Sound Judgment on Iowa State Reorganization Proposal
Public Administration Services presented to the Governmental Reorganization Commission findings by the Chicago firm. The study aims to realign about 120 agencies into a dozen functional units to cut duplication, clarify authority, and improve value for tax money with bipartisan support expected but contested in the reform effort.
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Public Administration Services
Iowa
Governmental Reorganization Commission
P.A.S
Reagan and Nebraska shape of new state governance
The piece notes Governor-elect Reagan’s call to learn what people want about curbing centralized government and compares Nebraska’s tax vote drama. It suggests Nebraska faces funding gaps after voters rejected income tax and property tax, hinting at sales or combined tax approaches. The column wryly urges Reagan to seek broad public consensus and even jokes about a patent for nationwide governance ideas.
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Ronald Reagan
California
Nebraska
Reagan
Towa
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Commerce
U. S
U.S. in Space: Hard Judgments Impend
The National Observer notes that 1967 failed to produce a clear major new space goal for the United States. Budget pressures and strategic questions cloud decisions for NASA for fiscal 1968, with officials urging a balanced program while warning deeper cuts may hurt national interests in science and defense.
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Ashington
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Congress
House Science and Astronautics Committee
United States
Moon
White House
Mars
Budget Bureau
Robert Seamans, Jr
Vietnam
Space
James Webb
Seamans
Romney Tops Johnson Narrowly in Post Vote Survey Report
A post election poll shows Gov. George Romney of Michigan leading Lyndon B. Johnson 54 to 46 percent in a survey after the 1966 voting. Romney leads Nixon and other Republicans in 1968 nomination prospects, with strongest showings in the Midwest and West. Romney is praised for character and leadership, carrying Michigan Senate and five new congressional posts.
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George Romney
Michigan
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Romney
Johnson
Richard Nixon
Charles Percy
Nelson Rockefeller
Reagan
Mr. Johnson
G.O.P
Nixon
Gov. Romney
Midwest
Far West
East
South
West
U.S. Senate
New York
Percy Cee
Rockefeller Rockefeller
Poll Trends Show 1968 Voter Shift Against LBJ
The survey compares nationwide pairings with mid term standings and notes Romney rising among GOP hopefuls. Rockefeller reemerges, Johnson faces inflation civil rights and Vietnam concerns, with expectations of a tighter race by 1968.
Romney Faces Wisconsin Test as Unity Delegation Emerges
Wisconsin Republicans move toward a Knowles Unity delegation for the April 1968 primary. If Knowles runs, Romney must decide whether to challenge an incumbent governor or concede Wisconsin. the plan could limit Romney against Nixon and echoes the 1964 Goldwater-Rockefeller split.
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Ashington
George Romney
Wisconsin
Warren Knowles
Knowles
Romney
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
Rep
John Byrnes
Byrnes
Goldwater
San Francisco
Two Elections Abroad Echo U.S. Issues
Australian voters face a Vietnam draft issue affecting Labor support as Prime Minister Holt defends policy while Denmark braces for a tax and inflation driven vote. In Denmark the Krag government seeks a new mandate amid high taxes and rising living costs as inflation looms.
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Ydney
Australia
Harold E. Holt
Vietnam
Holt
Labor Party
Arthur A. Caldwell
Johnson
U.S
Caldwell
Openhagen
Denmark
Folketing
Jens Otto Krag
Norway
Krag
Social Democrats
Conservatives
Liberals
Venstre
Labor Office
Employers’ Federation
France
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Alexei N. Kosygin
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Wills Uehire
Mark Hatfield
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Robert Novak
Gordon Tait
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John Gale
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