New Ambulance For AMC Due Eln Two Months
Gov. Christopher Bond announces nearly 600000 in Division of Health funds for ambulances to equip Audrain Medical Center with a primary emergency unit and a backup unit. The program buys 40 ambulances, each about 15000, with other Missouri centers receiving units and rural physician recruitment programs funded for three years.
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Audrain Medical Center
Christopher
Bond
Division of Health Program
Woodrow Lee
Lee
Center
New London
Columbia
Missouri Academy of Family Physicians
Missouri
Division of Health
State to receive 0 new ambulances despite $600000 funds
Gov. Bond announced federal health program funding totaling 600000 dollars will not yield new ambulances this year. Most money 556000 dollars funds ambulances purchases while the rest supports rural doctor recruitment and county communications services. Missouri Academy of Family Services gets 27150 dollars to recruit family practitioners to rural areas. St Louis County gains six ambulances, 26 counties in all receive vehicles, with 14 counties benefiting for first time. Each ambulance costs about 15000 dollars.
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Jefferson City
Mac
Christopher S. Bond
Missouri Academy of Family Services
Missouri
St. Louis County
Bond
Funeral Directors To Attend Hearings On FTC Rules
Missouri Funeral Directors Association will testify before Congressman Bill Hungate's Subcommittee on Activities of Regulatory Agencies this week. The hearings Wednesday and Thursday focus on proposed FTC funeral home regulations and their impact on small business. Hungate says the aim is to shield small firms from unfair burdens and excessive paperwork. Also attending are groups from National Funeral Directors Association, Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association, and American Association of Retired Persons led by Gene Hutchens of Florissant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Missouri Funeral Directors Association
Bill Hungate
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Hungate
Missouri
Gene 8. Hutchens
Florissant
National Funeral Directors Association
Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association
American Association of Retired Persons
Mrs Brower Hired as County Assessor Office Operator
Mrs. Brower Gayle Brower Jr. of Route 3 Mexico began duties Monday as a machine operator in the Audrain county assessor J Holloway Neill's office at the county courthouse. She will operate the computer. Her husband works for A B Chaince Co. at Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul (Gayle) Brower Jr
Route 3
Mexico
Audrain County
J. Holloway Neill
Brower
A. B. Chaince Co
Centralia
State Jaycee Head To Visit Mexico
Dennis Henson Missouri State Jaycee president will visit Mexico Wednesday as part of Jaycee Week. He will be at Carroll Motor Co from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. to meet Mexico Jaycees and travel across Missouri this week visiting as many of the 200 Jaycee groups as possible. Mexico Jaycee chapter has 182 members.
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Dennis Henson
Missouri
Mexico
Jim Dye
Henson
The
Carroll Motor Co
Blue Ribbon Tax Review Proposed in Missouri House
A bill to form a four year blue ribbon commission to review Missouri tax structure clears the House Revenue and Economics Committee and moves to the full House. The panel would study tax revenues and options, reporting annually to the legislature and governor. Members include four appointed by leaders and four by state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
House Revenue and Economics Committee
House
St. Louis
Steve Vossmeyer
Senate
George Lehr
Lobbyists Fail To Meet Deadline
Missouri lobbyists filed expense and activity reports under a new law aimed at improving transparency. Of 261 registered, 28 did not file by the deadline. 54 reported $28,087 in expenses, while 178 reported no expenditures. The law, effective Sept 28, mandates disclosure of gifts, loans, and supported or opposed legislation, with penalties up to 1000 dollars and jail. Enforcement funds remain unfunded, with Gov Bond seeking ongoing support. utilities led registrations with 35 lobbyists and top expenditures.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Cole County
Christopher $. Bond
Bond
D. W. Gilmore
Kansas City
Missouri Elections Commission
Gilmore
Kansas City Crime Commission
Missouri Public Expenditure Survey
University of Missouri-Kansas City
The
Elections Commission
Missouri Press Association
Missouri State Teachers Association
Missouri Optometry Association
American Highway Business and Tourism Association
Gene Worn
Missouri Automobile Dealers Association
Worn
Terry Schlemeier
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc
Barbara Abbott
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Transportation
Marvin Maloney
D-Napoleon
Robert Young
St. Ann
Congress
Richard Rabbitt
Mary Gant
Frank Kostron
St. Louis
James
Jay’’ Russell
Florissant
Phillip Scaglia
Jack Beuchner
Kirkwood
Edward Ottinger
John Blagsie
Suit Filed Over Loeb Book
Gov. Meldrim Thomson Jr sues Kevin R. Cash and Amoskeag Press for 375000 alleging false libel in the book Who the Hell Is William Loeb. Cash seeks dismissal terming the action frivolous while the Hillsboro County Superior Court case proceeds. The biography targets the publisher of the Manchester Union Leader and the New Hampshire Sunday News.
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Manchester
N.H
Meldrim Thomson Jr
Kevin R. Cash
Amoskeag Press, Inc
Cash
William Loeb
Thomson
Manchester Union Leader
New Hampshire Sunday News
Kidney Surgery for Michael R Smith in Columbia ICU
Michael R. Smith 23 of Route 3 undergoes kidney surgery at the Veteran's Hospital in Columbia and remains in the intensive care unit.
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Michael R. Smith
Route
Veteran's Hospital
Columbia
Low Interest Home Improvement Loan Options
A community development director notes no local program for home additions exists. The federal 312 loan program offers three percent loans for improvements and is open to all residents with priority for low and moderate income property owners. Details are at the Community Development Department in city hall.
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B.J. Reed
Mexico
Mexico Area Vocational-Technical School Enrolls Adults
Last night 188 adults enrolled in skilled and technical classes at the Mexico Area Vocational-Technical School. Adults may still enroll this week by calling 561-6684 to join classes such as Basic Industrial Electricity Concrete Block & Brick Laying Electronics I and Radio and Tv Repair I Electronics II Motor Tune Up Residential Wiring Office Machines Shorthand I and II Typing I and II and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico Area
Senate Rejects Televised Executions Amid Banking Bill Moves
In Missouri, the Senate rejected a proposal to televise executions in the gas chamber while the House tentatively approved a national banks restriction bill. Sponsor Sen. Lawrence Lee argued broadcasts would cut crime, as lawmakers also advanced a banking measure targeting branch practices and a proposal to broaden the Judicial Conference to include magistrate and probate judges.
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Jefferson City
Senate
House
Lawrence Lee
D-St. Louis
Lee
Missouri
Gene Copeland
New Madrid Democrat
Hungate faulted Ford on State of the Union message
Washington congressman Bill Hungate called President Ford's address dull and inconsistent. He criticized the plan for a $10 billion tax cut paired with a $10 billion Medicare grant expansion, and noted Ford vetoed the farm bill despite praising farmers.
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Washington
Cong
Bill Hungate
Ford
Hungate
Ledger
Birth of Gregory Joseph Kunkel in Marceline
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Kunkel of Keytonville announce the birth of their son, Gregory Joseph Kunkel, weighing seven pounds nine ounces, born January 15 at 11 45 p.m. at St. Francis Hospital in Marceline. Grandparents are Ernest Kunkel of Salisbury and Cecil Hawkins of Mexico. Great grandparents include Minnie Kunkel of Macon, Raymond Peters of Keytesville, and Charles H. Froehlich of Barnesville Ohio. Mrs. Kunkel is the former Betty Hawkins of Mexico.
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Joseph B. Kunkel
Keytonville
Gregory Joseph Kunkel
St. Francis Hospital
Marceline
Ernest Kunkel
Salisbury
Cecil Hawkins
Mexico
Minnie Kunkel
Macon
Raymond Peters
Keytesville
Charles H. Froe
Food Price Drops Spur Shopper Report From Missouri
The Missouri Farm Bureau weekly shopper shows price cuts on 16 of 22 items. Beef leads declines with T bone steaks down 9 cents, arm roasts down 9. rib steaks up 1 cent. pork prices mixed. poultry and dairy ease, eggs drop 8 cents to 80 cents a dozen. red potatoes rise to 1.40, sugar slips to 1.28.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Farm Bureau
Bollinger Delivers Debut Recital at Mexico Church
John Bollinger offered his first piano recital since returning from a four year teaching post in France at the Mexico United Methodist Church. The program featured Debussy La Cathedrale engloutie Mozart K545 Liszt Dream of Love Bach Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Bach The Little Notebook Chopin Nocturne Op 9 No 2 and Polonaise Op 53. Four encores followed Deep Purple Ebb Tide Moon River Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. An informal reception and church choir help marked the event.
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John Bollinger
Mexico United Methodist Church
France
Debussy
la Cathedrale Englautie
Mozart
Jesu
Joy of
Man
Anna Magdalena Bach
Liszt
Jerome Kern
Freedom Train to Stop in Jefferson City for Bicentennial Tour
The Freedom Train will halt in Jefferson City from March 31 for three days. It opens for tours at 6 p.m. on arrival day and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday and Friday April 1 and 2. Local events include trackside entertainment and Bicentennial themed displays.
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Jefferson City
Man Crushed by Backhoe in Randolph Missouri
Lester O. Clubb age 58 of Liberty Missouri was crushed to death when a backhoe ran over him in Randolph. He crawled under the machine to set a switch and asked a coworker to restart it as witnesses say the machine lurched forward and passed over his head.
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Randolph, Mo
Lester O. Clubb
Liberty
Clubb
Reformation Expands Near Union Electric Nuclear Site
Fulton reports a South Callaway County town near the Union Electric Nuclear plant site may grow beyond prior estimates. Beaufort Transfer Co. plans a 33-unit trailer court with stores, gas, and services, with potential for up to 300 trailer pads and six modular homes. Construction workers could sustain demand through 1983 when a second reactor comes online.
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Fulton
Reform
Callaway County
Union Electric
Kingdom Daily News
Beaufort Transfer Co
Olin Flottmann
Beaufort
The
Security Industrial Co
Gerald
Flottman
Chief Mediator Usery To Be New Secretary Of Labor
President Ford plans to name W J Usery Jr as secretary of labor pending Senate confirmation. A Georgia native and former machinists union official, Usery has long been a top labor mediator and leads the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service since 1973. He was Ford’s guest at the State of the Union and was offered the post after Dunlop resigned over the veto of a picketing bill.
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Washington
Ford
W.J. Usery Jr
White House
Usery
House of Representatives
Senate
John T. Dunlop
Georgia
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Labor Department
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Peter J. Brennan
Dunlop
Harvard
Machinists Union
Nixon
Hardwick
Willie Julian Usery Jr
W.J
Bil
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