Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 88, Number 32, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 4 February 1965 — Page 4

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NAPPANEE ADVANCE NEWS

The State Legislature Sui Action \ *

By Sen. Eldon Lundquist end' Red- Jilin Coppes The- biggest problem I'aeing’ almost every session of the IndianaGeneral'Assembly is the battle of the budget. .And the 1065 session is no .exception. It’s almost impbssjbie to believe, but the cost of state government lias increased 100 percent- in the, last 10 years. In 1955-57. the state budget .totaled about S72fl million. The ; present 1963-65 stale budget totals, s4*4-billion and the budget now being studied .by Ibis legislature ; foj- 1965-67 totals SI 7 billion and ■ likely will, go higher before^getting final approval Despite the large tax increase 1 .'enacted by the 1965 session, there; is growing concern that lloosior , taxpayers may he in lor another lax hike before too lona if drastic changes are nut made in state spending!' .

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Some ) recent figures froju the State Budget Agency shows that if state |spending B is kept at the same level during the next two years: providing increases only for; added enrollments in local schools and the istatp colleges and uni\*ersities,the 1967 Legislature may be faced with a deficit of more than $69 million. And Ibis will a tax hike. . Tne long delay by Governor Bifar.igirt in detailing his to tire legislature lias brought on mounting concern about the state’s fiscal picture Tor the next two years. Sunday was the 25th day jof the 61-day session and wo still haYc nol heard from the Governor about gh.e budget: This . address reportedly is [scheduled for this week and possibly will have been given by the : time this newsletter is pub ljshedBut getiingf back - to state spend-

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ing. right after World War IT, from 1945 to 1947. the state budget was only 5250. million. That $250 .million operated (he ’state for -24 months from 1945 to 1947. At the present rate of state spending. $250 million would operate the state for less than four months. In 1941, $29.88 was spent by the state lor each? citizen.. In 1964. this per capita expenditure had risen to $146.66 - an increase of 391 per cent or 7.5 per cent a year.

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Where is all this money spent? A major portion of it goes for educating our youngsters. Os the proposed $1.7 billion budget. 36.8 per cent, or $636 million, is slated for education. Local schools would get s4ll million and the state colleges and universities $225 million, It's the general fund portion of the $1,7 billion budget which causes the most concert in fiscal planning. The general fund portion of the $1.7 billion budget -totals

$943 million and this money comes trom the sales tax and the state income taxes. The remaining S7BB million in the $1.7 billion budget are known a b dedicated funds, most of which comes from motor fuel revenues and are used for highway purposes. Education cats up 60 per cent of the- $943 million in the general fund portion of the budget. So \ou can see the cost of educating our youngsters poses the biggest money problems for the Legis-

lature. In this short explanation about the budget, we have attempted to cover major highlights of state spending. < The newspapers will be filled with -stories about the budget from now until the session ends. We hope this newsletter will help you understand the budget battles as they develop during the closing weeks of the session. Go To Church This Sunday.

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I CLIP-N-FILE I By Dorothy Reed Geyer %>

This week’s reteipes all use Cheddar cheese. TUNA-RICB-CHEESE CASSEROLE 2 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoon flour 2 cups milk Vsr teaspoon salt

’/a teapoon paprika 2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded 2 cups rice, cooked 1 7 oz. can tuna fish V 4 cup bread crumbs, buttered Make white sauce with butter, flour and milk. Add salt, paprika, and cheese. In a buttered casserole (2 qt.) arrange layers of rice, tuna fish and sauce. Cover top With crumbs. Bake in a moderate oven (350 - 375) for 30 minutes. Serves 8-10.

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