11 Jun 1976
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Newspaper
Pontiac Daily Leader
Location
Pontiac, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1976
Page
1
The piece lambasts Sen. Hubert Humphrey's full employment bill, arguing a 3 percent adult unemployment target is hollow without workable plans. It warns of inflation, national debt, and costly public jobs programs, citing Brookings analysis on wage distortions and youth unemployment.
Illinois lawmakers consider allowing local governments to issue bonds to acquire demolish and assemble blighted property for private redevelopment. The plan aims to raise tax revenue to repay bonds, with safeguards to prevent developer exploitation and ensure plans align with official redevelopment strategies.
Column surveys campaign jargon from Safire with jokes about cliches in use by 1976 campaigns. It mocks phrases like the magic number momentum and they I See construction, tracing echoes to historic speeches and figures such as FDR Nixon and Ingersoll.
The Senate approved a redevelopment bond proposal early this month by 400 to 11 and sent it to the House. A companion House measure gained House approval 93 to 34 Thursday night and moved to the Senate. Opponents warned of constitutional questions and costs. Proponents say the plan lets municipalities redevelop so the bonds are self supporting from increased property values. Carroll noted the process, with the municipality funding site prep and demolition upfront.
Francis and Lois Corrigan Blackstone express concern in The Leader over the Streator Pontiac airport proposal. They argue higher county taxes, loss of Sunbury Township revenue, and reliance on local funding with little federal or state aid. They critique road tax use and airfield cost, noting impact on schools and roads.
The Pontiac Leader Publishing Co price sheet lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for Livingston County readers, with brief contact details and deadlines. Rates cover daily delivery, weekend options, and military subscriptions, plus notices about missing papers and carrier support.
Litchfield Illinois reports Route 66, once the Main Street of America, shrinking to local roads as Interstates replace the old highway. In Clinton Oklahoma and other towns, motels endure with budget rooms, while locals recall a era of travel, tourism, and national identity tied to the 66 legend.
AP reports in Lusaka that Zambia’s 44 000 whites, while economically better off than most black Zambians, fear adjusting to Kaunda’s one party socialist state. Some younger whites adapt, but many seek life elsewhere, notably South Africa, as asset controls and limited citizenship shape futures.
The Village of Odell in Livingston County Illinois will accept bids for a 1967 1 ton Chevrolet pickup. Bids must be submitted to Lowell Fosdick by 5:00 PM on Tuesday June 15 1976 at the Village Hall Odell Illinois. The village may reject all bids.
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