Tax-Saving Switch of Income and Deductions
Sylvia Porter explains cash basis taxpayers can shift income and deductions to 1969 by delaying payments and bills, delaying job completion, and timing redeeming U.S. savings bonds. It notes caution for bonds in children's names to avoid tax on gifts.
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Win at Bridge and Tax Tips for 1968
Practical notes blend bridge strategy with tax planning. The piece discusses match point goals in miniature bridge play and detailed methods to shift income between 1968 and 1969, including partial sales profits and prepaying deductible items. It highlights prepaying mortgage interest and state taxes, plus early decisions on reporting profits.
Modern all-purpose double leads to partial score in bridge
Souths jump to three spades blocks West and East doubles for takeout. North and South bid aggressively, four spades then four hearts, leading to a plus 500 for the defense. The hand yields 10 match points as other tables saw little interference and the hand stayed a part score.
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Different Flat Feet A Guide For Painful Feet
Dear Dr. Mother explains the difference between flat feet and painful flat feet. A podiatrist or orthopedist should assess to tailor treatment. Conservative measures include weight loss, exercises, toe rises, a Thomas heel, and metatarsal bar. arch supports alone may not fix the underlying issue.
Martins Around Insects Eatery Skeptic Notes Martins Role
Ithaca New York AP Olin Pettingill a Cornell researcher questions the claim that purple martins eat 2000 mosquitoes their own weight daily. He notes they eat many insects including mosquitoes and remarks it is pleasant to have the birds around for insect control.
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LAFF-A-DAY Cartoon Caption About Money Request
The strip humorously shows a character protesting an unexpected money request from George, insisting they have not asked for funds yet. The gag implies a distant arrangement or miscommunication about financial help.
Investor's Guide Q and A on stock income and dividends
The column discusses a reader with small share blocks seeking income at age 60. It notes growth stocks pay little or no dividends and questions the lack of dividend payments from long-held holdings, suggesting a mutual fund could provide distributed income.
Canadian Studies Center Started at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore AP reports Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies will establish the first U S graduate center for Canadian studies, starting a new program to explore Canadian topics within the university.
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Baltimore
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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Grinnell Board OKs $10 000 to King Fund
Grinnell college trustees approved allocating 10000 from the college endowment to the Martin Luther King Jr scholarship fund. Trustees pledged to match gifts up to 10000 and commended the Concerned Black Students for initiating the fund which aims to aid needy Black students.
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Grinnell College
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