Editorial on federal sale initiatives for budget goals
The Chicago Tribune reports Reagan administration explores selling federal land and buildings to trim deficits. Proposals include dissolving the Economic Development Administration, boosting tax collection via IRS hiring, and recovering unpaid federal debts. Senate inventory shows vast land holdings. experts debate benefits and exemptions for parks and forests.
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James Coates
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Charles Percy
Senate
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Nevada
Wyoming
Utah
Bulletin of the United States Treasury
Reagan
Darrell Trent
Coates
Taxes consume sixty percent of wages says Industry Week
Industry Week notes Americans now labor until August to pay total taxes, including income, social security, and local levies, amounting to about 60 percent of wages. Tax increases outpace income growth over the decade, fueling a rising federal debt and rising costs of living.
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Industry Week
Tax Foundation of Washington
Uncle Sam
Missing $2 million fuels New Mexico fuel aid probe
Federal probes track $2 million missing from New Mexico fuel assistance funds granted to the governor's Office of Community Affairs led by Herman Grace. Investigators allege transfers to private charities and personal projects, while Grace denies wrongdoing and lawmakers question the agency's oversight. The governor assigns an interim head as auditors seek accounting fixes and funds are partially located.
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Richard Kusserow
Herman
Linda Kehoe
Gov. King
Doonesbury
James Sanderson
EPA
Sanderson
Senate
Denver
Agency
Anne Gorsuch
Reader letter challenges Solbach on reapportionment process
The writer disputes Rep. John Solbach’s remarks on congressional reapportionment printed in the Feb. 18 Journal-World. He says Morris Kay and the GOP chair never asked him to draw maps and that the party has not participated in any reapportionment meetings. He accuses Solbach and others of fabricating facts and mishandling reapportionment affecting Douglas County and Lawrence.
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Solbach
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Republican State Central Committee
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Gov. Carlin
Republican State Committee
Robert G. Frey
Kansas House of Representatives
Gleason
Lawrence Journal-World Opinion Letters and Notices
A collection of letters from readers and editorials discussing Kansas politics, reapportionment and severance tax, recall movements in Lawrence, city governance tensions, and comments on local institutions and media naming conventions. Names include James L. Secor Hilda Enoch George Steele Gary McGrath J. Bunker Clark and others.
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Journal-World
East Coast
Kansas
James L. Secor
W. Eighth
Gleason/Watson
Kansas University
University of Kansas
J. Bunker Clark
West 27Th
Reagan Visit to West Germany Reopens Berlin Question
The piece argues Reagan must visit Berlin to affirm U.S. commitment amid Ostpolitik backlash. It contrasts Kennedy’s Berlin stance with 1980s tension, noting 350,000 U.S. troops in West Germany and Berlin’s unique status. It warns appeasement risks eroding alliance and urges decisive leadership to deter Moscow and sustain freedom.
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