President John son pledges broader social security and old age dental care
In a San Antonio signing ceremony for the medicare bill extension a pledge to raise social security benefits for the elderly and add dental care for the very young is offered for next year. The move risks raising expectations beyond political feasibility as Congress weighs funding while facing post election considerations.
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Great Society
Johnson
San Antonio
Congress
News Election Service to streamline election returns
As confusion rose from disparate return methods during early 20th century elections, the AP UPI and major networks created a unified Network Election Service in 1964. They announced plans to reassemble as News Election Service for 1966 and 1968, aiming to deliver clear results and reduce public confusion.
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Bailiwick
House of Mirrors
UPI
ABC
CBS
NBC
John Q
Network Election Service
News Election Service
Double Taxation Debate on Iowa Income Taxes
The piece argues that Iowans face double collection rather than double taxation when paying taxes on 1965 and 1966 incomes in one year. It cites Commissioner Prentis of the Iowa Tax Commission noting some taxpayers with 9000 or more dollars in net income taxed twice under moneys and credits and the 9 000 over tax.
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E’ve
Mr. Prentis
Townsend plan sparks social revolution across America
The Townsend idea faced ridicule in 1933 but helped spur social security and welfare expansion. Now experts including Johnson advisers discuss a government guaranteed income of at least 3000 dollars a year per family. Proponents argue it combats poverty while critics fear disincentives to work.
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Ashington
Francis E. Townsend
California
Johnson
Townsend
America
Francis Everett Townsend
Long Beach
Calif
Robert Theobald
Theobald
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Dr. Townsend
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Robert M. Ball
Social Security
Ball
Cedar Rapids
Jackson Burns
the Gazette
Iowa
Farming in the United States Enters a New and Better Day
A Farm Journal assessment from 1966 foresees record national farm income, strong livestock demand, and rising exports. It notes subsidies and idle land shrinking, expanding production to meet global demand, but warns of risks from war, inflation, or policy shifts as the agriculture sector moves toward growth and larger family farms.
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Washington
Congress
Food For Freedom
United States
Poverty program costs spark reader questions in The Gazette
The March 24 article and March 30 release on LEAP budget and salary disputes raise confusion over 584269 dollars for 1966 1967 and 178544 for the poor. A 20 to 49 staff expansion implies high per person pay while critical questions about who is poor and what help exists go unanswered.
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the Gazette
Gazette
Linn County
Reapportioned NY Legislature Reduces Long Island Seats
The New York Court of Appeals issued a nonpartisan reapportionment plan to base seats on population. It sets 57 Senate and 150 Assembly seats for this fall with Long Island gaining value, reducing total membership from 230 to 207, ahead of the 1967 constitutional convention.
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New York
Albany
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
New York State
Rockefeller
Legisla
Senate
Assembly
Long Island
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