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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1981
Page
4
Lloyd Ballhagen recounts a National Education Association program placing businesspeople in a sixth grade classroom. He notes a progressive setup with outer desks, a center activity area, reading funnies, Monopoly, snack breaks, and a relaxed but productive learning pace showing how modern education blends fun with study.
A humorous diary piece laments perplexing scenes with millers and a plague of mixups. The writer, referencing Jack Kempton and Spareroom Studio, notes store changes and grocery errors that spark confusion, food mishaps, and messy mislabeling in a light, observational tone.
James Kilpatrick notes the 1982 budget battle, with protests over cuts to school lunch subsidies and other programs. He cites political pressure on bureaucrats and advocates, and includes a reader plea to preserve historic preservation funding amid broader restraint.
The House voted to increase direct loans and loan guarantees for the Export-Import Bank despite Reagan's proposed cuts. Florida officials testified that food stamps were misused to buy varied items, highlighting ongoing efforts to cap the $11 billion program. Committees seek a flexible cap while battles loom over education subsidies and other federal programs.
Art Buchwald notes Michael Reagan, son of the president, faced accusations of using his White House ties to win defense business while serving as vice president of a firm. He wrote to military installations claiming the armed forces would be rebuilt under his father. Reagan defends himself, saying others could press for contracts and that he is unfairly penalized for his father’s position.
The text purports to be a mock letter from Michael Reagan to a military general seeking a grommet contract for missiles. It frames the request around quality, price, and fairness, noting his father Ronald Reagan's presidency and asserting no undue influence. The piece includes references to Cap Weinberger and the White House setting.
Jack Anderson reports that IRS auditors pursue tax cheats with zeal, while many refunds are returned due to outdated addresses. As of last December the agency held 87,760 undelivered refund checks, valued at a substantial total.
Rep Benjamin Rosenthal suggests many uncashed refunds belong to low income women and elderly people. IRS data show most uncashed checks are small but some exceed thousands. Privacy rules block address sharing. Social Security will run a limited name match with IRS lists this summer.
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