Out-of-State Tuition Trouble Looms Over Public Colleges
Predictions that out-of-state tuition surcharges will end in two to three years gain traction as three court cases challenge the practice. The tied issue is granting voting rights to campus residents, with many states facing revenue gaps if resident rates rise. Texas already raised resident rates to 5 per hour and nonresident to 40 per hour, while private colleges face tougher survival.
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Coerry Ryan
Sno
Texas
Senate
Long
Nixon
Texas Cities Outrank New York In Homicide Rates
A New York Sun report based on FBI figures and census data shows Dallas and ten other Texas cities with higher homicide rates than New York City. Included are Galveston Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Lubbock Abilene Grand Prairie Austin Beaumont Waco Wichita Falls and others with similar rates. The study notes New York ranks 149th but the Dallas rate is nearly three times higher.
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Hartke Exit Signals Shifting Democratic White House Race
Self-removal of Sen. Vance Hartke from Indiana from presidential contention is cited as a trend setter in a crowded Democratic field. Pete Hamill of the New York Post describes the race as a bore and a vile display of self interest, urging voters to demand seriousness.
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India
Pete Hamill
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New York Post
And Winner Is McCarthy With 1 Percent Of Vote
Report from Washington on the Democratic presidential primaries showing Edmund Muskie leading in Lethargy State with 35.8 percent and Hubert Humphrey second. George McGovern, Joan Lindsay, George Wallace, Henry Jackson, and Eugene McCarthy share smaller percentages, with McCarthy reportedly considered a winner by some observers despite less than one percent.
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Edmund Muskie
Muskie
Laetharry
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Ifubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Chicago
George McGovern
New Hampshire
Joan Lindsay
Lindsay
George Wallace
Alabama
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Wal
Lethargy
Henry Jackson
Jackson
Lugene McCarty
McCarthy
John Lindsay
Scoop Jackson
Gene McCarthy
Public Debate Over Coliseum Rental for Hair Show
Readers debate whether Lubbock public facilities should host a touring theater troupe. Critics warn against hosting a nudity heavy show while supporters cite cultural offerings and artistic value amid local fiscal considerations.
Welfare Reform Debate and Public Funding Disputes
Senator Lang criticizes Nixon welfare reform while noting costs rose from 6.2 to 9.4 billion and caseloads from 9.6 to 13.5 million. Nixon's plan links work incentives with long term savings. opposed by some lawmakers who favor higher guaranteed incomes. The piece also cites Social Security benefit increases and local discussions on public performances and censorship amid cultural debates.
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Russel Lang
Nixon
Senate Finance
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Senate
George Wiley
National Welfare Rights Organization
Unions Out Of Favor and Meany's Strategic Shifts
Henry J. Taylor analyzes AFL CIO leader George Meany amid labor’s withdrawal from Nixon Pay Board policy. He argues unions face declining appeal, weakened public support, and political power flaws tied to Wagner Act origins and Democratic ties, amid a shifting economy.
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Nixon
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White House
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Sheba
Judge rules drinking hours aboard boats must match shore
In Liverpool a judge ruled that boating venues must observe drinking hours like land based saloons. The decision covers all vessels on coastal or inland waters. In Atlanta retired Gen George C Kennedy warned of a more imminent Soviet attack as Moscow gears up for war.
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Atlanta
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George C. Kennedy
L. M. Boyd’s lighthearted musings from a Fort Worth column
A string of witty observations ranges from roof-mounted stop lights and astereognosis to hairdos and wartime mistakes. The piece features L. M. Boyd’s humor on public safety, psychology quirks, fashion, and a closing invitation to mail responses to his Fort Worth box.
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