Taxing Credibility and Plans for Tax Reform in 1977
Tax policy discussions focus on 1977 tax returns Social Security tax increases and proposed reforms. House Ways and Means Chair Ullman weighs remedies for double taxation of corporate profits including a credit in dividends though revenue losses could reach nine billion dollars. The administration congress face options to cut taxes or reform them amid persistent deficits and potential tax hikes elsewhere.
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Congress
House
Ways and Means
al Ullman
Ullman
Uncle Sam
Moving down the ladder to Paradise
Nantucket faces a clash between conservation and development as oil interests and real estate drive a price on beauty. The essay argues that growth and trade offs push Nantucket toward becoming a slum-like landscape while residents justify it as economic necessity.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
Nantucket
Hells
Atlantic
Here
Paradise
Merit system runaround under Nixon exposed in Watergate probe
The year long House subcommittee report details a political clearance system inside the White House and Civil Service Commission to fast track jobs for favored applicants. It cites pink tag cases, patronage units in agencies, and action by officials linked to John Mitchell and Shultz, with GSA and HEW named among involved agencies.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Richard Nixon
Nixon White House
White House
Civil Service Commission
Doned
House Subcommittee On Manpower and Civil Service
Nixon
CSC
Subcommittee
Ludwig J. Andelsek
Robert Hampton
General Services Administration
GSA
Atty
John Mitchell
Office of Special Projects
Sam Schulhof
Fran Carlucci
HEW
Schulhof
Larry Kraftowitz
Hampton
Andolsek
Sen. Schweiker
Scott
Biddeford Shopper Denied Refund Triggers Coupon Backlash
A Biddeford couple details a Christmas department store purchase of a top and slacks for 45 dollars that could not be exchanged. The wife’s refund request was denied and coupons were issued instead, leading the writer to vow not to spend further money in Biddeford.
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Biddeford
Clemency expands beyond draft resisters
Ford hints at a broad pardon for Vietnam era draft evaders and deserters. Carter's scope remains uncertain though he promised a limited pardon for resisters. Analysts argue for wider clemency addressing bad discharges deserters civilians protesters and excluded aliens to align with Carter's compassionate administration goals.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
Gerald Ford
Carter
Sweden
Canada
Vietnam
Ford Administration
Equity
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Democratic Platform Committee
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
SACC
Journal
Richard Kliendienst
Carer Shultz
Shultz
Robert Kunzig
Pennsylvania Republican Organization
Pennsylvania
Lurie’s Opinio
Lurie
Asf
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