Lehr urges major revamp of Missouri Public Service Commission
State Auditor George Lehr calls for stripping untechnical staff from the Missouri Public Service Commission and moving them to a public counsel office. He urges regular financial audits of utilities, stronger surveillance, and an independent public counsel staff to represent the public before the PSC. The audit covers 1971-74 with incidents since then and proposes legislative, administrative, and budget changes to realign regulatory functions.
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Jefferson City
George Lehr
Missouri Public Services Commission
Lehr
PSC
Commission
Missouri
Department of Natural Resources and Clean Water Commission
Transportation Division
State Department of Transportation
Sixty Minutes executive recalls Betty Ford controversy
CBS producer Don Hewitt says Betty Ford's remarks on her daughter Susan sparked the sharpest stir of any Sixty Minutes moment. He notes television magnifies such events and cites strong mail and shifting public reaction from initial split to growing support for Mrs. Ford.
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Kansas City
Sixty Minutes
Betty Ford
Don Hewitt
CBS Evening News
John XXIII
Mrs. Ford
Morley Safer
Safer
Susan
Dwight Chapin asks Supreme Court review of conviction
Dwight Chapin, former Nixon appointments secretary, seeks Supreme Court review of his April 1974 conviction tied to Watergate. He is serving 10 to 30 months for his grand jury testimony on political “dirty tricks” in the 1972 campaign, arguing that the questions before the grand jury were ambiguous.
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Washington (Ap
Dwight
Chapin
Richard M. Nixon
Supreme Court
Watergate
High Court
Secret memo offers Israel arms bonuses and long range missiles
Washington reports reveal a secret addendum to the Israel United States memorandum, detailing a study of high technology and missiles including Pershing systems and continued supply of advanced equipment such as F 16 aircraft. The Post cites implications of possible Israeli nuclear warheads attachment, while a State Department spokesperson says full disclosure will come after congressional review.
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Washington
United States
Israel
Egypt
Washington Post
Jack Anderson
The
Post
Anderson
U.S
State Department
Admit Nothing Lawyer Tells Physicians
Boston attorney John A. Norris urged physicians at the University of Kansas Medical Center to not admit fault in malpractice cases. He emphasized calling a lawyer and insurer first, preserving records, avoiding promises to cure, and not abandoning a patient once accepted to prevent breach of contract claims.
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Kansas City
Kan
Boston
John A. Norris
University of Kansas Medical Center
Norris
American Journal of Law and Medicine
Cannon Reservoir Land Mostly Bought
The U S Army Corps of Engineers real estate office in Hannibal will close after Sept 30 as the Clarence Cannon Dam and Reservoir Project nears completion. Real estate operations relocate to a trailer near the project admin building to assist remaining landowners and tenants with acquisitions and relocations. A representative will be available 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays except holidays. appointments via 314-268-3094.
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ST. Louis
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Hannibal
Thorwald R. Peterson
Clarence Cannon
Cannon Real Estate
Project Administration
Corps of Engineers
Missouri creates new Division of Community Mental Health
In Jefferson City AP Dr Harold P Robb announced a major department reorganization adding the Division of Community Mental Health led by Dr Derek D Hughes to deliver local care. The plan, approved 3 to 2 with one abstention, keeps existing divisions intact and builds regional councils across 11 mental health regions to develop local plans.
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Jefferson City
Department of Mental Health
Harold P. Robb
Derek D. Hughes
Mental Health Commission
Robb
Missouri
Mental Health Department
Hunt Brothers Trial Opens Over Wiretap in Texas Case
In Lubbock, Texas, millionaires Bunker and Herbert Hunt go on trial in U S District Court on charges of illegal wiretapping. Jury selection to begin after defense motions as the brothers deny guilt, while Lamar Hunt cites no family feud and affirms support for uncovering embezzlement from the Hunt Oil Co. The case centers on alleged thefts totaling about 50 million dollars tied to longtime Hunt interests and embezzlement by trusted aides.
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Lubbock
Tex
Bunker
Herbert Hunt
U.S. District Court
Halbert Woodward
Bunker Hunt
Texas
H. L. Hunt
Hunt
Lamar Hunt
Kansas City Chiefs
National Football League
Hunt Oil Co
Hunt Enterprises
Tom Hunt
Hunt Brothers
Tom Whitaker
Hunt International Co
Whitaker
Retire At Sixty Five Rule Set Aside in Kansas City
Jackson County employees will not be forced to retire at 65 after County Executive Mike White issued an executive order. White, who took office earlier this year, said there is no magic age for job ability and he was wrong to support a mandatory retirement age.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Mike White
GM Unveils Its Modern Minicar Chevette at $2900
General Motors launches America's first modern minicar the Chevette to counter imports. Available as a two seat Scooter or four seat hatchback with base price 2900, it weighs 1985 pounds and measures 158.7 inches. Engines include 85 and 97.6 cubic inch options with fuel economy rated up to 30 mpg city and 40 mpg highway. The car goes on sale October 2 and is based on an international minicar design first developed for West Germany.
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America
Chevrolet
United States
Robert D. Lund
West Germany
Brazil
Japan
Australia
Fromme defense attacks gag order in Ford shooting case
Lynette A. Fromme’s attorney says court limits on speaking to the public threaten a fair trial as U.S. prosecutors defend the gag order. Hearings set on lifting the order and reducing her $1 million bail. Fromme faces charges for allegedly aiming a pistol at President Ford in Sacramento on Sept. 5. Fromme, 26, linked to Charles Manson, awaits a plea.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynette A. Fromme
Miss Fromme
Richard Walker
Ford
U.S
Dwayne Keyes
U.S. District Court
Thomas J. MacBride
MacBride
Walker
Keyes
Charles Manson
Dave Shinn
Manson
San Quentin
Sharon Tate
St Charles suspends two officers after assault charges
In St Charles Missouri two patrolmen Robert Simcox 27 and Michael Harvey 28 were suspended without pay on common assault warrants tied to the beating of suspect Lonnie McCoy after his Aug 24 arrest. McCoy alleges they beat and kicked him. both officers deny the accusation and await trial with bonds set at 100 recognizing.
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ST. Charles, Mo
Robert Simcox
Michael Harvey
Lonnie McCoy
Herb Alpert aboard bomb threat flight back to Regina
Recording artist Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass were passengers on Air Canada Flight 226 which returned to Regina after a telephoned bomb threat. The plane had left Regina for Winnipeg when the threat prompted an 20 minute return.
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Regina
Canada
Herb Alpert
The
Tijuana Brass
Air Canada
Winnipeg
MHS News: Testing Night for Juniors and Seniors Tonight
MHS will host its annual Test Night in the auditorium at 7 30 p m to explain state and college testing programs to juniors and seniors and their parents. Principal William Lowry announced Open House for Tuesday Sept 23 to allow parents to visit classrooms and meet teachers. A chili supper is planned for Oct 3 before the home game with the Marshall Owls, and juniors are reminded to bring receipts or final payments for class rings to be distributed in the auditorium all day Thursday.
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Clasa Mexico High School
MHS
Prinipal William Lowry
Marshall Owls
Murder Victim's Car Found in St Louis Case
The car of Mrs. Qla Thompson 60 of south of Sturgeon was found in St Louis after her slaying at a rural mobile home. Authorities hunt a 37 year old Negro man linked to the murder who disappeared from a nearby farm. Thompson worked at the University of Missouri Medical Center and was found by a Columbia daughter after 5 pm Thursday.
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Qla Thompson
Sturgeon
St. Louis
Thompson
Columbia
Boone County
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