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While the U.S. taxpayer goes through the $77 billion tax bite necessary to feed the new federal budget, he stands to be nibbled by piranha attacks of increased state taxes. Combined budgets of U.S. Governors as 46 legislatures convene this year*to consider fiscal matters: more than $17 billion, an...
''These sums are tremendous." said the President, "even when compared with the marvelous resiliency and capacity of our economy." And beyond that, with an annual population growth of three million, the U.S. will also have to meet higher costs in federal aid to health, education, water resources development...
While the unions won a round against the companies, the cynically timed holiday strikes may well bring a tighter Government policy against such walkouts. At week's end Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell announced that he will soon convene a top-level labor-management conference to debate whether the...
The expected 4500 delegates at the meeting will discuss subjects ranging from the "aims and methods of medieval translation," to the "significance of science fiction," according to a Columbia news release. Language teachers will convene from all parts of the United States.
*In 1378 the College of Cardinals elected Urban VI Pope, but a large number repudiated him five months later and elected Clement VII. Nations took sides, positions became entrenched, no one knew who was rightful Pope. To break the deadlock, cardinals from both camps convened on their own (hence invalidly...