IRS pressed to simplify new W-4 form
Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III urged a review of the W-4 to simplify the four page form and its lengthy worksheet. The IRS has mailed about 300 million copies of the 1987 withholding document amid widespread complaints of complexity. Baker called the current form entirely too complicated and asked for consideration of changes to ease calculating withholdings.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Treasury
James A. Baker III
Congress
Baker
Nine Pound Loss May Aid Adoption
Sydney Australia AP couple told they were too fat to adopt were granted permission to apply again after losing nine pounds. New South Wales minister John Aquilina telegraphed that Michael and Suzanne Murnane are now considered suitable parents after shedding weight. Previously weighed 202 and 198 pounds respectively.
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Sydney
Australia
John Aquilina
New South Wales
Michael
Suzanne Murnane
Weekend Cold Snap With Very Low Temperatures Forecast
The forecast warns of the year's coldest spell with fair skies tonight and a low between 15 and 20. Tomorrow highs may top 40 despite sun. Cold again tomorrow night and Sunday with fair skies each day. Details on Page 11A.
Notable Obituaries Across Cities
Death notices list Ralph E. Bearden Portland Ore Mrs Essie W Clark North Augusta C B Leach Wagener Mrs Dorothy G Sumner Aiken and Miss Elizabeth Sweatman Harlem Ga details on Page 10A
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Ralph E. Bearden
Portland
Ore
Essie W. Clark
North Augusta
C.B. Leach
Wagener
Dorothy G. Sumner
Aiken
Elizabeth Sweatman
Harlem
Upstate South Carolina hit by wet snow causing deaths and outages
The Associated Press reports several inches of wet snow blanketed Upstate South Carolina leaving about 21 000 customers without power. One death occurred in Laurens County as a car skidded off Highway 56 and overturned into Bush River. Utility crews planned to work overnight to restore electricity as roads remained slushy and likely to re freeze. Weather officials warned of dangerous travel as temperatures drop and snow thaws.
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South Carolina
Laurens County
James Bluford
Clinton
Spartanburg
Greenville
Greer
Anne Sheffield
Duke Power
Charlotte
N.C
American Red Cross
Dianne Powell
Red Cross
Greenville-Spartanburg
Hogback Mountain
Greenville County
Inman
Chesnee
Woodruff
National Weather Service
Dentim Robbins
Weather shifts as cold snap follows heavy rains
State climatologist says drought conditions are not a concern but soils remain wet with runoff. Rainfall remains 10 to 15 inches below average across much of the state while cold air brings subfreezing lows and intensified wind chill. Experts urge protection for outdoor animals and proper car care during the deepening cold.
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John C. Purvis
National Weather Service
Tom Earle
Clemson Extension Service
Grady A. McElmurray Jr
DVM
Don Sprawls
Sprawls
Two Hostages May Be Freed In Lebanon Negotiations
A Christian radio station said American hostages Terry A. Anderson and Thomas Sutherland would be handed to Anglican envoy Terry Waite. Waite press negotiations in Bekaa Valley and Baalbek were unconfirmed. Gunmen abducted two foreign men in west Beirut today.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Terry A. Anderson
Thomas Sutherlan
Terry Waite
Waite
Voice of Lebanon
Bekaa Valley
Anderson
Sutherland
Baalbek
West
Stock Market Rebounds Setting New Highs Across Indices
In New York the stock market surged back to a brisk pace after a one day pause. The Dow Jones average rose 51.60 to 2,145.67, its 13th record close of 1987, as analysts credit renewed investor confidence and fear of missing gains.
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New York
Dow
New Heights
Raymond F. DeVoe Jr
Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc
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Ewes
Upstate
The
Associated Press
Priscilla Boatwright
Market Report
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