Beef pricing system under scrutiny faces mandatory reporting push
Iowa cattlemen Glenn Freie and Myron Zumbach lead a movement for mandatory daily reporting of prices paid for live and carcass beef. They say current quotes from packers and the Yellow Sheet distort the market, with legislators proposing government access to price data and opposition to forward formula pricing.
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Glenn Freie
Iowa
Myron Zumbach
The
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Zumbach
Zette
National Provisioner
U.S
Ing
Berkley Bedell
Charles Thone
R-Neb
Congress
Scott Hawkins
Des Moines
Meat Price Investigators Association
Hawkins
Cedar Rapids
Agencies let citizens talk back to government
An overview of state and city ombudsman offices shows how citizens file complaints about bureaus utility bills and mismanagement. The piece notes varied structures from New Jersey to Oregon, their reach from rate cases to hotlines, and how they serve as public feedback channels amid broader distrust of government.
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Woonsocket
R.I
Rhode Island Citizen’s Information Service
Louisiana
Governor's Office On
Montana
State Citizen’s Advocate Office
Rhode Island
Maine
Alaska
Gladys
McCoy
Oregon
Ralph Nader
Common Cause
New Jersey
Hawaii
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas City
Detroit
Seattle
Berkeley
Calif
Social Security faces skepticism for middle income workers
Economists warn that for young middle and upper income workers Social Security may be a poor retirement investment even as benefits remain strong for retirees. Tax hikes since 1950 push payroll taxes toward 14 percent by 1981 and total costs far exceed potential pensions for many earners. Proposals to ease impact include income tax cuts or moving Medicare to general revenues, while some urge private retirement options.
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Washington
UPI
Social Security
Social Security Trust Fund
Congress
Carter
Jodie Allen
Dogs and Cats Spark Wichita Grievances Over Rules
Wichita official Fred Linde hears complaints on dog and cat conflicts as city contemplates a cat vaccination and licensing proposal. Residents note dog license fees for yards, cat rules, and a recent exotic animal ordinance prompted by a python found in a toilet.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Fred Linde
Linde
Golden Era Sports Legends Shaped by Namath King and Ali
A reflection on the mid 1960s to late 1970s Golden Plated era where Joe Namath Billie Jean King and Muhammad Ali stood as dominant public figures whose impact went beyond their games shaping national imagination and culture.
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Joe Namath
Billie Jean King
Muhammad Ali
Proposals Rise to Alter Social Security System
Rep James Burke favors one third of Social Security financed by federal income taxes with two thirds split between workers and employers. Milton Friedman champions a negative income tax funded by general revenues, while others push actuarial funding via government bonds and private plans to fund the system.
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Washington
UPI
James Burke
D-Mass
Carter
Congress
University of Chicago
Milton Friedman
Friedman
Inside story on Grant Wood AEA counseling program
Page 4 reports the peer counselor program run by Grant Wood Area Education Agency. Page 6 describes a University of Iowa course pairing with arts program management. Page 11 notes a tax practitioner’s view on equitable income taxes and a New York Times writer on how returns are selected for audits.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
University of Iowa
New York Times
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