Lighter Side: Congress and the rise of conglomerates
In a satirical piece, the author mocks antitrust concerns as Congress itself grows into a conglomerate with multiple subcommittees. The piece compares private mergers to government restructuring, noting Senate and executive branch entanglements, and jokes about HEW’s vast holdings compared with Gulf & Western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
U.S
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Gulf & Western
Former IRS Agent Opens Firstax Tax Service in Chicago
Barry Steiner former IRS agent and Sander Stagman announce Firstax a new income tax service for federal and state returns. It will open January 15 in Chicagoland Zayre stores including Addison Lombard Bridgeview Des Plaines Forest Park Palatine and River Grove. Steiner a DePaul graduate and CPA plus Stagman Carroll College alum bring Illinois tax law expertise.
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Chicago
IRS
Barry Steiner
Sander Stagman
Firstax
Chicagoland Area
Zayre
Addison
Lombard
Bridgeview
Des Plaines
Forest Park
Palatine
River Grove
Steiner
Stagman
Illinois
Deadline 11 a.m. Home Delivery Missed Papers 10 a.m.
Deadline for home delivery is 11 a.m. and missed papers are reported by 10 a.m. Readers are advised to report delivery issues by 10 a.m. to ensure service.
CNW Pays $2 Million Taxes in 1968 Illinois Bill
The Chicago and North Western reports 1968 Illinois property taxes paid in 1969 totaling 2,290,797.73 dollars, up 132,674.46 from the prior year. Most taxes, 1,587,683.25 dollars, covered property in Cook, Lake, McHenry, DuPage and Kane counties, with school taxes dominating the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and North Western R.A
Illinois
North Western
Cook, Lake, McHenry, DuPage and
Kane
Cook, DuPage, Lake
McHenry
J. W. Conlon
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By Dick West
Washington
UPI
Teddy Roosevelt
Antitrust Subcommittee
House Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Steiner Is
DePaul University
Internal Revenue Service
Carroll College
Hoskins
Hoskins Chevrolet, Inc
Arlington Heights Rd
Elk Grove Village
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Paddock Publications
Chicagoland
Kuppenheimer
Petrocelli
Anthony King
CNW
Boone
Bureau
Cook
DeKalb
DuPage
Fulton
Henderson
Jo Daviess
Knox
Lake
LaSalle
Lee
Macoupin
Madison
Marshall
Mason
Menard
Mercer
Ogle
Peoria
St Clair
Sangamon
Stark
Stephenson
Tazewell
Warren
Whiteside
Winnebago
West 43Rd St
Randhurst Center
Mt. Prospect
Harlem
Irving Plaza
Harlem Ave
Damon
Gino Paoli
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