Thoughts for Today Reflections from Ecclesiastes to Marshall
A compact pair of maxims tracing timeless wisdom from Ecclesiastes to General Marshall. The quotes urge recognizing patterns, living in the present, and focusing on future objectives without dwelling on the past.
Carter backs away from $50 rebate in tax plan shift
President Carter faces a credibility test as he retreats from a proposed $50 rebate for lower and middle income taxpayers. Treasury Secretary Blumenthal argues underspending requires stimulus, while reports show first quarter growth at 4.5 percent. The reversal and possible tax credit cancellation deepen concerns over monetary policy and public confidence.
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Jimmy Carter
U.S. Senate
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Washington
Blumenthal
Carter
Triad Park Debate Returns With Government Backing
Guilford and Forsyth lawmakers with Gov. Hunt and Triad Park Commission head a renewal effort to fund a new state park near the population centers of Guilford and Forsyth. Costs are estimated at 5 to 9 million dollars, with talks of a local bond and state maintenance. A previous 1969 bond defeat looms as a key hurdle.
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Triad
Guilford
Jim Hunt
Triad Park Commission
Greensboro
Jim Melvin
Triad Park
Forsyth
North Carolina
Melvin
General Assembly
Piedmont Triad
Americans Abroad Face Higher Tax Burden Under Reform Act
Americans living overseas protest the Tax Reform Act of 1976 as unfair and costly. The law cuts from 20000 to 15000 the foreign income exempt from tax and ends the foreign tax credit, raising doubts about U.S. firms abroad and pressuring expatriates to return home. Some plan to renounce citizenship while others seek to delay or avoid. The June 15 deadline looms as lawmakers debate long term effects on exports and opportunity.
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Paris
United States
South Korea
Philippines
U.S
Stanley Cohen
Frank Horack III
Orion Bank
London
U.S. Treasury
John Royce
States
Cohen
Britain
How Not To Cut The Bureaucracy Down
A conservative view argues against creating the Agency for Consumer Advocacy proposed by President Carter. The piece criticizes adding a new bureaucracy while highlighting recent cost and policy shifts, questioning who truly represents consumers and warning of expanded government reach and delays.
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Carter
Bert Lance
Mr. Lance
Congress
ACA
Eager Beavers
Ralph Nader
Agency For Consumer Advocacy
Mr. Carter
International Trade Commission
Washington
Hearst case defense psychiatrist calls trial unfair
UCLA psychiatrist Dr. L J West and Dr. Margaret Singer say Patty Hearst lacked a fair trial despite her 1974 SLA bank robbery conviction. They describe her as a battered child shaped by torture and fear, with jurors misled by government evidence and missing the full mental condition report.
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Washington
Patty Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
San Francisco
FBI
L.J. West
UCLA
Dept. of Psychiatry
Margaret Thaler Singer
Patty
West
SLA
Hearst
Jack Mitchell
Mike Viner
Oliver Carter
The Islands Seek Independence From United States
Washington reports a playful mock plan by Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket residents to secede. A dinner party at William Styron's beach features quotes from Hellman Hersey and Roth about fuel food and aid. Katharine Graham is proposed as prime minister amid mock talks of a Declaration of Independence.
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Washington
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket
United States
William Styron
Lillian Hellman
John Hersey
Jules
Vineyard
Bob Brustein
Yale Drama School
New York
Edgartown
Phillip Roth
Rose Styron
Bill
James Reston
Vineyard Gazette
James Taylor
Brustein
Katharine Graham
Washington Post
America
Munich Beer Hall
First Republic
Martha's Tucket
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