Mormons' Response Praised After Utah Floods
The piece lauds Mormons for rapid emergency work during Utah flood disaster. It notes church members formed crews and aided neighbors for 13 days, with subsidence in recent days but warnings of further destruction as rivers recede.
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Utah
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Wasatch Mountains
Great Salt Lake
Disability Reviews Save Funds by Reducing Disabled Rolls
The Social Security disability program expanded in the 1950s and 1960s to include dependents and workers under 50, swelling rolls to almost five million by 1978. A 1980 law required triannual eligibility reviews, cutting cases where beneficiaries were no longer disabled and reducing costs while raising concerns about fairness and bureaucracy.
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Social Security
Congress
General Accounting Office
Social Security Administration
Aoe
Social
Reagan Administration
Supreme Court rules Bob Jones University cannot receive tax deductible gifts
In an 8-1 decision Chief Justice Burger writes that a tax exempt religious school may not violate public policy. The ruling questions policies on interracial dating and women’s ordination and implies religious bodies may lose tax deductible donations if they clash with public policy.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Bob Jones University
Greenville
Warren Burger
Playboy reports disappointing year and potential pay freezes
Playboy Enterprises Inc reports a very disappointing current fiscal year and warns raises may be frozen for some 1,700 employees. The article notes Hefner era profits from sex and nightlife once soared, now facing questions about market glut and weak demand.
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Playboy
Playboy Enterprises Inc
Hugh Hefner
Hefner
God values you and urges faithful use of gifts
Dear Mrs W G explains God loves you even with limited education. Jeremiah 31 3 is cited. The parable of the talents in Matthew 25 14 30 shows the main point is faithfulness with the abilities given by God rather than how much one has.
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DR. Graham
Mrs. W.G
O'Neill Cap on Tax Relief Aims to Help the Little Guy
Opinion argues indexing federal tax brackets would aid mainly middle and lower income earners by countering bracket creep caused by inflation. It criticizes Tip O'Neill for proposing a $700 cap on this year's rate cuts and urges lawmakers to keep indexing to protect households under $50,000.
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Washington
Tip O’neill
O’neill
O‘neill
U.S
America
Treasury
Joint Economic Committee
Tip
Communism or What A Salvadoran Policy Debate
A column argues against US escalation in El Salvador warning that aiding rebels risks entrenching communism and questions democracy readiness there. It critiques Reagan's stance, notes 90 mile proximity to Florida, and urges clarity on goals before sending troops or advisors.
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Bob Michel
Peoria
Central America
San Salvador
al Schaufelberger
Vietnam
el Salvador
Reagan
Popular Liberation Forces
Moscow
Castro
Texas
Florida
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