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HITT LOWV 5T. J . ST. 12- 5-- 74 t Spainhower to seek Senate nomination By Michael S. Weiaberg Mbsourian staff writer JEFFERSON CITY - State Treasurer James Spainhower Saturday entered the race for the U. S. Senate nomination touched off by the tragic death of Rep. Jerry Litton last week. Spainhower entered his bid for the Democratic nomination at a press conference of the executive board of the Democratic State Committee. The board earlier met behind closed doors to choose a date and place for the state committee convention. The 60- mem- ber Democratic State Committee will convene Aug. 21 at the Capitol to select a replacement for Mr. Litton, who won the primary election Tuesday but died with his family in an airplane crash that same night Committee Chairman John Mcllroy said the board did not discuss any preference for a nominee in spite of the presence at the meeting of former Gov. Warren E. Hearnes' campaign manager. Hearnes finished second to Litton in Tuesday's voting Mcllroy, who also serves on the full state committee, would not disclose his personal choice for a nominee He did say, however, that whoever is selected " probably" will defeat Atty. Gen. John Danforth, the Republican candidate, in the November general election. Spainhower stressed that the committee " cannot turn to a candidate who will divide and alienate the voting public." Without apparent reference to Hearnes, Spainhower urged the committee to choose a candidate " who brings with him or her no additional handicaps." Hearnes has been the subject of a federal grand jury investigation, but no charges have been brought against him Although Hearnes frequently has been mentioned for the nomination, Spainhower asked the committee to " seek out" a new nominee who will unify the party as did Litton. Mcllroy said the mandate of the people in an overwhelming vote for Litton cannot be ignored when choosing the nominee He said the Litton organization expressed a strong interest in the welfare of the Democratic party and he " assumes they will support any new candidate. " Even though some executive board members also are part of the larger state committee and will vote Aug 21, Spainhower said his announcement was not intended to rally support He added that he would not authorize anyone to solicit support on his behalf The announcement, Spainhower said, is to serve only as a means of letting the committee know he is available " Without question," he said, " I believe the public wants the committee to select a candidate who is chosen through a process that permits each member to express his choice freelj , not as the consequence of arm twisting and unwarranted political maneuvering " Again, Spainhower denied he was making reference to Hearnes Benjamin Goins, an executive committee member and Hearnes supporter, told reporters the former governor should get the nomination " if we as Democrats hope to continue the Democratic system " To deny Warren Hearnes the opportunity to run as the Democratic candidate would completely destroy the Democratic party in the state " iIm fcwm, today 8 a. m. to 3 p. m. Thirteenth annual All- Bre- ed Dog Show and Obedience Trial, University Live-stock Center, Ashland Gravel Road 8 a. m. Missouri Open Golf Tournament, Country Club of Missouri Exhibits Continuing: Public Library, Scenes from Columbia, Lois Mikrut, watercolors and Twentieth Century Doll Collec-tion, Lois Miller. Colombia Gallery of Photography, photo-graphy by Douglas Faulkner and Huntington Withenll, 9 aso. to 5 p. m. Columbia Art League, Art and the City: A Celebration of Columbia and Boone County, 30 am. to 3 IS p m. Ellis 110Library, Italian Baroque Drawings and Textiles Through TwoMillenia, 2pm to5pm Monday 7: 50 a. m. City Junior Golf Tournament, Municipal Golf Course. S: 45 a. m. MFA Convention convenes. Speakers include Sen. Bob Dole, R- Ka- n, and Sen. Thomas Eagleton, D-- Mo , at the Hearnes Center Exhibits: Continuing: All exhibits listed I Sunday continue Monday Insight Newcomers may alter legislature By Michael S. Welsberg State capital bureau JEFFERSON CITY Along with the result of last Tuesday's statewide primary elections conies the increasing possibility that one of the largest freshmen classes in the history of the Missouri Legislature will be heading to the capital next year The number of incumbents defeated in the primary was higher than ex-pected as nine representatives and two senators failed in their bids for re-election in the primary. All of the 163 House seats and 17 of 34 Senate seats are to be filled this year. Those defeats and the 40 incumbent lawmakers who are retiring or seeking higher office, mean there will be at least 41 newcomers to the House and 10 to the Senate. Depending on the number of incum-bent legislators across the state who lose at the polls in November, more than 25 per cent of each legislative body is guaranteed to be of freshmen status. The outlook for Boone County, however, appears to be more stable than the statewide picture. At most, Boone County residents will send four new legislators to the 79th General Assembly. Two of the five races for state representative are cer-tain since Rep. John Rollins, D- 47- th District, and Rep. Joe Holt, D- 10- 9th District, remain unopposed in November's general election. Area residents will have three new representatives in Jefferson City in January only if James Lemon beats in-cumbent Rep Ray Hamlett for the 48th District seat; if James Devier defeats Rep Harold Reisch in the 110th District; and if Rep Larry Mead loses his 111th District seat to Steve Faber. No matter who wins Boone County's ( See SURVIVAL, Page 8A) 68th Year - No. 270 Good Morningl It Sunday, Aug. fi, 1 976 4 Sectionh-- 40 Pages-- 35 i ents Tax bill gives break to almost all Americans WASHINGTON ( UPI) - The voluminous tax bill passed by the Senate Friday would give some sort of tax break to almost every American Almost lost in the furor over the special interest amendments added to the bill which would cost more than $ 10 billion in tax revenue in the next five years were amendments which will affect the lives of almost everyone Among the " special interest groups" in the bill are some who don't think of themselves as such working parents, the elderly, the divorced, and college students. Amendments would benefit individual industries or groups, including railroads, airlines, the maritime industry, bus companies banks, oil companies, mutual funds, trade shows and fairs The bill goes to a conference with the House- passe- d bill, probably in late August or September, where many provisions will be dropped or changed Here are the major provisions of the Senate bill and how they compare with the House version Tax cuts Individuals All current tax cuts would be extended at least through 1977, leaving present tax withholding rates unchanged The House is expected to agree Business Lower tax rates on the first $ 50,000 of corporate income are made permanent Minimum tax This is the greatest tax increase in the Senate bill It will force the wealthy to pay more taxes on " preferential income" which would not otherwise be taxable without special provisions The House version is tougher on the rich Child care Working parents could subtract from their tax bills 20 per cent of necessary child care expenses up to $ 2,000 per year for one child and $ 4,000 for two or more children a tax saving of $ 400 to $ 800 Itemizing deductions would not be necessary Ihe House bill is almost identical Alimony Alimonj payments would be deductible even if the taxpayer doesn't itemize deductions Retirement income The retirement income credit is expanded and liberalized Those over 65 now may subtract from tax bills 15 per cent of retirement income such as ( See COLLEGE, Page 8A) , fr3lfayrM!? js! Jj -- 5fec As part of its preparation for the Republican National Con-vention, Kansas City is undergoing a cleanup campaign. A workman approximately 25 feet ( 7.5 meters) above the ground cleans the front of Municipal Auditorium. ( Missourian photo by Susan Waters) Kansas City still seeking image for modern era By Walter Fee Missourian staff writer KANSAS CITY It is the host for the 1976 Republican national convention, but what else is Kansas City' When the " colorful" politics, gambling casinos, jazz clubs and bordellos associated with the reign of political bo.-- s Tom Pendergast vanished in the 1940s, nothing visible replaced them Chicago has the " real" stockyards and " eastern" nval St Louis has its arch Kansas City went shopping in search of an image It still is looking A Diogenes seeking the true image of Kansas City has to start with the words cow town A large statue of a stSer overlooks a bluff on the western edge of the city and can be seen easily from Kemper Arena, the site of the convention and next door neighbor to the stockyards " Cow town has a friendly - not a negative image for me," says Nikla Nicholson, associate director of sales for the Kansas City Convention and Visitors bureau Says Henry W Bloch, president of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and of H& R Block, Inc , the income tax. preparation company " Kansas City has that image of a cow town but people who come in from out of town are pleasantly surprised when they see Country Club Plaza ( a luxury shopping center) and our residential sections " Bruce Hicks, a representative of Carl Byoir & Associates, a New York public relations firm, says, " Cow town is a creation of the media It is a straw man we continually knock down We use it as our way of saying Kansas City has changed " When Hicks says Kansas City has " changed" he is referring to the new construction that has altered the face of the city since 1970 Kansas City International Airport, Arrowhead and Royals Stadiums, Kemper Arena, Crown Center, H Roe Bartle Exposition Hall, the Worlds of Fun amusement park and the renovation of the River Quay area have convinced the business elite that Kansas City is ready to take its place among the great urban centers of the country It was this conviction that led Bloch and several other businessmen to retain the services of Carl Byoir & Associates in 1971 Bloch says he wanted the public relations firm to create a reputation for Kansas City He proceeded on the assumption that any reputation was better than the image void m which Kansas City was living at the tune The Byoir company developed what it called the prune- tim- e campaign Its slogan was One of the few livable cities left ' Hicks, a former reporter for United Press International, contends that his firm s program has been highly successful Carl Byoir & Associates originally became famous for its promotion of the city of Miami Beach in the 1920s The company also handles the accounts of the National Broadcasting Company, Honeywell, the State of Missouri s economic development program and Hallmark Cards, possibly Kansas City s most famous industry Hicks says his firm s public relations strategy is unique because it uses no paid advertising Instead, Byoir relies on using the news columns of magazines and newspapers to get its message across U S News & World Report, the Saturday Review, National ( See KANSAS CITY'S, Page 5A) u. I. Generosity doesn H pay CINCINNATI ( UPI) - P-hilanthropist J Ralph Corbett last month gave the city $ 160,000 to install a new acoustical shell at Music Hall, home oj the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Corbett this week got a strange thank you note for his generosity a bill from the city for another $ 6,080 as a " service charge" for administrative handling of the gift Corbett, who has given the city millions of dollars over the years, said he was " astounded" by the bill and announced he was withdrawing his financial support of the project Red- fac- ed city administrators then decided it was a mistake" to have tacked on the service charge and said they hoped Corbett would change his mind Corbett said he would, if he gets a letter from the city manager and other municipal officials assuring that anyone giving a gift to the city will not be charged for their generosity I have no doubt that it ( the acoustical shell) will be finished, but I wanted to teach the city a lesson " Poll finds differences in parties9 backers By Allison Finn Missourian staff writer Democrats differ significantly from Republicans in political philosophy, a survey of voters in Tuesday's primary election has found " Voters m the Democratic primary were distinctly more liberal than voters in the Republican primary, contradicting the common assertion that the parties are Tweedledee and Tweedledum," the study conducted by KBIA radio and KOMU- T- V reported. Boone CounUans leaving the polls were asked to describe their political leanings. More than 700 Democrats and about 175 Republicans were interviewed Forty- si- x per cent of voters in the Democratic primary called themselves liberal, compared to 15 per cent of the Republicans. Twenty- seve- n per cent of the Democratic voters labeled themselves as conservatives, along with 54 per cent of the Republican voters They also were asked about federal programs such as health insurance, consumer protection and employment and whether they thought the federal government is doing " too much, too little or the right amount." Almost 40 per cent of the Democratic voters said " too little," and only 17 per cent of the Republican voters agreed The political differences are all the more remarkable, survey project director David Leuthold said, because about one- ha- lf of the respondents in each primary described themselves as independents " You would expect that with a large number of independents the voters in one primary would be a lot like the voters in the other," Leuthold said " Despite the independents, there is a rather sharp difference between the voters in the two primaries " The educational level of voters in both primaries was almost identical The finding indicates a breakdown in Boone County, Leuthold said, of the traditional alignment of working people with the Democratic party 1 he results of the poll are within 10 to 15 percentage points of those that would have been obtained if all Democratic and Republican voters had been questioned, Leuthold said Rising costs may drive trash, sewer rates upward By K. C. Martin Missourian staff writer Columbia residents may pay a little more next year for flushing their toilets or putting plastic bags in their garbage cans. The city's proposed $ 23.3 million enterprise budget for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 calls for a revenue Increase of 25 per cent in the mixed refuse ( trash collection) utility, and a 20 per cent hike in sewer utility rates Why the proposed increases? According to Charles Hargove, assistant city manager, a number of factors justify the rncreases, ranging from inflation to the quadrupling of oil prices Hargrove said a change in a state law regarding workmen's compensation is one of the major reasons for the proposed increase in trash collection rates. The change forces the city to pay more into the state workmen's compensation fund The city paid $ 17,000 last year This year the figure has jumped to between $ 30,000 and $ 35,000. " We have to pay more workmen's compensation in mixed refuse than any other city utility," Hargrove said " There is a higher injury rate in refuse than mall other city departments It's a more dangerous occupation than other aty jobs, according to workmen's compensation experience." Trash collectors often develop back problems, Hargrove said, or get serious cuts from broken glass. Leg strains are another common problem, he said. Personnel costs climbed 8 per cent in the refuse utility from an estimated $ 465,000 in 1975- 7- 6 to $ 506,000 proposed for 1976- 7- 7. Hargrove also said new equipment is needed to maintain the present level of trash collection The equipment accounts for the bulk of the increased cost, he said The refuse utility needs a revenue increase of $ 200,000 next year; $ 170,000 of which will be spent to purchase new equipment. The biggest item in the refuse budget is $ 80,000 for a new bulldozer. Other items include $ 44,000 to be spent on chassis for two trucks and one new pickup truck; $ 24,000 for two garbage truck compactors and $ 20,000 for trash bins. Even the cost of those plastic trash bags that the city leaves on doorsteps has gone up The city pays roughly $ 140,000 a year for the bags, but within the last couple of years, the cost has gone up from 4' 2 cents to 8 cents each because of rncreases in the price of oil used to produce the bags In the budget report, City Manager Terry Novak said the mixed refuse utility lost $ 60,000 during the current fiscal year. The loss occurred despite a refuse collection rate increase of 35 cents per month in 1974 Currently, the trash collection rate is $ 3.10 per month for each household This year's proposed trash budget totals $ 1,166,131, up 21 per cent from the estimated 1976 figure of $ 961,000 The proposed budget includes a 20 per cent increase in sewer rates Last year the council approved a 10 per cent increase in the sewer rates Stricter federal and state clean water regulations are a major cause of the proposed increase in sewer rates, Hargrove said " There is a nationwide emphasis on cleaner water. We are being affected by this now, and we will be affected by it in the future In the next five years, the city will spend $ 30,000 for various ( See COST, Page 8A)
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Item.Transcript | HITT LOWV 5T. J . ST. 12- 5-- 74 t Spainhower to seek Senate nomination By Michael S. Weiaberg Mbsourian staff writer JEFFERSON CITY - State Treasurer James Spainhower Saturday entered the race for the U. S. Senate nomination touched off by the tragic death of Rep. Jerry Litton last week. Spainhower entered his bid for the Democratic nomination at a press conference of the executive board of the Democratic State Committee. The board earlier met behind closed doors to choose a date and place for the state committee convention. The 60- mem- ber Democratic State Committee will convene Aug. 21 at the Capitol to select a replacement for Mr. Litton, who won the primary election Tuesday but died with his family in an airplane crash that same night Committee Chairman John Mcllroy said the board did not discuss any preference for a nominee in spite of the presence at the meeting of former Gov. Warren E. Hearnes' campaign manager. Hearnes finished second to Litton in Tuesday's voting Mcllroy, who also serves on the full state committee, would not disclose his personal choice for a nominee He did say, however, that whoever is selected " probably" will defeat Atty. Gen. John Danforth, the Republican candidate, in the November general election. Spainhower stressed that the committee " cannot turn to a candidate who will divide and alienate the voting public." Without apparent reference to Hearnes, Spainhower urged the committee to choose a candidate " who brings with him or her no additional handicaps." Hearnes has been the subject of a federal grand jury investigation, but no charges have been brought against him Although Hearnes frequently has been mentioned for the nomination, Spainhower asked the committee to " seek out" a new nominee who will unify the party as did Litton. Mcllroy said the mandate of the people in an overwhelming vote for Litton cannot be ignored when choosing the nominee He said the Litton organization expressed a strong interest in the welfare of the Democratic party and he " assumes they will support any new candidate. " Even though some executive board members also are part of the larger state committee and will vote Aug 21, Spainhower said his announcement was not intended to rally support He added that he would not authorize anyone to solicit support on his behalf The announcement, Spainhower said, is to serve only as a means of letting the committee know he is available " Without question," he said, " I believe the public wants the committee to select a candidate who is chosen through a process that permits each member to express his choice freelj , not as the consequence of arm twisting and unwarranted political maneuvering " Again, Spainhower denied he was making reference to Hearnes Benjamin Goins, an executive committee member and Hearnes supporter, told reporters the former governor should get the nomination " if we as Democrats hope to continue the Democratic system " To deny Warren Hearnes the opportunity to run as the Democratic candidate would completely destroy the Democratic party in the state " iIm fcwm, today 8 a. m. to 3 p. m. Thirteenth annual All- Bre- ed Dog Show and Obedience Trial, University Live-stock Center, Ashland Gravel Road 8 a. m. Missouri Open Golf Tournament, Country Club of Missouri Exhibits Continuing: Public Library, Scenes from Columbia, Lois Mikrut, watercolors and Twentieth Century Doll Collec-tion, Lois Miller. Colombia Gallery of Photography, photo-graphy by Douglas Faulkner and Huntington Withenll, 9 aso. to 5 p. m. Columbia Art League, Art and the City: A Celebration of Columbia and Boone County, 30 am. to 3 IS p m. Ellis 110Library, Italian Baroque Drawings and Textiles Through TwoMillenia, 2pm to5pm Monday 7: 50 a. m. City Junior Golf Tournament, Municipal Golf Course. S: 45 a. m. MFA Convention convenes. Speakers include Sen. Bob Dole, R- Ka- n, and Sen. Thomas Eagleton, D-- Mo , at the Hearnes Center Exhibits: Continuing: All exhibits listed I Sunday continue Monday Insight Newcomers may alter legislature By Michael S. Welsberg State capital bureau JEFFERSON CITY Along with the result of last Tuesday's statewide primary elections conies the increasing possibility that one of the largest freshmen classes in the history of the Missouri Legislature will be heading to the capital next year The number of incumbents defeated in the primary was higher than ex-pected as nine representatives and two senators failed in their bids for re-election in the primary. All of the 163 House seats and 17 of 34 Senate seats are to be filled this year. Those defeats and the 40 incumbent lawmakers who are retiring or seeking higher office, mean there will be at least 41 newcomers to the House and 10 to the Senate. Depending on the number of incum-bent legislators across the state who lose at the polls in November, more than 25 per cent of each legislative body is guaranteed to be of freshmen status. The outlook for Boone County, however, appears to be more stable than the statewide picture. At most, Boone County residents will send four new legislators to the 79th General Assembly. Two of the five races for state representative are cer-tain since Rep. John Rollins, D- 47- th District, and Rep. Joe Holt, D- 10- 9th District, remain unopposed in November's general election. Area residents will have three new representatives in Jefferson City in January only if James Lemon beats in-cumbent Rep Ray Hamlett for the 48th District seat; if James Devier defeats Rep Harold Reisch in the 110th District; and if Rep Larry Mead loses his 111th District seat to Steve Faber. No matter who wins Boone County's ( See SURVIVAL, Page 8A) 68th Year - No. 270 Good Morningl It Sunday, Aug. fi, 1 976 4 Sectionh-- 40 Pages-- 35 i ents Tax bill gives break to almost all Americans WASHINGTON ( UPI) - The voluminous tax bill passed by the Senate Friday would give some sort of tax break to almost every American Almost lost in the furor over the special interest amendments added to the bill which would cost more than $ 10 billion in tax revenue in the next five years were amendments which will affect the lives of almost everyone Among the " special interest groups" in the bill are some who don't think of themselves as such working parents, the elderly, the divorced, and college students. Amendments would benefit individual industries or groups, including railroads, airlines, the maritime industry, bus companies banks, oil companies, mutual funds, trade shows and fairs The bill goes to a conference with the House- passe- d bill, probably in late August or September, where many provisions will be dropped or changed Here are the major provisions of the Senate bill and how they compare with the House version Tax cuts Individuals All current tax cuts would be extended at least through 1977, leaving present tax withholding rates unchanged The House is expected to agree Business Lower tax rates on the first $ 50,000 of corporate income are made permanent Minimum tax This is the greatest tax increase in the Senate bill It will force the wealthy to pay more taxes on " preferential income" which would not otherwise be taxable without special provisions The House version is tougher on the rich Child care Working parents could subtract from their tax bills 20 per cent of necessary child care expenses up to $ 2,000 per year for one child and $ 4,000 for two or more children a tax saving of $ 400 to $ 800 Itemizing deductions would not be necessary Ihe House bill is almost identical Alimony Alimonj payments would be deductible even if the taxpayer doesn't itemize deductions Retirement income The retirement income credit is expanded and liberalized Those over 65 now may subtract from tax bills 15 per cent of retirement income such as ( See COLLEGE, Page 8A) , fr3lfayrM!? js! Jj -- 5fec As part of its preparation for the Republican National Con-vention, Kansas City is undergoing a cleanup campaign. A workman approximately 25 feet ( 7.5 meters) above the ground cleans the front of Municipal Auditorium. ( Missourian photo by Susan Waters) Kansas City still seeking image for modern era By Walter Fee Missourian staff writer KANSAS CITY It is the host for the 1976 Republican national convention, but what else is Kansas City' When the " colorful" politics, gambling casinos, jazz clubs and bordellos associated with the reign of political bo.-- s Tom Pendergast vanished in the 1940s, nothing visible replaced them Chicago has the " real" stockyards and " eastern" nval St Louis has its arch Kansas City went shopping in search of an image It still is looking A Diogenes seeking the true image of Kansas City has to start with the words cow town A large statue of a stSer overlooks a bluff on the western edge of the city and can be seen easily from Kemper Arena, the site of the convention and next door neighbor to the stockyards " Cow town has a friendly - not a negative image for me," says Nikla Nicholson, associate director of sales for the Kansas City Convention and Visitors bureau Says Henry W Bloch, president of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and of H& R Block, Inc , the income tax. preparation company " Kansas City has that image of a cow town but people who come in from out of town are pleasantly surprised when they see Country Club Plaza ( a luxury shopping center) and our residential sections " Bruce Hicks, a representative of Carl Byoir & Associates, a New York public relations firm, says, " Cow town is a creation of the media It is a straw man we continually knock down We use it as our way of saying Kansas City has changed " When Hicks says Kansas City has " changed" he is referring to the new construction that has altered the face of the city since 1970 Kansas City International Airport, Arrowhead and Royals Stadiums, Kemper Arena, Crown Center, H Roe Bartle Exposition Hall, the Worlds of Fun amusement park and the renovation of the River Quay area have convinced the business elite that Kansas City is ready to take its place among the great urban centers of the country It was this conviction that led Bloch and several other businessmen to retain the services of Carl Byoir & Associates in 1971 Bloch says he wanted the public relations firm to create a reputation for Kansas City He proceeded on the assumption that any reputation was better than the image void m which Kansas City was living at the tune The Byoir company developed what it called the prune- tim- e campaign Its slogan was One of the few livable cities left ' Hicks, a former reporter for United Press International, contends that his firm s program has been highly successful Carl Byoir & Associates originally became famous for its promotion of the city of Miami Beach in the 1920s The company also handles the accounts of the National Broadcasting Company, Honeywell, the State of Missouri s economic development program and Hallmark Cards, possibly Kansas City s most famous industry Hicks says his firm s public relations strategy is unique because it uses no paid advertising Instead, Byoir relies on using the news columns of magazines and newspapers to get its message across U S News & World Report, the Saturday Review, National ( See KANSAS CITY'S, Page 5A) u. I. Generosity doesn H pay CINCINNATI ( UPI) - P-hilanthropist J Ralph Corbett last month gave the city $ 160,000 to install a new acoustical shell at Music Hall, home oj the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Corbett this week got a strange thank you note for his generosity a bill from the city for another $ 6,080 as a " service charge" for administrative handling of the gift Corbett, who has given the city millions of dollars over the years, said he was " astounded" by the bill and announced he was withdrawing his financial support of the project Red- fac- ed city administrators then decided it was a mistake" to have tacked on the service charge and said they hoped Corbett would change his mind Corbett said he would, if he gets a letter from the city manager and other municipal officials assuring that anyone giving a gift to the city will not be charged for their generosity I have no doubt that it ( the acoustical shell) will be finished, but I wanted to teach the city a lesson " Poll finds differences in parties9 backers By Allison Finn Missourian staff writer Democrats differ significantly from Republicans in political philosophy, a survey of voters in Tuesday's primary election has found " Voters m the Democratic primary were distinctly more liberal than voters in the Republican primary, contradicting the common assertion that the parties are Tweedledee and Tweedledum," the study conducted by KBIA radio and KOMU- T- V reported. Boone CounUans leaving the polls were asked to describe their political leanings. More than 700 Democrats and about 175 Republicans were interviewed Forty- si- x per cent of voters in the Democratic primary called themselves liberal, compared to 15 per cent of the Republicans. Twenty- seve- n per cent of the Democratic voters labeled themselves as conservatives, along with 54 per cent of the Republican voters They also were asked about federal programs such as health insurance, consumer protection and employment and whether they thought the federal government is doing " too much, too little or the right amount." Almost 40 per cent of the Democratic voters said " too little," and only 17 per cent of the Republican voters agreed The political differences are all the more remarkable, survey project director David Leuthold said, because about one- ha- lf of the respondents in each primary described themselves as independents " You would expect that with a large number of independents the voters in one primary would be a lot like the voters in the other," Leuthold said " Despite the independents, there is a rather sharp difference between the voters in the two primaries " The educational level of voters in both primaries was almost identical The finding indicates a breakdown in Boone County, Leuthold said, of the traditional alignment of working people with the Democratic party 1 he results of the poll are within 10 to 15 percentage points of those that would have been obtained if all Democratic and Republican voters had been questioned, Leuthold said Rising costs may drive trash, sewer rates upward By K. C. Martin Missourian staff writer Columbia residents may pay a little more next year for flushing their toilets or putting plastic bags in their garbage cans. The city's proposed $ 23.3 million enterprise budget for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 calls for a revenue Increase of 25 per cent in the mixed refuse ( trash collection) utility, and a 20 per cent hike in sewer utility rates Why the proposed increases? According to Charles Hargove, assistant city manager, a number of factors justify the rncreases, ranging from inflation to the quadrupling of oil prices Hargrove said a change in a state law regarding workmen's compensation is one of the major reasons for the proposed increase in trash collection rates. The change forces the city to pay more into the state workmen's compensation fund The city paid $ 17,000 last year This year the figure has jumped to between $ 30,000 and $ 35,000. " We have to pay more workmen's compensation in mixed refuse than any other city utility," Hargrove said " There is a higher injury rate in refuse than mall other city departments It's a more dangerous occupation than other aty jobs, according to workmen's compensation experience." Trash collectors often develop back problems, Hargrove said, or get serious cuts from broken glass. Leg strains are another common problem, he said. Personnel costs climbed 8 per cent in the refuse utility from an estimated $ 465,000 in 1975- 7- 6 to $ 506,000 proposed for 1976- 7- 7. Hargrove also said new equipment is needed to maintain the present level of trash collection The equipment accounts for the bulk of the increased cost, he said The refuse utility needs a revenue increase of $ 200,000 next year; $ 170,000 of which will be spent to purchase new equipment. The biggest item in the refuse budget is $ 80,000 for a new bulldozer. Other items include $ 44,000 to be spent on chassis for two trucks and one new pickup truck; $ 24,000 for two garbage truck compactors and $ 20,000 for trash bins. Even the cost of those plastic trash bags that the city leaves on doorsteps has gone up The city pays roughly $ 140,000 a year for the bags, but within the last couple of years, the cost has gone up from 4' 2 cents to 8 cents each because of rncreases in the price of oil used to produce the bags In the budget report, City Manager Terry Novak said the mixed refuse utility lost $ 60,000 during the current fiscal year. The loss occurred despite a refuse collection rate increase of 35 cents per month in 1974 Currently, the trash collection rate is $ 3.10 per month for each household This year's proposed trash budget totals $ 1,166,131, up 21 per cent from the estimated 1976 figure of $ 961,000 The proposed budget includes a 20 per cent increase in sewer rates Last year the council approved a 10 per cent increase in the sewer rates Stricter federal and state clean water regulations are a major cause of the proposed increase in sewer rates, Hargrove said " There is a nationwide emphasis on cleaner water. We are being affected by this now, and we will be affected by it in the future In the next five years, the city will spend $ 30,000 for various ( See COST, Page 8A) |