Tax indexing and inflation share a 7 percent tug of war
The article argues that a 7 percent pay raise matching 7 percent inflation often leaves workers with less real buying power after higher taxes. It notes brackets can shift, eroding net gains, and applies the same logic to inflation driven dividend taxes for investors. It questions how large a windfall taxes gain for the government and points to reformers seeking change.
Congress eyes tax indexing to curb inflation driven tax hits
The editorial notes that each 1 percent rise in inflation boosts income tax revenue by about 1.5 percent and projects a $45 billion inflation driven tax gain in 1983. It argues for tax indexing to exempt inflation related income growth while acknowledging the complexity and the government's role in fueling inflation through policy and program costs.
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Birth of first test tube baby sparks ethical debate
Discussion centers on replacing test tube imagery with new terms as technology advances toward laboratory fertilization and embryo implantation. The piece argues ethics, parental rights, child status, and natural order, noting nature cooperates with human invention and future progress will continue along this path.
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Debate Over Soviet Technology Transfers Divides Dems
National Security Council aide Dr. Samuel Huntington and Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan clash with State Department views over halting U S drilling bits sent to the Soviet Union as Moscow conducts dissident trials. Clinton-era tone reflected in Brzezinski link to oil vulnerability and Dresser Industries.
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Samuel Huntington
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Jackson presses for strong US response to Soviet provocations
Scoop Jackson urges halting a Dresser Industries deal and a Sperry Univac sale to Tass as Vance carries SALT concessions to Geneva. Washington worries over postponements and a Moscow visit cancellation, signaling broader U.S. frustration with Soviet pressure and technology transfers.
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Jimmy Carter
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Help meet role redrawn in political marriages
In Georgia Betty Talmadge runs for Congress amid ethics probes of ex husband Herman. Massachusetts senator Ed Brooke faces divorce related accusations from Remigia Brooke. Alabama former wife Cornelia Wallace weighs a run for governor, signaling a shift in how political spouses influence campaigns.
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Senior exhibit at All Iowa Fair disappoints in the dark
Longstanding seniors praise art yet the All Iowa Fair lighting is off as exhibits have mostly left for home. Flowers faded and the Exhibition Hall is dim, prompting readers to question how judges select the fine art ribbons on display.
Gesture to Editor Proposes Free Transport for Seniors
The writer urges the editor to extend free transport to the elderly remaining at the fair. A suggestion is to invite seniors a day before or after awards, while still on site, with a regular or minimal gate fee.
Sixteen Questions On Small School Closings Debated
The American School Board Journal urges preclose analysis with items from Stanton Leggett. The Cedar Rapids piece notes senior citizens’ experiences, space costs, overhead, and a push for community-based schools. Eisenhower parents align several recommendations with local practice.
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Word Notes on Pronunciation and Usage
The column discusses pronunciation of chic and the misuses in ads such as drunk driving. It advises that drunk should be predicative while drunken is preferred attributively and highlights causerie as a worthy but underused term. The piece ends noting the writer’s New York Times Syndicate origin.
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