Public reaction to five cent gas tax for roads
A reader supports a five cent gasoline tax if funds are directed to the right projects. The responder says taxes are needed to fund road and highway improvements.
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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1982
Page
5
A reader supports a five cent gasoline tax if funds are directed to the right projects. The responder says taxes are needed to fund road and highway improvements.
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Column humorously reframes December birthdays and zodiac pride while promoting the Destin Village Players production of You Can’t Take It With You. The piece notes nervous would‑be actors, a toga portrait gag, and cheeky character sketches like Essie the would‑be ballerina and Ed with a political printing press.
An actress invites the community to the Friday 6 30 start and Saturday Sunday matinees at 2 00 as she seeks to loosen up on stage. The note mixes personal anecdotes about her failed acting confidence with a plea for audience participation and a light hearted tease.
U S Senator Lawton Chiles argues former presidents deserve a dignified retirement but calls for spending limits. He cites costs rising from 64000 in 1955 to 27 million by 1983, with Secret Service, libraries, and staff expanding beyond original intent. He proposes his bill to reverse the trend and tighten controls.
The text argues to cap former president protection at eight years with no current limit, limit spouse and family protection to incidental coverage, grant six months of widow protection after death, bar taxpayer funding for partisan or income activities, require memoir publishing profits to Treasury via the Government Printing Office, cap presidential libraries at 40 000 square feet and fund maintenance from taxes, and reduce staff allowances as needs lessen. The speaker laments the administration’s opposition to cost-cutting and vows to push reforms amid broader spending cuts.
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