Businessmen Complaints on Regulation Meet Mixed Attitudes
A Reuters synopsis notes business leaders rate government regulation as a top problem but resist calls to repeal controls. regulators like SEC chair Roderick Hills argue competition isn't the sole regulator, as firms often seek state aid and prefer managed markets. The piece questions whether business truly backs free enterprise when regulation protects or harms particular players.
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Roderick Hills
Securities and Exchange Commission
Hills
Telephone Tax To Be Reduced
Telephone subscribers will receive their annual excise tax cut on January 1 as the federal rate drops to 5 percent part of a plan to end the tax by 1982. The tax, a World War I temporary measure, has fluctuated since, peaking at 25 percent on long distance and 15 percent on local calls during past eras. Viterbo College is among 762 private liberal arts colleges named to share a $165,780 Household Finance Corp. grant based on full-time enrollment. the college spokesman said the grant amount is not yet received.
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Viterbo College
Household Finance Corp
Viterbo
Cactus thefts a prickly Arizona problem
Arizona law enforcement fights cactus rustling as desert marauders steal saguaros and other protected plants. Four licensed officers patrol the state issuing permits and tags, with raids on nurseries and backyards. Despite 25 arrests and $1 million in tag sales, illegal harvesting remains high. Drug dealers have begun moonlighting as cactus thieves, increasing the scope of the crime.
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State Commission of Agriculture and Horticulture
Agriculture and Horticulture Commission
Richard A. Countryman
Cactus Corps
Multiple local business moves and hires across Wisconsin
A series of personnel shifts and openings dot Wisconsin business pages. Kathleene Iverson earned a real estate license and joins the Greater La Crosse Board of Realtors after roles in education and banking. Linda Geary and Jeffrey Bunke join Wheeler Co staff in Rushford and Viola areas, with Bunke bringing a psychology degree and prior Cencom experience. Kwik-Trip opens a Black River Falls store managed by Ella Hicks. James L. Arney becomes labor relations supervisor at Gateway Transportation in La Crosse. Radio Shack reports November sales up 38 percent year over year. A Prairie du Chien student wins second place in a regional arc welding contest, earning 150 dollars. Dee R. 3 named to Prudential’s President’s Club for 1976. Jerry Roth to manage Gibson’s in Loveland Colorado. Julie Mickschl named traveling educator for Viking Sewing Machine Co. and Richard J. Dee highlighted as a traveling agent honored in Minneapolis.
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