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t LTATE HISTORIC V, ' P. CIETT HIIi LOVkRY -- T. COLOMBIA, ISO. 65201 Phone company seeks new rate hike By K C. Martin Missoarian staff writer General Telephone Co. officials an-nounced Monday they will seek ap-proval again for a rate increase, this time totaling $ 2,152,000, including a 20- ce- nt charge for some directory assistance calls. The request was Bled Monday with the Missouri Public Service Com-mission and applies to local service rates in Missouri exchanges served by the company, including Columbia, said George N King, vice president- genera- l manager. The proposed increase would cost the average residential customer with one- par- ty service an additional five cents daily or $ 18 25 per year, and the average business customer with one- par- ty service an additional 10 cents daily or $ 36 50 per year. General Telephone filed for a proposed rate Increase of $ 1 8 million on Aug 29, 1975, but withdrew the request March 5 after the commission refused to allow the company to include additional financial data in the request. Staff members of the PSC in February had recommended disallowing the $ 1 8 million request and proposed cutting rates by as much as $ 347,000 after an audit found areas of disagreement with the company's request for the increase Besides the increases in local service charges, the rate request also asks for an increase in pay telephone calls to 20 cents from 10 cents The directory assistance charge of 20 cents per call would be billed to the customer after the person used an allocation of three information calls per month. King said billing for directory assistance calls in justified by nationwide studies " Our studies in-dicate that 20 per cent of the costomers generate SO per cent of information calls," he said " Nearly half of the numbers requested are in the directory, but people fail to look them up " King said the extra charge for directory assistance calls will be limited to the 314 dialing area For aaBBanDwnaHiHanaHHaaHnnaMH instance, if a person uses Columbia directory assistance, the person will be using one of the three allocated calls But if a person uses Kansas City directory assistance, the call will not be counted since it is outside the 314 dialing area A nationwide survey, King said, shows that 5 per cent of residential customers and 9 per cent of business customers pay a directory assistance charge where tne system is already in effect " Charging for directory assistance Is similar to what is being done by other telephone companies," King said " Southwestern Bell is considering it, and it has been approved in other states. So we are more or less con-forming to the trend rather than generating a new philosophy." King said he expects a 60 per cent " suppression" of directory assistance calls if the request if approved. A revenue increase of $ 30,000 Is expected from the directory assistance charge, and a $ 72,000 savings resulting from ( See OFFICIAL, Page 16) Congress examines programs ' Sunset' legislation could slow down production line By Martha Angle Washington Star WASHINGTON - Archie the cockroach and Mehitable the cat are alive and well on Capitol Hill It figures, if you stop to think about the Don Marquis characters These days, the spirit of Archie seems to have slipped into Sen Ed-mund S Muskie, D- Mai- ne The free-wheeling Mehitable, never one for modesty, has reappeared m Congress as a whole Archie, some readers may recall, was a free- vers- e poet returned to life as a cockroach Mehitable, Cleopatra m an earlier existence was a fun- lovi- ng cat of easy virtue, perpetually producing kittens that she promptly forgot about Archie, with some social conscience, regularly inquired abrut the well- bei- ng of Mehitable's offspring only to be met by a glank stare and innocent query, " What kittens, Archie?" Ia& p Mehitable, Congress for 8 decade or so happily has been p? 9ducing programs on health, education, veterans' affair?, enaEgy. the environment and transposition I programs of every size, shape and cost 1 And like Mehitable, Congress never I checked up on its progeny Each new I program was sent out into the world to fk fend for itself and grow willy- nill- y. Un-- a til Muskie started asking a few months H ago, no one bothered to inquire how all II those programs were faring M In the last dozen years, the number of II federal domestic programs multiplied H to nearly 1,000 from 50 The federal H budget climbed from $ 158 2 billion in H 1967 to an estimated $ 413 billion for H fiscal 1977 HI But the good old days are over Viet-- II nam, inflation and recession have bent H the federal budget out of shape There H is no longer enough money to feed all H those programs, let alone provide H sustenance for a new generation The American taxpayers are tired of I government profligacy Nothing seems H to work right Benefits do not trickle II down to the average citizen Promises Hgo unfulfilled Taxes go up, and up, and 11 up, with no corresponding increase in llresults People have had it with big government, and the message is llphikingin HI ' Government has become out of Efigouch and out of control," said Muskie, ghairnian of the new Senate Budget lpommittee, in a Feb 3 speech I " We in Congress have not paid iough attention to how well the programs we adopted were working g& md now these years of inattention to gffirformance are taking their toll as we jap a bumper crop of public disen- jraiantme- nt with government " . v'llPUnder Muskie's guidance, a Senate Government Operations subcommittee is preparing landmark legislation that automatically would abolish almost all federal programs every four years unless Congress reauthorizes them The only exemptions from the quadrennial review would be interest payments on the public debt and ( See PLAN, Page 13) 68th Year - No. 183 Komi Mornlngl if Tmnuiay April 27, 1 976 6 Pag68 - 15 Cents i. ynu srtGScrey, -- swearei. vsad-- waswmus at ebb QugajTsilaCh. Lounge, is a typical American, bhe is plagued by " red tape' much ot which she never even thinks about. ( Missounan photo by John Kossino) Bureaucratic red tape infiltrates simple life ByRlckStoff Mlssourlan staff writer It all started innocently enough The term red tape simply referred to the material wound around English legal documents Like a wet snowball rolling down a hill, the term has picked up ad-ditional implications, until today it refers to the all- embrac- ing regulations, excessive information gathering and duplication of forms evident in ail phases of American life Nearly every bureaucratic reflex starts an avalanche of paperwork that often is more annoying than the problem it was intended to solve Small businessmen, corporations, individuals and even other government agencies are both beneficiaries and victims of the regulators and the red tape Lynn Godfrey, 22, a University graduate stu-dent and a 40- ho- ur per week waitress and barmaid, is no exception From the time she awakens in the morning until she retires in the evening, almost every tacet of her life is controlled by bureaucratic systems and regulations Godfrey shares her duplex at 2S91 Fair Haven Drive with three other women They have signed a lease for it and keep up their payments to the city red J tape for the water and electricity they receive from the municipally- owne- d utilities After showering and washing her hair with Food and Drug Administration- approve- d soap and shampoo, Godfrey climbs into her 1972 Mustang She does not use her federally- legislate- d seat belts " They buzz and drive me nuts," she says However, she does turn on the car radio to listen to stations regulated by the Federal Communications Com-mission As she drives her state- inspecte- d, state- license- d, city- sucker- ed automobile to work, she obeys the traf-fic signs and signals because she does not want to be caught breaking the law by a member of the Columbi? Police Depaitmsnt She buys gasoline at the Sinclair station on Rock Quarry Road, paying 51 9 cents per gallon for it The state and federal tax charged on each gallon will be used to maintain and construct highways She enters the Sugarshack at Stadium Boulevard and Rock Quarry Road and punches her card in the time clock Before sne receives her biweekly paycheck, state and federal income taxes and Social Security will be deduc-ted Her hourly rate is regulated by minimum wage laws If she is lucky, she may get some of the tax money back next April when she files hsr income tax forms Before she could work at the loungp, she was required to attend a training session to obtain a food handler's card ( See NOTHING, Page 16) N. Y. Times Service WASHINGTON The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, in a report on its 15- mo- nth investigation, has urged Congress to adopt a new, omnibus law covering foreign and military in-telligence garnering The bill would create charters for the major agencies and sharply limit the use of covert ac-tion as a tool of foreign policy The new law is needed, the com-mittee said, because, " Congress has failed to provide the necessary statutory guidelines to insure that in-telligence agencies carry out their missions in accord with constitutional processes " It would, in effect, recast the National Security Act of 1947, which created the modern intelligence system The new law, the committee said, should set " clearly defined prohibitions or limitations" on intelligence- gatherin- g techniques and operations, define the roles of each intelligence agency and " set forth the basic pur-poses of national intelligence activities " This revision should be given the highest priority by the Intelligence Oversight Committees of Congress, ac-ting in consultation with the executive branch," the committee said The proposal is the centerpiece of a 474- pa- ge report on foreign and military intelligence that culminates an in-vestigation begun in January 1975 The committee is expected to make public a report on its domestic intelligence fin-dings later this week Monday's report carried 87 recom-mendations for statutory or ad-ministrative change based upon " find-ings of fact" in areas ranging from drug tests on humans to covert operations in Chile At the request of the intelligence agencies, the committee withheld three chapters of its report, " Cover" " Espionage" and " Budgetary Over-sight," from the public and deleted sec-tions on covert action and intelligence operations of the Department of State A staff spokesman said this amounted to some 200 pages However, this material would be available to be read by the 100 senators The committee also voted 6 to 5 in a closed meeting Monday to ask the full Senate whether it could release the total budget figure for U S in-telligence It took this action after President Ford and George Bush, director of the CIA, urged that the figure be omitted from the final report, for national security reasons Funds would increase by $ 33 million By Debbie Buell and Kamerlne Hershey Mlssourlan staff writers As the University awaits final word on state appropriations for 1976- 7- 7, University President C Brice Rat- chfor- d will propose a $ 30 increase in student fees and tuition The increase, which would provide $ 3 3 million of additional revenue for the University, ia an effort to provide some " financial flexibility," according to Jack Hamilton, communications assistant to Ratchford Ratchford indicated his intention to propose the increase in a letter Friday to members of the University Board of Curators and to presidents of the four student bodies Most of the increase $ 2 7 million would go for " compensation ad-justments of some kind," Ratchford said. This, however, is contingent upon state appropriations and local income, Hamilton said If the curators approve the increase, an in- sta- te resident student now paying $ 270 in fees per semester will pay $ 300 Out- of- sta- te tuition will increase from $ 810 to $ 900 under the proposal. Ratchford said that if the University received the $ 58 million increase in state appropriations recommended by the governor, the student fee increase UMSL faculty votes See related story, Page 13 would leave about $ 27 million for salary adjustments. If the General Assembly's approved $ 7.8 million in-crease is allowed to stand, there would be about $ 4 5 million for salary ad- - justonents, Ratchford said At least $ 1 5 million is necessary in order to increase SE-' ari-es and wages by one per cent Hamilton said the fee increase proposal at this time " could give Gov Bond the idea of using the veto," on the appropriation recommendation " It's a question of lesser evils and the lesser of evils was to keep faith with the student leaders " Hamilton said Ratchford had in-dicated to student leaders that they would be contacted before the end of the ( SeeM. U., Pagel6) By Randy Smith and Connie Pickett Missoarian staff writers When Harold Riback was a student at the University, he drove a salvage truck to St Louis at night for his father's business. He always took his books along so he could study when he stopped along the road to rest. " Even when he was young, he was very ambitious," Pauline Yost, secretary for ths Boone County Democratic party which Rlback headed, said while reminiscing about Rlback's youth " When he agreed to a project, you didn't have just a name, you had a com-pletely Involved person," said Veva Spiers, Sixth Ward Democratic com- mitteewom- an Mr. Riback, 68, Route 4, died Monday morning at Boone County Hospital after a long illness Mr. Riback was president of Riback Supply Co , Ins., 2412 Business Loop 70 E., and of Riback Industries, Inc , 4002 Waco Road. , He was known throughout the com munity for his extensive Involvement In community activities. In addition to the Democratic party, he was Involved in the American Legion, the Maplewood Barn Theater, the Boy Scouts, Camp- fir- e Girls, Missouri Mental Health Association, B'nal B'rlth, Beth Shalom Congregation, the Anti- Defamati- on League, Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, the Lion's Club, the United Fund, the Chamber of Commerce, the Muleskin- ner- s Club and the Museum Association Mr. Riback once said, " I've always had a strong community commitment My dad used to say, ' Whenever you've enjoyed the fruits of the harvest you have to save a little bit of the seed for next year's crop.' When you benefit from the community, you have to give it back. This philosophy has had a strong bearing on my life" Cy Steinberg, promotion director of Riback Supply Co , said Mr Riback was one of the most involved persons he ever had known " He was interested in anything that could better Columbia." George Keepers, Mr Rlback's ac-countant, said, " He gave tune to others as well as his own business. And in his own business, he was very good " Mr. Rlback's involvement in the Democratic party began in 1968, when he was elected to a county committee post Two years later, he became Four-th Ward Democratic committeeman. In April 1974, Mr. Riback was awarded the third annual Peace and Freedom Award from the Boone County Democratic Coalition. In August 1974, Mr. Riback was elec-ted president of the Boone County Democratic party. He said then he first had run for office " not because I was politically inspired but because of a strong conviction that the individual must take an active part net only in voting, but in selecting the candidate." He was appointed coordinator In Columbia for the 1975 National Democratic Telethon, and also organized a banquet to honor retiring U. S. Sen StuartSymington " He just about did everything for the Democratic party in Boone County," June Liddell, party vice chairman said Chris Kelly, former party executive director, said, " 1 never met a man so positive in his thinking, his outlook and everything he did concerning politics, business, charities and even in his speech, his manner and way of doing things " He was one of those very few in-dividuals you are lucky to meet and to ( See RIBACK, Page 1$) Harold Riback Civic, political leader Boh Brown enters race for Senate By Bob Hacker State capital bureau JEFFERSON v, ITY boone County Court Presiding Judge Bob Brown made a surprise bid Monday for the state Senate seat being vacated by Larry Marshall A scramble for the Senate post began Monday morning when Marshall announced his decision not to seek re- electi- on Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Milt Harper, a Republican, was working late at his office Monday while he considered entering the Senate race Harper said he is not sure he would want to give up his current job Hallsville Republican Jim Lemon was awaiting Harper's decision Brown was the third Democrat to file for the Senate post Columbia attorney Warren Welliver, who earlier had anounced his decision to run, filed for the Democratic nomination just 18 minutes before Brown In a letter to Marshall, Welliver said he ' would be less than honest" if he said he was not pleased at Marshall's decision not to seek re- elect- ion Welliver said he considered Marshall his most formidable possible opponent The final entry in the race for the Democratic Senate nomination is Cab Atkins of Centralis Atkins, who filed for the race In September, Is a former Boone County Democratic Central Committee chairman and a distribution manager for the A B Chance Co Atkins said he does not care whether Marshall or Harper gets the Republican nomination. " I could beat either one of them," he said. Former State Sen A BaseyVanlan- dingha- m, Route 3, a Democrat, said he would be waiting outside the Missouri secretary of state's office this afternoon to see who had filed before making a decision on whether he will run Can-didates must file by 5 p m today Lemon, a former state represen-tative, was deciding on his political ( See HARPER, Page 16)
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Item.Transcript | t LTATE HISTORIC V, ' P. CIETT HIIi LOVkRY -- T. COLOMBIA, ISO. 65201 Phone company seeks new rate hike By K C. Martin Missoarian staff writer General Telephone Co. officials an-nounced Monday they will seek ap-proval again for a rate increase, this time totaling $ 2,152,000, including a 20- ce- nt charge for some directory assistance calls. The request was Bled Monday with the Missouri Public Service Com-mission and applies to local service rates in Missouri exchanges served by the company, including Columbia, said George N King, vice president- genera- l manager. The proposed increase would cost the average residential customer with one- par- ty service an additional five cents daily or $ 18 25 per year, and the average business customer with one- par- ty service an additional 10 cents daily or $ 36 50 per year. General Telephone filed for a proposed rate Increase of $ 1 8 million on Aug 29, 1975, but withdrew the request March 5 after the commission refused to allow the company to include additional financial data in the request. Staff members of the PSC in February had recommended disallowing the $ 1 8 million request and proposed cutting rates by as much as $ 347,000 after an audit found areas of disagreement with the company's request for the increase Besides the increases in local service charges, the rate request also asks for an increase in pay telephone calls to 20 cents from 10 cents The directory assistance charge of 20 cents per call would be billed to the customer after the person used an allocation of three information calls per month. King said billing for directory assistance calls in justified by nationwide studies " Our studies in-dicate that 20 per cent of the costomers generate SO per cent of information calls," he said " Nearly half of the numbers requested are in the directory, but people fail to look them up " King said the extra charge for directory assistance calls will be limited to the 314 dialing area For aaBBanDwnaHiHanaHHaaHnnaMH instance, if a person uses Columbia directory assistance, the person will be using one of the three allocated calls But if a person uses Kansas City directory assistance, the call will not be counted since it is outside the 314 dialing area A nationwide survey, King said, shows that 5 per cent of residential customers and 9 per cent of business customers pay a directory assistance charge where tne system is already in effect " Charging for directory assistance Is similar to what is being done by other telephone companies," King said " Southwestern Bell is considering it, and it has been approved in other states. So we are more or less con-forming to the trend rather than generating a new philosophy." King said he expects a 60 per cent " suppression" of directory assistance calls if the request if approved. A revenue increase of $ 30,000 Is expected from the directory assistance charge, and a $ 72,000 savings resulting from ( See OFFICIAL, Page 16) Congress examines programs ' Sunset' legislation could slow down production line By Martha Angle Washington Star WASHINGTON - Archie the cockroach and Mehitable the cat are alive and well on Capitol Hill It figures, if you stop to think about the Don Marquis characters These days, the spirit of Archie seems to have slipped into Sen Ed-mund S Muskie, D- Mai- ne The free-wheeling Mehitable, never one for modesty, has reappeared m Congress as a whole Archie, some readers may recall, was a free- vers- e poet returned to life as a cockroach Mehitable, Cleopatra m an earlier existence was a fun- lovi- ng cat of easy virtue, perpetually producing kittens that she promptly forgot about Archie, with some social conscience, regularly inquired abrut the well- bei- ng of Mehitable's offspring only to be met by a glank stare and innocent query, " What kittens, Archie?" Ia& p Mehitable, Congress for 8 decade or so happily has been p? 9ducing programs on health, education, veterans' affair?, enaEgy. the environment and transposition I programs of every size, shape and cost 1 And like Mehitable, Congress never I checked up on its progeny Each new I program was sent out into the world to fk fend for itself and grow willy- nill- y. Un-- a til Muskie started asking a few months H ago, no one bothered to inquire how all II those programs were faring M In the last dozen years, the number of II federal domestic programs multiplied H to nearly 1,000 from 50 The federal H budget climbed from $ 158 2 billion in H 1967 to an estimated $ 413 billion for H fiscal 1977 HI But the good old days are over Viet-- II nam, inflation and recession have bent H the federal budget out of shape There H is no longer enough money to feed all H those programs, let alone provide H sustenance for a new generation The American taxpayers are tired of I government profligacy Nothing seems H to work right Benefits do not trickle II down to the average citizen Promises Hgo unfulfilled Taxes go up, and up, and 11 up, with no corresponding increase in llresults People have had it with big government, and the message is llphikingin HI ' Government has become out of Efigouch and out of control," said Muskie, ghairnian of the new Senate Budget lpommittee, in a Feb 3 speech I " We in Congress have not paid iough attention to how well the programs we adopted were working g& md now these years of inattention to gffirformance are taking their toll as we jap a bumper crop of public disen- jraiantme- nt with government " . v'llPUnder Muskie's guidance, a Senate Government Operations subcommittee is preparing landmark legislation that automatically would abolish almost all federal programs every four years unless Congress reauthorizes them The only exemptions from the quadrennial review would be interest payments on the public debt and ( See PLAN, Page 13) 68th Year - No. 183 Komi Mornlngl if Tmnuiay April 27, 1 976 6 Pag68 - 15 Cents i. ynu srtGScrey, -- swearei. vsad-- waswmus at ebb QugajTsilaCh. Lounge, is a typical American, bhe is plagued by " red tape' much ot which she never even thinks about. ( Missounan photo by John Kossino) Bureaucratic red tape infiltrates simple life ByRlckStoff Mlssourlan staff writer It all started innocently enough The term red tape simply referred to the material wound around English legal documents Like a wet snowball rolling down a hill, the term has picked up ad-ditional implications, until today it refers to the all- embrac- ing regulations, excessive information gathering and duplication of forms evident in ail phases of American life Nearly every bureaucratic reflex starts an avalanche of paperwork that often is more annoying than the problem it was intended to solve Small businessmen, corporations, individuals and even other government agencies are both beneficiaries and victims of the regulators and the red tape Lynn Godfrey, 22, a University graduate stu-dent and a 40- ho- ur per week waitress and barmaid, is no exception From the time she awakens in the morning until she retires in the evening, almost every tacet of her life is controlled by bureaucratic systems and regulations Godfrey shares her duplex at 2S91 Fair Haven Drive with three other women They have signed a lease for it and keep up their payments to the city red J tape for the water and electricity they receive from the municipally- owne- d utilities After showering and washing her hair with Food and Drug Administration- approve- d soap and shampoo, Godfrey climbs into her 1972 Mustang She does not use her federally- legislate- d seat belts " They buzz and drive me nuts," she says However, she does turn on the car radio to listen to stations regulated by the Federal Communications Com-mission As she drives her state- inspecte- d, state- license- d, city- sucker- ed automobile to work, she obeys the traf-fic signs and signals because she does not want to be caught breaking the law by a member of the Columbi? Police Depaitmsnt She buys gasoline at the Sinclair station on Rock Quarry Road, paying 51 9 cents per gallon for it The state and federal tax charged on each gallon will be used to maintain and construct highways She enters the Sugarshack at Stadium Boulevard and Rock Quarry Road and punches her card in the time clock Before sne receives her biweekly paycheck, state and federal income taxes and Social Security will be deduc-ted Her hourly rate is regulated by minimum wage laws If she is lucky, she may get some of the tax money back next April when she files hsr income tax forms Before she could work at the loungp, she was required to attend a training session to obtain a food handler's card ( See NOTHING, Page 16) N. Y. Times Service WASHINGTON The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, in a report on its 15- mo- nth investigation, has urged Congress to adopt a new, omnibus law covering foreign and military in-telligence garnering The bill would create charters for the major agencies and sharply limit the use of covert ac-tion as a tool of foreign policy The new law is needed, the com-mittee said, because, " Congress has failed to provide the necessary statutory guidelines to insure that in-telligence agencies carry out their missions in accord with constitutional processes " It would, in effect, recast the National Security Act of 1947, which created the modern intelligence system The new law, the committee said, should set " clearly defined prohibitions or limitations" on intelligence- gatherin- g techniques and operations, define the roles of each intelligence agency and " set forth the basic pur-poses of national intelligence activities " This revision should be given the highest priority by the Intelligence Oversight Committees of Congress, ac-ting in consultation with the executive branch," the committee said The proposal is the centerpiece of a 474- pa- ge report on foreign and military intelligence that culminates an in-vestigation begun in January 1975 The committee is expected to make public a report on its domestic intelligence fin-dings later this week Monday's report carried 87 recom-mendations for statutory or ad-ministrative change based upon " find-ings of fact" in areas ranging from drug tests on humans to covert operations in Chile At the request of the intelligence agencies, the committee withheld three chapters of its report, " Cover" " Espionage" and " Budgetary Over-sight," from the public and deleted sec-tions on covert action and intelligence operations of the Department of State A staff spokesman said this amounted to some 200 pages However, this material would be available to be read by the 100 senators The committee also voted 6 to 5 in a closed meeting Monday to ask the full Senate whether it could release the total budget figure for U S in-telligence It took this action after President Ford and George Bush, director of the CIA, urged that the figure be omitted from the final report, for national security reasons Funds would increase by $ 33 million By Debbie Buell and Kamerlne Hershey Mlssourlan staff writers As the University awaits final word on state appropriations for 1976- 7- 7, University President C Brice Rat- chfor- d will propose a $ 30 increase in student fees and tuition The increase, which would provide $ 3 3 million of additional revenue for the University, ia an effort to provide some " financial flexibility," according to Jack Hamilton, communications assistant to Ratchford Ratchford indicated his intention to propose the increase in a letter Friday to members of the University Board of Curators and to presidents of the four student bodies Most of the increase $ 2 7 million would go for " compensation ad-justments of some kind," Ratchford said. This, however, is contingent upon state appropriations and local income, Hamilton said If the curators approve the increase, an in- sta- te resident student now paying $ 270 in fees per semester will pay $ 300 Out- of- sta- te tuition will increase from $ 810 to $ 900 under the proposal. Ratchford said that if the University received the $ 58 million increase in state appropriations recommended by the governor, the student fee increase UMSL faculty votes See related story, Page 13 would leave about $ 27 million for salary adjustments. If the General Assembly's approved $ 7.8 million in-crease is allowed to stand, there would be about $ 4 5 million for salary ad- - justonents, Ratchford said At least $ 1 5 million is necessary in order to increase SE-' ari-es and wages by one per cent Hamilton said the fee increase proposal at this time " could give Gov Bond the idea of using the veto," on the appropriation recommendation " It's a question of lesser evils and the lesser of evils was to keep faith with the student leaders " Hamilton said Ratchford had in-dicated to student leaders that they would be contacted before the end of the ( SeeM. U., Pagel6) By Randy Smith and Connie Pickett Missoarian staff writers When Harold Riback was a student at the University, he drove a salvage truck to St Louis at night for his father's business. He always took his books along so he could study when he stopped along the road to rest. " Even when he was young, he was very ambitious," Pauline Yost, secretary for ths Boone County Democratic party which Rlback headed, said while reminiscing about Rlback's youth " When he agreed to a project, you didn't have just a name, you had a com-pletely Involved person," said Veva Spiers, Sixth Ward Democratic com- mitteewom- an Mr. Riback, 68, Route 4, died Monday morning at Boone County Hospital after a long illness Mr. Riback was president of Riback Supply Co , Ins., 2412 Business Loop 70 E., and of Riback Industries, Inc , 4002 Waco Road. , He was known throughout the com munity for his extensive Involvement In community activities. In addition to the Democratic party, he was Involved in the American Legion, the Maplewood Barn Theater, the Boy Scouts, Camp- fir- e Girls, Missouri Mental Health Association, B'nal B'rlth, Beth Shalom Congregation, the Anti- Defamati- on League, Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, the Lion's Club, the United Fund, the Chamber of Commerce, the Muleskin- ner- s Club and the Museum Association Mr. Riback once said, " I've always had a strong community commitment My dad used to say, ' Whenever you've enjoyed the fruits of the harvest you have to save a little bit of the seed for next year's crop.' When you benefit from the community, you have to give it back. This philosophy has had a strong bearing on my life" Cy Steinberg, promotion director of Riback Supply Co , said Mr Riback was one of the most involved persons he ever had known " He was interested in anything that could better Columbia." George Keepers, Mr Rlback's ac-countant, said, " He gave tune to others as well as his own business. And in his own business, he was very good " Mr. Rlback's involvement in the Democratic party began in 1968, when he was elected to a county committee post Two years later, he became Four-th Ward Democratic committeeman. In April 1974, Mr. Riback was awarded the third annual Peace and Freedom Award from the Boone County Democratic Coalition. In August 1974, Mr. Riback was elec-ted president of the Boone County Democratic party. He said then he first had run for office " not because I was politically inspired but because of a strong conviction that the individual must take an active part net only in voting, but in selecting the candidate." He was appointed coordinator In Columbia for the 1975 National Democratic Telethon, and also organized a banquet to honor retiring U. S. Sen StuartSymington " He just about did everything for the Democratic party in Boone County," June Liddell, party vice chairman said Chris Kelly, former party executive director, said, " 1 never met a man so positive in his thinking, his outlook and everything he did concerning politics, business, charities and even in his speech, his manner and way of doing things " He was one of those very few in-dividuals you are lucky to meet and to ( See RIBACK, Page 1$) Harold Riback Civic, political leader Boh Brown enters race for Senate By Bob Hacker State capital bureau JEFFERSON v, ITY boone County Court Presiding Judge Bob Brown made a surprise bid Monday for the state Senate seat being vacated by Larry Marshall A scramble for the Senate post began Monday morning when Marshall announced his decision not to seek re- electi- on Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Milt Harper, a Republican, was working late at his office Monday while he considered entering the Senate race Harper said he is not sure he would want to give up his current job Hallsville Republican Jim Lemon was awaiting Harper's decision Brown was the third Democrat to file for the Senate post Columbia attorney Warren Welliver, who earlier had anounced his decision to run, filed for the Democratic nomination just 18 minutes before Brown In a letter to Marshall, Welliver said he ' would be less than honest" if he said he was not pleased at Marshall's decision not to seek re- elect- ion Welliver said he considered Marshall his most formidable possible opponent The final entry in the race for the Democratic Senate nomination is Cab Atkins of Centralis Atkins, who filed for the race In September, Is a former Boone County Democratic Central Committee chairman and a distribution manager for the A B Chance Co Atkins said he does not care whether Marshall or Harper gets the Republican nomination. " I could beat either one of them," he said. Former State Sen A BaseyVanlan- dingha- m, Route 3, a Democrat, said he would be waiting outside the Missouri secretary of state's office this afternoon to see who had filed before making a decision on whether he will run Can-didates must file by 5 p m today Lemon, a former state represen-tative, was deciding on his political ( See HARPER, Page 16) |