Nader group finds widespread tax filing errors across reforms
The Ralph Nader Tax Reform Group studied 374,000 returns from 1971 and found high error rates across IRS assisted, CPA, attorney, and preparer filings especially when deductions were itemized. They urge Congress to simplify the tax code and focus on essentials.
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PUCO Budget Woes Spark Sunshine Law Reform Calls
Columbus Ohio A P reports PUCO chairman C Luther Heckman says the new open meetings law costs about 1600 in December and 400 for each of four meetings for notices and calls with little turnout. He urges amendments to reduce waste while preserving openness.
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Robert E. Miller
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
C. Luther Heckman
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Heckman
CBS News Conned Out of 10000 in Hoffa Hoax Ride
A CBS News crew was duped into a staged dive to locate Jimmy Hoffa off Key West. The 60 Minutes team, led by Don Hewitt and with Dan Rather, failed as divers discovered only Aztec artifacts and a fake cement coffin.
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CBS News
Jimmy Hoffa
CBS
Key West
Mike Wallace
Morley Shafer
Dan Rather
60 Minutes
America
Don Hewitt
Richard Salant
Salant
Hoffa
Wallace
Shafer
Rather
Hewitt
Haldeman
Growth of government spending and deficits cited by Simon
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon warns that federal outlays have surged from 10 percent of GNP under prior leaders to one third today and could near 60 percent by 2000. He notes deficits, bureaucracy, and inflation as mounting costs, urging a change in direction to restore freedoms.
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William E. Simon
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Simon
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Washington
Model American City: Columbus Indiana Spotlight by Harrigan
Anthony Harrigan portrays Columbus Indiana as a model American city famed for its modern architecture. He cites institutional patrons like J. Irwin Miller and the Cummins Engine Co. for funding designs by Saarinen Pei Warnecke and Birkerts. He argues private investment strengthens towns and hints at a national shift toward heartland communities.
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Columbus
Ind
Stewart Huffman
The
Republic
Indiana
U.S
America
Millers
New York City
Letters to the Editor Celebrate Christmas The Whole Year Long
A reader urges embracing Christmas spirit daily not just yearly. He reflects on poverty, Christ’s birthday, and giving love and goodwill to all, proposing 365 days of kindness and support for those in need. The second letter criticizes a lackluster Santa visit with unhelpful staff and disappointment for children.
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Washington
the Messenger
Christ
Clarence A. Griffith
S. Court St. Athens
Santa
Readers urged to sign letters with contact details
The Messenger invites brief letters to the editor on general interest topics. All letters must be signed and include the sender's address and telephone number. The paper reserves the right to condense letters for space, readability, and reader interest.
Scandals and Dilemmas in CIA FBI Dossiers and Public Debate
A reflective essay discusses FBI abuses in three categories including protection zeal, political misuse, and personal spying on MLK. It questions Hoover era excesses, aging leadership, and calls for privacy in governance. It also probes CIA plots against leaders, noting limited complicity, and cites Kennan on covert action within a free society.
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Martin Luther King
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Soviet Union
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