EXHIBIT 24.2
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned directors and officers of Anheuser-Busch,
Incorporated, a Missouri corporation (the "Company"), hereby appoints August A.
Busch III, W. Randolph Baker, JoBeth G. Brown and William J. Kimmins, and
each of them acting singly, the true and lawful agents and attorneys of the
undersigned, with full power of substitution, to do all things and to execute
all instruments which any of them may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the (i) amendments to the existing
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-11929) relating to the
debt securities of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.; this authorization to include
the authority to sign the name of each of the undersigned in the capacities
indicated below to the said amendments; and (ii) proposed registration under
said Act pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the debt securities
of the Company in a principal amount of $700,000,000; this authorization to
include the authority to sign the name of each of the undersigned in the
capacities indicated below to the said proposed Registration Statement to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said securities,
and to any amendments to said proposed Registration Statement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed a copy of this
Power of Attorney as of June 25, 1997.
AUGUST A. BUSCH III GERALD C. THAYER
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August A. Busch III Gerald C. Thayer
Chairman of the Board Vice President -
and Chief Executive Officer Finance and Information Systems
(Principal Executive Officer) (Principal Financial Officer)
JOHN F. KELLY W. RANDOLPH BAKER
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John F. Kelly W. Randolph Baker
Controller Director
(Principal Accounting Officer)
MICHAEL J. BROOKS AUGUST A. BUSCH IV
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Michael J. Brooks August A. Busch IV
Director Director
JOSEPH L. GOLTZMAN
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Marie C. Carroll Joseph L. Goltzman
Director Director
JAMES F. HOFFMEISTER
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James F. Hoffmeister John E. Jacob
Director Director
STEPHEN K. LAMBRIGHT
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Donald W. Kloth Stephen K. Lambright
Director Director
ALOYS H. LITTEKEN ELLIS W. MCCRACKEN, JR.
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Aloys H. Litteken Ellis W. McCracken, Jr.
Director Director
DOUGLAS J. MUHLEMAN ANTHONY T. PONTURO
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Douglas J. Muhleman Anthony T. Ponturo
Director Director
WILLIAM L. RAMMES JESUS RANGEL
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William L. Rammes Jesus Rangel
Director Director
JOSEPH P. SELLINGER WAYMAN F. SMITH III
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Joseph P. Sellinger Wayman F. Smith III
Director Director
PATRICK T. STOKES
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Patrick T. Stokes
Director
Exhibit 24.2