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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1973
Page
12
Public meetings in Tucson drew about 600 residents who largely opposed any east-west Butterfield corridor. Blanton & Company must pick the option with the least social impact, guiding further hearings if a route is chosen.
Flowing Wells School District voters approve near half million beyond the 3.5 million planned for 1973 74 raising total above the 6 percent limit. Arizona law requires voter approval to exceed the cap. The move sparks debate as Tucson Education Association pushes for similar measures while lawmakers seek tax equalization this fall.
City Manager Clifford O'Key urged the mayor and council to drop plans to purchase Tucson Gas & Electric. He suggested negotiating an equitable and improved franchise agreement when TG&E’s renewal comes up in 1975. The editorials warned against spending hundreds of millions on a utility run efficiently enough for city use.
Rep. H Thomas Kincaid of Tucson argues against taxing rising home values and backs a computer based valuation to equalize rates in Arizona. He proposes taxing at sale value for private homes, normalizing tax bills, with a fall special session to boost state funding for schools and reduce local property taxes. He notes commercial users can pass costs to prices and supports two of three required system changes.
At the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago a protester shouted for the dictatorship of the proletariat while a police officer quipped on the same line, highlighting class tensions. The piece compares working class police with protesting students and cites France where national service pits elites against workers, condemning political violence as dangerous and irrational.
A Harvard committee urged a National Court of Appeals to ease the Supreme Court’s growing workload. The writer argues against the plan, noting the Court’s backlog is manageable and that a mini-court risks diluting judicial discretion and quality, despite partial relief from 400 to 500 petitions.
A noisy bus scene mocks crackpot theories and White House travel dreams. It jokes about the president planning a grand European trip on five dollars a day, road signs for fast drivers, and a mock cure for the common cold. The column notes fuel shortages and Easter egg hiding with shag rugs and Beatles nostalgia.
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