smith, Vernon Mapes, Marvin Tate, and Earl Mapes. Burial will be in the Centralia City Cemetery.
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Walter
Ethel) Candy
Mexico
Precht- Pickering
George Wraith
Kathy Fetterhoff
Curtis Fetterhoff
Sam Taylor
A. L. Hayton
William Mapes
Bert Smith
Vernon Mapes
Marvin Tate
Earl Mapes
Centralia City Cemetery
Brandy Rachelle Chase Born at Audrain Medical Center
Mr and Mrs Jim Chase announce the birth of their daughter Brandy Rachelle at Audrain Medical Center on December 20. The newborn weighs 6 pounds 15 ounces. She has a brother Kristopher Ryan aged two and a sister Vonda Renee aged nine. Grandparents are Glen Perkins of Mexico and Marie Chase of Centralia.
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Brandy Rachelle
Jim Chase
E. Orange St
Audrain Medical Center
Kristopher Ryan
Vonda Renee
Glen Perkins
Mexico
Marie Chase
Centralia
Ledgerland Weather and Missouri Forecast Update
Official 7:00 a.m. readings show a cold period with highs in the upper teens to 20s and lows around 5 above. Forecasts call for fair, very cold nights, Sunday highs in the 20s, and a chance of snow in north Missouri Tuesday with rain or snow statewide Wednesday.
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Missouri
Bootheel
Hospital Admissions and Public Safety Report Summary
At Audrain Medical Center admissions include James A. Dodson Mrs Harold Chapman Robert H Shulse Anderson B Gibbs Christine Miller Paul Reagan Sr Elizabeth E Smith Roy E Prosser Sr Deborah Shelton Basil Barney Harley Harmon Weldon Keeter Lois Crandall Dexter Hatfield and others Born To Mr and Mrs Kemp a son Friday at 4 23 pm Jerry T Boles a son Friday at 12 33 Dismissals list numerous patients. Public safety notes a minor traffic collision at W Jackson and Jefferson Streets and theft of 110 steel poles from Tractor Supply Co. Two inmates from Fulton State Hospital were recaptured in Mexico Kenneth Carleton surrendered to police at 5 15 pm Friday.
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Audrain Medical Center
James A. Dodson
Harold Chapman
Robert H. Shulse
Anderson B. Gibbs
Mexico
Glenn E. Myers
Christine Miller
Vandalia
Paul 4. Reagan Sr
Wellsville
Elizabeth E. Smith
Roy E. Prosser Sr
Deborah RK. Shelton
Basil Barney
Centralia
Harley Harmon
Weldon F. Keeter
Benton City
Lois A. Crandall
Butler
Dexter Hatfield
Thompson
Robert G. Kemp
W. Liberty
Jerry T. Boles
Marine Drive
Glen Atchison
Michael Piedmont
Birdie Williams
Lewis
Andrew C. Rothove
Carl Henry Nordwald
W. Jackson and
Jefferson
Bill Hovey
Tractor Supply Co
Highway 54 E
Fulton State Hospital
Kenneth Earl Carleton
Police report and road crash summaries from Montgomery and Audrain counties
The Daily Record notes at 1 p.m. a hospital departure and an Audrain County pickup. George Lang was taken into custody at the Hoxsey Hotel at 2:43 a.m. and moved to a state hospital. A Warren Miller and his mother sustained minor injuries in a Route 1 collision with a farm spreader pulled by a tractor near Mexico. Two Wellsville youths were treated after a highway crash near Montgomery City. A Martinsburg vandalism report lists nonfatal damage at the Charles Stone home, and several local court actions include speeding fines and probate executor appointment. Market prices from MFA, Fowles Grain, and stock quotes on the day are provided.
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Audrain County
Mexico
Clyde Berry
Route 4
Berry
Montgomery City
Bruce Koester
Timothy Howard
Sheriff’s Report
Charles Stone
Martinsburg
Child Mauled By Zoo Wolves in Worcester
A 2 year old boy slipped toward a wolves cage at the Worcester Science Center and was mauled by the animals. A man pulled him away and police say the child was treated in fair condition at Memorial Hospital.
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Worcester
Mass
Worcester Science Center
John Coloria
Sutton
Memorial Hospital
Most Watchable Pair Is Picked
Del Mar Calif AP football star O J Simpson and Nancy Kissinger were named the most watchable man and woman of 1975 by the International Societies of Woman and Men Watchers. The list includes Omar Sharif John Denver Tom Brokaw and others for men and Ann Margret Margaret Thatcher Phyllis George and Susan Ford among others for women.
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Catherine Hearst
Randolph A. Hearst
Mrs Onassis Ends Utah Idaho Ski Holiday With Family
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and her children left for the East Coast after a nine day ski holiday in Utah and Idaho. Senator Edward M. Kennedy and family were to fly out of Salt Lake City today. The Kennedy party visited Robert Redford at his ski resort on New Year’s Day.
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Salt Lake City
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Utah
Idaho
Snowbird Ski Resort
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Salt Lake International Airport
Jane Hilby
Snowbird
Kennedy
Joan
Robert Redford
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