Counties Spend More On Welfare Than On Education
In fiscal year 1975 76 county governments spent 7 billion on public welfare versus 36 billion on education and 4 billion on hospitals, with highways at 3.7 billion. Total expenditures rose 4.6 percent to 38.4 billion while revenues grew 12.3 percent to 37.8 billion. Debts rose to 20.4 billion. property taxes remain 31 percent of revenue. state governments provide 34.8 percent.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Commerce Department
Bureau of the Census
Carter’s Isolation From Republicans Draws GOP Criticism
House Republican Leader John Rhodes says President Carter’s political troubles partly stem from isolation from Republicans with little regular contact except Kissinger. Rhodes decries Carter’s legislative struggles and warns the lack of bipartisan input jeopardizes policy, suggesting Republicans may target Carter in 1978.
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House
John Rhodes
Carter
Rhodes
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon
Everett Dirksen
Charlie Walleck
Arizona
Johnson
Senate
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Capitol Hill
Health Questions and Answers Are You Dizzy
A reader asks about dizziness tied to low blood pressure, spinal nerve pressure, or inner ear issues. The chiropractor explains possible causes such as atlas misalignment, functional short leg, and vascular impingement, noting posture and spinal balance can influence symptoms and that chiropractic care may correct the root causes.
Steelworkers win job aid after foreign competition ruling
The Labor Department ruled nearly 2,000 steelworkers in three states eligible for federal assistance due to job losses from foreign imports. About 1,500 Bethlehem Steel workers in Bethlehem Pennsylvania, 200 U S Steel employees in Joliet Illinois, and 200 Interlake workers in Newport and Wilder Kentucky qualify for retraining and wage supplements up to 70 percent of prior average weekly pay. The ruling cites imports as contributing importantly to unemployment.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bethlhem
U.S. Steel Corp
Joliet
Interlake Inc
Newport and Wilder, Ky
Farmers stage parade calling for 100 percent farm price parity
About 300 farmers demonstrated in Topeka to press a December 14 price strike. Organized by the American Agriculture Movement, the rally drew participants from Nebraska Colorado Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri and Iowa. Speakers urged farmers to withhold crops food and purchases to drive higher parity benchmarks.
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Kan
Colorado
American Agriculture Movement
Jay Boydston
Colo
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Municipal Auditorium
Boydston
Recovered jewels fall short for Nash in Seattle theft
Victor Nash, San Francisco gem dealer, calls Friday’s federal jewel haul in San Francisco only a 10 percent recovery. FBI arrests followed an undercover sale of a suitcase of gems. Nash’s $2 million loss lacks rubies, emeralds, and good quality jade, with only tentative value of $100,000 recovery. Inter national Gem Stones Inc. president Nash was robbed near a Seattle motel on his way to a department store display. Authorities say the inventory was not yet complete and bail ranged from $10,000 to $50,000 for the suspects.
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FBI
Victor Nash
Nash
San Francisco
International Gem Stones Inc
YBI
Gene Welser
Oakland
U.S
Owen Woodruff
Welser
Ron Perrone
Amtrak to End Four Trains Amid Cuts in Service
Amtrak will end service on four trains this week while most cancellations suspend until at least Nov 6. The cuts primarily affect the Northeast Washington to Boston corridor with about 22 daily trains affected. The actions depend on final Congressional approval of an $18 million boost to Amtrak funds. Canceled routes include a Chicago Milwaukee Turbo liner and the Providence New Haven Clamdigger commuter service.
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Senate Appropriations
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