Federal Spotlight Pension Boost and Civil Service Changes
The government plans at least a 4.5 percent annuity rise for 950,000 federal annuitants and survivors, possible 5.6 percent with May data, plus a 6 percent premium pay raise for employees in premium categories. Also reports contracting out civil service work, productivity linked postal pay, air traffic controller harassment claims, and bills for 120 days notice of manpower cuts amid Defense Department reductions.
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Labor Department
Civil Service Commission
CSC
National Council
Naval Air Station
Washington, D.C
House
Senate Armed Services Committees
Civil Service Committees
Federal Aviation Administration
New York
Javits
Goodel
Congress
Nixon
Defense Department
Your Money's Worth New Minimum Tax
This column analyzes the 1969 Tax Reform Law and the new 10 percent minimum tax on specified tax preferences. It argues the reform advances tax equity yet leaves many shelters intact and notes corporate exemptions. The piece critiques the law as a mishmash that retains loopholes while offering new relief and tax shelters.
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Research Institute of America
Police Are People Myopic View Of Guards And Cops
Washington dispatch argues cops are people including the dead and injured. It cites Hoover figures from 1957 onward and notes 9 officers killed in early 1970s months and 2,394 wounded in 57 cities. It discusses unions, Kent and Panther violence, and warns against animosity between police and public.
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J. Edgar Hoove
John Cassese
International Brotherhood of Police Officers
Pointblank
National
New York
Pittsburgh
Nixon weighs whether to sell Israel more Phantoms
Washington reports show no decision on supplying Israel with additional F-4 Phantom jets. Officials cite Nasser’s May Day speech and Middle East anxieties as delaying a reappraisal. Internal split within the Nixon administration keeps Abba Eban's talks without a concrete outcome.
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Washington
Nixon
Israel
Egypt
Abba Eban
Eban
U.S
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
State Department
White House
Indecision on Israel Phantom request fuels U.S. debate
The Nixon administration weighs risks of sending more Phantoms to Israel amid fears of an arms race with the Soviet Union. Some advisers warn against expanding U.S. air support as Moscow could escalate confrontations, while Israeli settlement actions and war dynamics influence the stalemate.
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Defense Departments
Cairo
Egypt
Nasser
Soviet Union
U.S
Israel
Washington
Moscow
Pentagon
Nixon
Where We Stand Letters Policy at The Las Vegas Sun
The Las Vegas Sun prints letters to the editor under Where We Stand with a 150 word limit and retains the right to edit shorten or delete portions. Libelous or tasteless content will not be printed. Names may be withheld if the writer signs and requests it.
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Black Panther Party
The
Las Vegas Sun
Distortion Of Facts To the Editor
A reader blasts a May 7 column for supporting government actions after Kent State riots. He criticizes insinuations against Agnew, accuses the piece of leftist bias, calls for accountability, and cites Nixon on violence and dissent.
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Hell
Agnew
Kent State
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