Editorial on California tax cuts and leadership
The governor proposes tax relief for individuals earning five thousand dollars or less and married couples ten thousand or less, aiming to ease inflation pressures. Critics doubt feasibility, urging careful budgeting. the paper urges legislative leadership to provide direction and hints at veto potential if the governor withholds it.
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Brown
California
Postal Service Should Allow Copying Machines Where Needed
The Postal Service decision to remove photocopying machines from post offices was broadly reasonable but could harm rural access. Postmasters should have discretion to maintain a copying machine where convenient, preserving service for copying insurance papers tax forms and Medicare claims, while continuing to limit non mail related uses.
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Postal Service
Letters to the editor spar over fire service and traffic court
The Long Beach fire department defends its role and ambulance service while blasting an IPT editorial as inaccurate. A reader laments the traffic court system, proposing Saturday sessions to reduce burdens on working motorists and praising law officers despite criticizing the court process.
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Long Beach
Historian denounces errors in Today in History column
A reader blasts the January 8 Today in History feature for omitting Elvis Presley’s birthday while listing Sherman Adams and Thomas Watson Jr. The miss marks a cultural oversight, prompting calls for accuracy and recognition of Presley’s widely known birthday.
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Sherman Adams
Thomas Watson Jr
Elvis Presley
Secrets die fast in Congress
A political debate on congressional duty over secret foreign policy material. Lawmakers differ on whether facts must stay secret for national good or should be disclosed when wrongdoing is evident. Some urge action within procedures, others advocate going public if information is dangerous or improper.
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Washington
U.S
Congress
Ford Administration
Rep
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Oversight Subcommittee On Foreign Affairs
Hays
Hartford Revives Downtown With Civic Center Complex
Hartford moves from a long downtrodden image to a revived core led by a $70 million Civic Center complex. The center binds convention halls, a 12,000 seat coliseum, a Hartford-Sheraton Hotel, and a sizable mall amid renewed building activity. Prominent insurers and local businesses back the Downtown Council to reshape Union Station and Union Place, attracting tenants and shoppers. Shoppers, tenants, and planners describe the momentum as a turning point for Hartford's center city.
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Hartford, Conn
New York
Boston
Honore Kaplan
al Franklin
ABC
Wide World
Franklin
William Luettgen
Luettgens Limited
Civic Center
G Yox & Co
Hartford
Laettgen
Schultz
Aetna Lite and Casualty
International
New England Whalers
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Union Station
Union Place
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