Pay For Legislators Salary Comparisons Across States
A Citizens Conference survey shows average state legislator pay rising 538.8 percent since 1950 to 13 256 biennially. Maryland pays 2400 yearly plus 25 per diem, ranking 35th. New Hampshire pays 200 yearly, 50th. California leads at 48950 biennially, with New York and Florida at 36000. The report notes salary levels depend on session lengths and constitutional pay limits.
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Debate over 18 year voting and court fate of act
The 1970 Voting Rights Act sharply expands the electorate by setting 18 as the voting age and banning literacy tests while standardizing residency rules. Arizona and Idaho challenge the law in court, seeking Supreme Court clarity on federal supremacy versus states rights. Court arguments loom this October with the Jan 1, 1971 effective date.
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Georgia
Kentucky
Alaska
Hawaii
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Educations Budget Fights Highlighted by Horman Call
In a county political roundup the senior board member Republican Russell Horman argues the Frederick County educational system has divided authority. He cites a state law forcing bargaining with the Frederick County Teachers Association and notes the Board of Education lacks real control over funding. The piece urges the General Assembly to create an elected budget empowered Board of Education or transfer bargaining power to the County Commissioners to end the endless cycle of resentment and morale loss among teachers and officials.
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News- Post
Russell Z. Horman
Horman
Herman
General Assembly
Boards of Education
Maryland
Board of Education
Frederick County Teachers’ Association
FCTA
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick County
Assembly
Local Canning Industry Expands As Farmers Price Tomatoes
The News-Post notes three county canneries at peak capacity amid the corn crop. Farmers sell produce at top prices, including tomatoes the best since pre war days, boosting profits for canners and farmers alike. A Buckeystown man was arrested for speeding and intoxication on the Baltimore pike near Frederick. No new clues emerge in the Lime Kiln murder case. several suspects questioned.
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Wertinbaker
Baltimore Pike
Frederick
Buckeystown
Welfare rally sparks debate over aid and housing
Letter writer and candidate Leonard S. Blondes objects to welfare for able bodied workers while praising aid for the disabled and elderly. He cites park remarks at a welfare rally in Baker Park and calls for federal funding of subsidized low cost housing, urging Congress action. He notes prior proposals from his time in the Maryland House and seeks continued editorial support.
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Huch
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Leonard S. Blondes
Montgomery
Terror Via New Barbarians by Bruce Biossat
Washington correspondent Bruce Biossat argues that the 1970 surge of radical violence marks a turning point from disruption to destruction. He cites bombings at the University of Wisconsin and a Minneapolis public building attack as proof that New Barbarians have reached the point of no return. He warns that terrorism may persist unless Democrats and liberal elites draw a clear line between dissent and disruption.
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NEA
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University of Wisconsin
Lewis S. Feuer
Minneapolis
Dante Boorstin
Feuer
U.S
Nixon
Democratic Party
Museum of Answers Delights Escapist Q and A
A string of trivia style entries covers a range of curious questions. Don Larsen pitched the only perfect World Series game for the New York Yankees in 1956. Ralph Bunche became the first Black Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1950. Swallows return to San Juan Capistrano on St. Joseph's Day March 19 and depart on San Juan's Day October 23.
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Ralph J. Bunche
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