States seek preemptive power to rescue cities amid fiscal crises
The piece discusses state control over city finances as a remedy for municipal budget crises. It cites New Mexico Michigan and Arizona as existing examples and notes the 1973 Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations proposals to predefine when states may take over financial management. It argues for prudent financial management to avoid increased state control.
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New York City
Carey
New Mexico
Michigan
Arizona
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Commission
Udder Nonsense Lingerie Brings Cow Themed Brassiere Nationally
A Wisconsin dairy plant markets a giant brassiere for milk laden cows after 30 years of family investment. The humorous Iowa newsletter item contrasts a French menu parody with Dorothy Rice announcing the unusual lingerie product.
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Iowa
Dorothy Rice
Conover
Wisconsin
Commendation for Pony League Coaches in Thomasville
A letter praises Thomasville Pony League coaches and managers for their off season sacrifices and coaching of young players. The writer highlights Wendell Johnson and George Johnson as longtime mentors and urges parents to thank all coaches and even umpires for their role in shaping future men.
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Thomasville
Wendell Johnson
George Johnson
Business Leaders Face Early Retirement Moves Across Industries
Corporate chiefs and upper midlevel managers aged 50 to 55 are being nudged into early retirement with enhanced pension benefits. Experts say activity has tripled in four years, driven by sectors like automotive, computer, aerospace, and chemicals. Several pathways exist from teaching to private practice consulting as second careers.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Eugene Jennings
Michigan State University
Jennings
Don Marquis and Archy Song in Historic Tribute
Long retrospective on Don Marquis and his Archy verses from The New York Sun era. Notes how Archy the cockroach typed poetry, Mehitabel the alley cat and Marquis’s influence with figures like Pete the Pup and Francis Wilson reincarnated. Mentions career details and Marquis’s reluctance for a birthday celebration in 1928.
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Miami
Fla
Robert Benchley
Ring Lardner
Don Marquis
America
Marquis
New York Sun
Archy
Paul Wilder
Pete the Parrot
Mehitabel
Alley Cat
Cleopatra
Archy Thea Marquis
Pete the Pup
Park Row
Nassau Street
June 12 history highlights from 1975 era
Highlights note key events dated June 12 across centuries including New York City's incorporation in 1665 and Medgar Evers assassination in 1963. It lists other milestones from 1630 to 1968 and adds birthdays for David Rockefeller and Vic Damone along with a thought about cities and men.
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Associated Press
New York City
Massachusetts Bay Company
John Winthrop
Salem Harbor
Iowa
Chungking
China
Britain
Mississippi
Medgar Evers
Jackson
South Vietnam
Phanh Huy Quat
Phan Khac Sun
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Richard Nixon
Cairo
David Rockefeller
Vic Damone
Oil Crisis Seen Averted If France United With World Powers
Investigative documents allege France sought to break the oil cartel in December 1973 and that Kissinger favored cooperation with producers over confrontation. The 85 percent controlled by 13 nations quadrupled prices, triggering a Western economic crisis and a new wealth transfer to oil exporters. Senator Church probes U.S. oil diplomacy and possible French military options while denying the claims.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
France
Henry Kissinger
Middle East
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
United States
Iran
Saudi Arabia
West
Church
United
Kissinger
U.s.-France
United Nations
John
Scali
State Department
Stop Sabotage in Legal Services Board Crisis
James J. Kilpatrick warns President Ford to halt radical nominations to the Legal Services Corporation board. He urges recalling all eleven nominees and delaying confirmation to ensure a moderate, law‑oriented program focused on providing aid to the poor and upholding equal justice under law.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
Ford
The
Legal Services Corporation
Senate
Jesse Helms
R.-N.c
Horatius
Cluded
of Legal Services
Ortique
Mike Mansfield
Helms
Mansfield
Community Services Administration
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McNeuni
Merry
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