St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 140

1 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Sun. August 1976 ouse FROM PRECEDING PAGE I N. 1 3 1 Jack J. Schramm Robert A.

Young Second-district JERRY F. WELCH Welch, 31, is a first-term member of the Missouri House. Welch has stressed his agricultural-related work with Heinold Commodities, in his campaign in rural areas. He says voters are weary of "the all pervasiveness of government." He favors a federal emergency jobs program that would take effect whenever unemployment exceeded 4.5 or 5 per cent. He supports a standing Congressional committee to oversee intelligence agencies.

Safety problems with nuclear power plants can be solved eventually and plants should proceed and be used in a transition period until solar energy use becomes practical. He opposes the Meramec Dam. He would support a constitutional amendment to allow states to write their own abortion laws. He lives on Route 2, Florissant. JOHN W.

(WILLIE) WILLIAMSON He is a retired military officer who currently is out of the country. Williamson said he considered himself a serious candidate although he left late last month for Saudi Arabia, where he said he would train government troops for a private corporation in the United States. Full employment legislation would be inflationary but "something similar is needed," he said. He believes a committee of 10 Senators and Representatives should oversee intelligence activities, providing members are screened for security purposes. He favors nuclear power plants.

He favors construction of the Meramec Dam. He supports a constitutional amendment that would allow states to write their own abortion laws. His home is in Fulton. THOMAS RODNEY (T. WILLSIE Willsie, 50, a writer, says that he lacks personal funds for a major campaign and refuses to accept contributions.

He favors full employment legislation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation should be abolished and news reporters, protected by Congressional immunity, should be given investigative roles. Military intelligence must be kept but it should be limited, he said. He favors more safeguards for the storage of nuclear wastes, he supports the Meramec Dam because of jobs and money it would bring to the area. He opposes abortion but favors an amendment that would "forbid abortion as a law.

The government has no right to interfere." He lives in Cliff ton Hill. Republican DAVID DOCTORIAN He is 41 years old, lives in Macon and is a professor at Moberly Area Junior College. Doctorian was born in Lebanon and has lived in the district for the last 18 years. He has said that the United States must take a stronger stand in dealing with foreign nations. He says that he favors a bipartisan congressional oversight committee for control of intelligence agencies, but he says it "should not bind their hands to the extent that (agencies) are unable to control subversives at home as well as infiltrators abroad." He believes unemployment is best solved through tax credits to industries, not through more government job programs.

He is open to "any safety devices that are feasible" for nuclear power plants but adds that "the scare of a nuclear disaster should not keep us from taking advantage of nuclear energy." He would study the Meramec Dam issue more closely but says he probably would oppose it if it innundated many acres of farmland. He favors a constitutional amendment restricting abortion. JOSEPH H. FRAPPIER He lives at 2665 Sorrell Drive, Florissant, and is a member of the Missouri Senate. He was elected to the Senate in 1974, after serving in the House since 1966.

He works for Laclede Gas Co. Frappier, 44, tells voters: "I've never been in a legislative arena that's not two-to-one Democratic," He says that he could function as a minority party member in Congress. He favors "a very select legislative overview system" for control of intelligence agencies. He says that although the power of those agencies "has been terribly abused," their function is "necessary and critical and they should not be disbanded." He believes unemployment can be reduced "by making the economy more competitive with less regulation; we are moving the wrong way. I believe in real jobs, not makework jobs paid with taxpayers' money." He believes "we are eight years away from the first kilowatt" from Union Electric's planned nuclear energy plant near Fulton.

He says work on such plants should proceed while research is done on other energy sources. He is against the Meramec Dam. He opposes abortion but does not support a constitutional amendment to restrict or ban abortions. Tenth District Democrat BILL D. BURLISON (Incumbent) He is running for his fifth two-year term in Congress.

He is married, and has three children. Burlison, 43 years old, is a lawyer who was an assistant state attorney David Doctorian Joseph H. Frappier Ninth-district Republicans Meramec Dam. He believes abortion should be a national policy and so does not favor proposals to allow states to write their own abortion laws. He lives at 11 Bel Rae Court, St.

Charles. HAROLD L. VOLKMER He is a lawyer and has been a member of the Missouri House since 1967. Volkmer's leadership in enactment of several major state laws, including government reorganization, has been both a help and hindrance to his campaign. He terms his over-all record an asset and says many voters do not isolate his stands on one or two bills.

Volkmer, 45, is concerned that federal full employment legislation would result in increased inflation. He favors public works programs as long as local governments have a greater say in their operation. He supports Congressional reviews of intelligence agencies but would study the issue further before making specific proposals. He favors additional safeguards on waste from nuclear power plants. Citing the deficit in government spending, he would have to be convinced that more funds should be spent for the Meramec Dam.

He supports a constitutional amendment that would ban abortions. He lives in Hannibal. THOMAS A. WALSH Walsh, 61, is president of the Missouri State Building and Construction Trades Council and was a member of the Missouri House from 1944 to 1972. Unemployment and the high cost of fuel are major concerns of voters, Walsh says.

He also has stressed voter registration in his tours of the district. In most Missouri counties, voter registration was not required until 1973. He supports pending legislation that would make the Federal Government responsible for so-called full employment. He believes intelligence agencies need effective controls but would study the issue extensively before' making specific recommendations. A supporter of nuclear power plants, he says that proper safeguards exist now, although "there's always need for additional ones." He favors the Meramec Dam construction because of the money already spent toward its development.

He supports any constitutional amendment that would restrict abortion. He lives at 621 Prigge Road, St. Louis County. GENE WEATHERS He is a teacher at the' Francis Howell High School in Weldon Spring and former member of the St. Charles County Charter Commission.

The Federal Government must be more responsive to local needs, Weathers, 39, says. He is one of several candidates who advocate periodic reviews of federal agencies by Congress to determine their worth. The government should be an employer of last resort, he says. Realistically, inflation may result "but we can reduce its impact if we are careful." He proposes dividing the information gathering function from the action end of intelligence agencies, with controls applied to the action arm. He believes the nation's energy needs leave no alternative to nuclear energy at the present time but that "a great and demonstrable effort" must go toward storage of waste.

He opposes the Meramec Dam and favors a national park on ground already purchased by the government. He opposes abortion on demand but would not support an amendment allowing states to write their own abortion laws. He lives in Defiance. general and then prosecuting attorney of Cape Girardeau County when he was elected to the House in 1968. He said he welcomed a Department of Justice inquiry in whether he and several other House members received travel expenses improperly.

"I deny any guilty knowledge, intentional wrongdoing or personal enrichment," Burlison said. "I have every confidence that my position will be vindicated." RICHARD (DICK) FLOTRON He is a construction worker and a former business representative of the Electrical Workers Union. Flotron is 57 years old, married, has three children and lives in Festus. He said that he was opposed to improper practices by members of Congress. He said he thinks there are too many lawyers in Congress who allow corporations to escape taxes while they "put the burden on the farmer, merchants and everyday working man." W.

F. (PAT) MCKEE He is an elementary school teacher in Cape Girardeau. McKee has been a teacher and principal for 28 years. He is 52 years old, married and has three children. 'McKee has emphasized in his campaign allegations that Representative' Bill D.

Burlison received travel expenses for driving between Washington and Cape Girardeau, although Burlison actually traveled by plane or did not make the trips. McKee charged also that Burlison had paid excessively high salaries to his office employes. He says he supports an anti-abortion amendment to the constitution. Republican JOE CARRON He is a physician who practices in Arnold, and has not run for elective office previously. He was graduated from the St.

Louis University Medical School in 1958. He is 43 years old, married and has three children. Carron said that he would support an anti-abortion amendment to the Constitution. He is opposed to the Meramec Dam because he says it is unnecessary and would cause ecological damage. He is opposed to federal deficit spending except during times of severe economic depression.

He opposes United States interference in the affairs of other nations unless requested to intervene. He supports federal revenue sharing because he believes that this returns to citizens taxes which were taken away. M. FRANCIS (FRANK) SVENDROWSKI He was the unsuccessful Republican candidate in the Tenth District in 1972. He is a graduate of St.

Louis University and is an electronic engineer working in data processing management and systems development. Svendrowski is married, has seven children and lives in Farmington. He supports an anti-abortion amendment to the Constitution. He is in favor of a strong national defense, and opposed to unilateral disarmament agreements. Svendrowski said taxes could be reduced if the Federal Government would withdraw from areas into which it has moved over the last 40 years.

Candidates Seek Treasurer Nomination Democrats Dr. Robert Rainey TERRY RICHARDS He is an electrical and' nuclear engineer from Kansas City who has not run for public office previously. He is 42 years old, married and has two children. Richards said he wants to eliminate the federal reserve system because "it's a cute little trick" to carry out government borrowing and deficit financing. "No government should operate on a deficit," he said.

Richards is opposed to United States Supreme Court decisions on school abortion and prayer in public schools. He said parents should run schools and determine what their children are taught, and not local, state and federal government. JIM CANNON TYLER He lives in El Dorado Springs. Efforts to secure information about the candidate were unsuccessful. Republican GREGORY HANSMAN He was unsuccessful candidate for the GOP nomination to the Senate in 1974 and Lieutenant Governor in 1972 He is 4fi years old and lives at 207 WesteatP Avenue, University City JOHNC.

DANFORTH -He has been Missouri Attorney General for ejph years, having been elected in re-elected in 1972. na In 1970, Danforth was the Republican candidate against Senator Stuart Svm ington Missouri, and lost hJ 37,500 votes. by Danforth is 39 years old, married and has five children. In addition to brine I lawyer, Danforth is an ordained clerev man in the Episcopal Church He Vwll in Jefferson City. Independent LAWRENCE (RED) PETTY Hp was a candidate for the Senate on the American Party ticket in 1970 He also ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Over land in 1962.

A carpenter" Pettv is years old and lives at 9104 Seneca Lane Overland. administration. He has founded and managed two small businesses and is a part-time associate in a mortgage banking firm. Kemp holds a bachelor degree and a master's degree in public administration from Brigham Young University. "Unresponsiveness in the State Treasurer's office to state audits and com-' mon investment practices in just three areas has cost Missouri taxpayers more than $1,500,000 in interest that could have been earned in state savings accounts during Spainhower's term of office," he said.

He said Spainhower "waited more than two years to eliminate the interest-free income tax account after a state audit first recommended he do so." That cost the taxpayers more than $500,000 in interest payments alone, he said. Democrat JAMES I. SPAINHOWER (Incumbent) He is unopposed. Republican DR. ROBERT RAINEY He is a 52-year-old surgeon, who lives at 5165 Lindell Boulevard.

In 1969, he won a seat on the Board of Education in a contested election. He served a six-year term. He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for coroner in 1964, running on a platform that the patronage office should be abolished and replaced with a medical examiner's system. The city took his advice 12 years later. Rainey also was an unsuccessful candidate for alderman from the Twenty-Fifth Ward in 1965.

Rainey was graduated from Yale University and Washington University Medical School. He said the State Treasurer's office has been run in Two Republicans are battling in Tuesday's primary for the opportunity to challenge incumbent State Treasurer James I. Spainhower, a Democrat, in the November general election. Albert L. Kemp Jr.

of Jefferson City is the personal choice of Gov. Christopher S. Bond. But he faces a tough opponent in Dr. Robert Rainey of St.

Louis, who has been active in city politics. The Republican survivor will be rated an underdog against Spainhower, a popular votegetter in a 'predominately Democratic state. But either Kemp or Rainey can be counted on to put up a spirited fight against the incumbent. Both already have criticized Spainhower's investment policies. Profiles of the candidates follow: isgouri Attorney General Race Gets Little Attention, Lacks Controversy scandalous fashion under Democratic control for the last 44 years.

"I'm an educated businessman and certainly no less qualified for the office than the incumbent (Spainhower), who is a minister by profession," Rainey said. "It is said that the incumbent is doing a better job than his predecessors. My reply is that they were running a balance of over $25,000,000 in idle state funds. It wouldn't be difficult to improve on that record." ALBERT L. KEMP JR.

A native of St. Louis, Kemp, 33, was the first executive director of the Missouri Elections Commission from February 1975 until he resigned in March of this year, apparently at the behest of the commission. Before that, he worked in the administration of Gov. Bond as state government reorganization co-ordinator and as a planner in the office of Schaaf, 46 years old, worked as an assistant Attorney General under John Dalton and Thomas F. Eagleton before serving 12 years as a circuit judge.

He said he has professional experience that Baker cannot match. Baker, 38, disputes that contention. "I think my experience is more valuable," he said. "The Attorney General does not sit on the bench. He stands before the bench, which I've been doing as a practicing attorney for 10 years." Baker, while proclaiming himself against abortion, does not think the Constitution should be amended.

He opposes the death penalty. Schaaf has most ward and township endorsements in the St. Louis area and believes these will help him beat Baker on Tuesday. But Baker has been campaigning vigorously the last few months in an attempt to take his case "directly to the people." Baker was born in Webster Groves but grew up in Kansas City. He was graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia.

He received his law degree from Harvard Law School and practiced in Boston three years before joining a Kansas City law firm. Baker said the Attorney General should beef up the antitrust section to three lawyers from the one lawyer Danforth has working in that area. He also wants the office to crack down on unlicensed nursing homes in the state. Schaaf said he would make the office more efficient by requiring that legal opinions be issued to state and county offices within 30 days of the time they are requested. The race to replace Republican John C.

Danforth as Missouri Attorney General has drawn little public attention so far in this hectic political year. For one thing, John D. Ashcroft is unopposed for the GOP nomination. He is a protege of Danforth, who is attempting to step up to the United States Senate. For another, the two Democratic candidates for Attorney General appear But Baker said that trying to keep that kind of promise will drain the resources of the Attorney General and hamper his becoming involved in consumer-related cases.

On issues not directly related to the office, Schaaf favors a proposed constitutional amendment that would outlaw abortion; and he wants a death penalty on the books, although he says it should only be used for "the most heinous of crimes." Albert L. Kemp Jr. U.S. Senate cdam DAr.r nMC FROM PAGE ONE decision over to "a so-called expert" and usually results in higher costs and higher taxes. Wheeler stated that as a doctor, he never suggested abortion, but that he is opposed to a United States constitutional amendment banning abortion.

He said he has confidence in the Corps of Engineers, and he would support construction of the Meramec dam if the Corps believed it would be beneficial. Wheeler is opposed to a congressional committee to check on activities of intelligence agencies. Instead, he would require intelligence agencies to disclose their actions to the appropriate congressional committees one year after the occurrence, and require public disclosure after two years. The reason the cost of energy is rising is supply and demand, Wheeler said. Certain industries must be converted to coal to meet the oil shortage.

The remaining natural gas should be allocated to provide for homes and certain industries. Wheeler said he is not concerned about the safety of nuclear plants, but he believes too many are being constructed. Wheeler is opposed to the Humphrey-Hawkins bin to create full He said it requires strict controls on the American economy, which are unnecessary. Wheeler said he prefers the economic policy of Republiean President Gerald R. Ford to that of Democratic Senator Hubert H.

Humphrey. Social Security taxes will have to be raised to meet the deficit in the system's fund, he said. "We also may have to talk about rolling back the benefits or raising the retirement age," he added. "The system should not be burdened further by a national health system. The only health insurance plan I see passing is a plan against catastrophic illnesses." to agree more than they disagree on specific issues.

They are State Representative James G. Baker from Kansas City and George E. Schaaf, a former St. Louis County circuit judge. The only real breach of peace in the primary race occurred about two weeks ago when Baker charged that Schaaf appeared ready to make the Attorney General's office into a political patronage office.

Schaaf had been quoted in newspapers as saying that he probably would select a qualified Democrat for a position over a Republican or Independent who had equal qualifications. But the former judge now says he was speaking only of a handful of top staff positions. "As a matter of fact I plan on retaining any qualified staff members who want to stay," Schaaf said. Baker has said repeatedly that he will not ask any job candidate about his political affiliation. Otherwise, Schaaf and Bake agree that the Attorney General should intervene in utility rate cases and work more closely with county prosecutors.

They agree he should exert influence with the Legislature to set minimum jail standards and pass improved consumer legislation. Schaaf, a native of St. Louis County, was graduated from Central Methodist College at Fayette and received a law degree from the University of Missouri. "He said he will give job preference to graduates of Missouri law schools over graduates of out-of-state schools. vji lie.

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