Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Times
Wednesday, September 1, 1976, page 40 (of 61)
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Taxes, transit are topics
From Page 44 set the liabilities." On a local level, there has been much talk about upping the sales tax a penny, with the extra cent being used solely to help fund rapid transit — which brings us to another issue making the rounds during this campaign — transportation. Transportation If all that talk about sales tax going up upsets you, relax. It can't happen unless you and enough others vote for it. Given the current make-up of the Metro Commission, it is highly possible that, but a majority vote of that body, the matter may appear on this November's general election ballot. It is needed, supporters say, to defray the cost of rapid transit. But all talk of doing something to unclog the roadways doesn't center around rapid transit. In fact, many candidates for local office think rapid transit, at least on elevated fixed rail version, would be a bad trip. "With 800 buses, we wouldn't need rapid transit," its foes contend. But again, money is a big factor. Buses aren't cheap, Uncle Sam isn't giving away much money for local government to purchase buses, and man power costs are prohibitive. Others contend that relief from highway congestion could be made to happen without spending any money, though they admit the solutions are stop-gap measures and not all-time cures. Large employers, Dade County among them, could have personnel start to work an hour later. Private firms with several retail outlets could transfer workers to the store nearest their home. Such moves could diminish traffic at peak times, cut driving time and encourage car pooling. But most concede those aren't final answers, only "Band-aids." Education There has been a proliferation of shows and articles dealing with "Johnny don't know . . . can't read . . . is dumb." And that's mostly because it's true and also because it's another "good copy," due to the fact that education touches all of us. So why is Johnny only marginally literate after 12 years of schooling? Candidates for the Dade School Board and the Legislature cite two primary reasons: Lack of discipline and lack of See EDUCATION, Page 48
Re-elect ETHEL BECKHAM SCHOOL BOARD — DIST. 3
COUNTY WIDE VOTE PULL LEVER 12A DEM. EIGHT YEARS SERVICE ON DADE SCHOOL BOARD, CURRENTLY VICE-CHAIRMAN; 1976 PRES. FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION. Pd. Pol. Adv., Ethel Beckham Campaign Fund, C. Barbee, Trs.
A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP ELECT HUGO BLACK III STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 119 • DEMOCRAT
September 1, 1976 Dear Friend: Among the many candidates seeking public office this year, we would like to recommend the candidacy of Hugo Black III for the State Legislature. We believe Mr. Black has the intelligence and dedication necessary to represent the citizens of this community in Tallahassee. It is always encouraging to see bright young people take an active interest in public service--and we hope you will consider casting your important vote for Hugo Black III. ROBERT PARENT RICHARD A. PETTIGREW IRVING CYCEN "Sandy" D'ALEMBERTE RONALD LEVITT ROSS BEILER EDMUND J. GONG WILLIAM H. TURNER KENDALL COFFEY RICHARD HOFFMAN MIKE NACHWALTER BRIAN PATCHEN THOMAS SEYMOUR FERNANDO NAVARRO JULIAN KREEGER JANET RENO MRS. JOANNE (WILLIAM) BAGGS DAN PAUL RONALD ESSERMAN THOMAS J. WOOD DARREY A. DAVIS BILL FRATES MARSHALL HARRIS BERNARDO BENES Paid for by Black Campaign Committee, Hugo Black Treas.