Editorial: No way a pleasure figuring income taxes
The editorial laments the 1976 tax changes aimed at simplification yet making tax return preparation harder. It cites IRS error rates, especially in standard deduction and tax credits, and notes Congress plans further reform. It urges taxpayers to demand genuine simplification and jokes that lawmakers should file their own returns to feel the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vow
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Long
IRS
Joint Committee On Taxation
Carter
del Clawson
R Downey
California crime victims aid explained in state program
Judge Everett E. Ricks Jr outlines a state plan that reimburses California victims of violent crime for medical bills up to 10000 dollars, lost wages up to 10000 dollars, and job training up to 3000 dollars. Eligibility requires residency, timely filing within one year, financial hardship, and non-contribution to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Everett E. Ricks Jr
Compton
Cali
Fornia
Los Angeles County District Attorney
State Board of Control
J Street
Suite
Sacramento
Calif
Califano faulted for chef for secretary staff
Washington episode clouds HEW chief Califano amid a push for a no frills, honest administration. A chef and a $12 700 annual cook's post at HEW alongside a $240 000 adviser salary spotlight his lavish staff. Critics debate replacements and budget control as Capitol Hill weighs security and spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Califano
Carter
Califano
Wiley Barnes
Sgt. Barnes
Marine Corps
Louis H. Wilson
MEW
Uncle Sam
Mother Hubbard
Barnes
HEW
Califana
Secret Service
Lem Johns
Johns
Ohns
Jody Powell
Letters to the Editor on Voluntary Busing and Immigration Policy
Lois Ahuna, RN of Long Beach, argues against forced school integration via busing and against blanket immigrant citizenship. She urges voluntary parental choice in schooling, criticizes government immigration policies, and defends domestic welfare limits while condemning centralized global governance.
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U.S
Rod'alven
Jack H. Challacombe Cypress
Lois Ahuna
Long Beach
Diet fix for a fearsome trait from Long Beach
A letter-worne claim by Dorothy Sutherland Frick asserts homosexuality stems from a dietary deficiency and urges public dietary guidance. The writer, Jerry McCutcheon, pushes Long Beach as a world model while inviting Frick to reveal specific foods and vitamin links to the supposed condition.
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Long Beach
Dorothy Sutherland Frick
Mrs. Frick
Jerry McCutcheon
Defeat of Situs Sparks Call for Open Labor Choice
Doyle E. McKie voices relief that a nationwide closed shop bid for the construction industry failed twice. He urges that every willing worker be free to work without forced union membership and warns against union shops dominating the field as seen in New York and the Postal Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meany and Company
New York
U.S. Postal Service
Doyle E. McKie
Long Beach
Mixed verdict on Veterans Hospital care over decades
A reader recounts years of both good and poor VA hospital experiences. He describes ICU stays, an operation complication, pneumonia, a missed x ray appointment, and extensive ambulance transfers. While praising a newer convalescent facility for better food and staff, he criticizes a harsh head nurse and hostile atmosphere at the earlier hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Hospital
V.A
Hitler
Bennitt Washington Trip Sparks Lakewood Critique
The editorial questions Ms. Bennitt and four colleagues for a funded Washington trip, labeling it a junket. It argues citizens paid for the trip, criticizes open forum proposals, and notes Bennitt’s lone or small council presence with ally Plunkett for support.
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Bennitt
Ms. Bennitt
Lakewood
Washington
Letter thanks Press-Telegram for Roots coverage
Sixth grader Damon Hill of Burnett School writes to express gratitude for printing thousands of Press-Telegram newspapers and for including Roots. The editor apologizes for overlooking the letter among classmates.
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Press-Telegram
Damon Hill
Burnett School
Damon
Grateful thanks to paramedics for help after hospital stay
A grateful message from Mrs. Fred Faulkner expresses sincere thanks to the paramedics who aided her husband during a medical emergency after her own hospital discharge. She credits their timely assistance with easing a difficult situation.
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Fred Faulkner
Tax Due Date Change Proposed to April 1
The note from Michael Hutsko of Norwalk proposes shifting the income tax due date to April 1 so all can feel foolish on the designated day.
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Michael
Hutsko
Norwalk
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Dla
Senate Finance Committee
Kelly
Mexico
Lopez Portillo
Santa Claus
U.S.A
Situs
Independent Press-Telegram
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Miles
Don Ohl
David Levinsorr
Bert Resnik
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