California Prop 1-A Tax Break Proposed for Homeowners
The California ballot proposes Prop 1-A a constitutional amendment to provide direct cash payments of 70 to homeowners this year and a 750 exemption in future years renters to gain higher exemptions doubling to 2000 for married couples and 1000 for singles businessmen gain inventory tax relief and local funding is preserved Prop 1-A differs from Prop 9 by aiding residents without burdening local governments and aims for broad adoption on November 5.
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California
George Miller
D-Martinez
Senate Finance Committee
Watson
Califormians urged to vote on Prop 2 to settle tax disputes
California voters face Prop 2 on November 5 to end fights over assessments between public water and power agencies and counties. The measure ties changes in disputed property taxes to statewide valuation shifts, with the state controller compiling figures. A yes vote is recommended.
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Ter and Power
Mono
Inyo
San Francisco
Sacramento
San Diego
Riverside
Long Beach
Municipal Water Department
Los Angeles County
Law Firms Profitable for Congressmen
Rep. Ed Gurney of Florida used his law firm Gurney and Sheffield in Winter Park to receive legal work from the Florida Turnpike Authority. Last year the authority paid $21,647.49 to the firm, with vouchers citing the firm’s efforts.
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Washington
Ed Gurney
Florida
Florida Turnpike Authority
Gurney
Gurney and Sheffield
Winter Park
Fla
Orlando
Gurney tied to Turnpike dispute and Florida deals
Longstanding claim against the Turnpike Authority was settled for 155000 after Gurney allied with Howard Needs firm and political cronies. Taxpayers footed legal bills while Sanchez lost his post. Separate land deals near Apopka involve Bay Lake Palms and a Palm Plaza site with Gurney’s law partner on the corporation board.
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Turnpike Authority
Howard, Needles, Tammen and
Bergendorf
Gurney Law
Florida
Apopka
Fla
Bay Lake Palms
Highway 441
Central Business District
Bay-Lake Palms Corporation
Palm Plaza
Bay-Lake
The
Commercial Bank
Gurney
John T. Skeffield
Bay-Lake Palms
Town Meeting and Policy Questions on Vietnam War
Dr. Max Rafferty is cited on abusive language while Lee Ann Johnson discusses Humphrey’s Vietnam speech. The piece surveys proposals to end the war, including safe air routes, troop withdrawals, NLF participation in Saigon, and nonproliferation treaty concerns with Egypt Cuba and China. Clyde L. Dotson, Long Beach.
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Humphrey
Vietnam
Haiphong
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
NLF
Saigon
Cambodia
Laos
Nasser
Egypt
Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
Red China
New York in Crisis as City Faces School Closures and Police Strikes
A traveling reporter depicts New York City in turmoil with public schools closed affecting a million children amid anti Semitism and racism accusations. Twenty three thousand police threaten a slowdown over a new labor contract while federal authorities intervene in the chaotic situation.
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New York
N.Y
New York City
United States
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Urban strain in New York as welfare, schools galvanize city
A columnist paints New York’s welfare system overwhelmed by migrants and overpayments while campuses erupt in protests. Decentralization advocates push changes amid school conflicts, black power and community participation debates. Presidential candidates are warned to temper promises as city-scale issues demand local solutions.
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New York
New York University
Washington Square
Ford Foundation
Foundation
New York City
The Gentleman Who Tried to Adjourn by Hawthorne
A humorous parable about Congress adjournment and a fictional Hawthorne attempting to adjourn the presidency and campaign. He wires Humphrey Nixon and Wallace to adjourn, jokes about postponing the election, and ends with a police encounter after declaring he has adjourned his car.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Hawthorne
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Mrs. Hawthorne
Humphrey
Nixon
Wallace
Immedi
Senator Hawthorne's adjourned car blocks Massagravy contract
In Washington a lighthearted scene unfolds as Senator Hawthorne parks his car to adjourn for the day. Police station bystanders and Senator Merle Survive watch as the car remains, delaying a Massagravy electronics contract while Hawthorne reads a newspaper to shortcut a dispute with an in-office client. Hawthorne asserts the vehicle is adjourned, leaving other traffic to wait.
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Hawthorne
Washington
Sen
Merle
Democrat
Survine
Massagravy
Pentagon
Daydreaming Fades as Daily Duties Take Over in Long Beach
A collection of Long Beach residents share how aging changes their daydreaming. Ora Walstrom, Scott Rendall, Mrs. Eleanor Stanley, Eugene Spencer, Mrs. Virga Lou Spencer discuss plans for the future, family, and staying busy amid routines and responsibilities.
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Scott Rendall
Long Beach
Eleanor Stanley
Eugene Spencer
Walter Mitty
Virga Lou Spencer
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Sterling Bemis
Drew Pearson
Claude Kirk
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G. Warren Sanchex
Sanchez
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Lee Ann Johnson
Clyde L. Dotson
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