Welfare reform and revenue sharing face new Congress
The piece weighs two moderating bills likely to pass the new 92nd Congress. Nixon's family assistance plan aims to aid the working poor with a guaranteed minimum income and work requirements, while a revenue sharing proposal would allow states and locales to reclaim federal tax funds. Governors plead, budgets tighten, and voters pressure Congress to act.
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NLY
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Regulating Rock Festivals Across States
Iowa's attorney general surveyed rock festival regulation and found only three states with upward rules. Delaware requires health-board standards and bonds. New York mandates permits and bonds. Minnesota permits regulation with fees and bonds. Nevada counties adopt a model health ordinance. Washington seeks a strong state law. Alabama to Texas use varied laws for licensing and health.
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Iowa
Turner
Attorneys General
State Government
Council of State Governments
Delaware
New York
Minnesota
State Board of Health
New York State
Michigan
Milliken
Nevada
Washington
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Tennessee
Texas
Early 1972 Campaign Here as Muskie and 18 Year Old Vote Rise
James Reston notes the 1972 presidential race begins early with candidates touring capitals and hiring staff. He highlights Muskie’s trip to Israel and statements on youth voters, Gardner’s independent lobby, and Nixon’s focus on a reform image while watching 18 year olds and the draft.
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York
Muskie
Israel
Egypt
West Germany
Soviet Union
George McGovern
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Tion
John Kennedy
White House
Gardner’s
Mitchell
John Gardner
John Lindsay
New York
Nixon
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Revenue Sharing Idea Let the Feds Tax for State
Buckley argues federal revenue sharing disguises tax collection and erodes voter accountability. He contends real relief comes from reducing taxes or efficient state leadership, urging Nixon to resist portraying the program as largesse and to challenge New Deal economics. Washington Star Syndicate
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New York
New York State
Albany
Washington
New
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Washington, D.C
School-Pain Cures Debate and Poverty Work Proposals
Letter to the editor argues for using school buildings year round and requiring able-bodied welfare recipients and A. D. C. women to work in tax-supported jobs to save costs. The writer also critiques industrial pollution and cites a Nixon era GNP explanation, urging New Year action and reconsideration of national priorities.
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Linn-Mar
Election Costs Raise Question Who Pays for Debacle
A reader questions why taxpayers fund a special election after a candidate rescinds acceptance. The writer insists the person who caused the need for a new election should bear the cost, not the public.
My Lai scapegoat trial orders traced to colonel
A 1969 analysis argues the My Lai massacre was driven by higher level commands. It links Col Oran Henderson and Lt Col Frank Barker Jr to the orders, notes rushed investigations, and condemns Westmoreland era culture that promoted veterans over country. The piece urges top-down accountability.
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Ashington
My Lai
William Calley, Jr
Calley
Army
Oran Henderson
Frank Barker, Jr
Ernest Medina
Sepa
West Point
Vietnam
Westmoreland
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the People’s Forum
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