Small Kansas businessmen seek tax relief and votes in Congress
Senator Jim Pearson backs restoring the seven percent investment tax credit for farmers and small merchants. He argues revenue loss would be offset by rising business activity and tax receipts. Proposals to extend loss carryforward and raise small business corporation shareholder limits are under study, while Nixon's SBA merger plan faces opposition.
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Jim Pearson
Nixon
Small Business Administration
Federal Department
Distaff Side and a Weekend of Free Kittens
The Distaff Side notes kids staying up late and waking late in summer. The Cat Placement Bureau offers four to twelve free kittens from the Brinkmeyer farm with calls to Marjorie Brinkmeyer. The Brinkmeyers report their house turtle Butch laid an egg, unsure of fertility, after hibernating through winter and surviving on hamburgers and tomatoes.
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Otte
Calico
Art. Brinkmeyer Farm
Saya Marjorie
Marjorie
Brinkmyer
Butch
Brinkmeyer
Reminiscence Slice Quotes Roosevelt and Agnew
A compact reflection notes Teddy Roosevelt speaking softly and carrying a big stick, paired with Spiro Agnew’s loud talk and a small golf club. The piece juxtaposes two political personas through a concise, era-tinged voice. The author hints at enduring contrasts in leadership styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Roosevelt
Spiro Agnew
Clergy Taxes Debate Sparks Public Letters
Jim Bishop reports a flood of clergy letters reacting to an article urging clergy to stay out of politics. He notes 95 percent from Protestant ministers, 5 percent from Catholics, none from rabbis, and argues churches remain tax exempt while ministers pay taxes. He condemns both political intrusion and mob behavior, urging clergy to keep politics out of the pulpit.
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Brookfield
Wisc
Padre Bob
Denver
Jim
Adolph Weaver
Brush Valley United Methodist Church
Homer City
Penna
George W. Herd
First Methodist Church
Lancaster
Ohio
Kennedy Loyalists Move Into Other Candidates Camps
Jack Anderson reports Kennedy loyalists have quietly infiltrated staffs of Muskie McGovern and other Democratic contenders. Kennedy veterans like Feldman Mankiewicz and Salinger now steer campaigns, raising the chance he could influence a deadlock at the 1972 convention. Intelligence notes also flag Egyptian-Soviet moves as Sadat strengthens control while doubling army strength and expanding Soviet arms as Cairo hosts discuss power plays.
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Washington
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
Ed Muskie
Muskie
Jack English
Kennedy Camp
Mike Feldman
Frank Mankiewicz
Pierre Salinger
George McGovern
Feldman
Manklewicz
McGovern
Ted
Steve Smith
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Joe Spear
Egypt
U.S
Sadah
Podgorny
Sadat
Donald Bergus
Israel
Letters to Parents A Primer on Drugs Most Commonly Used
Grover Craig presents a parental primer on common drugs. The third in a weekly Finney County Sheriff's Office series explains oral amphetamines known as Bennies and Dexies, injected methamphetamines called Speed, and cocaine, with effects, costs, risks, and warning signs for families and youths.
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Finney County
South America
Cuba
Railroads Once All Powerful Face Financial Strain
AP analysis outlines how railroads, once dominant, now struggle amid heavy regulation and high debt. It notes their essential role moving 41 percent of freight and the risk to the economy if they fail, while debating options from subsidies and relaxed rules to potential nationalization.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Congress
George Smathers
U.S
Florida
ASTRO
Sound Transportation Review Organization
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