A Florida Ex-Congressman Tax Plan Seeks 10 Percent Flat Rate
An editor proposes a simple 10 percent tax on all income with no deductions or loopholes. The plan would reduce government needs, printing, clerks, and court cases while easing fuel and traffic strain, if feasible despite likely opposition.
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Florida
Postal Service
Internal Revenue
Letters To The Sun Editorial Guidelines Card
Editorial note outlining submission rules for Letters To The Sun. Readers must sign letters with full address and keep under 300 words. The page warns editors may edit for space and remove libelous content.
Florida residents rally against regional planning act details
A Florida letter writer denounces a regional planning bill linked to seditious conspiracy claims. She notes citizen campaigns to rescind the act and questions its constitutionality under Title 18. The letter also mentions Col Arch Roberts and a book on global plots, with a publisher contact in California.
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United States
Reubin Askews
Florida
Col
Arch Roberts
Korea
Viet Nam
Educator Publications
Fullerton
California
M. C. Smally
Grand Saline
Local families attend Memorial Day services at Sand Flat
Locals from Grand Prairie and Jacksonville gather for Memorial Day at Sand Flat. Mr and Mrs James Wells and Mrs Ethel Johnson attend with Lauretta Stuart and granddaughter Stacey Stuart. Marlin Spears from Grand Prairie visits to help in the garden. Jim Read of Dallas visits Spears family on Sunday.
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Ethel Johnson
Grand Prairie
Lauretta Stuart
Stacey Stuart
Jacksonville
Sand Flat
Lee Wells
Marlin Spears
M. J. Spears
Jim Read
Dallas
Uncle Dan from Doolie Prefers Pithy Paper Talk
At a country store gathering, Ed Doolittle riffs on American progress asking for new ways to skin a cat while Clem Webster reports on a Nixonburger meatless sandwich contest and a soyburger push. Bug Hookum recalls a Pacific islander found after 31 years hiding from the Japs. A Florida speeding case nets $40 total after the judge calls out falsehoods.
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America
Samuel Morison
Columbus
Clem Webster
Clem
Wimmen
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Pacific Islands
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United States
Florida
Legislature Faces Narrow Window For Pushing Bills
Texas lawmakers in the 68th Legislature race toward adjournment May 28 as hundreds of bills await action. The House and Senate have advanced only a fraction of introduced measures, with key topics including mass transit, school finance, capital punishment restoration, and fiscal reforms. Governor Briscoe seeks no special session, while bills on hunting and fishing licenses, jury eligibility for 18 to 20 year olds, and audits of state programs move through committees.
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Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Price Daniel Jr
Daniel
Texas
Atty
John Hill
Legislative Budget Board
Hill
Crosby
Harris County
Briscoe
Cross Examination as a Consumer Tool for Truth
A public service piece explains distinguishing fact from opinion in shopping questions. It cites a case where a radio failed to receive Rome broadcasts, ruling the warranty breached, and urges asking precise factual questions to protect money and rights.
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John Henry Wigmore
Rome
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