California tuition bill would have capped costs and taxed grads
California lawmakers nearly passed a learn earn reimburse plan that would defer tuition until graduates earned 10 000 annually and repay via a surtax. Senate defeated it after Assembly passage. Critics warned it could raise public college costs to near national highs and shift core funding from general taxes to tuition.
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Catalogue aims to map vast federal aid programs
Rep Roth leads 185 sponsors in a program information act to require an annual federal aid catalogue and monthly updates. The measure, backed by the Bureau of the Budget, seeks to reduce chaos from hundreds of programs and improve coordination among federal, state, and local entities.
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William V. Roth Jr
D-Dek
Office of Economic Opportunity
Bureau of the Budget
Senator Soaper Boycotts Nits During Capitol Tour
Senator Soaper vows a boycott as nitpickers complain about political talk. The piece notes Congress during tourist season as relief rhetoric circulates for the average taxpayer, while critics call for real relief and question roster cuts that upset young men hoping for pro football roster spots.
Is Baseball Losing Its National Pastime Status
A series of quoted opinions from workers and students at Bixby Park on whether baseball remains the national game. Views split between nostalgia for the tube era and football’s rise, with notes on changing American culture, violence, and romantic distractions shaping sports popularity.
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Don Kirkland
Bixby Park
Lawyer's relief act of 1969 explained by experts
The new tax bill adopted by the House of Representatives is described by Edwin Cohen as the lawyer's and accountant's relief act of 1969. The Ways and Means committee faced uncertainty about its provisions while the Treasury Department struggles to interpret them, and tax lawyers remain guarded in their opinions as Chairman Wilbur Mills weighs in.
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House of Representatives
Edwin §. Cohen
the Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury Department
The
Wall Street Journal
Wilbur Mills
Tax reform debate and proposed 1972 relief plan
The discussion centers on a $2.4 billion tax reform measure aimed at taxing the very rich, tightening oil depletion allowances, and altering real estate depreciation. Supporters tout a 5 percent average tax cut by 1972 end, with relief skewing to lower brackets, while critics warn of revenue losses and fairness concerns.
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T Siti
David Lawrence
U.S. Treasury
Tax Reform and Education Aid Debate This Week
Discussion centers on tax reform affecting municipal bonds and charitable foundations. Analysts warn higher borrowing costs for cities and potential declines in charitable giving if foundation income and appreciated gifts are taxed. Lawmakers also push Whitten amendments allowing flexible use of aid funds to influence school assignments and parental choice.
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Ford
Rockefeller
Ways and Means Committee
Desegregation clash over Whitten amendments and education policy
Commissioner James Kilpatrick argues the aim is desegregation not racial balance and warns of Senate repeal attempts. The piece praises preserving Whitten restrictions while criticizing federal overreach and the potential disruption from court-ordered integration affecting 4,209 Charlotte children and seven schools.
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Whitten
Office of Education
James I. Allen, Jr
Congress
Allen
Commissioner's Office
South
Reconstruction Proconsuls
Charlotte
N.C
Letters to the Editor on sanctions and politics in Long Beach
Readers debate sanctions against the Long Beach Unified School District questioning fairness and trust with TALB and district leadership. A second letter criticizes congressional leadership, urging stamps reform and more women in legislative halls amid global crises.
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Congressional
Roosevelt
Bionnt
Murphy
Hosmer
George Washington
FDR
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