Statewide Property Tax Debate Reaction Across States
The California Supreme Court ruling that local property tax funding creates unequal education challenges prompts Iowa groups to consider a statewide tax shift. If the U.S. Supreme Court upholds similar logic, school funding could move from property to sales and income taxes, with broader equalization implications nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Supreme Court
Iowa Property Taxpayers Association
California
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Phosphate controversy prompts federal washroom policy debate
Complainants await the federal U turn on detergent phosphates as EPA and related agencies face criticism for delaying action. Lawmakers, environmental groups, and households call for science grounded decisions after incidents and evidence suggest substitutes may be hazardous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Environmental Protection Agency
Council On Environmental Quality
Putnam, Conn
Highway Lobby Plans "Truth Squads" Against Ecologists
The Highway Users Federation plans a phony speakers bureau to attack environmentalists with prewritten speeches. Seventeen lobbyists will speak in cities like Atlanta Chicago New York Philadelphia and San Francisco to counter ecology critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Ecology Movement
John Gibbons
Highway Users Federation
Washington
Owen Allen
Federation
Atlanta
Miami
New York City
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Gibbons
Potent Political Bloc Pushes for Women's Rights
Roscoe Drummond argues the United States must pass the equal rights amendment as women organize a National Women's Political Caucus to win political power. He cites pay gaps, underrepresentation, and fewer women in key professions, urging action this session or risk voter retribution.
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Ashington
United States
Women’s
United Nations
Sweden
Soviet Union
Romania
Miller's Record on Hill-Burton Attacked by Reader Letter
The editor receives a critical letter from Ronald Wickham accusing Senator Miller of misrepresenting his support for Hill-Burton and medical facility programs. It corrects dates of veto and votes on the 1970 appropriations and argues the donor's attempt to politicize hospital dedication is inappropriate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Wickham
Democratic Party
Democratic State Central Committee
Miller
Hill-Burton Hospital
House
Senate
Nixon
Wickham
Department of Labor
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Mr. Wickham
House of Representatives
Urban dynamics challenge low cost housing policy
An analysis by former Collins Radio executive and MIT Sloan professor Forrester argues that aggressive subsidized housing and welfare can harm urban vitality. Using a dynamic model, the piece cites New York City and Cedar Rapids to illustrate how job opportunities and city attractiveness drive migration and economic health.
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New York City
Jay W. Forrester
Forrester
Puerto Rico
Cedar Rapids
Urban Dynamics cited as key to city decline and renewal
The article discusses Forrester’s Urban Dynamics: it argues housing scarcity and high costs limit growth, yet jobs aid self-sufficiency. It endorses selective demolition of aging low cost housing and incentives for industry to balance housing and work, while noting debates over his methods and conclusions.
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Forrester
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She Gedur Rapids Gazette
Iowa
William D. Ruckelshaus
By Jack Anderson
Midwest
Chicago
Evanston, Ill
Ann Arbor
Lansing
Mich
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Jack Anderson
AEC
Roscoe Drummond
Elly M. Peterson
Women’s Liberation Movement
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
the People's Forum
C.R
Wulfsberg
Spacecraft Systems Division
Collins Radio Company
University of Iowa
College of Business Administration
By Arthur H. Wulfsberg
Churches United Organization
Oak Hill
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alfred P. Sloan School of Management
Ban
World Dynamics
Fortune
Arthur H. Wulfsberg
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