IRS Sensitive Case Policy Sparks Senate Debate
A Senate subcommittee led by Senator Montoya examines an IRS practice of using a special report form for "sensitive cases" involving political figures, business leaders, unions, mob figures, and others. The piece argues such disclosures could undermine taxpayer willingness to comply and hinder enforcement, reducing IRS power.
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IRS
Senate
Joseph M. Montoya
D-N.m. A
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
United Press International
Congress
Tax Resentment Grows Over IRS Tactics and Proposed Reform
A historical commentary argues that IRS methods including audits of low earners and asset attachments strain taxpayers. It notes public sympathy rises for resistant cases, questions legality of tactics, and suggests constitutional reform like a Liberty Amendment to repeal income tax, urging policy makers to heed growing discontent.
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IRS
IHS
Congress
Divorcing Under Ohio Law Fueled by War Separation
A returning Vietnam War prisoner seeks divorce after six years in captivity. The piece argues Ohio and similar states force one spouse to file accusations like gross neglect or extreme cruelty, despite the husband’s long absence. It decries the legal fiction and calls for sane, honest reform.
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United States
T Han
North Vietnam
Ohio
Soell
Nixon says postwar aid to Vietnam won’t hurt budget
The piece argues the president framed postwar aid to North and South Vietnam as not harming the domestic budget while implying taxpayers will bear the cost. It notes Nixon avoided claiming taxpayers won’t be hurt and alleges aid was not a condition for POW release or ceasefire.
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Nucth Vietman
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nixon
Associated Press
First American song Wit and early ballad roots
The text asks who wrote the first completely American song Wit and calls John Hill Ilewitt the father of the American ballad, noting most early composers were not American-born. It then questions which presidents embraced the Quakers and what "is enemy" means, answering A for each.
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John Hill Ilewitt
Power crisis in Congress threatens sessions and function
A Washington power broker warns that a winter power shortage has crippled Congress. He says if President Nixon keeps current policies, Congress may be out of power by 1874, forcing possible three to four day weeks for the Senate and House. The White House resists sharing authority, arguing presidential power is essential to national welfare.
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Congress
United States
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Stanford F. Crunch
Washington
White House
Crunch
Capitol
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress Faces Power Crisis in Antiquated System
Art Buchwald notes no new technological breakthroughs will fix Congress power shortages. The system relies on an aging power plant run by ancient committees, now draining power as costs rise. Continued reliance would force Congress to accept fiscal and foreign policy controls to regain energy. Gas waste on Capitol Hill compounds the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
The Telegram Freedom Editorial on Self-Control
The Telegram argues that freedom comes from self-control and personal responsibility, not government license. It links freedom to God given rights and references the Declaration, urging peaceful civic virtue and orderly liberty.
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Telegram
Your Freedom
Cain Tre
Fragmented OCR Puzzle Clue List Sparks Reader Curiosity
Readable fragments list terms like Tropicel plant pepper and Great Lake with numbers and odd phrases. The items resemble a crossword style clue set or lexicon extract with mixed names, numbers, and partial definitions inviting further decoding.
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Shenanaa
Great Lake Lauer
Leiters
Appie Center
Right to work gains lift as union-skeptic gains aid
National relief for workers emerges as 16 co sponsors of right to work are reelected. Unions drawn from industrial districts may back sympathetic legislation, while voters urge lawmakers to support relief from compulsory dues and boss influence. A call to constituents echoes in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
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Congress
Woonsocket
Q and A on Names and Perfumes From Old Newspaper
The text presents Q A items about name Phyllis and Greek origin, three perfume ingredients of animal origin ambergris civet musk, and questions on who first used the term First Lady. It notes Mary Clemmer Ames used the term in 1877 describing Rutherford Hayes.
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Mary Clemmer Ames
Rutherford T. Hayes
Voting patterns at Princeton across presidential years
A historical survey from Princeton notes shifting voting loyalties among students and faculty from 1920s to 1960s. It contrasts student majorities for Dewey and Kennedy with a conservative faculty through mid century, then highlights a 1982 shift toward liberal faculty and diverging student and national trends, ending with era-wide clarifications on admissions influence.
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Sient
Princeton
Anl
Hoover
AE Staith
Norman Thomas
Roosevelt
Alfred Landon
Wendell Willkie
Dewey
Strom ‘Thurmond
Harry ‘Truman
Tom Dewey
Truman
Henry Wallace
Mums Norman Thomas
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Ike
Alpi
Gia
Cine Fie Dfervedt
Kennedy
Cath
Lilly
Humphray
Nixon
Dick Gregory
Bumphrey
Gregory
George, McGovers
U.S. Politi
Diplomats Under Fire and the Duty of the Foreign Service
The piece argues that Arab nations bear guilt for violence linked to diplomacy, highlighting the Foreign Service as America’s first line of defense. It recalls hostages Moore and Neel killed by Black September in Khartoum, notes CIA ties, and condemns extremist acts while urging Arab states to curb such threats and uphold international norms.
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Foreign Service
Diplomatic Corps
America
State Department
Glee A. Nowl
G. Cyris Moore
Khartoum
Moore
Ho Me
Middle East
Neel
Black September Organization
Guy
Nixon
Black September
Beirut
Lebanon
Noel
CIA
Munich
Tel Aviv
Lud
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Pipers
Gra PS Stan
Jeffrey
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Hing
Seneealy
Oakley
Mewipesey Reternrite Association
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