Property tax reform looms in 1978 California agenda
Looking ahead to 1978 California agriculture faces major state legislative issues. Property tax reform dominates as elections approach and the Jarvis Gann initiative looms, risking $7 billion in local revenues and requiring 2 thirds voter approval for tax increases. Agricultural land use, water and labor reform, and pesticide regulation also shape the session.
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Sacramento
California
Jarvis/Gann
Zenovich
A.B
Calvo
Ayala
ALRA
Department of Food and Agriculture
Encouragers Lift Downcast Hearts With Kind Words
A guest asks how to help negative people at work and home. The speaker praises encouragement as a powerful antidote, noting that listening with faith and empathy, not criticism, builds hope and faith. By sharing experiences, one can plant seeds of encouragement that return to aid the giver.
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St. Paul
God
Readers invited to send signed letters to editor
The newspaper welcomes letters to the editor from individuals or groups. Letters should be signed, typed or printed, and double spaced. A two page limit is suggested, with Friday deadlines to publish the following Wednesday.
Iran Shah’s Clout in Washington and U S Deals
A syndicated weekly roundup notes how the shah of Iran secures U S support, including vast military aid, aided by ties with top officials such as William Rogers. It also covers cadaver tests in car crashes, flaws in Selective Service readiness, FDA ice cream regulation reversal, Coast Guard equipment waste, and FAA helicopter leasing plans.
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Annie Cao
Iran
Washington
Shah
United States
U.S
High and
State Department
William Rogers
Rogers
Selective Service
Robert Shuck
Defense Department
America
Food and Drug Administration
Peter Hutt
Charles Rose
D-N.c
FDA
Coast Guard
General Services Administration
Jay Solomon
Solomon
Federal Aviation Administration
Langhorne Bond
Welfare reform and jobs program critique by Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey argues that welfare costs drain productive Americans as 200 billion dollars yearly. He cites rising help wanted ads, more men avoiding work, and calls for gradual welfare reform with job training. Utah shows welfare cuts when able-bodied recipients work, while the federal Work Incentive Program placed 230,000 into paying jobs at about 3.10 per hour.
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Paul Harvey
Georgia
Carter
Utah
Hidden Cost of Government Regulation Says Weidenbaum
University economist Murray Weidenbaum argues regulations slow society by choking innovation. Private sector spending on research and development has plateaued since 1960s, with fewer scientists and engineers in industry. Some rules are beneficial, yet executives seek sensible paths to pursue social objectives without pollution or unsafe products.
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Murray Weidenbaum
Weiden
Gatmooy Ae
Weidenbaum
Overlooked IRS Deductions From Job Costs And Safe Boxes
The piece highlights lesser known deductions such as employment agency fees travel for job searches and job related costs like protective clothing and uniforms. It notes deductions for safe deposit box rents invested for taxable income papers and adds that co t deductions may include sales tax on vehicles or major purchases when itemized. It warns reimbursements count as income.
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Boston
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United Feature Syndica
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