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Wednesday, April 12, 1989 The News-Leader needs extra $447 million a year for roads 1987's 4-cent fuel tax increase fails to generate enough revenue The Associated Press KANSAS CITY Missouri will need an additional $447 million: year to complete road improvement projects in the next 15 years, a highway research group said today. A study released by The Road Information Program, a non-profit body of highway experts, members of the business community and labor representatives, said a 4-cent increase in Missouri's motor-fuel tax in 1987 had generated only $128 million in new revenue for road and bridge improvements. The tax increase from 7 to 11 cents per gallon provided funds for completion of 296 miles of road de- velopment, 3,588 miles of resurfacing and 96 bridge improvements, the study said. However, it said money still was needed for 724 miles of road improvements, 17,371 miles of resurfacing and an estimated 1,500 bridges. "Missouri has one of the worst Handgun bill bogs down over waiting period The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY Legislation dealing with handgun purchases got bogged down in the Missouri House Tuesday when one lawmaker tried to place a seven-day waiting period on the purchase of semiautomatic weapons that can be concealed.

The bill's sponsor, Rep. Joe Driskill, D-Doniphan, said he would bring the measure up for a firstround approval vote today. Driskill said his bill would standardize the application process statewide for purchasing a handgun, requiring county sheriffs to is- DAILY RECORD BIRTHS ALLEN, James and Yevett (Jackson), Bruner, a boy, 7:55 a.m. April 10. Springfield General.

BETH, Gary and Sherry (Mayfield), Battlefield, a girl, 10:18 a.m. April 10, Cox GRONNIGER. Greg and Diana (Danderson), Fair Grove, a girl, 3:04 a.m. April 11, St. John's.

HARRIS, John and Rhonda (Eisley), Omaha, a girl, 10:31 p.m. April 10, Cox South. worth). HAYTER. 1057 E.

Douglas and Sonya (Skip, Edgewood, a boy, 1 p.m. April 10. Cox South. HENDRICKSON. Richard and Danielle (Chaddock).

1019 E. Walnut. a boy, 9:18 p.m. April 10. Cox South.

HINTZ. David and Donna (Horton), Reeds Spring, a boy, 7 a.m. April 10. Cox South. THRIG, Berny and Debbie (Eruien), Everton, a girl.

9:48 a.m. April 8, St. John's. LU. Rae Song and Cindy, 1451 Sieger, a girl.

10:10 p.m. April 10, Cox South. Jacqueline, 1201 N. Melissa Irene Baker, 77 KISSEE MILLS Services for Melissa Irene Baker, Kissee Mills, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Forsyth Whelchel Chapel, Forsyth.

Burial will be in Ozarks Memorial Park, Branson. Mrs. Baker, a homemaker, died at 7 a.m. Monday in her home. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m.

today in the funeral home. Nancy Ann Barner, 39 ASH GROVE Services for Nancy Ann Barner, Ash Grove, will be at 2 p.m: Thursday in Johns Chapel Fundamental Methodist Church, south of Ash Grove, under direction of WilsonBrim-Daniel Funeral Home, Ash Grove. Burial will be in Johns Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Barner, a homemaker, died at 1:16 a.m.

in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, after a long illness. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home. Sophia Leora Butler, 84 Serives for Sophia Leora Butler, Springfield, will be Friday in Lawrence-Sorenson Funeral Home, Jackson, Tenn.

Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn. Local arrangements under direction of RaganThieme Funeral Home North, Springfield. Mrs. Butler, a retired bookkeeper, died 8:20 a.m. Tuesday in Americana-Fremont Healthcare Center after a long illness, Vinita M.

Cook, 73 FALCON Services for Vinita M. Cook, Falcon, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Colonial Chapel, Lebanon. Burial will be in Porter Cemetery, Laclede County. Mrs.

Cook, a homemaker, died at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Tri County Nursing Home, Richland. Visitation will be from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. today in the chapel. Lee Roy Cyrus, 48 CAMDENTON Services for Lee Section credits Page design by: Jim Larsen Editing by: Robert Leger, Connie Farrow, Jane Bennett, Jim Larsen.

Ed Peaco, Dick Shelton, Cheryl Whitsitt, Jennifer Morris Headlines by: Jane Bennett, Dick Shelton, Jim Larsen, Ed Peaco. Cheryl Whitsitt, Jennifer Morris Obituaries, Death Notices: Sheri Clark bridge problems in the nation: and among the highest percentage of deficient bridges of any state," said James T. Seigfreid, president of the Missouri Transportation and Development Council, who commissioned the TRIP study. "The pavement condition of our urban system ranks 46th and our rural system 47th among all 50 states." The study recommended Missouri spend $827 million a year for the next 15 years more than double the $380 million projected for fiscal 1989. More than $200 million in highway user fees were diverted in 1988, the study said.

Nearly $120 million in fuel taxes went to other state uses and another $87 million in vehicle and auto parts sales tax revenue was diverted to the general fund. The study recommended that all highway user fees be designated for highway improvements. Walter Vandelight, assistant chief engineer of the State Highway and Transportation Department, agreed with the recommendation. He said the department has proposed legislation ensuring that user fee revenue be used for highways. The department also has proposed that municipalities be given responsibility for local improvements.

0 plans to visit courthouse for security analysis sue a purchase permit if the person meets the requirements such as being of sound character and no felony convictions. "The sheriffs want to know if a person is a misfit," Driskill said. "Every sheriff has the ability to know if a person applying for a permit is a good Rep. Karen McCarthy, D- Kansas City, offered an amendment to require a seven- day waiting period before sheriffs could issue a permit to purchase semiautomatic, concealable weapons such as the Uzi, which can be small enough to hide under a Prospect, a girl, 8:44 p.m. April 4, Springfield General.

MAJORS. Theadford and Nancy (Shelton), Wentworth, a boy, 4:29 p.m. April 7, Springfield General. MARSH, Larry and Christina (Parrish), Bolivar, a boy, 2:20 p.m. April 10, Cox South.

ROBERTS, James and Janet (Mitchem), Cabool, a boy, 8:10 a.m. April 10, Cox South. SERGENT. Mike and Gina (O'Quinn), Lebanon, a girl, 5:04 p.m. April 10, Cox South.

SQUIRES, James and Amy, 2004 E. Woodland, a boy, 9:15 p.m. April 6, St. John's. TEMPLETON, Destry and Cindy, Greenfield, a boy, 1:14 p.m.

April 10. Cox South. TRACY, Lorin Jr. and Leslie (Reynolds), 2345 N.E. Avenue, Apt.

B. a boy, 8:20 a.m. April 8, St. John's. WEBB.

Alan and Katerine (Ember. ton), 1348 E. Broadmoor, a boy, 5:01 p.m. April 10, South. MARRIAGE LICENSES Ball, Larry 27, Route 22, and Brenda J.

Bishop, 21, Route 10. Ballard, Teddy 32, of 2457 E. Cherry, and Cheryl A. House, 25, Strafford. Bettlach, Daniel 26, of 2165 S.

Roy Cyrus, Camdenton, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, near Camdenton, under direction of Allee-Reed Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr. Cyrus, a service manager for an auto dealership, died Monday afternoon in Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital, Osage Beach, after an apparent heart attack.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home. Fay Marie Harris, 83 Graveside services for Fay Marie Harris, Springfield, will be at 1 p.m. today in Springfield National Cemetery under direction of Herman Lohmeyer Funeral Home. Mrs.

Harris died Monday in Cox Medical Center North. Ralph H. Hicks, 89 MARIONVILLE Memorial services for Ralph H. Hicks, Marionville, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in First Methodist Church, Marionville, under direction of Williams Funeral Home.

Burial will be at a later date in Maple Hill Memorial Park, Kirksville. Rev. Hicks, a retired Methodist minister, died at 10:20 p.m. Monday in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield.

The body has been cremated under direction of Williams Funeral Home. Daniel J. Kammer, 65 Graveside services for Daniel J. Kammer, Springfield, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Springfield National Cemetery under direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home South.

Church services will follow at 11:30 a.m. Friday in Evangel Temple. Dr. Kammer, an educational psy. chologist, died at 11:30 p.m.

Sunday in Veterans Hospital, Columbia. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral E.A. 'Beck' Matney, 79 SEYMOUR Services for E.A. "Beck" Matney, Seymour, will be at 2 p.m.

today in Bergman-Miller Chapel. Burial will be in Fordland Cemetery. Mr. Matney died Monday morning in Springfield Healthcare Center after a long illness. Mahala E.

Miller, 75 SQUIRES Services for Mahala E. Miller, Squires, at 2 p.m. today in Clinkingbeard Chapel. Ava. Burial will be in Murray Cemetery, Squires.

Mrs. Miller, a homemaker, died at 8 p.m. Monday in her home. Ray Peabody, 87 WILLOW SPRINGS Services for Ray Peabody, Willow Springs, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Nagle Christian Church, near Tyrone, under direction of Elliott-Gentry Funeral Home.

Ca- coat. Her amendment was pending when the House called it quits for the day. Rep. Steve Waters, D-Canton, offered an amendment to allow people to carry a concealed weapon, but withdrew it in the face of opposition. Currently, only police officers can carry a concealed weapon in Missouri.

"The idea of letting people go around with concealed weapons frighten me," said Rep. Neil Molly, D-Pasadena Park. "'We don't need any more people running around the state with concealed weapons." Lone Pine, and Shelly A. Ginger, 29, of 2165 S. Lone Pine.

Braye, James 20, of 1654 S. Marion, and Sherry L. Hopkins, 20, of 3304 W. Division. Broom, Danny 30, Republic, and Janice M.

Morelock, 29, Republic. Butler, Anthony 29, of 1312 E. McDaniel, and Julia G. Ritter, 21, of 1312 E. McDaniel.

Callahan, Kevin 23, of 926 E. Cherokee, and Sherri L. Weatherford, of 926 E. Cherokee. Christensen, Eric 22, Topeka, and Kimberly L.

Gilbert, 19, of 3440 Delaware. Clark, David 22, of 1121 N. Boonville, and Billie D. Lewis, 23, of 1121 N. Boonville.

Crocker, Stanley 34, of 1440 Holiday, and Julie A. Estes. 25, 4004 Gardenia. Crutchfield, Hank, 27, Olathe, and Debbi L. Williams.

32. Olathe. Kan. DeMuri, Michael 30, of 200 E. Crestview, and Deena S.

Foster, 29, of 401 E. Berkeley. Fann, Michael 23, of 3164 E. Latoka, and Linda S. Brown, 22, of 3524 S.

Linden. Flood, Michael 25, of 1260 E. Norton, and Lou Ann Fear, 23, of 3423 W. Division. Grant, Edward 22, Bois D' Arc, and Donna K.

Woods, 19, Everton. bool. Burial will be in Nagle Cemetery, near Tyrone. Mr. Peabody, a retired farmer, died at 3 p.m.

Tuesday in Texas County Memorial Hospital, Houston. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home. Charles Pickard, 56 GOLDEN CITY Services for Charles Pickard, Golden City, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Pugh Funeral Home.

Burial will be in IO0F Cemetery. Mr. Pickard, a retired heavy equipment operator, died at 3:10 p.m. Monday in Veterans Administration Medical Center, Fayetteville, Ark. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

today in the funeral home. Eula Ragsdale, 85 HALFWAY Services for Eula Ragsdale, Bolivar, formerly of Halfway, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Pitts Funeral Home, Bolivar. Burial will be in Reed Cemetery, near Halfway. Miss Ragedale, a homemaker, died at 1 p.m.

Tuesday in Bolivar Healthcare Facility, Bolivar. Lenora Jane Romine, 56 Services for Lenora Jane Romine, Springfield, will be at 10 a.m. today in Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs.

Romine died at 10:55 a.m. Sunday in Cox Medical Center South. Elna Rudolph, 76 MARSHFIELD Services for Elna Rudolph, Marshfield, will be at 2 p.m. today in St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

Burial will be in Marshfield Cemetery under direction of Arthur's Colonial Chapel. Mrs. Rudolph died at 11:15 a.m. Monday in her home after a short illness. Loretta R.

Specht, 95 Graveside services for Loretta R. Specht, Branson, formerly of Springfield, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Hazelwood Cemetery. Mrs. Specht died at 4 p.m.

Sunday in Rolling Hills Rest Home, Branson. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. today in Greenlawn Funeral Home South. Other Deaths Here are notices of recent deaths of present, or former residents of southwest Missouri. More details will be published when information is made available by funeral director.

Belle Jenkins, 67, Verona, died at 4:20 p.m. Monday in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield. Arrangements will announced by CraftonCantrell Funeral Home, Aurora. FROM PAGE 18 the county commissioners of the invitation.

The commissioners were in Jefferson City attending a Missouri Association of Counties meeting and were unavailable for comment Tuesday. Commission office manager Linda Montgomery said the commissioners got a note from Appelquist informing them of the request for a security check. The judge said Koury's survey would mesh with the commission's interest in having the courthouse surveyed for security and other items. Along with being concerned about courtroom security, the judges have been concerned about the safety of courthouse patrons in general, he said. Koury said a survey planned for April 19 should take about two hours.

"I normally walk through the courthouse and note areas of concern," he said. Those points of concern might be considered minor, but could be important, he said. He said he will check to see if electrical circuits are accessible to the public, for instance, and determine how many entrances there are to courtrooms. "I recommend there should be one access to a courtroom to the public." he said. Although he will give the judges a written report on his survey, Koury said he doesn't want to get involved in determining the building's future.

"I don't really want to get involved in that particular discussion whether the building should be revamped or a new one built," he said. It should be clear to anyone who has visited the county courthouse and the new Springfield Federal Courthouse how far security measures have advanced in the face of increased courthouse violence, he said. "When they built the Springfield (county) courthouse, no one ever thought of assaulting a judge," he said. jury indicts Texas firm in time-share scam FROM PAGE 18 ue of the item. The eight -count indictment charges David Allen DeFusco and Annette Louise DeFusco of McLean, for their alleged par.

ticipation in a multistate mail fraud conspiracy. The maximum penalty on each count is five years in jail, a fine of $250,000 or both. The DeFuscos recently stopped operating out of their Manassas Park, facility. Their current address is unknown, officials said. Freedom Financial Corp.

was listed as an unindicted co-conspirator. That company had prior legal difficulties in Missouri. It paid $45,000 to Missouri a year ago after agreeing to a consent injunction. A lawsuit filed by the Missouri attorney general's office said the firm's dipractices had violated Missouri's consumer fraud laws. About 50 complaints concerning the firm's operation have been received since that time, according to a spokesman in the attorney general's office.

"We were not surprised to hear that the direct mailer is being prosecuted," Freedom Financial said in a prepared news release. "'He is the one that advised us the mail pieces were legal. As a result, Freedom Financial paid a huge fine." The company has not done business with the DeFuscos since last summer, when the U.S. attorney sent notice of the unacceptable practices, the firm said. "These letters caused some negative customer response and therefore we stopped mailing them," Freedom Financial said.

"We are currently using more family oriented ways of marketing. We look forward to continuing to provide our members with the exceptional product they purchased." More than 26 million solicitations were mailed to people in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Kansas from about September 1987 to about July 1988, U.S. Attorney Bob Wortham said. is a national problem that we are trying to address on a regional basis," said Wortham, based in the eastern district of Texas. "Numerous individuals are tricked into visiting these resorts and wasting their time, energy and money because they are led to believe that they have won a major prize in this contest." Wortham said.

"Their hopes are shattered when they receive prizes far under their Mailings were called, among other things, Certificate of Trust, U.S. Express, Warrant of Appearance, Publishers Digest Rejection Form and The Council of Equity Adjustments, Amendments could kill stadium bill, sponsor says The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY The sponsor of a bill to help build a domed football stadium in St. Louis said some senators tried to crush it with amendments during, a choatic but inconclusive debate Tuesday in the Missouri Senate. "I think they're trying to kill the bill," said Sen. John Scott, D-St.

Louis, referring to Sens. Wayne Goode, D- Normandy, and John Schneider, D-Florissant. Goode and Schneider had supported amendments limiting the amount the state pays to finance the plan and requiring the governor and the legislature to approve contracts for the stadium. The debate ended with senators arguing for several minutes over who had the floor. Finally, Senate President James Mathewson, D-Sedalia, persuaded senators to delay further action on the bill and adjourn for the day.

Despite the debate, Scott said he was confident the bill would pass. The plan would allow the state to issue between $175 million and $200 million in bonds to build a stadium and convention center for St. Louis. As written, the proposal would apply to any place in the state, but proponents say the immediate goal 1S to attract a National Football League expansion team to St. Louis, which lost the Cardinals last year.

Under the plan, money generated by the stadium through new taxes would go to pay off the bonds. GETTING IT CORRECT The News-Leader strives for accuracy and fairness. We will correct any errors or misunderstandings created by stories, headlines and photographs. Readers may request a correction by calling the metro editor at 836-1126, day or night. Paid announcements are arranged through Obituaries southwest Missouri funeral home directors.

Dean Cantrell Dean Cantrell, 65, Springfield, died a at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Cox Medical Center North. A longtime resident of Springfield, Mr. Cantrell was a WWII veteran, an automobile salesman, and a member of Elks Lodge No. 409.

He is survived by his wife, Linda a son, Timothy, Seymour; two daughters, Michelle and both of Springfield; a mother, Pearl, Springfield; a brother, Kenneth, Springfield; a sister, Bonnie Goehring, Hemet, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Greenlawn Funeral Home South with Randy Cantrell officiating. Burial will be in Springfield National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

today in the funeral home. Harvey Lee Finley Harvey Lee Finley, 67, Springfield, died at 4:20 p.m. Sunday in Veterans Hospital, Fayetteville, Ark. Mr. Finley, a resident of Springfield for 26 years, was a member of Club 15 and a veteran of WW.

He was a resident of West Plains for 30 years working as a truck driver then moving to Springfield in 1965 working for City Utilities in the maintenence department for 8 years. Surviving are his wife, Beverly three sons, Charles, Landover, John and Bobby, both of Sprignfield; a daughter, Jo Ann Fewell, Springfield; a sister, Mable Lucille Givehand, West Plains; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by a daughter, Mamie Lucille; and two sons, Jack and Harold Finley. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Gorman-Scharpf University Chapel with the Rev.

O. B. Welcher officiating. Burial will be in Springfield National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m.

today in the funeral home. Artie Mae Freeman Artie Mae Freeman, 83, Springfield, died at 2 p.m. Monday in Americana-Fremont Healthcare Center. Mrs. Freeman had lived in Springfield for over 50 years and was a former payroll clerk for Foremost Dairy.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard "Freak" Freeman. Survivors include three nephews, Keith Pennington, Springfield, Dr. John Patterson, Columbia, and Danny Patterson, Reno, three cousins, Octa May Woodall and Alma Bonham, both of Springfield, and Jennie V. Copeland, Willow Springs. Services will be at 10 a.m.

Thursday in Gorman-Scharpf University Chapel with the the Revs. Bob Burroughs and Guy T. Loyer officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Willow Springs City Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 6 p.m. today in the funeral chapel. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Catherine E. Kennedy Catherine E.

Kennedy, 76, Springfield, died at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday in her home. Born on April 4, 1913, Miss Kennedy was the daughter of William T. and Anna Kennedy, former owners of Kennedy Brick and Steel, who have preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death is her brother, John Kennedy.

She was a professional portrait artist in the East Coast, West Coast, and St. Louis areas, also working for the Heers Department Stores as an artist. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Agnes Cathedral.

Burial will be St. Mary's Cemetery. Rosary service will begin at 7 p.m. today in Herman Lohmeyer Chapel with Father Thomas Reidy officiating. Florence Moore NIXA Florence Moore, 61, Nixa, died 10, 1989, in St.

John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, after a long illness. She was born Oct. 12, 1927 in Mansfield. On Jan. 28, 1946, she was united in marriage to Delbert Moore, who survives.

Other survivors include three daughters, Mariorie Klick, St. Louis, Patti Reynolds, Springfield, and Denise Hemphill, Kimberling City; five grandchildren; her mother, Rosa Letsinger, Mansfield; sisters, Selma Dunnegan, Tulsa, and Rosalee Denney, Springfield; and brothers, Charles M. and Hershell Letsinger, Mansfield, and Norman Letsinger, Scottville, Mich. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church of Nixa under direction of Ragan-Thieme Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Rivermonte Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7:30 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society..