Battle Over Bottle Bills Stirs Missouri House Hearing
Missouri lawmakers debated a proposed bottle bill system requiring deposits on all beverage containers. Proponents argue reduced litter and energy savings, while opponents warn of job losses and higher prices. Hearings noted 25 cent per bottle deposits and 10 cent refunds, with studies from FEA and EPA showing mixed impact on pollution and costs.
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Jefferson City
Stap
Missouri
House
Oregon
Vermont
Michigan
Maine
North Dakota
Sierra ‘Club
William Abram
U.S. Brewers ‘Association
State Parks, Recreation and ‘Natural Resources Committee
Wilben Dill
State Highway Department
Boone
Jackson
Dill
Federal Energy Administration
Enviromental Protection Agency
Brewers Association
Wharton School of Business
University of Pennsylvania
Gene Gilley
FEA
Teamsters
Matt Abboud
Clarence Heflin
Prison May Go In K C s Downtown
Kansas City area officials discuss a planned 12 million medium security state prison on a riverfront tract north of Kansas City. Jackson County official Frank D. Palermo named riverfront as favored site to Lawrence Guillot. County staff study a 60 to 80 acre river site between the A S B and Paseo bridges two thirds city owned.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
Kansas City Star
Frank D. Palermo
Jackson County
Lawrence Guillot
Star
The
Palermo
James Walsh
A.S.B
Paseo Bridges
Walsh
Don’t Mess With Ruby Don’t Mess With Ruby
Ruby Monday of Pixie’s Cafe in Topeka said she heard a robber cry for money or life while in the kitchen. A masked gunman appeared, she brandished a knife, and the intruder fled after realizing the threat.
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Topeka
Kan
Ruby Monday
Pixie's
Billy May Be Movin On to Plains Away From Tourists
Billy Carter says he will move about 19 miles north of Plains Georgia to escape tourists drawing to his brother President Carter. He spoke at Travel South USA, joked about Yankees and Russians, and revealed he won 22000 dollars betting on his brother’s election.
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Nashville
Plains
Carter
Missouri Man Implicates Partner In 1964 Davenport Slaying
Missouri man Paul Dunlap testified he, James Galloway, and Bobbie Ferguson entered the Davenport grocery owned by Harry Shannon Jr. during the 1964 murder. Dunlap said he bought cigarettes and left with Galloway and Ferguson as the others allegedly demanded money. He testified under immunity and noted he had a Derringer in the car but did not hear gunshots.
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Davenport
Iowa
Missouri
James Galloway
Paul Dunlap
Higginsville
Scott County
Galloway
Bobbie Ferguson
Harry Shannon Jr
Shannon
Ferguson
Dunlap
Fergu
Scott County District Court
L.D. Carstensen
Ned Wehr
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Ammen
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Mexico, Mo
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Erdel & Wood Home Improvement Center
Mexico Square
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Farm & Home
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