Carter tax refund prompts debate on tax credits
The column explains Jimmy Carter's 1976 tax situation where credits from investment in equipment reduced his tax to zero, with him returning a $6,000 token payment. It contrasts this with wage earners who cannot claim similar credits and notes potential congressional scrutiny of flood relief efforts in southern West Virginia.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Treasury
Congress
Washington
Nick Joe Rahall
West Virginia
George F Will: Congress Risks Health by Delaying Emissions Rules
Washington columnist Luther argues the House vote to delay and weaken auto emissions standards risks higher nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide levels. He warns of cancer risks from nitrates and harm to national parks near Utah coal plants, urging stricter, not looser, pollution controls.
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House of Representatives
Congress
House
Senate
Carter
Utah
Los Angeles
Capitol Reef National Park
Bryce Canyon
Arches
Canyonlands National Parks
Deep Rift Splits Episcopal Church Across America
The article details a growing liberal revival within the Episcopal Church culminating in the 65th triennial convention in Minneapolis approving women’s ordination and Book of Common Prayer changes. Dozens of parishes have separated, bishops curb rebellious clergy, and Father Robert Morse leads the dissent with the St. Peter’s Oakland parish voting 132 to 1 to sever ties.
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New York
Christendom
Episcopal Church
U. S
Episcopal
Minneapolis
United States
Fellowship of
Concerned Episcopalians
St. Louis
Father Robert Morse
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Oakland
California
The
American Church Union
San Francisco
Kilmer Meyers
Father Morse
Buckley critiques Nixon book and New York intellectuals
The piece reviews The Abuse of Power by Jack Newfield and Paul Du Brul, arguing the authors miscast Nixon and attacking New York City’s intellectuals. It cites budget figures, inflation rates, and military spending to label Nixon’s era as runaway and mocks Bolshevik tone in a harsh, polemical critique.
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Murray Kempton
Michael Harrington
Peter Maas
Robert Caro
Socialist International
New York
Nixon
Jack Newfield
Paul du Brul
America
Ben Rosenthal
Queens
William Simon
Wall Street
Paul Harvey X Rays Danger Debate Hearts the Public
Medical experts discuss X-ray risks highlighting cumulative exposure and potential genetic harm. National Cancer Institute advises against routine breast X rays for women under 50, while AMA cautions overuse amid malpractice fears. Physicians urged to use X rays only when clearly beneficial.
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National Cancer Institute
NCI
Secret Senate hearing reveals terror attacks on oil facilities
Secret testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee describes terrorists attempting to seize an offshore $50 million platform, grenade attack on a Pennsylvania refinery, and a blow torch assault on California valves. Dr. Maynard Stephens warns of nationwide fuel disruption and lax security.
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Pennsylvania
California
Senate Judiciary Committee
Maynard Stephens
Stephens
United States
Alaska
U.S
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi
Cambodia
Nestle
Kim Il-sung
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