Public utility ads face bills aimed at tracing costs
The Meade, Alquist, Miller and Vasconcellos initiatives challenge how utilities treat advertising costs for stockholders or taxes. Proposals target deducting ad costs from profits, bar ad sales, or bar counting ads as public costs. The Meade bill would exempt government utilities from rate-setting protection, while other measures extend carve outs to common carriers.
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Alquist
D-San Jose
John Miller
Oakland
John Vasconcellos
Meade
Bellweather
East Bay
Sacramento
Public Utilities Commission
State Commission
Three Judges of Chicago 7 Bail Overturned for Release
The piece notes three U S judges who freed the Chicago 7 on bail after conviction reversing the trial judge. It questions why the men remain at large as they have faced subsequent criminal charges while others were arrested. It suggests bail revocation practices depend on court imposed conditions which may have been absent.
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Chicago 7
Countdown economist Galbraith defends women's lib stance
John Kenneth Galbraith says he has advised bright women to pursue affairs over marrying less intelligent men to preserve their careers. In Stockholm thousands protest forest clearance near a construction site, defending elt trees and their environment. Public mood shifts toward prioritizing personal freedoms and natural resources.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Stockholm
The Smaller Car Trend reshapes American life
Paul Harvey argues that smaller cars and compact living spaces reflect economic and environmental shifts. He notes rising apartment living, more mobile homes, and a preference for affordable, efficient vehicles as Americans embrace a “smaller world” with less spacious homes and more economical transportation. He cites Ford and U.S. News and World Report as endorsing the shift, and compares U.S. trends to Europe and Japan. He asserts the new era privileges interior space efficiency and safety innovations in compact cars.
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Europe
Scandinavia
Japan
U.S
United States
Ford
Lee Iacocca
U.S. News and World Report
Big test for L A trustees in Southern California
Russell Kirk argues the Los Angeles City Junior College District election will show whether nine colleges are governed by public trustees or manipulated by pressure groups. He condemns accrediting authority overreach and praises board resistance to radicals, while noting the Deena Metzger case on obscene material and sex publications.
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Southern California
Los Angeles City Junior College
California Teachers Association
Regional Accrediting Association
Accrediting Commission For Junior Colleges
CTA
People
Los Angeles
Teachers’ Union
Deena Metzger
Nixon China policy shocks Nixon loyalists and conservatives
The piece describes disaffection among Nixon allies over his rapprochement with Red China. It notes Agnew’s loyalty, conservative outlets such as Muman Events and National Review expressing shock, and calls from YAF and ACU to revert to earlier policy. It weighs political risk and potential strategic aims behind the move.
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Mainland
Nixon White House
Red China
Agnew
Williamsburg
America
Muman
Nixon
National Review
Will Buckley
Buckley
Normandy
James Burgham
Burnham
Frank Mayer
American Conservative Union
ACU
U.S
China
American
Wiretapping under LBJ JFK explored for common sense
Richard D. Wilson argues that wiretapping rose under Kennedy and Johnson, contradicting liberal charges of Nixon-era excess. He cites Justice Department figures showing more taps in prior administrations, notes most authorized taps occur in state courts, and urges local scrutiny of law enforcement over broad blame.
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Washington, D.C
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Kennedy
Nixon
Jonison
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Ramsay Clark
John Mitchell
Administrative Office
Federal Courts
Modesto Budget Stands Firm Against Federal Share Demands
Short takes from around the country show city officials converging on Washington to press for higher federal revenue shares. Modesto California with a 13.5 million budget and 1 million in reserves keeps finances balanced without tax increases. City council voted against a federal revenue sharing resolution, Vice Mayor G Dale Smith arguing larger cities must fix own problems first. Amen to that.
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Washington
Modesto
California
G. Dale Smith
Welfare costs rise as poor numbers grow in 1980s
The piece notes a decline in the poor during the 1980s but warns that federal welfare outlays rose from about 11 million in 1960 to 14 billion, with 1.2 million people added to poverty last year, signaling alarm despite improving poverty rates.
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Joliet,ll
Campus theft worries rise at daily campus life
Burban Daily Review reports rising student theft on campus signaling a shift from bygone era norms. The piece notes pervasive mistrust among students and suggests administrative concern over security, citing frequent minor losses and peer suspicion as campus life grows tense.
Paying the Price for Safer Autos and Pollution Rules
The Alhambra Post Advocate notes Congress sets tough auto safety and air pollution standards. Henry Ford II estimates mandated features could raise the average car price by up to $600 by 1975 with no extra profit, urging a reordering of priorities toward quality of life and family budgets.
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Congress
Henry Ford II
America
Alhambra Post
Uncommendable Delegates Hit Sigma Delta Chi Over Tax Report
The regional Sigma Delta Chi conference condemned the college journalist Rosemarie King for first publishing that Governor Reagan paid no state income tax for 1970. King admitted relying on second hand information from a campus radio broadcast without verification or seeking comment, disregarding tax return confidentiality laws.
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Sigma Delta Chi
Guv. Reagan
Rosemarie King
Monrovia Daily News Post Note
Local brief reflects humorous claim on tax and waves with no clear event. No names, dates, places, or concrete details available from legible text.
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Monrovia Daily
Better folding money
The U S Bureau of Engraving and Printing notes American dollars are four times as durable as European bills. Tests show U S notes withstand 9 000 folds before creases fail, while European notes endure about 2 000. The piece links dollar value to past inflation and calls for fiscal restraint to restore confidence.
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U.S
This Day in History Highlights Major Global Milestones
United Press internat notes 1626 Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for about 24 dollars. 1083 Brooklyn Bridge opened linking Brooklyn and Manhattan. 1941 Hood sunk by Bismarck between Greenland and Iceland. 1983 Lt Cmdr Malcolm Carpenter orbited Earth three times as second American in space. A thought from Vannevar Bush warns democracy must stay strong to avoid future wars.
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United Preas Internat
Peter Minuit
Dutch West Indies Trading Co
Island of
Manhattan
Hood
Bismarck
Greenland
Iceland
Cmdr
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
U.S. Navy
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