Mayors urge renewal of revenue sharing program
Nearly 2,000 mayors and city officials gathered in Washington urging renewal of revenue sharing, the State and Local Assistance Act of 1972, which is due to expire by year end. Proponents like Mayor Ballard warn of deferred capital improvements while critics push for ends or reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
National League of Cities
United States Conference of Mayors
Richard Hatcher
Gary, Inc
Hans G. Tanzler Jr
Jacksonville
Fla
John S. Ballard
Akron
Ohio
Ballard
House Committee On Government Operations
THE
Tax Foundation
League of Women Voters
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Government Operations Committee
Legis
Dayton
Thomas B. Andrews
United States Chamber of Commerce
Andrews
Unsavory side of Mexican justice exposed by prison break
Editorial notes that breaking into a Mexican jail in Piedras Negras to free 11 Americans and five Mexicans shows the darker side of U S Mexico relations. It condemns prolonged detentions without trial and abuses by Mexican authorities, arguing officials ignore Mexican and U S rights amid diplomatic calm.
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Piedras Negras
Mexico-Texas
Mexico
United States
Pecos Bus Depot as Seen by a Witty Local Colonist
The essay humorously describes Pecos bus station as aging and characterful though lacking authentic amenities. The author jokes about ticket clerks, memory of names, and quirky uses of the depot by shippers seismograph firms and bargain hunters. He notes coffee next door, pinball machines, and a 10 cent pay phone, ending with a tease for The Shoe Shop.
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Gene Douglas
Pecos
Eva Olvido
Chicago
Midland
On This Day March 31 1976 History Highlights
Notable events include the 1854 US Japan treaty opening ports, 1889 Eiffel Tower opening, 1917 US Virgin Islands possession, 1931 Managua earthquake, 1943 Rotterdam shipyards bombing, 1949 Newfoundland joins Canada, and 1966 Verwoerd victory. Also My Lai verdict, Ford clemency end, and Benedict Arnold siege notes.
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United States
Japan
Paris
American Virgin Islands
Denmark
Managua
Nicaragua
Rotterdam
Newfoundland
Canada
South Africa
Hendrik Verwoerd
William Calley
My Lai
Ford
Germany
John McCloy
Henry Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Benedict Arnold
Quebec
Tides Explained as Ocean And Land Movements
Tides are natural rises and falls caused by the sun and moon's gravity. They occur in oceans seas and large lakes and can affect atmosphere and even land features to minor degrees.
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Earth
Social Security fraud abroad and Pentagon profits conflicts
The column reports on large overseas Social Security overpayments including Mexico and Greece and cites a Mexican broker who advertised “fix papers” for pensions. It also criticizes Ford administration moves to undercut Renegotiation Board reforms and details Earl Butz using a taxpayer funded advance man for political campaigning in Illinois.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
U.S
Benjamin Herrera Florez
United States
Social Security Administration
Greece
Mexico
Philippines
Pentagon
Ford
Federal Treasury
Federal
House
Ford Administration
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Richard Holmquist
U.S. Congress
Brooks
Joseph Minish
D-N.j
Holmquist
Minish
Hous
Butz
Boy
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Illinois
Gary Madson
Rural Development Service
Madson
Richard Nixon
Agriculture Department
Lee
Roger Keeling
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Don Oakley
Kditorials
U.S. State Department
Mexico City
Pecos Enterprise
O’ferrall Pauly
Texas Press Association
Abbey
Satea
Shoe Shop
By Roger Bollen
Henrod
Jacknderson
Merry
John Tower
Senate
Washington, DC
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
Richard C. White
el Paso
Odessa
Bob Krueger
Cannon House
D.C
del Rio
New Austin Braun
11Th St
Austin
Texas
Ben R. Howell
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