Can government halt family deterioration in America
Washington adviser Joseph Califano argues unemployment and inflation drive family breakdown, a view contested by economist Paul Glick who notes rising divorce rates across income levels. He cites 1950s marriage trends, shifting values, and questions what actually stabilizes families amid economic changes. The piece challenges Califano's liberal doctrine and notes the higher failure rate of second marriages.
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Washington
Joseph Califano
Health, Education and Welfare
Califano
Paul Glick
Glick
Hemingway
Jimmy Carter
Iowa lawmakers face 1977 school aid fight over foundation level
Iowa legislators respond to escalating per pupil costs and shifting enrollments as they consider how to fix the state’s foundation aid. Proposals range from raising the foundation level to 85 percent, to removing transportation costs from aid formulas, to exploring classroom unit funding, with debates over tax shifts and revenue projections shaping the session.
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Bes Moines
Iowa
Associated Press
Earl Willits
D-Des Moines
Sonja Egenes
R-Story City
John Patchett
North Liberty
Carroll Perkins
Jefferson
Horace Daggett
R-Kent
Egenes
Roger Halvorson
Rmonona
Halvorson
Overhaul urged for 70 year old U S food inspection system
Consumer advocates and officials urge sweeping reform of federal food inspection citing uneven agency power and budget. They point to disproportionate checks on canned chili versus vegetables, call for consolidation and new oversight bodies, and stress nutrition in grading and labeling.
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Washington
Consumer Reports
Carter
Congress
Alexander Schmidt
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Thomas J. Billy
Fishery Products Inspection and Safety Division
Commerce Department
Agriculture Department
Meat Inspection
Department
Treasury Department
Agriculture Department Meat and Poultry
Georgia
USDA
George Pollock
Consumers Union
Pollock
Turkey
National Commission On Food Marketing
Canning
Marketing Commission
U.S
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Earl Batz
Ellen Haas
Community Nutrition Institute
Consumer Protection Agency
Ford
100 Years Ago WANTED A first class bather
A historical item notes a wanted advertisement seeking a first class bather with high wages at Lt. Davidson's. It also mentions Sauerkraut and dill pickles at Henry Bodman's, veal at Blanchard's Market, and a visit by Mrs. Albert Batterson and daughter Quanita from Washington Iowa to the Ed Batterson home on Kansas St. It records funeral services for Frank Emrick, 83, at Sheets Funeral home in Tipton on Saturday at 2 p.m. after his Christmas Day death.
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Davidson
Henry Bodman
Blanchard’s
Albert Batterson
Quanita
Washington
Iowa
Ed Batterson
Kansas St
Sheets
Tipton
Frank Emrick
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