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Show Politically Speaking h Rained 0n His Parad e By JOIIN CORLETT BY PAUL IIARVEY Oregon also has an equaliz- ed property tax structure and President Nixon is not inan appraisal system enforced to be a vindictive man, clined Tax Commission, by its State Somehow the decision to otherwise we might logically that went down to overwhelm n nwim wr vl tuiniuii4ll nPAffAfl conclude that ing defeat in Oregon complain at 100 Der cent of fuU cash Gov. Nelson I that it simply was not proper- vaiue iFhl. R 0 ckefeller's SLajJu inc. 1968.xuia c ly sold to fiie people. Pre1967 or curred in ontinuing The Oregon Legislature pro- viously, the property was astour of Latin to Amer i c a is posed the sales tax provide sessed at 25 per cent of full what it considered to be rath- cash value. the penance er large property tax relief. he pays for was When equalization Either this did not get through reached at 25 per cent, it beearly opposito the Oregon taxpayer, orj came to the tion was that it apparent he figured the tax relief would senseless not to assess at 100 Mr. Harvey Nixon nominnot last long. ation. cent with reduction in The Oregon property tax- - per and thereby eliminate Home!" Ev Go "Yanqui levy payers have been arguing for the need to figure the frac- erywhere, Rockefeller's rerelief for some years. An or-- ! tional ratio. But it took about ception was humiliatingly unganization succeeded in put-- ! 10 years for Oregon to reach friendly and frequently hazting on the ballot a proposal1 that 25 cent ratio in every ardously hostile. that property taxes should county per He has completed only two of the state. not exceed 1V2 per cent 01 me of his four-palegs Under present law, Idamarket value of real propermission." He inho is scheduled to reach ty. But this proposal failed. sists that he will continue the Had it passed, Oregon's tax pr 0 p e r t y assessment tour. He shouldn't. structure would have been equalization by 1982. The The second tour was cut ratio is 20 per cent If and chaotic. short when two governments, when that ratio is reached Peru and Venezuela, canceled finances its Oregon statewide, Idaho can asj their invitations. state and local govern100 per cent of full at sess , threat-avoid to In Bolivia, ments primarily with incash value. Certainly by ened bloodshed, his visit was ' come and property taxes, 1982, equalization in the from 22 hours to three cut Just as Idaho did before appraisal of various types hours. efbecame tax the sales of real property ought to "I am not afraid," Rockefective In 1965. be reached in this state. feller kept saying. "I tell Now that Oregon has turnyou again, I am not afraid." Since it has a broad-basGov. Rockfeller has extentax tax structure with income, ed down a broad-basestructure, its politicians are sales and property taxes, Ida- sive land holdings in Venezu- wondering where the "tax re- ho must be careful with its eia. xou jnigni epeuh nun to be welcomed as "home volt" win next hit exemptions. It has already folks" there. He wasn't. will at be it Undoubtedly, exempted nearly all of the the property tax level and personal (inventory) proper- Leftist students pledged demonstrations in Caracas. some experts think another ty. a Venezuela's President effort will be made to exempt The fairness must be goal mobilized 24,000 troops property above a certain level at all tax levels. to guard Rockefeller's entouras was tried with the 1V4 per Then, at the last minage. cent. TREASURETON BRIEFS ute, Cakiera decided it was What many Idahoans do not and probably don't Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lew still unsafe, asked that the know care is that property taxes in is and son Tim of Boise visit- - visit be postponed. the Gem State are much low- ed Friday at the home of Mr. "We should remember," Rockefeller rationalized, "this er than in other Western Paskins Mrs. Ted and. and in many cases the work of is states. subversive elements directed family. In Idaho the percentage Mr. and Mrs. Von R. Atkin- from outside." of property tax to all othBut he also acknowledged son drove to Moore Wedneser sources of revenue at day night to attend the wed- that "there is evidence of support for these the state and local levels ding reception of Mr. and popular demonstrations." The bride Perke. Mrs. Theo is 28.10. This compares A Venezuelan leader sumis the daughter of Mr. and to 35 per cent in Arizona, med it up: "The good will of San Atkinson Mrs. Floyd 42 per cent in California, has created a lot of mission Jose, Calif. HI will." 36 per cent in Colorado, Wanand Janna Lee Kelly Everywhere it rained on his 35.6 per cent in Oregon ner of Ogden are vacationing parade. of their home week and 41 per cent in at the a Violence marked seven of grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller's nine stops, left Von R. Atkinson. 10 dead, hundreds wounded, Visitors on Memorial day he returned to New York yet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. and family DeRalph Perry were Mr. and Mrs. Dave Thomas and Mr. and Mrs.! Herbert Gustaveson of Salt Lake City. n Mr. and Mrs. Orville of Central visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Lyon and family on Memorial day. FOR BRIDES -Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kirby drove to Soda Springs Sunday FOR GUESTS afternoon. They visited at the Caribou hospital with Mrs. BRIDAL REGISTRY Harriet Carver, who is confined to the hospital while reExclusive Gifts cuperating from an illness. They also had dinner at a It's cafe. Idaho Statesman Political Editor j j f? 111 nrm w ... rt "look-and-list- e It is understandable if Lat- -' g proclaiming his tour "a tremendous success." in - American governments! VOL. VIII NO. 9 JUNE 12, 19G9 Lewiston, Utah He explained that President might now allow their "acute Nixon had wanted to know need" to be dramatized by! Letter To The Editoi LEWISTON BRIEFS how the people of Latin Amer- rioters. I no evidence have , ica are thinking and he, Roc-In the Lewiston First ward Wi at leaders of those nations' kefellcr, found out. fast meeting Sunday, the baby Now he plans to leave for invited or incited demonstra-- j of Mr. and Mrs. Richard boy Brazil June 16. tions, but the temptation is of Scotsdale, Ariz., Simmonds When President Nixon first obvious. was blessed by his grandfaannounced this mission, it was If our President wants to1 for the avowed purpose of ther, Arthur C. Simmonds, know "what the people of Lat-- 1 evaluating future u.a. aiu in TO THE EDITOR: a monument to and given the name of Troy neers erected America are thinking," ourj programs in Latin America. Richard. Following the meetThe afternoon of April 27, the pioneers, and the forest Slate invitation an That was Department has eyes' 1969 open been service ing Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Simhas enough good my wife and I decided to furnish to any mercenary Latins to' and ears on the scenes better garbage cans plac- monds entertained at a buffet to ride up the canyon and see j turn on the heat. ed and there a fence has been luncheon at their home in susceptible1 and less prepared and enjoy its freshness as the to after remember erected that keep out cattle. The Lewiston for Mr. and Mrs. They to distortion than1 snow melted. of the place was spoil! Gerry Ellis and two children the disastrous Nixon trip 10, Gov.purposeful beauty We got as far as Thomas Rockefeller's. ed by a sack of paper cups of Tuba City, Ariz., Mr. and years ago, when he was spat and only one jeep had thrown Spring States! on the within' Mrs. Lorenzo Sorenson, Miss upon, the United been through a snow drift on two feet of the ground CLlUS Sorenson of Cornish, another approved promptly garbage can. Sadie the hill beyond but we followdid Mr. and Mrs. Robinson of it Just but carelessness, gigantic aid program, hopeful Friendly Nine ekib met at ed and drove to Willow Flat, man the of burying Communists under beauty of the scene. Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson of North Loan avalanche of American the home of Ora Rasmussen' where we were stopped again of snow at the first cattle! Why can't we take care i Thursday dollars. our garbage and keep iV gan, Mrs. Milo Benson and evening. Luncheon1 by Pinochle was! guard. where it belongs so others can' two children of Newton, Mr. Two years later, President. was served. After enjoying the beauty and Mrs. Con Garrett of PresPro-with j played high score going of the awakening canyon we! enjoy the scenery without hu- ton, Marilyn and JoAnn SimKennedy's Alliance for monds and Craig Anderson of gress promised more Yankee to Alice Smith and second1 returned to Thomas Spring mans littering. F. George Barfus Logan. where the Daughters of Pio--j high to LaVerna Wanner. money. fact-findin- j ! ! Why Can't We Keep Garbage Right Where It Belongs I j ' j Wii-bu- rn I j 1 ON HIS DAY REMEMBER d JUNE 15 Cal-der- m m WE'LL GIVE j : j Chris-tense- So Carefree... You Get LEWISTON BRIEFS Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Jones Lewiston spent two days last week in Rupert visiting with Mrs. William Ktoepler of THIS SUMNER KEEP Special Low Rale With A AIR CONDITIONER LOOK AT THESE FEATURES: ft'-'- : mm mm mmm gipraj h&tuMan dm 'mw&mSm mm mm ? 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