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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1975
Page
5
The proposed local option taxes bill lacks definition and would expand beyond property taxes, potentially enabling varied taxes such as gross receipts, sales and use, professional services, burial, and more. It risks eroding an orderly tax system, exempts few entities, and raises due process concerns.
Idaho senator James McClure condemned Vice President-elect Nelson Rockefeller for taking sides in filibuster reform debates. He argued Rockefeller’s votes and remarks damaged conservative efforts to protect the two thirds rule and jeopardized a potential Republican nomination at the National Convention.
Senator James L. Buckley visited the Soviet Union and met officials while reporting that dozens of persecuted minorities face severed communications, protracted prison conditions, and official label-based discrimination. He cited Volga German families, Baptists, Buddhists, and others, urging reflection on American religious liberty.
The Preston Indians travel to Boise for a first attempt at the 1950 state Class A basketball championship without coach Evan Sorenson who is ill in a Salt Lake hospital. About $1,500 in prizes will be awarded Saturday as part of Preston merchants spring opening, with most local businesses participating under the Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee.
Fifty years ago notes recount Thomas Heller as early civic officer in Preston, Latter-day Saints voting rights begin in 1884, Brigham Young’s prophecy of a growing city at Bear Lake, Tessie Winn the first white child born near Worm Creek, and the 1914 park purchase. Also mentions 1925 stencil lip rouge, Dayton moves, and Brigham Young College Logan's turn to the Right at Isis Theatre.
Economic experts warn the unemployment rate could reach 12 percent by summer, criticizing the White House and Federal Reserve for policy actions that curbed purchases and tightened loans. They note sharp job losses, rising layoffs, and hardship, especially among teens in ghettos and young veterans.
Polls show 70 percent of Americans favor keeping the 55 mile per hour speed limit on highways. End of year traffic data for 1974 reports 45,400 deaths, the lowest since 1963, amid calls for conservation as oil problems loom. Arch Booth warns of worse times ahead for Republicans and notes Ford’s ties to special interests.
Former congressmen move into government roles and lobbying as Ford reshapes the federal payroll. Peter Dominick becomes ambassador to Switzerland, Earl Ruth to American Samoa governor, Victor Veysey to a Pentagon post, and Wilmer Mizell to an assistant commerce secretary.
A 1888 Preston survey and a moved town stake at the corner of the general store shaped the town’s center. Jim McQueen recalls saloon clashes, a Sunday survey, and walls shared by adjacent buildings that formed Preston’s distinct angle as miles beyond the townline were noted by surveyors.
Governor Cecil D. Andrus vetoes a ten percent income tax rebate proposal as untimely and unfair. He argues the $9 million exemption would favor higher income groups and divert funds from job creation and highway and public building projects. He notes the plan would not aid low income families and warns delayed construction would raise future costs.
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