Tax Cuts as Economic Medicine Urges Congress
A column argues that government tax burdens depress the middle class, urging Congress to cut personal and corporate taxes. It cites polls showing anger over taxes, cites Crane’s indexing plan, and notes Kennedy era cuts spurred growth alongside Milton Friedman’s endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Hoosewelt
T Louis Harris
Congressional Budget Office
Uncle Sam T
Washington
Congress
Carter
Philip M. Crane
Crane
U.S. Treasury
Milton Friedman
At Wit's End Even Phone Has Ways Of Making Person Talk
In a humorous column Arma Bombeck describes how phones interrupt daily life and even war scenes The piece notes the phone's pull during dinner and in casual moments, recounting antics and a vow to outsmart the ring. The text includes scattered newspaper stamps and subscription details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMA
Roy
Nick
Denial by Brzezinski and Carter Policy Clash
Ralph de Toledano notes Brzezinski denies a Blair House meeting with Prime Minister Begin. The column argues Brzezinski's Arabist stance influenced Carter administration Middle East policy and worsened US Israel relations, with Brzezinski urged to accept responsibility for a shift in White House attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph de Toledano
Copley
Washington
Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Blair House
Brzezinski
Menachem Begin
Israel
Enti
Begin
Poland
White House
Middle East
Soviet Union
United States
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Jerusalem
Mr. Carter
Zbigniew Arzeziaksi
Capital Fare Somalia Seeking Aid
Andrew Tully discusses U S aid options for Somalia amid Ethiopian war, noting Moscow and Havana backing Ethiopia and Somali moves against Soviet advisers. He argues nonwhite regimes resist white influence, questions whether aid buys friendship, and suggests Washington assess broader anti imperial sentiments. He ends with a provocative joke about a Las Vegas point spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Tully Washington
State Department
Somalia
Ethiopia
Cuba
Black Africa
Vietnam
Moscow
China
Cambodia
Maine
Globe
Uganda
Idi Amin
Jimmy Carter
South Africa
France
Washington
Las Vegas
Friedman's Hecklers Spark Debate Over Free Speech
William F Buckley Jr argues protesters targeting Milton Friedman reflect ideological paranoia. He cites Chile Yugoslavia episodes, Nobel honor, and calls for arrest for conspiracies to deny civil rights while defending Friedman's economic freedoms and advocating limits on disruptive picketing in lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Buckley, JR
Julion Friedman
New York Times
Burns
Professor Friedman
Nixon
Mr Friedman
Vietnam
Milton Friedman
Chile
Urey
Allende
Friedman
Wall Street Journal
Frideman
Stockholm
Milton Priedman
Yugoslava
United States
Friedaran
Tito
Pinochet
Hayskawa
New York
Fouich
Phillips Survey Epitaph For Nader
Kevin P. Phillips critiques Ralph Nader as his influence wanes amid public cynicism toward consumer protection. Nader clashes with Joan Claybrook and Patricia Schroeder while his Nickels for Nader campaign flops, reflecting broader anger at federal regulation and rising consumer fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin P. Phillips
Washington
KFS
Ralph Nader
Naiter
National Highway Traffic Safety
Joan Claybrook
Carter
Nader
Capitol Hill
Patricia Schroeder
Denver
Rep. Schroeder
America
Consumer Protection Agency
Congress
Otis. Pike
N.Y
Leo Ryan
California
Will Rogers on Pilgrims and Prayer
Will Rogers notes that Pilgrims prayed but often had a pun beside them as a joke. He jokes that any pilgrim would ensure he got what he prayed for. The lines are selected and edited by Bryan Sterning for the Will Rogers Memorial. released by The Register and Tune Syndicate in 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Bryan Sterning
Register and ‘Tune Syndicate
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Wit's End
Andensie
Ana Gere
Mons
Vumber
Friedman’s
Hecklers
Ome Buckley
Phillips
David Obey
Wisconsin
Murry Weidenbaum
Center For the Study of American Business
Washington University
St. Louis
Nager
Weidenbaum
U.S. Senate
Barbara Kealing
Consumer Alert Council
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