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18 PAGES Hfextro CHANCEOF THUNDERSTORMS Mexico, Wednesday, November 14, 1973 Phone Year No. Cents Senators 'No' On State Plan JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) A citizens committee will have to make some changes in its proposed state reorganization bill before they will accept it, say two state senators. Sens. Richard Webster, R- Carthage, and William J.

Cason, D-Cllnton, told the 90 or so committee members Tuesday that 100 years of legislative experience and 158 hours of study had gone into a reorganization bill vetoed by the governor. "Be sure you know there is a reason for what you are doing," Webster told the citizens group. He and Cason cited several job positions and the environmental commissions where they felt the governor should make appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate. The main argument between the legislators and the governor is over the number of jobs that would be filled by the Senate of by department directors. Reorganization of the executive branch into 14 major departments was approved in 1972 by the voters.

The constitutional amendment says reorganization must be accomplished by July Guardsmen At Prison Riot Scene HONOLULU (AP) About 50 armed National Guardsmen took up positions inside the state prison compound today after inmates rioted in the main cellblock, prison officials said. Heavily armed police had ringed the complex earlier. An unknown number of inmates took over the cellblock area, which houses about 200 prisoners, late Tuesday. Prison guards retreated instead of forcing a confrontation, prison spokesman Jack Kellner said. It was not known'whelfief the prisoners were armed.

Kellner said Samuel Kawahara, the prison's acting superintendent, spoke to one of the prisoners by telephone. He said there were no injuries inside, adding that the prisoner who spoke to Kawahara said the inmates "didn't want any more gas, no more hassle and no blame for the incident." Shelly Stanton Dies At 72 Shelly Stanton, 72, 807 W. Monroe died at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday at the Audrain Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Nov. 2.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Arnold funeral home with burial in the Elmwood Cemetery. James Randall of the Love Street Christian Church will officiate. Bom March 10, 1901, in Boone County, Mr. Stanton was the aon of Dan W.

and Ida May McLane Stanton. On Nov. 21,1927, in he was married to Genell Harvey, who survives. Mr. Stanton had lived in Mexico since 1927.

He was a member of the Moberly MOOM Lodge. He retired from the A.P. Green Refractories Co. after 41 years with the company. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs.

Denton (Marilyn) Lewis of Mexico; one brother, Charlie Stanton of Oklahoma City, and one aifter, Mrs. Goldie Hatfield of Sedalia. Three grandchildren of Mexico also survive. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Friends may call after 2 p.m.

Thursday until service time at the funeral home. 1. Cason and Webster served on the Senate Reorganization Committee. The chairman, Sen. Albert M.

Spradling, D- Cape Girardeau, was angry about missing the meeting. He said the governor's aide, Charles Valier, had told him the meeting was Friday. "Apparently this is going to be a railroad situation and I'm terribly disappointed," Spradling said. The citizens committee, appointed by Gov. Christopher S.

Bond, came up with a bill similar to one the House passed but the Senate rejected. The governor's staff wrote the bill after sending questionnaires to committee members. Bond said he agreed with Cason and Webster that "sensitive areas should have Senate consent," but he toldl the committee he would not "compromise the goals of reorganization" just to ensure that there are checks and balances and absolute safeguards against political interference. The best way to avoid political intervention is to expand the merit system, he said. The proposed bill has 37 positions reporting directly to the governor, compared with 80 under the vetoed bill and 90 under the current setup, Bond said.

Cason and Webster, getting support from some committee members, wanted to retain Senate consent for the finance commissioner, who rules on bank charters, and the insurance commissioner, who licenses and regulates insurance companies. Bond, who was out of the room when Webster and Cason talked, said he didn't think having Senate consent would necessarily take some positions out of politics, because politics play a large part in getting Senate approval in the first place. "There were a number of people I didn't nominate," the governor said, "because I knew they would not be approved by the Senate 'for political reasons." Although it was the final meeting of the citizens committee, Bond asked the members representing government, business and education to consult with him from now until the time reorganization takes effect. Earlier, he said in an interview he would begin looking for someone to sponsor his bill in the legislature as soon as a final draft is prepared. Harry P.

Kammarmeyer Rites Friday Harry P. Kammarmeyer, 65, 602 N. Clark died unexpectedly at 1:35 a.m. today at the Audrain Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m.

Friday at the Arnold funeral home with the Rev. Robert Collins of the First Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member, officiating. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery, north of Mexico. Born July 15, 1908, in Rush Hill, Mr. Kammarmeyer was the aon of John Henry and Ida Adams Kammanneyer.

On March 18,1936, in Vandalla, he was married to Virginia Doolin, who survives. Mr. Kammarmeyer was graduated from Mexico High School in 1927. He retired this year from Kaiser Refractories after 27 years with the company. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs.

Jim Bayens of St. Louis; and two sisters, Mrs. John G. Cline and Mrs. Jennings Talley, both of Mexico.

Three grandchildren also survive. Visitation will be after 7 p.m. Thursday at the Arnold funeral home. Wetterau Board Here Eleven of the fourteen members of the Wetterau Industries board of directors visited the Mexico food service division Monday to inspect the company's $1.5 million expansion project. The visit to Mexico marked the first time the board has inspected an operating division.

The directors are holding their quarterly meeting this week at corporate staff headquarters in St. Louis. The 61,000 square foot addition to the Mexico facility doubled the size of the produce, frozen food and dairy departments. Share-Shortage Bill Is Passed OUR BOARD or DIRECTORS WELCOME SIGN decorated with characters from The Ledger comic strip "Peanuts" greeted the board of directors of Wetterau Industries on their first visit to the Mexico division. Board members visiting the Mexico facility included: (left to right) Milton Lewis, a partner in Hall Garten and Co.

of New York; Ted Wetterau, board president; Bob Crutsinger, executive vice president for Indiana; Stanley Simon, who runs his own consulting firm; Ollie Wetterau, chairman of the board; Charlie Cockelreas; Jerry Rueff, treasurer; Clinton Poertner, retired from the company and now living in Sun City, and O. J. Cleveland, executive vice president for the food services division. Not pictured are board members, John Brig, Gene Davis, Karl Hall, Ferlyn Prather, Leonard Waldrou and John Brisenbane. (Ledger Photo By Richard Vance) Four-Day Week Will Save Fuel WASHINGTON, Mo.

(AP)The energy crisis is bringing a scheduling change at the Zero Manufacturing Co. which will result in a shorter work week for the firm's 500 employes. The company announced today that it will change the work week to four days of 10 hours each starting Dec. 1 to conform with President Nixon's request for fuel conservation. Employes now work eight hours a day, Monday through Friday.

W.G. Twyman, chief executive officer of the agricultural products firm which has plants at Washington and Berger, said the change will mean the plants will be shut down one extra day each week when the heat can be turned off. He said the change will also enable employes to save on their gasoline consumption. The two plants will be shut down on Fridays after Dec. 1.

Twyman said the company has also asked all its drivers to go no faster than 50 miles an hour in company vehicles. "We're looking at it as a situation under the energy crisis," he said. "But if the four-day week works, we might keep it." "It gives us an opportunity to do our part in the energy crisis, and it's something we may want to stick with," he said. The company manufactures agricultural products, chiefly bulk milk tanks and milking equipment. Stocks Take New Pounding NEW YORK (AP) The stock market, already reeling from sharp loues in the three previous sessions, took another pounding today after a brief attempt at a rally failed.

The 12:30 p.m. EST Dow Jones average of 30 industrials was down 13.55 to 877.48. The widely watched indicator has dropped well over 100 points in less than three weeks. Analysts say concern over the nation's energy problems is a major reason for the decline. Brokers said it appeared that the newest losses were stemming simply from the gloom engendered by the recent declines.

At the American Stock Exchange, the noon market value index was off .75 to 101.41. Ration May Be 10-15 Gallons WASHINGTON (AP) The government's contingency plan for rationing gasoline envisions a World War II-type program supervised by 6,000 local boards which would dole out coupons to each motorist. But just how much gasoline each motorist could expect still has not been decided. The plan, developed by the Office of Emergency Preparedness and modified over the years, is one of various options now being considered by the Nixon administration if gasoline rationing is required. Both John A.

Love, director of President Nixon's Energy Policy Office, and Secretary of the Interior Rogers C.B. Morton have said that rationing may be needed early next year. Basically, the contingency plan calls for issuance of rationing checks or coupons to all motor vehicle owners. There would be two kinds of coupons, one for essential, the other for nonessential use. The plan at this stage does not answer the question in the minds of most motorists: how much fuel will each individual be entitled to.

That decision will be left to the administration to determine as supply demands. Kenneth Lay, deputy undersecretary of the interior, said Tuesday a basic individual ration of 10 to 15 gallons per week for each motorist "is the most likely range, at this point." Lay also said "active consideration" was being given to an early extension of mandatory fuel allocations at the wholesale level, which already apply to heating oil, to include gasoline and other petroleum products. Mandatory allocation, however, would control gasoline distribution only at the wholesale level and motorists would still be free to buy gasoline wherever they can find it, until direct consumer rationing comes along to set limits on their purchasing. The government figures that the gasoline-rationing contingency program would cost an estimated $170 million a year, including about $64 million for staffing the local boards with two clerks apiece. The coupons issued would be non-transferrable and a signature would be required when a sale was made.

To get resupplied, local gas stations would have to collect these coupons and give them back to the government. According to the plan, the program would be run by an Energy Rationing Agency. There would be a national office with 150 employes, 10 regional offices with a total of 150 staff members and 100 district offices with 900 people working. The local rationing boards would be set up in cooperation with state governments, which would use members of local draft boards to help select the members. To get the program started, the plan suggests that the President ban the sale of gasoline nationwide for several days so that the rationing plan can go into effect without consumers rushing in to hoard supplies during the last hours.

The elderly farm couple sat rocking in front of their fireplace one wintry night in Wisconsin. Today's "The years are passing us by, Sadie, said the old man. She agreed. "We're getting older," he Sm i le nd rett aoon only of us will be left." "That's right," said Sadie, "and when that happens, I'm moving to County, Times) No Delay Yet On Steel For School Delays in delivery of structural steel are not yet hampering construction of Mexico's new junior high school, but heavy demand on fabricators is keeping officials of Irvinbilt Corp. of Chillicothe, the contractor, on the edges of their chairs.

Mexico's new fire station will be delayed in starting because of lack of steel. The backlog of orders is causing delays throughout the building industry, and steel industry spokesmen said steel sales are up to what probably will be a record year. A spokesman for Irvinbilt told The Ledger that so far the Mexico work has not been delayed. The steel was ordered the moment the contract was signed and while there are long delays in fabrication, none has yet affected the work here. A large supply of fabricated joists already are on the Fairgrounds site.

"That's fortunate," the Chillicothe spokesman said "because they are the hardest things to get." John Case, superintendent on the site here, said an order of beams however, has not arrived. The Chillicothe company official said a load of columns and beams were to be delivered to the site. Concret work is progressing well and steel work is almost ready to start. "We wish the orders were being turned out a little faster," the Irvinbilt spokesman said, adding that there is no shortage of steel itself, only in the fabrication. He said he foresees no delay at all in delivery of the prefinlshed steel paneling which will provide the exterior decorative walls of part of the building.

The school is scheduled for completion by August of next year. The shortage of steel has delayed the start of struction work on the city's new fire station. Bill Reinhardt of Reinhardt (Continued on Page 5) Curtises Have Girl Mr. and Nathaniel Curtis, 716 S. Calhoun are the parents of a daughter born at 1:58 a.m.

today at the Audrain Medical Center. The baby weighed seven pounds five ounces. Mr. Curtis is employed by Gibbons Trucking Co. WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate overwhelmingly passed and sent to the White House today legislation requiring President Nixon to impose across-the-board mandatory allocation of all fuel products.

The final vote on a bill agreed to by Senate-House conferees was 83 to 3. It passed the House Tuesday, also by an overwhelming margin designed to insure that all sections of the country share the fuel burden equally. The bill goes far beyond those programs now in effect which allocate propane, heating oil, jet fuel, diesel fuel and certain other distillates but not crude oil or gasoline. The measure requires the President to implement mandatory allocation within 30 days of enactment. The President is directed to give top priority to essential services such as hospitals, utilities, mass transit, food production and mail delivery.

Supporters of the legislation conceded it would do nothing to solve the energy crisis. It only "shares the shortages as fairly as possible," according to Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D- Wash. "Time is of the essence," Jackson said in asking senators to limit their amendments so the legislation can be approved this week.

"Every day we delay in settling the matter, the greater the shortfall," said Jackson, chairman of the Interior Committee. Jackson commented as he drew up the schedule for today's debate on the emergency legislation. While it will be at least three years before the controversial 789-mile Alaska pipeline can begin pumping oil from the North Slope fields toward the nation's depleted fuel tanks, the emergency energy bill could cut fuel consumption by 25 per cent within four weeks of enactment. The Senate vote of 80 to 5 sent the pipeline measure to President Nixon. Among other things, the Jackson bill would direct President Nixon to Implement rationing programs for scarce fuels, including gasoline and home heating oil.

The Senate could also vote today on legislation mandating year-round daylight saving time, according to Commerce Chairman Warren G. Magnuson, D-Wash. Both Senate and House Commerce Committees approved such legislation Tuesday. In addition to rationing, the Jackson bill would lead to such energy-saving steps as reduced speed limits, lower thermostats and shorter school and business hours. In an effort to increase fuel supplies, the measure would allow the President to tap naval petroleum reserves and order oil and gas burning power plants to switch to coal.

The House Commerce Committee was scheduled to hold a panel discussion on similar proposals today. The Senate Public Works Committee planned a closed meeting for today to consider amending the Clean Air Act to authorize the president to waive emissions standards designed to protect public health and safety. The amendment was offered by Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, D- Maine, to permit the burning of high-sulphur coal and oil.

Another area of potential conflict between the nation's energy needs and the environment appeared on the horizon Tuesday when the administration revealed that it was abandoning its support of a proposal to place in reserve leases held by oil companies in California's Santa Barbara Channel. A moratorium on development of the oil leases has been in effect since the massive 1969 oil spill, which caused extensive environmental damage to the Santa Barbara area. Like Extortion, Says Fund Giver WASHINGTON (AP) The chairman of Ashland Oil who has admitted making an illegal $100,000 cash contribution to President Nixon's re-election campaign, testified today that campaign fund raising in America borders on extortion. Orin E. Atkins told the Senate Watergate committee current fund-raising methods should be abandoned in favor of public financing of political campaigns.

Atkins said former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans telephoned him in early 1972 and asked for a $100,000 contribution to the Nixon campaign and a $10,000 advertisement in a Republican brochure. Stans never asked specifically for a corporate contribution or made any threats or promises, Atkins said. "I felt more or less obligated, "Atkins said. "We were not seeking any privilege or benefit because only a small amount of our business is with the government.

"We wanted to assure ourselves a forum, a calling card to get us in the door to make our point of view heard in the executive branch." Committee chairman Sam J. Ervin asked Atkins if he would agree that "the method of raising campaign contributions borders on extortion." "Very much so," Atkins said. Atkins, whose firm was fined $5,000 and who personally was fined $1,000 for making an illegal corporate contribution, said: "There was never any doubt in my mind where the money was going to come from. I know what I had in the bank, and it didn't come anywhere close to that Atkins said he discussed the Stans request with three other top Ashland executives and it was agreed that Clyde Webb, external' affairs vice president, would stop in Geneva during a trip across Europe and pick up the money in cash from a Swiss bank. The funds were drawn from a Gabon subsidiary of Ashland and carried on Ashland- Gabon's books as an investment in an undeveloped lease hold, he said.

That way, Atkins said, the withdrawal would not be noticed and would not be written off for tax purposes. Atkins said he knew the contribution was illegal but viewed it somewhat as the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s. "We were more concerned about the tax problems in(Continued on Page 5) After Lecture, President Promises Full Disclosure WASHINGTON (AP) After being lectured by 15 Republican senators on ways to cleanse his administration of Watergate scandals, President Nixon promised anew today that he would "start very soon with full disclosure of the facts." Continuing a series of sessions with all Republican members of Congress, Nixon met today with 75 House members gathered in the State Dining Room. According to one of those present, Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr.

the President "drew a cheer" when he vowed he would not resign. He had made the same vow Tuesday night when he received the advice of 15 GOP senators. At that meeting, there were suggestions that Nixon resign or submit himself voluntarily to the impeachment process ideas the President rejected. Fish told reporters after today's meeting that Nixon discussed the full range of charges made against his administration and promised to start very soon with "full disclosure of the facts." Rep. LaMar Barker, R- said Nixon's pledge for a full disclosure "is good news for us." Nixon fielded questions from the audience during the hourlong session and "it was a polite meeting," he said.

Rep. George A. Goodling of Pennsylvania told reporters that Nixon was "very forthright" and "told us some of the things we needed to know." Rep. Albert H. Quie of Minnesota said that Nixon provided answers on the International Telephone Telegraph Corp.

and milk fund cases that "were satisfactory." He said Nixon eventually will make his case in meetings with the press, editors, commentators and on television once federal Judge John J. Sirica finishes the court requirements in the case. Quie also said that Nixon is going to ask the new special prosecutor Leon Jaworski to help make Watergate information public. Quie said Nixon did not say that he would go before the Senate Watergate committee or invite the panel to a White House meeting, but that "he did not 'close the door on it." In the meeting with GOP senators Tuesday night, Nixon also promised to make full disclosure on all facts bearing on the Watergate controversy and other scandals that have besieged his administration. Sen.

Howard H. Baker of Tennessee, vice chairman of the Senate Watergate committee, said Nixon did not re- spond to his request that the President meet with the panel in a private but on-the-record question-and-answer session. Other senators said Nixon's responses were frank, candid and thoughtful. Baker said: "I've never witnessed a more frank presidential conversation." Following the session the President and Mrs. Nixon made an unexpected visit to a party for Sen.

Wallace F. Bennett, R-Utah. It was the President's second surprise outing in less than a week and at the party he played a chorus of "Happy Birthday" on the piano for the 75-year-old Bennett. Party guests included eight of the senators who had met earlier with Nixon. At the earlier session senator after senator said they stressed the need for disclosure if the administration is to regain some of the credibility they said has been lost in recent weeks over such issues as missing or nonexistent tape recordings of conversations about Watergate.

All Republican senators have been invited to meet with Nixon to offer advice and to ask questions. Most of those in the Tuesday night session came from the beginning of the Senate alphabet. Most of them said (Continued on Page 5).