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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1976
Page
2
The Washington Star reports a fresh push for a national dividend of 750 dollars per year for every registered voter tax free. Funded by corporate taxes, some leaders support it as boosting consumer spending, but the idea is viewed as farfetched and recalls McGovern’s 1972 plan which voters rejected.
The piece criticizes economists especially Ford appointees who dismiss women as part of the labor force. It argues that a million or more unemployed women exist, many with employed husbands, and stresses the societal toll when women are jobless. It cites Joann Vanek on housework division and calls for recognition of working women’s fatigue and equality.
A Strategy Council report questions criminal penalties for marijuana possession as costly and less effective, noting over 400,000 pot arrests yearly while major crimes rise. It argues society pays a high price in stigma and justice costs, urging a focus on serious crime over victimless drug offenses.
A letter from Muscatine highlights the Benjamin Hershey Memorial Convalescent Home as a long standing community asset. It outlines its non profit status and community funding, the 1966 wing dedication, recent $100000+ 1975 1976 improvements to meet state and federal rules, new dining and living spaces, increased staff, and ongoing patient care with strong community support.
A Washington Post excerpt notes California textbook editors remove female elephants in tutus from a children's arithmetic book. Noel Epstein highlights a broader push for egalitarian illustrations, arguing against unisex demands and citing Macmillan and Holt Rinehart & Winston guidelines.
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