Cities Not Big Tax Collectors in Postwar Era
The Texas Municipal League reports on U S local government finances noting cities rely less on property taxes than overall local bodies. In 1966 total local tax collections were 18 printed billion with 87 percent from property taxes and 13 percent from non-property taxes. Municipalities gathered about 40 percent of total local tax dollars despite heavy reliance on property taxes.
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Texas Municipal League
United States
Report From Washington on Chicago Mob Control
Drew Pearson recalls James M. Ragen's death in 1946 after a fruit truck shooting and ties it to mob rule in Chicago. The piece details how hotels taverns nightclubs and businesses were run by the mob, and how Ragen warned Washington before dying. It notes FBI checks under Attorney General Clark and jurisdiction issues between city state and federal authorities.
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Chicago
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James M. Ragen
Continental Press
Racing Wire
James Ragen
Kefauver
Ragen
Tom’ Clark
Washington
Clark
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Underworld
Mob
Justice Department
Ilinois
Ezar
Rac
Indiana
Pershing Road
State Street
Walsh
Pelletier
Medicare Endorsed by City Officials in Florida Letter
A reader lauds Miami Beach City Council for backing Medicare. The letter cites health of residents as a key government concern and urges Baytown to support the bill in Congress. The note recounts threats against mob figure James M. Ragen and the chaotic Chicago crime era, foreshadowing a future column.
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the Sun
Sun
City Council
Miami Beach
Fla
Florida
Baytown
Sidney Herlons
Orlando
Did You Know About Hospitalization of Older Men
Fact note states that among U.S. men over sixty, roughly one in seven will be hospitalized at some point in a year. The statistic highlights health care exposure risks for seniors and echoes public health messaging of the era.
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U.S
Wake at McGrath's yields a toothy quip
In a lively wake near the Whirlaway bar, Flanagan and Dooley attend McGrath's gathering. Flanagan collapses on the piano, jaw striking the keys, and he remarks that McGrath indeed had a wonderful set of teeth.
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Dooley
Whirlaway
Flanagan
McGrath
Flanaagan
Today’s Grab Bag Quiz Answers and History Snippets
Quick questions reveal the two countries separated by St George’s Channel are Wales and Ireland. The Praetorian Guard was the bodyguard of the Roman military commander. George Monk helped restore Charles II to the throne. The rain is below fleet admiral is unclear in the fragment. The Connecticut River forms the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire.
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St.George’s Channel
Praetorian Guard
George Monknelp
Fleet Admiral
Connecticut River
Wales
Eire
Rome
Charles
Vermont
New Hampshire
Local Fiscal Policy in U S A A Series Note on Expenditures
An editor's note introduces a Texas Municipal League study on local government finance from World War I through the late 1980s. It outlines rising expenditures, share of total costs, per capita spending, and the growing local role in a larger population, emphasizing postwar shifts and two thirds local share.
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Texas Municipal League
United States
This Day In History Highlights From 1964 Memories
Highlights recount events on this date across history including 1785 mules arriving in Boston from Spain aiding George Washington, 1774 Continental Congress adjournment in Philadelphia, 1825 Erie Canal opening sinking Lake Erie at Buffalo, and World War II Guadalcanal actions. Also mentions 1950s UN probe on Soviet NK center, Cuban Castro tension, and New York fire fatalities at a soap factory.
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Boston
Spain
George Washington
Charles OT
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Erie Canal
Lake Erie
Buffalo
Hudson River
Albany
N.Y
Guadalcanl Island
Salerno
Tinly
Uni States
United Nations
Niers
Fidel Castro
New York City
Bible Verse on Conversion and Child Like Faith
A religious verse emphasizes conversion and humility as essential to entering heaven. It cites Matthew 18:3, stating that becoming as little children is required for entry into the kingdom of heaven.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Everywhere by HAL BOYLE bursts with quirky stats and quips
HAL BOYLE surveys trends in education and society with a collage of observations. He notes women lag in higher degrees, schooling shortfalls, and massive untapped potential, then pivots to pop culture quips about macaroni, British science, and workplace dynamics, ending with odd facts on farming and deficit history.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Adall
Lewix
Tales
Buckingham Palace
All Chaps Back In Office In Britain
A British political column notes the return of the Establishment in government. It describes Sir Alec Douglas-Home as a hereditary aristocrat linked to old families and elite networks, highlighting the continuation of traditional power amid recent turmoil.
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Earl
Lonton
Alex
Doug
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Britain
Kingsley Martin
Hough Jack Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Sir Winston Churchill
Cecil
Salisbury
Eliizabeth
Haron MacMillan
Churchill
Lord Selisbury
Macmilan
Macmillan
Douglas
Dusty Returns Home After Two Years Missing
Dusty is back after two years missing, reunited with family in a local community tale. The item appears in the classified advertising columns of the Daily Sentinel, noting a found reunion with a German shepherd. Local residents recall Dusty’s long disappearance and celebrate the return.
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Dusty
Cole
the Lee
Moore
Daily
Sentine
Bridge slam in women’s team event prompts costly plays
In a London women’s four handed event, North opens two hearts in an English Acol auction. West doubles five clubs, leading to a diamond king and a dummy, five clubs contract misfire, and South making all twelve tricks for 1125 points. A second table sees a slam bid down for 1640 points, while generous opening leads inflate scores and bidding indifference limits West to passive defense.
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Worth East South West
Dble
King of Diamons
England
North
Hearts
South
West
King of Diamonds
Declarer
King of Hearts
Tyro
South West
Iven Syndicate, Inc
Hartman Hale Hale and Gillmore Names Linked
Fragmentary notice lists Fred Hartman James H Hale Preston Pendergrass Beulah Mar Jackson and Robert K Gilmore as named individuals in a local notice with unclear context or action.
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Fred Hartman
James H. Hale
Preston, Pendergrass
Beulah Mar Jackson
Robert K. Gilmore
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