Tax Foundation Report Shows Sharp State Local Tax Increases
The Tax Foundation reports state local taxes more than doubled in 32 of 50 states from 1960 to 1971. Minnesota rose 104 percent from 217 to 442 dollars per person. Alaska 159 percent from 161 to 417 dollars. New York 126 percent from 228 to 652 dollars. Iowa up 113 percent from 205 to 436. Oklahoma 73 percent from 177 to 306. Arkansas 100 percent from 126 to 252.
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Tax Foundation, Inc
Minnesota
Alaska
New York
Iowa
Oklahoma
Arkansas
United States Seeks Strengthened Merchant Marine for Global Trade
The article argues that foreign trade is essential to U S prosperity and calls for a ten year program to revitalize the U S Merchant Marine. It highlights new design cargo ships and a strengthened tanker fleet to secure petroleum imports and ensure American maritime leadership in a global intermodal system.
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U.S
Congress
Federal Maritime Commission
Alaska
Warning to drivers to use headlights at dusk
Minnesota safety chief urges car owners to switch on headlights as daylight fades each day. He notes rear windows fog and frost easily, warns that dim lighting endangers drivers and others, and advises turning on lights whenever visibility is doubtful or others use them.
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Minnesota
Futurist proposes draining Lake Erie to create farmland
In Toronto, Frank Ogden suggests solving lake pollution by draining Lake Erie. He envisions a dam near Detroit and excavating the Niagara River above the Falls to form five million acres of new farmland while preserving a seaway and ponds. Ogden predicts Niagara Falls will erode away in about 25,000 years.
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Niagara Falls
Ogden
Lake Erie
Ford sponsorship sparks hope for Detroit waterfront project
Opinions say Ford Motor Company's 500 million waterfront plan on 28 acres marks a bold, citywide effort to revitalize Detroit. Critics note such schemes often yield office towers and malls but rarely create affordable housing or local jobs in decayed neighborhoods, unlike earlier New Haven examples.
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Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Boston
New Haven
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
Quotation and Notes on Money and Community Leadership
A quotation on money from 1 Timothy 6 10 appears with a George H Lorimer attribution. The piece includes a publisher line for a Minnesota newspaper with contact and subscription details and cites Ford Motor Company praise linked to a Detroit redevelopment effort urging city leadership to balance human needs with sponsorship profits.
Turn Back the Clock Drives Boost Aluminum Collection
George Witter of the Cedar Valley Council reports 460 of 453 Boy Scout councils nationwide reported. They collected nine million pounds of aluminum. A parallel rat drive targets Austin business districts this weekend with heightened poison use urged after hours by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Cedar Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
United States
Austin
Chamber of Commerce
Militant unions back Nixon China policy in labor shift
Washington report notes labor left figures led by UAW push support for Nixon's China engagement. Mazey and Woodcock back normal trade with China, urging resumed relations with U.S. and partners. AFL CIO divisions and Teamsters ties with the White House shape the labor landscape as Nixon seeks to advance his foreign policy.
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Richard Nixon
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Leonard Woodcock
Emil Mazey
Nixon
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Mazey
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Orient
America
International Executive Board
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People’s Republic of China
Japan
David Kissinger
Afl-Cio
Jerry Wurf
AFL- Cio
Wurf
Teamsters Brotherhood
Frank
Fitz) Fitzsimmons
Yenan
Brotherhood
White House
Harold Gibbons
Peking
National Security
Henry
Japan seeks bigger trade share as Europe and China loom
Japan moves to expand exports beyond the United States amid EU skepticism and slow China trade. Tokyo hopes U.S. support will ease access to Europe while weighing limited Chinese demand and China's growing but still modest trade with Japan.
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NEA
Japan
Europe
Asia
China
Oe Coeen
United States
U.S. Treasury
Connally
Sato
Keidanrens
Federation of Economic Organizations
America
Britain
U.S
Nixon
San Clemente
Peking
Yoshizane Iwasa
Fuji Bank
Taiwan
George Ball
Labor Dept backs Miami program to halve medical training time
The Labor Department says an experimental University of Miami program cuts the duration to train a new doctor by half. The medical college is admitting students with PhD degrees to accelerate study and practice.
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Labor Dept
University of Miami
Medical College
Science Degrees Cut Years From Med School Plan
A proposal would recognize prior training in science and convert it into advanced standing for medical school. The plan aims to shorten the route to becoming doctors by skipping the initial two years of core coursework for qualified students.
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Grees
December 7 1971 history highlights and civil events
On this date various events shaped history. Pearl Harbor attacked in 1941. Mary Queen of Scots born in 1542. Delaware ratified the U S Constitution in 1787. James Madison elected in 1803. Martin Van Buren won in 1836. US said six Japanese carriers sunk in 1944. LBJ moved to White House in 1963. Soviet nuclear tests noted ten years earlier. Syria urged overthrow of Jordan's King Hussein five years prior. James Farmer resigned in 1970 as HEW official.
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Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Mary Queen of Scots
Delaware
U.S
James Madison
Martin van Buren
United States
Nixon
James Farmer
Health, Education and Welfare
Thank-You Note for Austin Youth Hockey Candy Sale Hosts
The Austin Youth Hockey Association thanks Mr. and Mrs. James Larson for offering their home as central headquarters for a candy sale last Saturday. Volunteers who drove players to assigned areas are also praised, with profits earmarked for equipment for new squirt and pony teams, not for arena ward.
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the Herald
James Larson
Austin Youth Hockey Assn
Austin
Home of the U S Mint San Francisco 1874 1937
An Osborn reproduction captures the U S Mint at Fifth and Mission San Francisco during its service years 1874 to 1937. The piece highlights its resilience after the 1906 earthquake and fire and notes rare coins linked to the Mint such as the 1894 Barberhead dime and 1878 Seated Liberty Half Dollar. The article cites Coin World on Osborn’s studies and announces two prints, with ordering details and 1972 proof coin reminders.
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George L. Osborn
U.S. Mint
Fifth and Mission Street
San Francisco
Calif
U.S
Commercial Street
Mint
Osborn
Coin World
Timely quotes on science funding and the FDA
Dr. Wernher von Braun warns against switching away from space research to domestic fixes. Rep. Fred B. Rooney blasts the FDA for ignoring a warning that spray can propellants may be dangerous.
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Space Agency
Fred B. Rooney
Dpa
FDA
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