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Signatures Sought for Michigan Government Merger Ballot
A Citizens' Committee led by Laurent K. Varnum pushes for 167,000 signatures to place a November ballot amendment in Michigan calling for merging 100 plus state agencies into 20 departments. The governor would appoint all heads, with broad powers, amid a national push for centralized control and a fight within the governor's own party.
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Sigiler
Citizens’ Committee For Better Government
Laurent K. Varnum
Grand Rapids
Varnum
State Bar of Michigan
Michigan
Mackinac Island
Citizens’ Committee
Sigler
Haganah
Palestine
United Mine Workers Union
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
United States
House
James V. Forrestal
Defense
the Navy