Tax reform debate repeats amid calls for equity
The piece argues tax reform should balance fair taxation with incentives, noting the Tax Foundation figures from 1972 show high income taxes and that a 100 percent rate above a threshold would shrink taxable income. It cautions against drastic rates and emphasizes preserving incentives while broadening equity.
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Tax Foundation, Inc
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Congress
Tax Foundation
Caution I brake for animals bumper sticker critique
The piece argues the bumper sticker phrase invites rear end collisions and endangers drivers, including those in large vehicles like semis, and notes the intention to spare animals may clash with road safety. It emphasizes that loving animals should not override safe driving practices.
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Friends of Animals, Inc
Baytown Realtor Board Elects Cathriner President
In 1956 Edward S. Cathriner, veteran Baytown businessman, is elected president of the Baytown Board of Realtors, succeeding E. V. Muller. Eddie Cox becomes vice president and C. H. Miller serves as secretary-treasurer.
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Houston
John Wise
Wooster
Market Street
Baytown
Edward $. Cathriner
Baytown Board of Realtors
E. V. Muller
Eddie Cox
C. H. Miller
Senate Dean Eastland accused of pressuring Farm Home Admin for Homex bailout
The Senate dean James Eastland allegedly used his influence to secure federal funding for Homex a modular home plant in Mississippi amid its financial collapse. SEC sworn statements show Eastland pressured the Agriculture Department to fund the project, arranged flights, and employed Eastland ally Thurston Little with a $50 000 salary. Homex later went bankrupt in 1972 and executives faced stock fraud charges.
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Washington
James Eastland
D.-Miss
Senate
Securities and Exchange Commission
Agriculture Department
Farm Home
Stiring Homes, Inc
Homex
Farm Home Administration
Mississippi
Eastland
Thurston Little
Harold Yanowitch
SEC
Sen. Eastland
Department of Agriculture
White House
Fred LaRue
Yanowitch
Pal Little
Sen
Little
Agriculture Secre
Tary Earl But
John Mitchell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mitchell
Butz
Agriculture Secretary
Buzz
Tle
Ruchel Phillips
Homes
LaRue
Yanovitch
Agriculture
Phil Campbell
Baytown Sun Editorial Staff and Charter Details
Baytown Sun staff and masthead information lists Leon Brown as editor and publisher John Wadley general manager Fred Hornberger and others. It notes editorial and advertising departments, postal classification, publication schedule and address, subscription rates, and rights and policy statements including AP membership and letter policy.
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Leon Brown
John Wadley
Fred Hornberger
Fred Hartman
Southern Newspapers, Inc
Readers’ Views: Christmas appeal for Baytown family
A Baytown reader asks the community to send Christmas gifts to Joseph Vernon Cole of Apartment 13 Sam Houston Courts, whose brother battles two brain tumors. She notes he has a wife and many children and grandchildren and asks for help to brighten Christmas.
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Baytown
Joseph Vernon Cole
Sam Houston
Gas pains after gall bladder removal and fever blister guidance
Reader seeks causes of post surgery gas pains and fever blisters. Expert notes gas may stem from irritable or spastic colon or hiatal hernia and not from gall bladder removal. Suggests dairy elimination and monitoring symptoms. advises fever blisters are herpes simplex and not helped by smallpox vaccination with treatment including drying agents and oral care.
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DR. Lamb
Highlights of December 4 in History 1976
December 4 marks events from 1783 Washington’s farewell dinner at Fraunces Tavern to 1974 a Dutch charter air crash in the Indian Ocean. Notable items include Boss Tweed’s 1875 escape, U.S. entry into the UN in 1945, and Vietnam and Pakistan military actions. Birthdays cover Deanne Durbin and Alfred Hershey. Thought for today by Will Rogers. Bicentennial note on Captain George Cook.
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Associated Press
George Washington
Fraunces Tavern
New York
Paris
Louis Napoleon
Boss Tweed
Spain
U.S
Congress
United Nations
South Vietnam
Saigon
Indian Ocean
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Ford
Peking
Deanne Durbin
Alfred Hershey
Will Rofers
Carter Faces Dual Hurdles in Moving the Economy
The piece compares Carter with Kennedy, noting the need to spur growth via tax cuts while balancing Fed policy led by Arthur Burns and public confidence. It underlines Burns’ flexible stance, inflation worries, and the risk that lack of consumer trust could sap any tax-cut momentum.
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New York
Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
Carter
Thought on action and credit by Dwight Morrow quote
A compact reflection contrasts doers with those who take credit. The moral emphasizes joining the first class of people who take initiative. The text includes a biblical allusion asking where the King of the Jews is born, citing Matthew 2:2 about following a guiding star.
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Dwight Morrow
Soldiers Cleared in Boston Massacre Trial of 1770
In Boston on a December day in 1770 soldiers accused in the massacre were acquitted. The verdict ends a volatile trial that drew wide attention and raised questions about colonial authority and military discipline.
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Boston
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