Take It Or Leave It How The Rich Plan Inheritance Taxes
Guest editorial questions the obsession with transferring wealth via inheritance and gift taxes. It argues laws curb perpetual riches, aid social balance, and that heirs should earn their own fortunes, while tax specialists help the wealthy minimize IRS payments and preserve wealth for future generations.
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Jack Benny
Pearly Gates
IRS
Runaway Threat Fizzles as Mother Holds Ground in Spring
A toddler on Center Street threatens to run away over a swimsuit and swimming in the yard. Her mother coolly notes runaways must pack their own suitcases, then the child backs down. Nearby town weather and domestic tips follow, reflecting a mild winter and hints for spring care.
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Center St
Tornadoes a violent mystery of weather and fear
The piece describes tornadoes as highly destructive, mostly U S events in April and May, driven by convergence and rotation. It notes their path from Texas to the Ohio Valley, reports on Doppler radar watches, cites Grand Island Nebraska and the 1979 Red River Valley storm, and highlights the difficulty in predicting or explaining their power. It includes dramatic storm imagery and a look at the human impact.
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United States
Texas
Ohio Valley
Canary Islands
Bruce Schecter
Grand Island
Neb
Red River Valley
Oklahoma
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Carter ahead of his time in Carter reflection
This memo from Mac, written after Carter’s first 100 days post presidency, argues Carter was ahead of his time. It contrasts Reagan’s early Washington success with Carter’s past communication gaps and notes Democrats shifting toward conservative balance actions, suggesting history may vindicate Carter.
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John MC Cormally
Harris News Service Atlanta
HNS
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Kennedy
Hoover
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Carter
Mafia drug shippers flourish in new Sicily route
A DEA briefing reveals five New York Mafia families dominate heroin trafficking from Sicily to the United States, aided by Southwest Asian opium processing. Busts exceed 50 kilograms at JFK since 1977, with figures tied to Gambino kin and the "Silver Fox" figure Jean Jehan. Saturday Night Specials bill gaps prompt congressional action after the Reagan assassination attempt.
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House
Asia
United States
Sicily
FBI
Sean McWeeney
Tony Capaccio
Drug Enforcement Administration
New York Area
Vito Genovese
Thomas Lucchese
U.S
New York City
DEA
Justice Department
Badalamenti
Scaduto
New York
Milan
Italy
Carlo Gambino
Emanuele Adamita
Kennedy International Airport
San Remo
Jean Jehan
Silver Fox
Reagan
Congress
R.G. Industries
Miami
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