The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Poorer
Rep. Henry S. Reuss cites data showing the wealthiest 40 percent increasing income share from 64.2 to 65.2 percent between 1968 and 1975 while the poorest 40 percent drop from 18 to 17.2 percent. The piece warns the widening gap could trigger alienation, tension, and potential violence if not reversed.
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United States
Henry S. Reuss
House Committee On Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
Reuss
Paradise Valley Burying Power Lines Ordinance Vindicated
A mid 1960s Paradise Valley ordinance requires all new power lines to be buried to protect the town’s aesthetic character. The measure has been enforced with mixed court outcomes and may reach the Arizona Supreme Court, highlighting municipal rights to shape scenery despite higher costs.
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Paradise Valley
Arizona Public Service Co
Superior Court
Arizona Supreme Court
Iowa lawmaker uses committee staff for mailing push
Washington reports Rep. Neal Smith of Iowa, chair of the House Small Business Committee, directed staff to prepare a large mail campaign to Iowa voters about disaster loans. Critics say it interrupts key committee work and benefits Smith politically. The article also notes oil firms’ use of foreign-flag tankers and related costs and safety concerns.
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Washington
Neal Smith
Iowa
Smith
House
Congress
David Metzger
Metzger
Gary Cohn
Towns Democrat
Powers
Committed
U.S
Liberia
Panama
Carter
Argo
Jacques Cousteau
Exxon
Shell
Texaco
Mobil
Treasury Dept
United States
American Petroleum Institute
Carter Struggles to Secure Senate Backing for Panama Canal Treaty
President Carter weighs retail lobbying to win Reagan and Jackson support as public opposition to transferring the canal grows. Reagan seeks to safeguard conservative base while Jackson links his vote to arms control and national security, complicating a speedy ratification.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
Ronald Reagan
Henry Jackson
White House
Reagan
Sen. Jackson
Jackson
Evans Novak
Panama
Gerald R. Ford
Henry Kissinger
Ford- Kissinger
Ford
Sol Linowitz
California
Richard Schweiker
Schweiker
Jesse Helms
Linowitz
CBS
Scoop Jackson
Jess
Georgia
Sam Nunn
Panama Canal
Jimmy Carter
Water policy complaints on Arizona lake plans draw editorials
Letter writers challenge inconsistent water conservation rules across Arizona governments while editor notes Scottsdale McCormick Ranch revisions reduced lakes from 80 to 40 acres. City engineers say sealed lakes will prevent leakage and serve flood control and recreation, initially filled from shallow wells with nonpotable chromium-rich water by Kaizer Aetna.
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Lief
Betty la Bendeke
Arizona
Scottsdale
McCormick Ranch
Jack Smyth
Kaizer Aetna
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Franklin
Nashville
Inside Report
Jonathan Marshall
H.E
Hal’ Metcalf
Jerry McElfresh
Bureau of Circulation By Mail
Ariz
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