Constituent Mrs. Fred C. Nordham writes to Catherine May to register her complaints on double taxation, tax deductions for tuition, and the "tax happy administrations." Nordham also advises Catherine May to visit the less fortunate members of her district instead of, ".attending so many Business-men's luncheons and dinners." May responds with a justification of her support for higher education tax credits. She also thanks Nordham for her advice.
A report on a survey designed to determine whether whites & Negroes differ signif'ly in their pol'al orientations. The survey was made in Petersburg & Norfolk, Va, in Oct 1967. Samples of white & Negro pop's which represented cross-sections of adult pop's (134 whites & 144 Negroes in Petersburg; 78 & 259 in Norfolk) were interviewed on att's towards private, public & federal involvement in a state program to aid the handicapped. From data presented in 7 tables, it is concluded that, while the majority of H's of both races had never heard of the state program, differing pol'al orientations emerged with regard to private implementation & federal involvement in the program. About 75`,; of the Negroes favored gov (esp Federal) implementation, while nearly a majority of the whites favored private or 'mixed' implementation. It is concluded that interracial diff's in pol'al orientations are not simply a function of class cliff's. I. Langnas.
Catherine May discusses several bills in consideration by House members concerning labor-management. She calls for a balance between representing labor interests and ensuring the national welfare.
Catherine May discusses a proposal before the House which will amend Federal aid to secondary and high school education for both private and public schools. Embroiled in a public school versus private school controversy, May encourages her constituents to look at the facts.
Reverend John P. Gorsuch writes to Catherine May to beseech her support in the inclusion of farm workers under the National Labor Relations Act, which would allow farm laborers to unionize. May writes back to voice the reasons for her opposition to their inclusion.
Peter Letkemann ; Mit Literaturverz. S. 393 - 405 ; Inhaltsverzeichnis ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- 4 Z 52.339-78/80
Report on Pepperdine College receiving the George Washington Medal of Honor by the Freedoms Foundation located in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. (Southwest Wave, Los Angeles, California) ; x1967
Arguing from the premises that: (1) potential coalition (Cn) members will attempt to obtain the most for themselves that they can, & (2) that Cn's will compete for the allegiance of any individuals who are asking for a relatively low payoff, it is suggested that an analysis of Cn formation can be performed with the same theoretical tools that the econ'st uses in the study of markets. It is concluded that there do exist 'equilibrium' Cn's in the sense that there are only a few alliances which can be expected to remain stable over time; forces exist in the system which will tend to drive all other Cn structures toward one of the stable states. 2 properties of the equilibrium system are investigated: (a) the selection of stable Cn's, & (2) the values which individuals receive from Cn membership. It is found that the value of Cn membership may be completely determined by the competitive process so that there is far less opportunity for redistributing benefits within Cn's than' seems generally to be believed. Whenever this is the case, however, some uncertainty remains as to which Cn's actually form, & indeed, there is opportunity for oscillation within the system, alliances frequently forming, dissolving in favor of other groupings, reforming, etc. There is an alternative case in which there is only one possible alliance with some flexibility in the possible devision of benefits. It is noted, however, that individuals who are not members of such a Cn may nevertheless have substantial influence over the division of payoffs. A mathematical exposition is also provided in which it is shown how the theory of linear programming may be used to evaluate complex Cn problems. AA.
