Fees Hit California Sports As Proposition 13 Reverberates
A survey shows Californians expected service cuts after Prop 13 but faced $7 billion in revenue losses. Cities and districts adopted new fees including Los Angeles garbage charges and high school sports fees in Carmel Palos Verdes Santa Cruz and Saratoga. If sports budgets rely on reserves 2.5 teaching jobs could be cut. The Serrano vs Priest decision compounds shifts as schools consider pay to play and access to information faces a price barrier.
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Connally urges businessmen to invest time in politics in Cedar Rapids
John Connally told a Cedar Rapids luncheon that Republicans must win both the White House and Congress. He urged local business and legal leaders to pledge 10 percent of their time to politics, reminding them of the forefathers and the need to engage in public life.
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Mafiosi with brogues outraged Ulster peace hopes
Syndicated columnist notes Lord Louis Mountbatten's murder by IRA-linked attackers jeopardizes Ulster peace. He argues the conflict mixes civil, religious, political, and nationalist strands, urges Anglo Irish cooperation, and calls for tough measures including ex pattern of IRA to Ulster and border security.
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Culver fights for SALT II stance in Iowa senate bid
Sen. John Culver pits liberal voting record against GOP opposition in a high risk strategy aimed at driving support for SALT II and defense restraint. He faces scrutiny over past stances and questions about his political persona amid a pivotal 1980 race.
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Grocery Chain Checkout Frustration Highlights Staff Shortage
A shopper recounts long waits at a city store with limited staff on duty. Crowded lines, exhausted cashiers, and one carryout worker scrambling for price checks led the writer to pitch in bagging groceries while expressing concern over hiring practices.
Editor Letter Critiques Store Staffing And Wages
The writer complains about staff shortages and low wages, likening the business to a chicken with its head cut off. They urge higher pay to attract and keep workers, noting part time staffing and recent layoffs, and threaten to switch to a friendlier store.
Coal policy plea urges bold actions to fuel Iowa energy
Charles H. Pelton of the Iowa Energy Policy Council argues federal rules and no-growth advocates cripple coal mining. He cites 16 major laws in ten years and EPA emission ceilings that would ban coal in several states, urging leadership, incentives, and a practical coal policy to boost production and reduce energy reliance on imports.
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Tauke town meeting links inflation to growing money supply
At Linn-Mar High School Tom Tauke argued inflation stems from rapid money supply growth with little productivity gains. A Gazette report misstated his view by claiming he cited a money shortage as a cause. the correction notes he opposed that claim.
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