No Tax System Can Be Perfect Says Proxmire
Editorial argues against zero sum tax loss mindset as Sen. William Proxmire questions $44 billion in deductions claimed by itemizers. It notes that tax preferences include oil speculation bonds mortgage interest charitable giving and medical expenses, while urging routine scrutiny without overhauling all rules. The piece warns against believing government loses to tax shelters and recalls 1969 reforms that nullified many claimed loopholes.
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William Proxmire
Ralph Nader
Capitol Hill
House-Senate
Joint Economic Committee
Wisconsin Democrat
Treasury Department
U.S
Sam
Congress
Proxmire
Vocabulary Puzzle Across Travel Modes Clue List
A compact puzzle row listing Across and Down clues with mixed language hints and word fragments. Includes references to travel modes, royalty, chemistry, geography, and various wordplay prompts for a crossword style grid.
Nassikas Conspiracy Allegations Hit Federal Gas Rates
Jack Anderson reports that Federal Power Chairman Nassikas allegedly conspired to push a $4 billion natural gas rate increase, suppressing evidence and misinforming Senate hearings. The piece details discrepancies between industry and FPC reserve figures, Nassikas Papers, and potential impeachment grounds, plus related items on federal copyright spending and animal cruelty licensing.
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Washington
Federal Power
John Nassikas
Nassikas
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Louisiana
American Gas Association
Senate
Phil Hart
D-Mich
Senate Antitrust
Atlas Named From Atlas Picture and Basilica Honor
Quick quiz style item notes how the president is addressed as Mr President and explains why a book of maps is called an atlas. It also records that the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Victory in Lackawanna New York was consecrated as a basilica on July 26 1926 per the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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United States
Our Lady of Victory
Lackawanna, N.Y
Bridge by Oswald and James Jacoby South
In a contract described as 13 Pass 29 Pass 49 Pass Pass Pass the opening lead is the king. The vulnerable position is noted as West North East South with no tricks detailed beyond the lead.
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By Oswald
James Jacoby
West North East South
Opening Four Card Major Leads In Modern Jacoby
In Jacoby Modern deals with four card majors when minor suits are weak or no trump is unsuitable. With 19 high card points a one no trump should be avoided and four hearts can reach game if spades are ruffed in dummy. A tough defense by East and West can still allow South to win with careful ruffs and a diamond return, finishing with a run of diamonds.
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Nassikas
FPC
Gordon Gooch
Martin Rendelman
American Public Gas Association
Rendelman
Gooch
Jacoby
South
East
West
Bridge puzzle bidding: what next after four spades is opened
In a bridge bidding sequence West has bid two spades after a no trump. Partner supports hearts with three hearts and East jumps to four spades. You hold AKT22 WS4 K93 BQIE2Z. What is your best action now? Answer tomorrow.
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North East South
N.T
East
West
Bible Verse Quoting Jesus On Spiritual Sustenance
The text cites Matthew 4 4 where Jesus answers with man lives by every word from the mouth of God Rather than by bread alone This emphasizes reliance on divine scripture over physical provisions as a guiding truth
From Riches to Welfare How Abe Teitelbaum Fell
Paul Harvey recounts Abe Teitelbaum once a powerful labor mafia broker, paid $125000 a year by the Chicago Restaurant Association to appease unions. Testifying in 1958, he invoked the First to Sixteenth Amendments, escaping contempt. By 1971 he lived on $196 monthly welfare in Los Angeles, ruined by legal battles and back taxes, while his old allies still plunder on.
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Atown Sun Coluninis
Abraham Teitelbaum
Underworld
Abe Teitelbaum
al Capone
Chicago Restaurant Association
Michigan Avenue
Senate
Restaurant Association
McClellan
Chicago Bar Association
Teitelbaum
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Welfare Department
Heath
Exciting Vacations to Break Boredom, Hal Boyle
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle urges readers to pursue truly novel vacations beyond the routine. He offers quirky ideas such as moonlighting in a zipper factory, running a front yard advice booth, building an adult tree house, or launching a polka dot toothpaste, to spark real life adventure and avoid repetitive getaways.
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New York
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on Washington's Birthday and work claims
A satirical note questions what cherry pie and cherry candy people did before Washington's Birthday to push products. It contrasts envy of a boss with the truth of employee work, urging a clean desk as evidence of effort.
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Washington
Baytown Sun Credit Note Snapshot
A garbled Baytown Sun clipping from the Associated Press fragment describes attribution uncertainty and rights status for the material shown. It notes that credited text may be unclear and that republication rights depend on the source and permissions.
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Hal Boyle
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