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Hearnes/Pierce 1971 debate

Southeast Missourian archive
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Gov. Warren E. Hearnes, a Democrat, and State Rep. A. Robert Pierce Jr., R-Cape Girardeau, argued their differing views on Missouri's money woes in a taped debate aired by KFVS-TV on June 9, 1971. KFVS's Donald T. McNeely moderated the debate

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    Gov. Warren E. Hearnes: "Shoebox isn't funny." ((Southeast Missourian archive))
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    Rep. A. Robert Pierce Jr.: "A lot of shoeboxes." ((Southeast Missourian archive))
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    Gov. Warren E. Hearnes: "Pierce lacks understanding." ((Southeast Missourian archive))
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    Rep. A. Robert Pierce Jr.: "Extra money rolling in." ((Southeast Missourian archive))
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    Gov. Warren E. Hearnes: "I'm a fiscal conservative." ((Southeast Missourian archive))
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    Rep. A. Robert Pierce Jr.: "Too much of a pill to swallow." ((Southeast Missourian archive))
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    Rep. A. Robert Pierce Jr., R-Cape Girardeau, left, debates Missouri's money woes with Democratic Gov. Warren E. Hastings, right. KFVS taped the debate June 9, 1971, and aired it that evening. Serving as moderator was KFVS's Donald T. McNeely, center. ((Southeast Missourian archive))
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