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Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 12, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Regional Urban Economic Indicators."

Beginning with this issue of the Review, CAUR will compile and report quarterly economic data pertaining to 25 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas {SMSA's) located in the 11-state Mid-Continent Region. The states included in this Region are Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota. Comparative statistics on {1) average weekly income of production workers, {2) non-agricultural wage and salary employment, {3) employment in the construction industry, and {4) unemployment are presented in Table I for each of the 25 SMSA's.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 10, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "A Geographical Approach to Residential Construction Cost Structure," by Gary K. Higgs and William H. Cheek.

The single-family residence is generally the largest and most important purchase of any household unit. Those employed in building these residences also constitute a large proportion of the domestic construction industry and the unique emotional status of a home has made the residence construction and related industries one of the principal material economic indicators.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 09, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Education in Nebraska: Fifth Annual Report."

This report represents a compilation of the most recent data made available by governmental and nongovernmental sources. The report contains information on a wide variety of subjects, including school enrollments, student withdrawals, status and plans of high school and university graduates, and degrees conferred by the University of Nebraska System as well as other Omaha Area colleges and universities.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 08, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Omaha Intra-Urban Demographic & Economic Indicators."

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 07, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Community Development Needs in Rural Nebraska: An Analysis of Preapplication for HUD Community Development Funds," by Thomas Moss and Michael O'Connor.

Many small communities in rural Nebraska are faced with a wide variety of community needs and an inadequate source of funds with which to meet these needs. This fact was made quite clear in this study of the pre-applications for Community Development funds which were recently submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development {HUD) by small communities in the State's rural areas outside the metropolitan regions of …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 06, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Taxing Services i Nebraska - A Revenue Forecast," by H. Wade German.

With the demand for state and local government services increasing at a rate greater than most present tax structures can accommodate, either additional resources must be shifted from the private to the public sector or public services must approach an upper bound. The recent statements from Mayor Zorinsky and Governor Exon highlight the potential fiscal difficulties in Nebraska.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 04, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "A Case Study of Crime at the South Side Terrace Housing Development," by Ken Overturf, Mark Schumacker, Richard Timberlake, Roy Vaugh, and Ruben Young.

The purposes of this study were to determine the crime rate within the South Side Terrace Housing (SSTH) development, the rate of reported and unreported crimes within the development, the security measures affecting the crime rate, and the characteristics of those victimized.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 02, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Omaha, 1973 and 1974--And a Look Ahead."

This is the fourth in a series of reports being presented on intra-urban demographic and economic indicators for the Omaha urban area. In order to reveal the developing patterns and rates of change of demographic and economic activity within the Omaha urban area, Omaha and subarea totals are presented by quarter for both 1973 and 1974.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1975, Vol. 03, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: The Small Community."

The October issue of the Review summarized the major community development provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which was signed into law by President Ford August 22, 1974. This article supplements that earlier Review Article by providing information on the funds expected to be available under the Act for community development in cities and towns under 50,000 population and non-urban counties which may not have participated in community development programs previously. It also describes application procedures …