State Debates Bill To Ban Beverage Cans In Missouri
The Missouri House committee discussed three bills to ban nonreturnable beverage containers and require refunds or deposits. Proponents cite litter reduction and resource conservation, while opponents warn of high costs and limited impact. A separate grain warehouses bill seeks stricter licensing and higher bonds to protect farmers.
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Jefferson City
House
State Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee
Oregon
Vermont
Michigan
Maine
South
Sam Doutt
D-Independence
Doutt
Wilben Dill
State Highway Department
Boone
Jackson
William Abram
U.S. Brewers Association
Abram
L. Maloney
Wharton School of Business
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Missouri
Nelson B. Tinnin
Dornersville
Tinnin
Decision Soon On Zaire Military Aid Request
Washington faces a pivotal policy choice as Zaire seeks new military aid including ammunition for U S made rifles mortars and machine guns amid an Angola backed invasion. The State Department said Zaire asked for supplementary assistance after two planeloads of non lethal gear valued under 2 million were shipped. The United States weighs direct or indirect transfers and pressuring France and Belgium to boost shipments while Kinshasa fights about 2000 invading troops in Shaba province.
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Carter
Zaire
U.S
State Department
Angola
United States
France
Belgium
Mobutu Sese Seko
Kinshasa
Shaba
Katanga
Indira Gandhi Resigns as Prime Minister After Defeat
Indira Gandhi resigned after electoral defeat in India stating the collective judgment of the people must be respected. Sanjay Gandhi also quits active politics while Desai and Ram contenders move to form the new leadership. caretaker government remains in place under Acting President Jatti.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Umeanwhite
Congress Party
Mararji Desai
Jagaivan Ram
Gandhi
George Serpents
Gazonsirmient
Desai
Janata
People’s Party
Ram
Congress For Democracy
Fernandes
B. D. Jatti
Canadian bank hijack ends after peaceful surrender
In Toronto a 37 year old Canadian, Robert Hugh McLagan, seized a downtown bank with a sawed off shotgun and freed the last four of 16 hostages after declaring he was a fan of Idi Amin and wished to join his army. He later said he wanted to kill Amin. Police stated charges of bank robbery would be filed once he appeared in court.
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Uganda
Robert Hugh McLagan
Idi.Amin
Kl Amin
McLagan
Vancouver
Montreal
Idi Amin
Africa
Congo
Amin
Zaire
Belgian Congo
Shaba
Katanga
Charles Doering
Curb
Doering
Panama
Canada
Toro
Harold Adamson
Births Emily Robb Woodard and other notices
The notice column reports births in several families: Emily Robb Woodard to Mr. and Mrs. George Woodard of Kirkwood born at St. Mary’s Hospital in St. Louis weighing six pounds eight ounces, first child for the couple. Chad Allen Evans to Mr. and Mrs. Bobby G. Evans of Laddonia born at Audrain Medical Center weighing four pounds fifteen ounces. Jodie Lyn Lynn McWhorter to Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. McWhorter of Wellsville born at Audrain Medical Center weighing six pounds thirteen ounces. Additional details list parental occupations and origins then shifts to a separate police account describing a siege, a mercenary claim, and surrender negotiations involving a man named McLagan and his statements about Idi Amin and maritime past.
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George Woodard
Kirkwood
Emily Robb Woodard
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Louis
Glen Mutti
Paris
Mexico
Earl Woodard
Woodard
Chad Allen Evans
Bobby G. Evans
Laddonia
Audrain Medical Center
Mr. Evans
C-E
Vandalia
Roger E. McWhorter
Wellsville
Jodie Lyn Lynn McWhorter
McWhorter
Welloville Fire Brick Co
Thurmond Warns Kennedy Keep Your Hands Off
In a tense Senate Judiciary Committee session, Sen. Strom Thurmond snapped at Sen. Edward M. Kennedy urging him to back off. The fight over subcommittee assignments reflects a power struggle as liberals and conservatives seek control on issues like oil industry antitrust rules and constitutional amendments.
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Sen
Strom
Thurmond
Senate Judiciary Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Judiciary
Repubicans
Congress
Beteween
Kennedy
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Allen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Mrs Cherches Quits As Tester
Mrs Cherches, a vision tester and photographer for the state drivers license department, offers resignation effective April 1 to the State Dept of Revenue due to ongoing health problems.
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Paul Cherches
State Driver's License Department
State Dept. of Revenue
House Considers 55 MPH Extension
The Rules Committee will discuss extending Missouri 55 mph speed limit to keep federal highway funds. If not extended, $120 million in federal funds could be withheld. Proposals include permanent 55 mph with penalty points, or extending the current limit. opponents call points a penalty and say the limit was meant for fuel savings, not safety.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
iHouse Rules Committee
House
Ford recalls 1968 69 Mustangs and Mercury Cougars
Ford Motor Co announced a recall of more than half a million 1968 and 1969 Ford Mustangs and Mercury Cougars with bucket seats due to possible back collapse of the driver's seat. The recall covers 480,000 U.S. cars, 32,000 Canada, and 1,000 others. Ford notes a history with NHTSA and is pursuing appeals while offering replacement brackets via dealers.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Canada
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Seal protest fades as money and weather bite
Lack of funds and harsh conditions doom the annual seal protest on Newfoundland ice. Eleven ships shift focus from harp seals to hooded seals as Greenpeace activists head to Ottawa to press Fisheries Minister LeBlanc.
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ST. Anthony
Canada
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Greenpeace Foundation
Montreal
Ottawa
Romeo LeBlanc
Honest Man Turns In Money Found On Street
George Edward Sandy found a $1 365 pile of cash on a curb while walking to a Midtown restaurant in Kansas City. He returned home, counted it, and handed it to police, saying he could have kept it but chose to do the right thing. Police said the money likely came from an accident or theft, with no nearby robberies or missing money report. The cash will be held for a year for the owner to claim or Sandy to receive.
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George Hoblitzelle
R-Ladue
Hoblitzeile
Hoblitzelle
Kansas
George Edward Sandy
Sandy
David Staffer
Airport decision on St. Louis area fate within two weeks
Secretary Brock Adams said a decision on whether to build a new St. Louis area airport across the Mississippi River will come within two weeks, by April 1. He will decide if the present airport can suffice until 1990 or if a reserve for a future airport near Columbia Waterloo Illinois should be kept. William Coleman previously approved the new airport project south of downtown St. Louis.
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Washington
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Brock Adams
Adams
William T. Coleman
Columbia-Waterloo
Ill
Adame
City seizes $5.7 million in missing parent child support
New York reports show the city collected 5.7 million in child support from absent parents last year but spent over 18 million to do so. The Community Council of Greater New York warns the program failed to meet federal requirements and could trigger up to 97.5 million in fines. The federally mandated program aims to cut public aid costs by recovering support.
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New York
Community Council of Greater of
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