Food stamp cuts spark fights in Congress and the budget plan
A Senate Appropriations study finds up to 1.8 billion dollars in food stamp funding could be abused. Investigators questioned 300 officials in seven states and call for tighter administration and prosecutions. The report notes stamps are essential to the needy while urging reform to avoid harming actual recipients.
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Congress
Congressional
America
Senate Appropriations Committee
Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
Bush
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor signed by the writer in his handwriting or typed legibly with a return mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered. Letters may cover any subject and are limited to about 200 words, subject to editors' discretion for space and libel.
Reagan Tax Plan and Supply Side Economics Debate
A long excerpt discusses President Reagan’s tax plan, contrasting Keynesian and supply side theories. It explains depreciation in simple terms, argues that high taxes deter production, and notes regulatory barriers crippling industry. The author supports tax relief for individuals and investors as a path to growth.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
FDR
Harry the Hopkins
Harry
Hop
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Mr. Reagan
Reagan
Germany
Japan
Secret Visit to Angola Guerillas Becomes Hair-Raiser Mission
Smith Hempstone recounts a dangerous 1979 to 1980 covert journey toward Jonas Savimbi in Angola. He navigates CIA cautions, costly risks, and a rattling DC-4 flight to reach Savimbi’s guerrilla zone amid Cold War tensions.
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Likua
Washington
Jonas Savimbi
UNITA
Reader's Digest
Hempstone
Mavinga
Savimbi
Mongo
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