Marion slashes property tax in bold town budget move
Marion Illinois, population 13 000, votes to drop its property tax entirely by not passing a tax levy ordinance. Since 1964 mayor Robert L Butler has cut property taxes seven of nine years. The city now relies on state sales tax and various departments for revenue while remaining in the black.
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Chicago
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Atlantis expedition claims plot thwarted by conspiracy
Maxine Asher asserts her claim of finding Atlantis off Cadiz was blocked by a worldwide conspiracy of politicians academics financiers and Hollywood. Divers found only seashells and broken masonry, and funds exhausted after losses reported near bankruptcy.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Maxine Asher
Atlantis
Hollywood
Aces on Bridge Highlight Dorothy Malone Strategy
Dorothy Malone recalls her acting career and discusses a bridge hand where she avoided a quick defeat by delaying trumps. She explains a pivotal duck in hearts and careful play of clubs to secure a successful contract, drawing parallels to her on screen performances.
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Dorothy Malone
Constance McKenzie
Calico
British newsman killed in U S Laguna Beach
Gordon Jeffery internationally known British foreign correspondent and editor died after being hit by a car in California while covering President Nixon. He was 41 and foreign editor of the London Daily Mirror.
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Laguna Beach
UPI
Gordon Jeffery
California
Nixon
Jeffery
London Daily Mirror
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White House
Reuters
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Teamsters invalidate post August grape contracts in California
UPI report says Teamsters President Fitzsimmons voided contracts signed with 30 California grape growers after August 9, while Cesar Chavez and the UFW demand good faith and restoration of contracts. Chavez attended a funeral in Arvin as tensions persist and talks resume only with guarantees. AFL-CIO and Meany press for settlement including returning contracts to the UFW.
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Teamsters
Arvin
Fitzsimmons
Delano
Calif
Salinas
Afl-Cio
Teamster
George Meany
Longest living heart transplant recipient keeps hope alive
Louis Russell, 49, of Indianapolis, received a heart transplant in 1968 and says his body is unlikely to reject the graft. He spends 18 to 20 hours daily fundraising for the Heart Association and advising other patients while managing steroid side effects and high medical costs.
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Indianpolis
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Russell
Indianapolis
Richmond
The
Heart Association
University of Virginia Medical School
Grounds to dismiss teachers over marijuana convictions debated
A California Court of Appeals ruling considers two cases where teachers convicted of marijuana possession had credentials revoked in one case and restored in the other. It held unfitness to teach must be shown by factors beyond the marijuana conviction in the first case, while the second was upheld due to separate conduct indicating unfitness. The column also notes Ohio estate law for a surviving spouse and Arizona’s juvenile arrest record destruction statute.
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E. J. Denison
J.D
Cal
Court of Appeals of California
San Diego
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Arizona
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Deluxe hotel package with meals and extras
Queen sized beds accommodate four. Nightly rates 26 00 for standard with full hotel facilities and golf optional. Deluxe room includes cocktail dinner and breakfast at 36 05 per night for two, plus 10 30 for each extra.
Sniper barricades in Edwards AFB barracks
A 19 year old airman armed with a gun barricaded in a second floor dorm room at Edwards Air Force Base for a third day. About 100 enlisted men were moved to other quarters while authorities said they would wait him out to avoid injuries.
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Calif
UPI
Edwards Air Force Base
Wayne Corbett
Public Information Office
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