Ohio Democrats Face First Major School Funding Clash
The Ohio General Assembly debates how to use a projected $91.3 million surplus for 613 school districts. Republicans oppose flat $40 per pupil grants and favor a new formula leveling funding across districts. Gov Rhodes proposes a $13 million reserve and $650 cost of living bonus for teachers, drawing sharp DEM entry.
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Joint Education Review Committee
General Assembly
Basic Foundation
Cuyahoga County
Poston Station
Nelsonville-York Local
Trimble Local
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Department of Public Welfare
Ohio
Public Expenditure Council
Final Word on Taxes Make Final Check of Form
This is the fifth in a series advising taxpayers on 1974 income tax returns. It urges reading directions, checking arithmetic, signing returns, and ensuring W-2 forms are attached. It notes IRS error checks, early filing benefits, possible extensions, and reclaiming excess Social Security withholding.
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Edmond le Breton
Associated Press
Washington AP
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Wall Street Bulls Waltz Back as Institutions Lead Market
New York's stock market sees multibillion-dollar institutions propel prices upward amid falling interest rates. Public caution remains. surveys show families prefer conserving assets while institutions resume buying with large trades signaling renewed confidence.
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New York
James Needham
They Said it Indebtedness
The Conference Board reports U.S. debt near eight dollars per one dollar in money supply totaling about 2.5 trillion dollars. Corporate debt stands at about one trillion, mortgages 600 billion, government 500 billion, and consumer debt 200 billion. The era is described as comfortably and thoroughly in debt.
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Conference Board
U.S
Thackeray
Rhodes plan to abolish boards sparks Ohio spat
Columbus Republican Gov James A Rhodes faces criticism from state Board of Education president William H Cossler over alleged moves to cut the 23 member panel. Cossler defends funding approval by the legislature as Rhodes contemplates program financing and taxes.
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Ohio
State Board of Education
GOP
James A. Rhodes
William H. Cossler
Youngstown
Rhodes
Cossler
Akron Beacon Journal
Conservatives Reshape Capitol After Major Realignment
Washington reports a sweeping shift on Capitol Hill with the House overturning the seniority system and ousting three chairmen, elevating liberal leadership and making John Jarman of Oklahoma a new Republican dean. In the Senate, Edward Kennedy reshuffles committees to punish conservatives and reward liberals, while Chicago Republicans face a damaged public image.
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Senate
Edward Kennedy
James B. Allen
Alabama
Chicago
Conservative realignment looms as Jarman shifts party
A political shift unfolds as Oklahoma Democrat Jarman leaves the party citing conservatism, with Teeter's poll showing only 18 percent of voters identify as Republicans. The piece explores a broader move toward a conservative coalition and potential realignment in Congress.
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Robert Teeter
Teeter
GOP
Jarman
John Connally
Texas
Mills Godwin
Virginia
Strom Thurmond
South
Daley Faces Fragmented Power as Daleyism Erodes
Daley runs for a sixth term amid a shrinking single base as Chicago’s political machine fractures into competing factions. Edward Hanrahan, alderman William Singer, and Ralph Metcalfe push rival paths while business leaders grow wary. The Cook County Democratic organization splinters, testing who can govern a city that “works.”
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Daleyland
Richard J
Bismarck Theater
Hanrahan
Daley
Singer
Richard Newhouse
Ralph Metcalfe
Congress
Metcalfe
Cook County Democratic Organization
This Day In History January 31 Highlights
Historical notes on January 31 include Guy Fawkes’s execution in 1606 and John Marshall’s 1801 appointment as US chief justice. Other items mark Lee’s 1865 Confederate command, Germany’s WWI submarine policy in 1917, Stalingrad victory in 1943, Truman’s hydrogen bomb order in 1950, and notable aviation and defense transfers. Birthdays include Norman Mailer, Carol Channing, and Jersey Joe Walcott.
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Guy Fawkes
John Marshall
United States
Robert E. Lee
Germany
Pentagon
China
Pan American Airways
American Samoa
Norman Mailer
Carol Channing
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