Editorial Page In Our Opinion Tax changes far From final stage
The Senate faces altered conditions as it shapes the House tax reform. A $4 billion welfare proposal and state tax sharing plans were unforeseen by the House. A $2 billion gap between taxes and cuts could widen deficits to $6-$7 billion, unlikely to pass as is. The final bill may resemble only loosely the House version.
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Thailand
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Italy
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U.S
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Mel Laird
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Rome
Virginia's viewpoint Campus demonstrations Cool loans for students
Virginia Payette discusses how student demonstrations led to loan drought as banks raise rates and tighten credit. with government guarantees at seven percent, lenders seek profit, causing 200000 students to be denied loans. Nixon proposes incentives, but House delays. The piece notes varied bank behavior, student demographics, and rising tuition and costs threatening fall enrollments.
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Lawmakers, Students Return to Serious Letter Writing
The passage notes that vacation tires lawmakers and students alike, enabling them to resume writing earnest letters to parents and constituents seeking more money. It likens the break to refueling for ongoing political and academic duties.
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Washington
Nuclear threat grows as private firms push fissionable materials
Washington column warns that making an atomic bomb is feasible for any capable group or individual. It cites lax security, untracked shipments, and a growing private nuclear industry with risks of black market diversions, urging action before weapons reach unstable powers.
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Potomac Valley
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Bradwell Atomic
London
Nagasaki
Joseph Seitz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Frank Fink
B& F Enterprises
Hawthorne
Mass
Big ideas from tiny ones by Don Maclean
In New York at the Four Seasons, Don Maclean notes how Stanley Arnold spurs big company schemes from small ideas. They muse on company flags pledges and imagined tournaments, then drift to corporate pride and micro-schemes, ending with satirical jests on politics and media.
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Don Maclean
New York
Stanley Arnold
Mr. Arnold
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PGA
National Cash Register Co
IBM
Goodyear
Firestone
Arnold
Muskie Leads 1972 Nomination Talk Amid Liberal Surge
Washington reports Maine senator Edward Muskie has surged as the leading 1972 Democratic presidential contender. New York liberals and reform Democrats favor him, while party veterans like Humphrey McGovern and Hughes are discussed as potential contenders. Muskie’s “narrow base” on foreign policy stands noted, with early momentum in New Hampshire Wisconsin.
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Washington
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Maine
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Massachusetts
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New York City
John Lindsay
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Dwight Eisenhower
White House
Minnesota
George McGovern
South Dakota
Gins
Ted Kennedy
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Hughes
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Freeway Madness Plagues Communities Say Walla Walla
Russell Kirk argues freeways wreck cities in time of growth as Washington state and national officials debate routes. He cites court challenges and federal oversight, praising Volpe Hickel and Romney for halting indiscriminate highway expansion and protecting neighborhoods.
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Walla Walla
Supreme Court
John Volpe
Massachusetts
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Walter Hickel
Interior
Kennedy ferry tale questions press honesty and delay
A reader letter from a Forum observer accuses Senator Kennedy of evasive truth about the Chappaquiddick incident. The writer cites nine hour delay before reporting the accident and likens Kennedy's defense to a wounded lion or jackals protecting his image. The piece presses for justice and naked truth.
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Goly
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