Shultz proposes direct welfare payments with tax deductions
Former Secretary George P Shultz urges the 94th Congress to consider cashing out welfare programs by direct payments and a modified negative income tax with standard and personal deductions. He cites rising costs from 1969 to 1974 and argues incentives to work should reduce dependence on welfare while preserving aid for the truly needy.
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George P Shultz
94Th Congress
Tax Foundation Inc
Shultz
Milton Fredman
Congress
Watergate verdict and Rose Bowl duel raise questions
In Washington DC four Nixon aides were convicted in Watergate while Pasadena hosted a Rose Bowl where USC coach John McKay chose a two point conversion and won. The parallels prompt reflection on risk, leadership, and meaning for the nation.
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Pasadena
Calif
Columbus
Woodrow Hayes
University of Southern California
John McKay
McKay
Southern California
Colorado Encounters A Land Use Question
Beaver Creek in Avon Colorado faces a clash as six developers seek a 40000 person winter complex on White River National Forest land. State agencies join environmentalists against the plan, highlighting ecological flaws while Magle County supports the project as a major tourist draw.
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Beaver Creek
Charles Hillestad
Sierra Club
Phi Schmuck
Colorado
White River National Forest
US Forest Service
Vail Associates Inc
Lamm
Schmuck
Forest Service
Thomas Evans
Evans
Secretary of Agriculture
Reclamation Efforts and Ski Complex Debate Roil West
The piece outlines Ohio reclamation work after the 1972 mining law, noting planting and seeding across 1974, with thousands of trees and seeds plus large amounts of lime and fertilizer. It shifts to Colorado ski development, detailing environmental concerns, state actions, and calls for delay or moratorium as Forest Service weighs Beaver Creek plans amid political opposition.
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Ohio
OMRA
State Land Use Commission
Commission
Forest Service
Colorado
Beaver Creek
Richard Lamm
Lamm
Transition Turmoil for Brown and Celeste in Ohio
Lame duck Lt Gov John W Brown and his successor Richard Celeste face a rocky transition with no formal meetings yet. Celeste sought eight staffers as the Controlling Board released 26,270 for salaries, while Brown notes the office never had more than five full-time employees.
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Tom Diemer
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
John W Brown
Richard Celeste
D-5
Cleveland
Celeste
Brown
Hmself
Controlling Board Word on Funds for Lieutenant Governor Office
A Brown statement paused a $26,000 request by Celeste until sworn in and legally initiable. Brown also rescinded a $5,000 emergency fund transfer and asked Controlling Board to deny the same amount for office bills, citing sufficient current funds for operations.
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Celeste
Brown
Cost of Humor Predicted To Soar In 1975
A Chicago style spoof predicts humor prices rising with a 14 dollar crude laugh barrel and up to 20 dollars for refined mirth. Economists warn of a potential $35 billion annual windfall unless recycled, citing Watergate’s end and global leaders’ dullness as factors.
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Washington
Los Angeles Times
Boston Globe
Nixon
Humor Producers Assn
Cleveland
Sheir Oliphant
Shah of Herblock
Sheik Art Hoppe
Yoakum
United States
Pan American Airways
Where's the Fire Below the CIA Smoke
Frank Mankiewicz critiques the CIA debate as ideological and bloated. He argues lawmakers overstep by equating CIA acts with FBI boundaries and questions the motive of accusers who oppose US government secrecy.
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CIA
Princeton Battle and Washingtons 1777 Victory Highlight
On January 3 history marks George Washington leading his ragged army to a decisive rout of British regulars at Princeton New Jersey in 1777. The day also notes Samuel Pepys observation of women on stage and a 1791 act transferring Sandy Hook land to the US government.
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George Washington
Princeton
New Jersey
Samuel Pepys
Congress
Sandy Hook
Remembering a World of Years and the New Year
A Jan 4 1931 column surveys events across eras from 1888 to 1958 and reflects on World War I relief, the West Indies Federation, a church roof collapse in Mexico, hijackings to Cuba, IRA raids, and notable birthdays. It blends quotes, opinions, and contemporary news items, ending with thoughts on liberty, policy, and looming trials of 1990.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Trinidad
Lord Hailes
West Indies Federation
Rijo
Mexico
Cuba
Peru
Panama
Irish Republican Army
Irish Republic
IRA
Bobby Hull
William Makepeace Thackery
Senate
Sodom and Gomorrah
Chicago
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CVC
Petrotele
Chien
Minnie
Vail Associates
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Charles de Gaulle
Lyndon Johnson
Golda Metz
Gamal Nasser
Ho Chi Minh
Gerry Ford
Hans Yoakum
Sheiri
Russell Baker
Foss
Central Intelligence Agency
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Seymour Hersh
New York Times
Hersh
William J. Buckley
FBI
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Joseph McCarthy
State Department
CLA
America
Frank Mankiewicz
George McGovern
Fidel Castro
Adolph Hitler
Germany
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