Surprises in revenue checks for many local governments
The Dec 8 distributions mark the first six months of revenue sharing funds to about 35,903 state and local units, with 13,000 showing up to 50 percent shifts from prior estimates. Some receive more, others less, due to updated tax effort figures from the Treasury and a new distribution basis. Localities may appeal, and future payments will be quarterly for the remaining four years of the program.
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Congress
U.S. Treasury Dept
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Uncle Sam
Charles Walker
Meany directs labor effort to reshape Democratic leadership
George Meany and COPE push to control the Democratic National Committee with Robert Strauss backed as chair. Labor factions remain divided over strategy with McGovern still drawing funds, while Meany aims to remake the party ahead of 1976.
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Big Labor
Democratic Party
Washington
George Meany
New York
White House
Meany
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Dick Nixon
Peter Brennan
al Barkan
Labor
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Barkan
Congress
Ted Kennedy
Democratic National Committee
Robert Keefe
Sen
Scoop Jackson
Pennsylvania
Mike Johnson
Afl-Cio Federation
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Humphrey
Charles Manatt
California
Len Muskie
George Mitchell
Maine
Texas
Robert Strauss
Afl-Cio
Strauss
Nixon sets Dec 15 deadline for Cabinet reshuffle
President Nixon gave himself until December 15 to finish sweeping changes through the Cabinet and agencies. Early signals suggest three more departures before 1973, with Rogers and Shultz staying while Kleindienst’s tenure is viewed as pending.
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Washington
NEA
Nixon
William Rogers
Richard Kleindienst
Treasury
George Shultz
Rogers
Shultz
Kleindienst
Walter Hickel
Henry Kissinger
Rising number of working women spans decades
The Conference Board reports the female labor force grew from under 20 million to over 30 million in 20 years. Today about 45 percent of adult women earn wages, up from 34 percent in the early 1950s, with 30 percent of mothers with children under six in the labor force.
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Conference Board
Finance Facts
National Consumer Finance Assn
Trends in Labor Critics Urge Government Thrift Against Inflation
A U.S. News analysis argues Florida asked the Federal Pay Board for raises beyond guidelines to prevent losing workers to private industry. The piece rails at bureaucrats seen as assuming superiority to taxpayers and calls for government restraint to curb deficits and inflation.
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U.S. News & World Report
U.S
U.S. News
Florida
Federal Pay Board
No easy fix for atomic waste disposal discussed in editorial
An editorial notes the challenges of disposing radioactive waste through deep underground burial and the long decay times. It mentions costs and risks of fracture by earthquakes and cites a German engineer proposing firing wastes into the sun to reuse radioactivity for power, despite high cost.
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago in Mower County Tax Almanac
Taxpayers in seven of eleven villages in Mower County will see lower real estate tax rates in 1943. Sam A. Rask of Blooming Prairie is re elected to the Farm Credit Board in St Paul and serves as secretary treasurer of the National Farm Loan Assn. in Freeborn Mower Steele and Dodge Counties.
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Mower County
Sam A. Rask
Blooming Prairie
Farm Credit Board
St. Paul
National Farm Loan Assn
Freeborn
Mower
Steele
Dodge Counties
Record blasting surge in American industry in year
Government report shows industry used 2.5 billion pounds of explosives and blasting agents last year, up seven percent from the prior year. Mines accounted for nearly 80 percent of use, while the construction sector used about 18.7 percent.
Real World of the Public Schools by Broudy review
Harry S Broudy defends public schools against critics and argues teachers must be professional and better prepared. He notes teachers face new concepts like the new math and science and stresses reform starts with training, not just pay or facilities.
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Harry S. Broudy
Harcourt Brace
Broudy
Helen Joseph
Associated Press
Snowmobile safety urged after rising injuries
The American Society of Oral Surgeons at its annual meeting called for federal safety standards for snowmobiles amid a rise in serious injuries and disfigurement. Marshfield Clinic found that most mishaps occur at night and in open fields, with many riders under 10 or new operators. Recommendations include age limits, safety courses, and improved helmets and face protection.
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Carlton Smith
American Society of Oral Surgeons
ASOS
Federal Safety Board
United States
Surgical Society
Marshfield
Wisconsin
Richard A. Peters
Peters
Today in History events and notable birthdays listed
The column notes December 12 with historical milestones from 1642 Tasman discovery of New Zealand to 1972 wartime and political events. It also lists birthdays for Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson and ends with a quote about men and women.
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Associated Press
New Zealand
Abel Tasman
Supreme Court
John Jay
New York City
Vienna
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Joseph Haydn
Spain
Britain
Korea
Panay
Yangtze River
China
Edwards Air Force Base
California
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Azores
George Pompidou
France
Frank Sinatra
Edward G. Robinson
Rebecca West
Quick Quiz: Saint Luke the Painter and a Malaysian Monarch
A reader asks if St Luke is a painter and is told he is credited with the first Madonna painting. The second question asks which nation’s monarch is elected and the answer given is Malaysia’s.
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St. Luke
Malaysia
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