STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-ST. LOUIS
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
Citizens for Reformed Electric Rates (CRER) was incorporated in April 1976 in response to the Public Service Commission's ruling which allowed Union Electric to raise customers' rates to finance the construction cost of the Calloway County Nuclear Power Plant.
Kay Drey and Dee Aylward served as the state coordinators. That spring CRER circulated a statewide petition to have a proposition placed on the ballot which would allow Missouri citizens to decide whether utility consumers had to absorb the cost of construction work in progress (CWIP).
The petition drive resulted in Proposition 1on the November 2, 1976 ballot. CRER ran a medial campaign that summer and fall, conducted a nation-wide survey of CWIP in other states, and pressured politicians and community groups to support Proposition 1. Their campaign succeeded. Proposition 1 passed with a 62% majority.
FOLDER LIST
BOX 1
1. Gotlieb, Dave, papers, 1975-1976
2. Homan, Peg, papers, 1976
3. Ketchum, John, papers, 1976
4. Klepper, Bob, papers, 1976
5. Volunteers, 1976
6. University Support, 1976
7. Organizations contacted for help, 1976
8. Office Personnel and Coro Foundation,
9. Expenditures, 1976-1977
10. Petition Drive, 1976
11. Petition Drive, 1976
12. Political Endorsements for Proposition 1, 1976
13. State Republican Committee, 1976
14. Political Candidates, 1976
15. Senator William Cason, 1976
16. Attorney General John Danforth, 1976
17. Lieberman, Larry, Municipal League, 1976
18. Schramm, Jack J., Opposition, 1976
19. Teasdale-Bond Race and Proposition 1, 1976
20. Ballot Wording, 1976
21. Election Day Work, 1976
22. Election Results, 1976
23. Congratulation Letters, 1976
24. Californians for Nuclear Safeguards, 1976
25. Citizens for Reformed Electric Rates, Kansas City, 1976
26. Citizens for Yes on Proposition One, Columbia, 1976
27. Critical Mass, 1976
28. Environmental Action Foundation, 1976
29. Labor Unions, 1976
30. Missouri Delta Ecumenical Ministry, 1976
31. Movement for Economic Justice, 1976
BOX 2
32. Older Adults Social Action Committee, 1976
33. Sierra Club, 1976
34. Federal Power Commission, 1975-1976
35. Missouri Public Service Commission, 1974-1976
36. Missourians Against Proposition 1, 1976
37. Missourians Against Proposition 1, 1976
38. Power Companies Outside Missouri Against Proposition 1, 1976
39. Sample Speeches, 1976
40. Questions and Answers, 1976
41. Notes and Drafts of Speeches, 1976
42. Media Coverage, 1976
43. Press Releases, 1976
44. Radio Ads, 1976
45. Flyers, Bumper Stickers and Circular Letters, 1976
46. St. Louis Globe Democrat Editorials and Articles, 1976
47. St. Louis Post Dispatch Letters to the Editor, 1976
48. St. Louis Post Dispatch Editorials on Proposition 1, 1976
49. St. Louis Post Dispatch, John Sawyer, 1976
50. St. Louis Post Dispatch, Jake McCarthy, 1976
51. St. Louis Post Dispatch, Bill Kester and Other Reporters, 1976
52. St. Louis Post Dispatch, Political Cartoons by Tom Engelhardt, 1976
53. St. Louis Post Dispatch, Articles on Proposition 1, 1976
54. St. Louis Post Dispatch, Peter Donhowe, Correspondence and Notes, 1976
55. Out State Newsclippings, 1976
BOX 3
56. CWIP, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona and Arkansas, 1976
57. CWIP, California, 1976
58. CWIP, Colorado, Connecticut, and Delaware, 1976
59. CWIP, District of Columbia, Florida and Georgia, 1976
60. CWIP, Hawaii and Idaho, 1976
61. CWIP, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, 1976
62. CWIP, Kansas, 1976
63. CWIP, Maine, 1976
64. CWIP, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Maryland, 1976
65. CWIP, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri, and Montana, 1976
66. CWIP, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New Mexico, 1976
67. CWIP, New York, 1976
68. CWIP, New York, 1976
69. CWIP, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oklahoma, 1976
70. CWIP, Oregon, 1976
71. CWIP, Pennsylvania, 1976
72. CWIP, Rhode Island and South Carolina, 1976
73. CWIP, Wisconsin, 1976
74. CWIP, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Utah, 1976
75. CWIP, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia, 1976
76. CWIP, Wyoming, 1976
77. CWIP, Reference Material, 1976
78. CWIP, Other Studies, 1976
INDEX
Cason, William, f. 15
Citizens For Reformed Electric Rates, f. 1-78
Construction Work in Progress, 1-78
Danforth, John, f. 16
Drey, Kay, f. 1-78
Environmental Action Foundation, f. 28
Labor Unions, f. 29
Missouri Delta Ecumenical Ministry, f. 30
Missourians Against Proposition 1, f. 36-37
Movement for Economic Justice, f. 31
Older Adults Social Action Committee, f. 32
Sierra Club, f. 33
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