Costly revenue sharing and politics of Washington
Editorial decries sweeping revenue sharing, urges budget discipline, and argues need-based federal grants may erode local control. It critiques refrigerator leftovers as evidence of public policy misfocus, calls for National Clean Out the Refrigerator Week, and jokes about fashion trends and carnival rides in Palisades Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol Hill
National Tax Association
Congress
Mills
Washington
Reform vs Unity Splits Democrats
The piece outlines two contrasting strands within the Democratic Party in late 1971. Unity advocates seek a quick behind one presidential candidate to avert 1968 style battles, while reformers push for structural change even if it widens rifts. The debate centers on beating Nixon in 1972.
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Chicago
NEA
Illinois
Minnesota
California
New York
Nixon
Commission
Ohio
New Jersey
Kenneth Bode
Democrats
Miami Beach
Reform Commission
Paul Austin Ranney
University of Wisconsin
Washington
South Vietnam
Republic
Thieu
Saigon
Viet Cong
Paris
Deficits, debt, and a farmer’s plea mock Nixon era talk
A satirical dialogue mocks deficit figures as Dr. Downside guides Dilby Flagstone to ignore a $23.2 billion deficit while a farmer’s letter petitions cloud-seeding bans. The piece mixes political parody with a farmer’s plea about drought and economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Nicoise
Dilby
Dr. Downside
Evening Star
Nixon
Downside
Bank buys property to expand parking in Winchester
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank acquired the Rena E. Cooper property on Loudoun Street to secure two thirds of a city block for parking. Harold G. Brown, bank president, announced the plan to ease customer access downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Rena E. Cooper
Loudoun St
Harold G. Brown
Winchester
Marshall Boyd
Red Cross
Willow Lawn Pool
Money sickness and happiness in postwar view
Dr William Kaufman cites a AAAS report linking money worries to physical symptoms such as headaches and stomach trouble. The piece argues money fixation causes unhappiness, urges spiritual over material success, and suggests churchgoing may aid happiness more than banking.
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William Kaufman
Boston
American Association For the Advancement of Science
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Palisades Amusement Park
Palisade
N.J
By Bruce Biossat
Reform
By James J. Kilpatrick
Fairfax County
Dilby Flagstone
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Flagstone
Shultz
Rodney Downside
The
Star
James V. Sarver
Brucetown
Piixiese
By Wohl
Tm. Reg
U.S. Pat
United Feature Sym
Allyn
W.erle Edwards
Frederick County
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Harry F. Byrd
Earl L. Douglas
By Ray Cromley
Viet Bloc
Theia
Ho Chi Minh
Birmingham
Ala
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
I.Q
St. Paul
Mindoro
Trinidad
New England
Amicus Curiae
Winchester Evening Star
Kent St
Advertising and Business
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O'Connell
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