Missouri legislature grows younger and urban in 1975
The 1975 Missouri General Assembly is younger better educated and more urban oriented yet major issues remain similar to 1963 64. Average age fell from 50 to 46 while the number of Black and female lawmakers doubled. City representation shifted but rural power persists despite rising urban pressure. Costs for operations jumped from 2.8 million to 7.2 million for 1975 76 and salaries rose from 4800 to around 12400 with vetoes on higher pay noted.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
University of Missouri
A. Clifford Jones
General Assembly
Associated Press
House
Senate
Frank M. Masters
Committee On Legislative Research
Jones
Albert M. Spradling
Cape Girardeau Democrat
Indiana bans marijuana paraphernalia may affect head shops
Indiana moves to make selling bongs ice pipes roach clips and other smoking devices a felony next month head shops scramble to clear inventories and shoppers stock up. Stores report strong sales with high markups while owners plan court challenges and a few smokers say they will adapt using alternative pipes or tobacco products.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Muncie
Terre Haute
Air Force
Deodorant Makers Face FTC Questions on Claims
AP reports the FTC released manufacturers responses to advertising claims for Dial Anti-Perspirant Right Guard Arrid and 5 Day Deodorant Pads. Armour-Dial cites aluminum chlorhydroxide as the active deodorant agent. Associated Products says pads deposit more chemical on skin, contesting spray superiority.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Armour-Dial Inc
Phoenix
Ariz
Dial
Right Guard
Arrid Extra Dry
Associated Products Inc
Wounded Deputy Kills Attacker in Missouri Shooting
In Caruthersville Missouri 25 year old Danny E Rodgers shot a Pemiscot County deputy sheriff with his own gun after obstructing traffic. Deputy C D Bond wrestled his gun then shot Rodgers after Rodgers opened fire as Bond moved the car. Bond was hospitalized in Blytheville Arkansas with head wounds.
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Caruthersville, Mo
Danny E. Rodgers
Caruthersville
Pemiscot County
Missouri Highway Patrol
C.D. Bond
Rodgers
Bond
Blytheville
Ark
Bootheel
Missouri
Senators to Probe Gasoline Prices in Senate Inquiry
Senators Henry M. Jackson and Adlai Stevenson launched a Senate investigation into rising gasoline prices. They will hold hearings within two weeks to explore whether oil firms cut refinery output to push prices higher. Federal energy officials expect a 3-5 cent rise this summer amid recent price hikes. Meanwhile Grand Ole Opry star George Morgan remains on the critical list at Baptist Hospital after heart attack surgery.
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Washington
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D Wash
Adlair E. Stevenson
D-Ii
Permanent
Jackson
Commerce
Stevenson
Federal
Nashville
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Britton
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
Miss Missouri
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Lynne Marie Laiben
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Linda Wyatt
M. Dean Wyatt
Thompson
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
George Spencer
Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority
The
Touchdown Girls
Ray County
Naomi Baker
Denzil G. Baker
Lawson
National Honor Society
Lawson High School
University of Missouri At
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Pat Clymer
Bob L. Clymer
Independence
To Family Y Restaurant
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Standard Oil Division
Arzaco Oil Company
M. Fowler
Mexico
A&b
Wal -Marit
Yal-Mart Discount
South Trails Shopping
Wal-Mart Discount City
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Wal-Mart
Welewalls
Walt Disney
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