Oregon voters reject McCall plan to end residential tax for schools
Voters in 33 of 36 counties defeated Governor McCall’s proposal to shift school funding from local property taxes to state responsibility. The plan would have lowered home taxes for many homeowners but required higher state income taxes and could reduce local school control. The ballot loss followed a broad opposition citing budget, governance, and potential industry impact.
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Oregon
Tom McCail
McCall
Commonsense
State Capitol
Brothers In Hysteria Recalled Against McGovern by Wicker
Tom Wicker of the New York Times recalls that some labeled George McGovern hysterical last year for charging the Nixon Administration with misdeeds. The piece notes ongoing partisan views and likens Wicker to a political rival in tone.
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Tom Wicker
The
New York Times
George McGovern
Nixon
Wicker
United States
Kennedy
Camelot
Mythical Allegations of Col Herbert Victory in Battle with Truth
The piece chronicles Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Herbert's contested Vietnam era charges against Col J Ross Franklin and BG John W Barnes. It credits Barry Lando of Sixty Minutes and a May Atlantic Monthly article for exposing inconsistencies, noting press laziness and the need for verification.
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J. Ross Franklin
John W. Barnes
Page One
U.S
Vietnam
New York Times
Anthony Herbert
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Lando
Herbert
Herbert Case
Franklin
May Atlantic Monthly
Hohm Bitterie
Bitterie
Ken Rosenblum
Oslip
New York
Barnes
Army
Rosenblum
The
Atlantic
Ullman Defies Congress with Budget Control Plan
Washington insight on Rep. Al Ullman 58, a Ways and Means veteran, as he pushes a Joint Budget Control Committee to curb collective irresponsibility in federal spending. The proposal seeks a Budget Committee in each chamber to oversee taxing and spending within national capacity.
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Washington, D.C
al Ullman
D-Ore
House of Representatives
Committee of Ways and Means
Ullman
Congress
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
White House
Wilbur Mills
Nixon
Committee For
House-Senate
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Ways and Means
Our Architecture Should Embrace Traditional Beauty Again
Russell Kirk laments modernist architecture as costly and ugly highlighting Britain's critics, Detroit HUD failures, and urban decay. He cites Derrick Oxley and Jo Grimond defending classic styles, urging a return to humane, durable buildings rather than glass and concrete.
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Classical America
Classical America, Inc
1St Ave
Long Island City
N.Y
William A. Coles
University of Michigan
Britain
France
Yese
Jo Grimond
Liberal Party
Kirkwall
London
Derrick Oxley
Random thoughts and quips on politics and culture
A collage of satirical lines on Watergate secrecy fears film locations in Russia and commerce, economics, and public life. Observations cover Bormann rumors in South America, TV ads skepticism, basketballs and golf balls, and a July 4th wish for rain soaked independence.
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Russia
Massachusetts Title TF projects critiqued as wasteful
James J. Kilpatrick reviews the Bulletin of the Council for Basic Education noting Massachusetts spent 4.8 million dollars on Title TF experiments with mixed results. Projects ranged from Self-Direction Through Group Dynamics to AFIRE and Adventure, with many criticized for bureaucratic jargon, overblown aims, and field trips repackaged as on site experiences.
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Bulletin of the Council For Basic Education
Massachusetts
Mortimer Smith
Danvers
State Department of Education
Hamilton
Smith
Danville Register Subscription Rates Notice
The Danville Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions in city and suburbs by carrier delivery at 50c per week and single copies at 10c. Sunday only is 20c. Mail rates are one year 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, one month 1.75, with renewal notices mailed 10 days before expiration.
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Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
Ralph de Toledano
Col. Herbert
America
Holt
Barry Lando
Holmes Alexander
CCI
Russell Kirk
Detroit
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Detroit News
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HUD
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Senator Soaper
Martin Bormann
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AFIRE
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