Tax deal crumbles and Des Moines plan eyed anew
Iowa lawmakers face another tax package pivot as the comptroller’s office revamps proposals. Sen. Norman Rodgers says to action for one year, with options including the two year package or a Selden plan shifting more relief to school aid. The new plan changes treatment of commercial and industrial property and boosts school funding share to 80 percent, while increasing farm and residential tax margins.
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State Comptroller’s Office
Norman Rodgers
D-Adel
Rodgers
Marvin Selden
Selden
Robert Ray
Conference Committee
Culver Predicts Senate Battle Over Prison Bill
Sen. Louis Culver predicts a Senate fight over a $6.2 million house approved prison appropriations bill to ease crowding at Anamosa and Ft. Madison facilities. He favors Denison campus conversion at an estimated $2.9 million with $300,000 for site purchase and $2.6 million for renovation, while criticizing the house for pushing the measure before Monday nights hearing on Mt. Pleasant changes.
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Mt. Pleasant
House
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Riverview
Newton
Eugene Hill
Senate State Government Committee
Hill
Inde
Economic indicators rise again but at slower pace
The Commerce Department reported February leading indicators up 6.8 percent, extending a four month rise though slower than January’s 1.5 percent gain. Slower supplier deliveries, higher stock prices, and increased demand supported the advance while softer consumer liquid assets and shorter work weeks weighed on the index.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Kissinger warns on Turkey aid despite signed pact
Secretary of State Kissinger said Congress must approve a 1 billion dollar defense cooperation and aid deal with Turkey or face irreparable damage to relations. The agreement, signed last Friday, provides 1 billion in aid over four years and allows reopening of bases closed after a Turkish arms embargo over Cyprus.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Congress
Turkey
Kissinger
Cyprus
Changes in Air Subsidies Aimed at Small Cities
Washington AP The Ford administration asks Congress to modify airline subsidies to protect air service for small cities. The plan would grant subsidies to airlines taking over routes abandoned due to low demand, with three year terms and potential renewal to 1985. If a city averages fewer than five passengers daily over six months, the city pays half the subsidy.
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Ford Administration
Congress
Transportation
William Coleman
Ford
Coleman
Civil Aeronautics Board
U.S
Reagan TV Request Denied Amid Campaign Tactics Shift
Ronald Reagan faced rejection from ABC CBS and NBC when asking for primetime air time arguing it limits fair access to voters. He canceled several appearances to prepare a half hour nationwide speech costing up to 100000 dollars.
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Reagan
ABC
CBS
NBC
Ford
North Carolina
Virginia
Wisconsin
Indiana
Burt
New York
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
George McGovern
Are You Old Enough to Remember Dime Stores
A reminiscence prompts reflection on the era of dime stores and the absence of laundries or laundry plans in those shops.
Retirees Draw Pensions and Unemployment Pay
Federal data show about 161000 pensioners received unemployment benefits in 1974, with 90000 from government plans and 71000 from private pensions. The practice, though small relative to total costs, faces criticism and legislative bills to curb it.
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Washington
Associated Press
Census Bureau
Twentieth Century Fund
New York City
Woman Stabbed in Unprovoked Laundromat Attack
A 62 year old woman named Toni Hahn was stabbed at the Dime-a-Time laundromat on First Avenue NE at 5:18 PM Sunday. Police call the attack unprovoked. Hahn is in serious condition at St Luke's Hospital Intensive Care Unit with two back wounds and injuries to her right hand and left wrist. Her husband Charles Hahn owns the laundromat.
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Thirtieth Street
First Avenue
Hahn
Charles
St. Luke's Hospital
Intestty Care
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