Tax reform debate and balloon analogy in election year
An opinion piece critiques ongoing tax reform talk amid inflation and political pitches. It cites Muskie McGovern Humphrey and OBrien, notes recent reforms, and compares the tax system to a balloon: push one part, another bulges. It mentions a House bill ending municipal bond exemptions and concurrent subsidies, plus debates on oil and mineral depletion allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Muskie
South Dakota
George McGovern
Flubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Lawrence O'Brien
George Wallace
Tax loopholes and reform proposals reshape American incentives
The piece argues tax reform is needed to close widespread loopholes that favor homeowners and working mothers. It cites Tom Stanton of the Tax Reform Research Group estimating a 43 percent potential drop in tax receipts if loopholes vanish, noting the current system began in 1913 and grew into a tool for social goals amid ongoing reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Stanton
Tax Reform Research Group
Naderie
Poisonous labor snake fuels 70 million union political fund
Reed Larson of the National Right to Work Committee warns against labor unions spending dues on political campaigns. The piece cites a 1972 union political fund of about 70 million dollars, with details on contributions, COPE activity, and criticisms of campaign spending reforms.
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Reed Larson
National Right To Work Committee
Organized Labor
American Congress
Labor Hostes
Washington
Aflcio
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Truth in advertising and the FCC hearings call
A Tulsa Tribune opinion criticizes political ads for deception while urging FCC hearings to study honesty in campaigning. The piece notes the $50 million spent on spots and pledges protection for the little guy by Urabe Sam, lamenting empty policy language.
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Urabe
Sam
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Tulsa
Okla
Tribune
Polarization program touted as working in United States
In an interview Malcolm Moody of Polarization portrays the U S effort as advancing despite setbacks. He claims the program aims to polarize the nation by 1972, links its fate to Vietnamization, notes pressure from critics, and mentions Agnew’s public diplomacy efforts amid political strains and Cambodia and SAL talks context.
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Washington
Vietnam
United States
Malcolm Moody
New England
South
Midwest
Far West
White House
Mary
Nixon
Moody
Cambodia
China
Agnew
Polarization strategy tied to busing and 1960s politics
Interview with ART BUCHWALD discusses how busing and a hard line on Vietnam shaped the polarization of U S youth and political opinion. The president backs media narratives while Moody credits policy moves and a broader Administration stance for energizing supporters.
The Telegram's Call for Freedom in 1972 Columbus
The Telegram issue from April 25 1972 in Columbus Nebraska argues freedom as self control a divine gift not government grant. It touts moral guides the Commandments Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence as standards for freedom.
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Telegram
Your Freedom
Itu
Snapping chest sounds likely air around the heart
Lawrence Lamb M D explains the dry snapping heard near the sternum during deep breaths is most likely air trapped in the pericardial sac (pneumopericardium) rather than an ulcer. The sound is usually painless, may be heard away from the chest, and tends to resolve as the air is absorbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Fragmented OCR Sketches Inspire Nightly Word Puzzle
An assortment of clipped phrases and partial terms including Cosmopolitan, Landing, Garden tool, Poetic genre, Italian cits, Russian city, Hermes, and Bishoprics appear as a garbled page segment. The piece reads like a lexicon of fragments with no clear narrative or event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Head
Hermes
Cambridge antiwar group aids North Vietnamese in war planning
The piece accuses an antiwar committee in Cambridge Massachusetts of acting as a volunteer intelligence gathering unit for North Vietnam. It alleges the group disseminates details on U S naval deployments, ships and aircraft movements, aiding the enemy in Vietnam era conflict.
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Britain
America
Berlin
Athes
San Diego
Pearl Harbor
Pensacola
Cambridge Ann
Midway
Saratoga
Florida
Co Ronle
Vietnam
Carter
Cambridge
Daniel Elleberg
Four Holes Swamp Cypresses Preserve Deep in South Carolina
A vast virgin cypress forest in Four Holes Swamp near Mallard Lake, 35 miles inland from the Atlantic coast, survives thanks to preservation efforts by The Nature Conservancy and the National Audubon Society. A $750,000 fund-raising goal remains to secure the 1,782 acre tract, once slated for logging, and public access may come through guided tours and wooden walkways after scientists and volunteers support protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Holes Swamp
S.C
Four Holes
Atlantic
Mallard Lake
United States
Forest Products Company
Nature Conservancy
National Audubon Society
Everglades
Sensing the News on Four Holes Swamp and Cypress Heritage
Anthony Harrigan reflects on Four Holes Swamp detailing its clear black waters and seasonal shifts. He notes Farley Smith of the Nature Conservancy drinking the swamp water, discusses cypress forests, and laments the loss of vast ancient stands to hydroelectric projects.
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Lohe
Archie Carr
Nalion
Mic
Four Holes
Farley Smith
Nature Conservancy
Farley
Zhe Four Holes
Harrow
Santee
South Carolina
United States
America
Mort Roles Svramp
Barbs by Phil Pastoret offers wry lunchroom vignettes
The column surveys daily social quirks, noting lunch outings, shifting relationships, and the search for happiness. It sketches scenes of colleagues and the idea that small acts shape mood and manners in shared spaces.
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Los Ansares Times
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Wanai
Congress
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Idaho
Wea
Eladisk Island
Jeffrey
Hart
King
Sittte
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Anthony Harrigan
Southare Stores Industries Caurel
Phil Pastoret Barsby
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