New Towns Face Financial Turmoil in Model Cities Project
Jonathan in Minnesota, the first of 14 model communities, received 21 million in federal mortgage guarantees but now faces lender pressure and scarce funding. HUD disruptions, rising costs, and financing problems threaten the dream of balanced residential and commercial development.
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John Lundquist
Jonathan
Minn
Robert Kiste
Minneapolis
U.S
Congress
St. Paul
HUD
Woodlands
Houston
Tex
Maumelle
Little Rock
Ark
Otto Stolz
Stolz
Nimmer
Power split obvious in Ohio legislature
The Ohio General Assembly shows a partisan stalemate as Gov. Rhodes, a Republican, fights to push major programs. With only minor laws enacted, Rhodes seeks voter signatures to bypass lawmakers for his statewide budget and energy proposals amid vetoes and Democratic pushback.
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Columbus
Ohio
Assembly
James A. Rhodes
General Assembly
Rhodes
John J. Gilligan
Ohio Energy Development Authority
Crops Recycle the Air Says Prairie Farmer
Chicago report notes Prairie Farmer states farms provide clean air as crops purify and recycle carbon dioxide. It cites that one acre of corn can supply fresh air for 12 people for a year and eight tons of CO2 absorbed per season.
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Chicago
Prairie Farmer
Bias bans at gas pumps and other Ohio 1975 measures
The article notes a Supreme Court upholding of the Federal Energy Administration authority to ban favoritism at gas pumps in shortages. It details Ohio acts during Rhodes term including funding for a nursing facility, licenses for therapists, higher fishing and canning fees, and a Martin Luther King Jr holiday. It mentions tax exemptions changes and new rules for regional transit authorities.
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New York
National Petroleum News
U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Energy Administration
Rhodes
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home
Sandusky
Lake Erie
Martin Luther King
Ohio
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