Voters’ mandate questioned after Tuesday’s local races
The editorial questions the strength of electoral mandates from Tuesday’s results, noting few Republicans won and urging newly elected officials to push for merit-based appointments, election reform, and better voter service while urging winners to earn a genuine voter mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lis
Jose
Rachel Gray
Jim Morgan
Senate
House
Raleigh
Council of State
Guilford
High Point Names John Faircloth as New Police Chief
Months of speculation end with Cy Brooks announcing John Faircloth as High Point’s new police chief. Officials hope the appointment stabilizes a department scarred by a major scandal two years ago and the death of former Chief Donald Roseman, with interim leader Stuart Hartley praised for steady guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teeedayee
Cy Brooks
John Faircloth
High Nt
High Point
Donald Roseman
Roseman
Joi Stuart Hartley
Pritchett
Brooks
Hartley
Ahief
Faircloth
States Act Alone as Congress Delays Arab Boycott Bill
California becomes the latest state to ban participation in the Arab boycott of Israel, signing a law imposing up to 1 million dollars in fines and up to three years in prison for companies. Other states including New York Illinois Ohio Maryland and Massachusetts have similar laws with varying penalties. A federal court challenge questions state authority over interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
U.S
Israel
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
New York
Illinois
Ohio
Maryland
Massachusetts
Abbot Rosen
The
Illinois Anti-Defamation
New York State
Donald Warden
Cynus Corp
San Francisco
Saudi Arabia
Warden
U.S. Law Week
Internal Revenue Service
IRS Chief Seeks Files Against Him in FOIA Requests
IRS Commissioner Donald Alexander filed Freedom of Information Act requests for his own files from Treasury Customs Service and related agencies. The moves followed past accusations of obstructing tax audits involving Sen. Montoya and a Procter and Gamble case. Customs identified Alexander as a possible defendant in a duty evasion matter dating to 1972, but prosecutors said no laws were violated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald Alexander
Internal Revenue
Treasury Dept
Alexander
Internal Revenue Service
Department
Customs Service
Treasury
IRS
Joseph Montoya
D.N.M
Customs
Procter and Gamble
Colossus
Cincinnati
Japan
Justice Dept
U.S
Seattle
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
the Treasury
rTer
Iies
Thomas Glynn
Marc Smolensky
People For
Thompson
Congress
Alvin Baldus
D.wis
Tax Reform 1976 Mess Sparks Call for Overhaul
A lengthy critique of the 1976 Tax Reform Act argues the code is a jerrybuilt mess that reaches into marriage, charity, and daily life. It cites Russell Train and Senator Buckley proposing a flat rate or indexing to curb inflation and urges decisive action before taxpayer rebellion grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell E. Train
U.S. Tax Court
Train
Congress
Will
Equity
New York
James L. Buckley
Buckley
The Work Ethic 1976
Washington columnist notes unemployment figures misrepresent the labor pool as a student of psychology, Robert, wanders between seeking work and avoiding it. Clancy argues many youths aim for top executive roles, skewing official stats and prompting jokes about creating a class of “executive vice presidents.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clancy
Robert
Labor Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
United Feature Syndicate
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Vernon W. Thompson
Federal Elections Commission
People For Thompson
Adolph Gunderson
Gunderson
Aca
Milwaukee Journal
Jas. J. Kilpatrick
Washington Star Syndicate
Art Buchwald
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!