Humphrey Jobs Plan Criticized by Idaho Senator
Idaho Senator James McClure deems Hubert Humphrey’s jobs bill massively costly and ineffective, arguing it will exceed $15 000 per job and push the nation toward a government driven employment model. He promotes his own Jobs Creation Act favoring free enterprise and self sufficiency.
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Congress
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Sen
James McClure
Idaho
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GMR
Oooh That Budget Editorial Sparks Vote Call
Washington readers see a guest commentary on the April federal budget of 412.6 billion dollars. The piece highlights the scale, questions lawmakers’ grasp of such sums, notes a looming tax burden of 8000 dollars per household, and urges voters to act in the fall to curb spending.
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National Review Magazine
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National Review
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Eastside teachers to gain pay boosts for 1951
Eastside district school teachers will receive pay increases of 200 to 260 dollars for the 1951 school year, per Superintendent W. H. Simmons. The Preston FFA dairy judging team of Rodney Gilbert Tony Knudson and John LeFevre won top honors at the FFA daily judging during Black and White days. Preston High School will graduate 132 seniors Friday evening in the 19th annual commencement with the theme Today's Challenge Our Challenge at West Side High School and 33 seniors will graduate Friday at 8 p.m. in the Weston Ward Chapel.
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W. H. Simmons
Preston Ffa
Rodney Gilbert
Tony Knudson
John LeFevre
FFA
Preston High School
West Side High School
Weston Ward Chapel
Franklin County News Roundup May 1946 Highlights
May 23 1946 report notes 500 imported farm workers headed for Franklin County with 300 German POWs arrived last week and 200 Mexican nationals due soon. A major slide east of Rufus Long blocked Cub River roads. Commencement speaker Dr Carl McIntosh Jr will address Preston High seniors Friday. Thatcher Grace districts approve consolidation. Salute honors 38 local WWII dead with 24 pictured.
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Carl McIntosh Jr
Southern Branch
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Cleveland
Oxford
Oneida Academy Commencement and Drowning Rescue
The Oneida Academy held its commencement exercises in the assembly room with a large audience and applause for the music. Clifton reports Miss Tumbleston was rescued from drowning at Bear River on May 19, aided by Mr. Taylor of Clifton. graduates include Harold Lee Karl Cutler Estus Packe S Louis Ballif Vernon Sharp William Taner and Samuel Fletcher.
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Taylor
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Karl Cutler
Estus Packe
S. Louis Ballif
Vernon Sharp
William Taner
Samuel Fletcher
John Witherspoon of New Jersey Signer of Independence
John Witherspoon the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence was a Scottish born Presbyterian minister who became president of the College of New Jersey. He supported the patriot cause, closed the college during the British raid, and lost his son James at Germantown. After the war he rebuilt the college until his death in 1794 at age 71.
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New Jersey
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Scotland
Witherspoon
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Germantown
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Behind the Mideast Quiet of U S Role in Lebanon Crisis
Jack Anderson and Joe Spear report a covert U S and Israeli feedback loop guiding Syria’s Lebanon moves. Damascus officials briefed by Washington through Ambassador Murphy and Kissinger to Dinitz, then back to Damascus, as Israel’s stance influences Syrian tactics. The piece notes cooling Syria–U S dialogue and Assad’s embarrassment before Arab peers.
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Jack Anderson
Joe Spear
United States
Middle East
Joe ‘Spear
Syria
Lebanon
Israel
Spear
Damascus
Richard Murphy
Murphy
Henry Kissinger
Simcha Dinitz
Dinitz
Jerusalem
Kissinger
Haffez Assad
Assad
America
North Yemen
Iran Visit Spurs Idaho Governor’s Reflections on Progress
Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus recounts his trip to Iran and notes the contrast with American progress, marking the nation’s two hundredth anniversary and Iran’s fewer years of modernization. He stresses how the visit highlighted strides in the United States.
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Cecil D. Andrus
Idaho
Iran
America
McClure Sponsors Anti-Discrimination Bill In Senate
Idaho Senator Jim McClure joins Jim Buckley to back the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1976. The measure would end mandatory racial quotas while preserving affirmative action and a required search for minority applicants. The article also notes Idaho Iran talks on agricultural trade and housing cooperation.
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U.S
Jim McClure
Jim Buckley
New York
McClure
Ofice
McClure Opposes 1977 Federal Budget Vote
Senator Jim McClure votes against the $412.6 billion fiscal 1977 budget, criticizing Congress for not reducing federal spending. The Senate approves the budget by a two thirds majority, noting a $50.8 billion deficit. McClure argues the budget proposal contains gimmicks and unlikely administration savings.
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Congress
Jim McClure
Senate
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