Shenandoah Scheduled At American Theatre
The Broadway musical Shenandoah will play eight performances at the American Theatre in St. Louis starting January. The drama follows a farmer and his family amid Civil War clashes as his abducted son sparks a quest for peace and justice. The show, with music by Geld and Udell, won a Tony for Best Musical Libretto in 1975.
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Dons
Toven
James Lee Barrett
Peter Udell
Phillip Rose
Gary Geld
Mr. Udell
Mr. Barrett
Ang
Shenandoah
PSC Grants Telephone Rate Hike in Missouri
Jefferson City based Central Telephone received a 186000 rate increase from the Missouri Public Service Commission in a 4-1 decision. The panel approved higher overall rates about 15 percent below the request, effective Feb 1, with a five cent monthly rise in basic telephony and a service connection charge hike from $6 to $11 for residential customers, allocated to customers.
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Central Telephone O
Missouri Public Service Commission
PSC
Commission
Missouri
Death Penalty Likely in Missouri Legislation Debate
Missouri likely to pass a new death penalty law this session though executions remain uncertain. Legislators and opponents debate constitutionality and the proposed two tier trial system while courts may decide the fate of capital punishment.
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Jefferson City
General Assembly
House
Senate
Robert Griffin
Ccameron
Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Georgia
Texas
Florida
High Court
Missouri Supreme Court
James Conway
D-St. Louis
Raymond Howard
St. Louis
Larry Lee
Larry Marshall
Columbia
Sue Shear
Clayton
House Judiciary Committee
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Gilmore
Griffin
Howard
Paris Masonic Lodge installs new officers led by Thomas Callis
Paris notes list of officers installed January 10 at the Paris Masonic Lodge with Thomas F. Callis as Worshipful Master and Richard White as senior warden. Also covered are XI Betta Xi BSP activities January 17 and Monroe County Parkettes events planning for January 27. Jaycees Pancake Day preparations, National Jaycee Week, and community updates from Paris.
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Thomas Callis
State of Paris Masonic Lodge
Paris
Masonic Lodge
Thomas F. Cailis
Richard White
Jim Parrish
Boyd Dawson
Homer Branham
Bob Riley
J.T. Lats
Albro Bail
Tyler
Oscar Tawney
Andrew Yusko
Glenn Bryan
Christie Menefee
Larry Popkes
Jaycees
Ronnie Martin
Charlie Clark
Monroe Manor
Pookes
Ray Parrish
Jay McReynolds
Parrish
Steve Hillard
Bobby Griffith
Jerry Lair
Khoury League
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Soil And Crop Conference Is Thursday
Bill Murphy from Columbia will be the main speaker at the Audrain County Soils and Crops Conference on Thursday Jan. 27 at the H Center. The 52nd conference starts at 10 a.m. with farm reports on cold storage ammonia, feeding large round bale hay, drainage, and 1976 crop problems and new herbicides. The Mexico Chamber of Commerce hosts the noon luncheon. Planning committee includes Tom Talley Jr. and others.
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Bill Murphy
Columbia
Audrain County
Dale Schnarre
Ray Kimmel
Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Soils and Crops Committee
Tom Talley Jr
Bill Robinson
Don Bluteel
Arch Middleton
Ken Marcum
Eldon Rosenthal
H. Gene Davis
Recognition Pins For Wellsville Scout Leaders
At a Little Dixie District Scout Round table in Mexico Missouri Mike Anderton and Bill Boettcher of Wellsville received recognition pins as Scout Troop 48 and Cubmaster of Pack 48 respectively. Also included are local notices about a fire loss, family moves, a new baby, a dental conference, and a weekly school menu for Wellsville Middle Town January 24 28.
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Wellsville
Boy Scout
the Christian Church
Mexico
Mike Anderton
Bill Boettcher
Wellsville-Middletown
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Mark Twain Cafe
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Rayburn Camp and Sons
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Kansas City
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Maryland Heights
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Conover
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Gail Lott
Robert
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