Tax reform debate clouds Indiana public finances
Editorial argues Gov Otis Bowen tax reform proposal remains confusing with shifts from property tax to sales and income taxes. Cites possible 25 percent property tax cut but questions lasting visibility and actual burden on individuals, urging thorough study and clear public disclosure before passage.
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Otis Bowen
Bowen
House Ways and Means
State Chamber of Commerce
Hoosierland
Dignity for Senior Citizens Bill Proposed by Rep Hillis
Rep Elwood Bud Hillis introduces a congressional bill to raise earned income limit for Social Security from 2100 to 3000 and lower the age for full benefits from 72 to 70. He argues current limits discourage work and undermine dignity as inflation biting seniors aim for self support.
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Elwood
Bud) Hillis
Congress
Cong. Hillis
At Wits End Luncheon Satirizes Diet Obsessed Guests
A humorous retelling of a luncheon for eight women each on a different diet. The writer notes kitchen chaos with 37 pots and multiple menus while guests mock their regimens and declare fictional fads and punchlines, ending with a round of applause for the "Fly Diet."
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L.A
Marcia
Lawrence Welkstinger
Maxine
Jean Nideich
Red Riding Hood Bedtime Tale Turns Dark Satire
A Pecos Texas police report reworks the Red Riding Hood story into a satirical court tale. The wolf is executed after killing Grandmother, the woodcutter is jailed, and Civil Liberties Union commentators question motives and legality. A shrine to the wolf is later dedicated.
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Pecos
Texas
Red Riding Hood
Harvey
Red — Hood
The
Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Grandma's
Nixon pushes to end federal subsidy programs
The article outlines President Nixon's plan to dismantle or curb subsidized housing, rural aid, education, and Great Society programs. It argues subsidies distort self reliance, notes housing applicants facing displacement, cites Dr. John A. Chase of Columbia, and frames the move as a shift toward fiscal reform and individual responsibility.
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Nixon
South Carolina
John A. Chase
Columbia Housing Authority
Columbia
Great Society
Neighborhood Legal Service
Congress
Judicial Oligarchy and Abortion Ruling Questioned
The author argues Nixon should appoint restrained justices to curb a perceived judicial oligarchy on the Supreme Court. He condemns the abortion decision as unconstitutional federal overreach, contending it undermines state laws and democratic majority will. He suggests a constitutional amendment as the only recourse to protect unborn life.
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Richard Nixon
Supreme Court of the United States
Nixon
Supreme Court
Rehnquist
Earl Warren
Byron White
Federal
Burger Court
Harry Blackmun
Congress
United States
Sun Belt Emerges as National Powerhouse in Politics and Economy
The Sun Belt, from the Carolinas to California, strengthens as a top growth region with aerospace and defense jobs, retirement centers, and rising incomes. It leans conservative in politics, backing Nixon strongly in 1972, shaping national GOP strength, while demography and urbanization drive its political and economic influence.
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Sun Belt
America
Star-Spangled
Carolinas
California
U.S
Ceendar
Northeast
Great Lakes
Calif Nevada
Arizona
Texas
Florida
Philadelphia
Albert Sindlinger
United States
Oklahoma
Nevada
Sindlinger
Washington
Miami
Atlanta
Tampa
New Orleans
San Antonio
Tucson
Los
GOP
Barry Goldwater
California Crescent
Goldwater
Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Key Biscayne
Fla
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Deep South
Edward Kennedy
Walter Mondale
Adlai Stevenson
South
Southwest
Oregon
Vermont
Litton
Lockheed
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Lynn
Atkins
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Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
Indiana
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert E. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W Laughlin
Herald
Associated Press
Paul Harvey News
Bne
Bedtime Story
Uncle Sam
OEO
United
By Russell Kirk
Kirk
Michigan
North Dakota
Gen. Fea. Corp
Phillips Survey
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