Negotiators reach accord on sweeping tax plan reforms
Washington negotiators formally approve a radical income tax overhaul shaping lower individual rates fewer deductions and higher corporate burden. The plan would reduce brackets to 15 and 28 percent with a 34 percent corporate top rate, subject to House Senate votes after a September recess and eventual presidential signing.
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Washington
Senate
Malcolm Wallop
R-Wyo
John Danforth
R-Mo
House
Reagan
Packwood
Rostenkowski
Danforth
Congress delays spending decisions before recess
Congress halted tough funding choices for September after passing key foreign policy and defense bills. The Senate backed aid to Nicaragua rebels and sanctions on South Africa, while the House approved a defense bill with anti-satellite weapon bans and SALT II compliance. President Reagan threatened a veto unless conference changes were made. Negotiators moved toward a broad overhaul of the federal income tax system.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nicaragua
South Africa
U.S
Reagan
Geneva
United States
Congress
Lotus among exotic plants found at Princeton nursery
Paul and Rebecca Broyles operate Greenwood Nursery in Princeton offering Caudeciform succulents the Egyptian lotus and a range of trees shrubs house plants and rare species. They note customers from over 16 states visit seeking unusual plants and plan to patent a dwarf maple while continuing to cultivate bonsai and other exotics.
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Princeton Nursery
Paul
Rebecca Broyles
Greenwood
Springdale Avenue
Princeton
Paul Broyles
Chase
Broyles
Mercer commission candidates discuss local economy goals
Ray Bragg, incumbent Mercer County Democratic candidate for county commission, cites two main problems economic development and jobs. He advocates a national firm study to identify which industries Mercer County can attract and how to attract them, hoping to secure financing despite a tight budget. Bragg believes incentives from the 1986 Legislature can aid progress and plans to distribute the survey’s findings nationally.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Ray Bragg
Democratic County Commission
Century 21
Mountaineer Resources Inc
Bragg
Bluefield Weather Forecast and City Investment Question
A humid Sunday with potential thunderstorms and a high of 82 degrees. Nighttime expects a stray shower and a low around 65. The notice questions whether Bluefield should invest surplus funds in the Consolidated Investment Fund and suggests Mayor Paul Cole may oppose the move.
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Bluefield
Paul Cole
Keesling Links Job Loss to Mercer County Economy
Mercer County faces a crippled economy as jobs vanish from 28 640 workers to 26 070 over six years. Don Keesling, Republican candidate for county commission, cites widespread impact on businesses and residents and urges full support for existing industries while attracting new ones through the Mercer County Development Authority, which he says has been ignored by current commissioners.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Republican County Commission
Don Keesling
Bluefield Board of Directors
Keesling
GOP
Mercer County Development Authority
Mercer County Commission
Development Authority
County Commission
Joe Coburn
David Burton
Luther Byrd
Jack Anderson
Bud Tinder
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