Gas Tax Hike Plan Stirs Missouri Debate
Jefferson City AP reports Burleigh Arnold leads a statewide petition to raise Missouri gasoline tax from 7 to 10 cents and shift funds to counties. Opponents call the plan extremist and warn it could be defeated, while supporters say education will win voter backing for road improvements.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Carter
Burleigh Arnold
Transportation and Development Council
Arnold
John Hahn
Missouri Oil Jobbers Association
New Law Changes Old AFDC Rules In Missouri
Audrain County families receiving AFDC will see gains or cuts as a new law takes effect July 1. The plan shifts to a percentage of need system, requiring locating absent parents and enforcing child support. Payments vary by income and family size, with several cases expected to close or reduce aid. Some mothers may lose benefits if they refuse to identify the father or sign waivers.
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AFDC
ADC
Lewis DeHart
Division of Family Services
Joe Teasdale
DeHart
Family Service
Road Work Planned in Audrain County and Route 1 Near Perry
Missouri Highway Department bids open June 30 for 16 million in road work across Audrain includes Liberty Street and Green Boulevard intersection upgrades with new right turn lanes and upgraded signals. County roads 194 208 and 409 receive grading culverts and surface work funded 30 percent locally and 70 percent federal. Route 1 near Perry features grading culverts bridge riprap navigation lights and a 22 foot asphalt pavement over one mile. John Jesse Audrain County Clerk notes long planned projects with shared financing.
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E. Liberty
Green Boulevard
Mexico
Perry
Missouri Highway Department
Liberty Street
John Jesse
Audrain
Highway Department
Carter Signs Limits On Trade Boycotting
President Carter signed compromise legislation that limits but does not end American corporate involvement in the Arab boycott of Israel. He called foreign boycotts a threat to free trade and noted the measure followed an unprecedented agreement between major Jewish groups and U.S. corporate leaders. The ceremony in the Rose Garden came after a meeting with the House Ways and Means Committee as he pushed welfare and tax reform proposals.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
Middle East
Rose Garden
White House
House
Ways and Means Committee
South Carolina
John West
Saudi Arabia
Ways and Means
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
R-6 Voters Reject 44 Cent Levy Hike
Scott's Corner reports the R-6 district suffered a 225 to 268 defeat on a 44 cent operating levy hike that would raise the levy from 4.40 to 4.84, threatening drastic cuts and potential borrowing as the district fights to maintain 2A status. Superintendent Walter Webber warned of major reductions, likely from teaching staff, if funds are not secured.
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Scott’s Corner
Walter Webber
Webber
A-6 Board of Education
Martinsburg
Laddonia
Rush Hill
Benton City
Mr. Webber
Rainfall Relief for Audrain County Crops Boosts Hope
Drought relief arrives as Audrain County farmers receive near an inch of rain, totaling 97 billion pounds and raising moisture levels. Extension agent Dale Schnarre notes two to three inches would help, as corn and soybean stands show stress. Soil moisture drops 24 inches deep in Montgomery County, and irrigation use climbs with pivot systems now common. The rainfall today doubles this month’s total and pushes year to date toward normal, though June remains well below average.
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Audrain County
Dale Schwarre
University of Missouri Farm
Mr. Schnarre
Schnarre
Montgomery County
Gary Hindgartner
Schwarre
Mexico
Audralia County
Quinlan Nearing Death After Life Support Cut
Karen Quinlan, 23, in a coma after a party overdose, lies closer to death 13 months after her respirator was removed with court permission. Her parents and her priest visited, while spokesman Paul Armstrong noted deterioration and declined to comment on imminence.
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Karen Quinlan
Morris Plains
N.J
Karen Anne Quinlan
Joseph
Julia Quinlan
Morris View
Thomas Trapasso
Quinlan
Karen
Paul Armstrong
Armstrong
Quin
Miss Quinlan
Stewart Garrett 83 Dies. services Friday in Mexico
Stewart B Garrett 83 of Pin Oaks Nursing Home died at 7 25 this morning. Born Sept 1 1893 in Mexico he was a former City of Mexico employee and county courthouse custodian. Survived by three sons seven daughters a stepson and stepdaughter. Funeral Friday 10 a m at Arnold Funeral Home with visitation Thursday 7 9 p m. Burial Elmwood Cemetery.
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Stewart B. Garrett
Pin Oaks
Arnold Funeral Home
Nursing Home
Mexico
Bert Daniel
Effie Gertrude Galspie Garrett
S. Alabama
City of
Elmer L Morris Dies in Mexico at 54
Elmer L Morris 54 of 942 Michigan Mexico died Tuesday at Audrain Medical Center where he had been a patient since June 16. Services Friday 1 30 p m at Arnold Funeral Home conducted by Rev Jerry Ostrom. Burial in Mexico. He was born April 25 1923 in Mexico son of George E and Lillian Harrison Morris. Survived by Bettie Cobb wife. three sisters Edith West Ruby Cox Frances Stuart. one son Ronald L Morris. one grandchild. Memorials to heart fund. He served in US Navy during WWII and was active in Centennial Baptist Church Mexico Lions Club and Travelers Protection Association. Preceded by brother Virgil Morris. Friends Thursday 7 9 p m at funeral home.
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Elmer L. Morris
Michigan
Audrain Medical Center
Arnold Funeral Home
Jerry Ostrom
Centennial Baptist Church
Elmwood
Mexico
George E
Lillian Harrison Morris
George Morris
Bettie Cobb
Mr. Morris
United States Navy
Edith West
Robert
Ruby) Cox
Centralia
Carl
Frances) Stuart
Benton City
Ronald L. Morris
San Bernardino
Calif
Virgil Morris
Heart Fund
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Laura White
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Oil Jobbers Association
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Jon Fetterhoff
Garry Fetterhoff
Israel
R-6
Lan
Stewart Garrett
First Christian Church
Willie E. Garrett
James Lee Garrett
Danville
Inl
Ray Garrett
Fulton
James Leslie Sheridan
Mountain Home
Idaho
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Martha Ellen Garrett
Dorothy Gieseker
Ruth Hendrix
Mildred Sanders
Anna Margaret Scott
Effie Harrum
Auxvasse
Joe
Mary) Hatfield
Ruth Flynn
Elizabeth Tiller
Elmwood Cemetery
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