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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1973
Page
4
The piece argues for a November 6 vote to approve a constitutional amendment, Proposition 1, advancing a revenue cap tied to personal income. It would reduce income taxes, cap future budgets, require voter approval for exceeding limits, and provide a 20 percent refund for 1973, with debate over who benefits from state grants.
The piece argues the 25th Amendment's Section 2 is deliberately vague about the process for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency. It says Congress may confirm a nominee by majority, with no specified timing, hearings, or single vs multiple nominees, and that constitutional design favors leaving specifics to future generations and the amendment process.
A HAL BOYLE meditation on small joys that give life meaning. Simple pleasures include a first night outdoors in a sleeping bag, a prank call to the zoo, a racetrack win with two dollars, a malted milk treat, candid lawyer talk, and a train’s distant song.
The article compares Kansas City and Detroit, detailing privately funded urban renewal. It highlights Kansas City’s $3.2 billion buildout with Crown Center, tax abatements, and 25,000 new jobs, plus Detroit’s $500 million Renaissance Center funded by private equity. It argues private investment, not government subsidies, drives urban renewal.
Against the White House lawn backdrop, demonstrators collect signatures on petitions calling for President Nixon's impeachment. A Baltimore volunteer notes 3,000 bumper stickers sold as crowds grow, with 200 marchers seen outside the executive complex.
A report on rising reluctance among executives to relocate for global assignments. Atlas Van Lines finds one quarter of firms see more intercity transfers rejected, driven by family concerns and the emancipated wife challenging corporate mobility patterns. Stronger female competition with the corporation emerges, as couples split loyalty between career and personal life.
The Justice Department prosecuted 1 342 persons for income tax evasion in fiscal 1973 and more than a third received sentences similar to Spiro Agnew. Of those convicted or guilty pleas, fines plus probation or suspended sentences were most common, with Agnew having a $10 000 fine and three years supervised probation after a no contest plea to 1967 taxes.
Two men, Stanley Ray Burdyshaw and William Don Wilson, were fined 25 dollars each plus 24.80 in court costs for malicious mischief after claiming to be visitors from outer space. Municipal Judge John States suspended 30-day jail terms. Police said about 20 motorists saw two men in aluminum foil near U S 63 northwest of Jonesboro.
National debate over year round DST grows as Rep. Conte promotes energy savings while the Nixon administration and DOT doubt Congress can pass the change. Experts warn impact on electricity demand may be small and concerns about crime, schooling, and farm chores persist.
Deans of 17 law schools urge Congress to create a new independent Watergate prosecutor, replacing the Nixon era unit. They argue a president or close aides may have obstructed justice and call for a congressional committee to consider impeachment. Signature list includes Severn of Columbia and many top law schools.
A mixed clue list includes across and down entries with hints for common words and names such as manservant footman and garden related terms. It appears to be a crossword style puzzle page referencing figures like Cadmus and Peer Gynt.
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