Subsidies for Iowa Industry Should Be Open and Targeted
Editorial argues subsidies can boost job creation by attracting new industry, urging open, aboveboard incentives rather than hidden tax breaks. It notes modern farming cuts farm jobs and stresses Iowa must compete with other states to retain and attract employers, balancing costs among taxpayers.
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Walter Brown
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mr. Brown
Closed caucuses clash with party and government duties
The article notes that both parties held closed caucuses to pick legislative leaders, despite claims of secrecy in government. It contrasts open past practices with current closures, arguing that leader selection overlaps government and party business and merits public scrutiny.
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Tae Ee
Senate
Budgeting Shift Sparks Annual Session Debate
Senator David Stanley predicts a two year budget cycle with annual tightening of agency funds. Illinois Governor elect Ogilvie backs annual budgets and yearly sessions. The issue targets tighter controls and potential hearings as a political cost of reform.
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David Stanley
Illinois
Ogilvie
Nebraska Youth Vote Push Fails In Heated 1968 Debate
In Nebraska a constitutional proposal to lower the minimum voting age to 19 failed 51 to 49. Support came from lawmakers, governors, and public figures, yet a low key campaign by student volunteers emphasized maturity and responsible voting. A surprise television attack by Sen. Carpenter may have tipped the scales.
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Neb
Nebraska
State American Legion
Omaha World-Herald
Nebraska Master Barrers Association
Omaha
Hawaii
John Schrekinger
University of Nebraska
Mr. Schrebinger
Georgia
Kentucky
Alaska
Eisenhower
State of the Union
Congress
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Joseph Tydings
D-Md
Billy Graham
National Education Association
NEA
North Dakota
Richard Nixon
William Jennings Bryan
George Norris
TVA
Senate
Schrebinger
Benjamin Disraeli
John Locke
Mike Mansfield
England
Terry Carpenter
Carpenter
The Pressing Voice on Racial Inequality by Alan Paton
Alan Paton argues that white fear and prejudice stem from attitudes toward blacks, not innate savagery. He urges cross race contact and education as therapy, notes Western historical advances sparked racial hierarchies, and predicts ideas spreading globally in well endowed regions.
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Atal
South Africa
Facing the Challenge of racism and the Great Society
The article argues anti change extremism harms progress and warns of a racial conflict unless nations advance others intellectually and technologically. It contends colonization wounds persist, U S racial inequality blocks the Great Society, and calls for deeper reform. New York Times Service.
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Great Society
New York Times Service
Nixon Eyes Sweeping Federal Reorganization Plan
President-elect Nixon plans a major reorganization to consolidate power and direct federal resources to urgent national problems. He weighs merging Health, Education, and other departments into new cabinet-level agencies and pooling Agriculture with Interior into a Natural Resources Agency. He seeks congressional approval and public backing to reshape the executive machinery.
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Department of Interior
Natural Resources
Congress
Hoover Commissions
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Johnson Defers Action On Tax Reform Plan
Washington report notes President Johnson doubts publicizing a comprehensive tax reform proposal by December 31 1968 and may keep the plan from Congress despite rising Capitol Hill interest led by Rep. Mills and Rep. Byrnes. The treasury draft centers on a minimum tax ensuring everyone pays a baseline federal levy.
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Treasury
White House
Johnson
Congress
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
House
Ways and Means Committee
John Byrnes
Wisconsin
Robert F. Kennedy
Democratic National Platform
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