Editorial on Oppressive Taxation and Freedom
A stern editorial denounces federal and inheritance taxes as theft by a government that robs the productive while aiding the indolent. It argues taxes erode personal liberty, likening America to Russia, and warns of a shift toward a socialist state if such taxation continues. The piece criticizes President Carter's proposals and calls for a revival of anti taxation resolve reminiscent of colonial resistance.
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America
Russia
Ont
Carter
Ming
United States
At wit s end TV commercials by Erma Bombeck
A fragment from Erma Bombeck critiques television ads where women instantly endorse a new detergent after a pitch. The piece notes how quickly years of habit vanish as they become devoted fans, highlighting the culture of consumer ads and perceived conformity.
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Erma Bombeck
Will Rogers Says Public Work Would Help Unemployed
Unclear excerpts reference Will Rogers remarks on flood relief and public works near the Mississippi River. The text includes a 1928 date, mentions a commission and plans to address flood relief, and includes unrelated modern ad-like jokes and brand jingles. The readable portion centers on practical work for the unemployed and a call to read concrete actions rather than commissions.
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Wall
Mississippi River
Deregulation of Oil and the OPEC Cartel Critique
The author argues deregulating oil prices risks profits of sin and explains how OPEC inflates prices. He critiques ceilings on oil and gas, cites import growth, and proposes a three category tariff scheme to break the cartel by raising prices for high cost exporters and lowering demand.
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F. Buckley
Saudi Arabia
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United States
OPEC
Great Britain
Space program outlook foresees benefits and risks ahead
An editor argues that the Canaveral program has transformed science and industry from the Explorer I era to the Space Shuttle. It notes past failures, the shift to miniaturization, and future gains in satellites, weather forecasting, energy, and manufacturing while warning not to overlook costs and safety as space activity expands.
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Sue Suse Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Titan
Horace Walpole
Serendip
Cape
Canaveral
The
Space Center
America
Delta
European Space Agency
Alan Shepard Jr
Camos Sient
Space Shuttle
Space Program
Moon
Supreme Court faces reverse discrimination and white rights
The Supreme Court weighs reverse discrimination as it nears a ruling on whites in employment and education. MBTA rejected the lowest bid for a Boston subway project in favor of a higher bid with more minority workers, amid 10 percent minority contracting mandates and 15 percent goals, prompting ongoing lawsuits and decadelong civil rights questions.
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Paul Makvey
Supreme Court
High Court
Allan Bakke
University of California Medical School
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Boston
Perini Corp
MBTA
I Tself
Commerce Department
Transportation Department
New York
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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