Congress Wrongly Expands SEC Power and Employment Act Debate
The editorial warns that Congress may pass harmful bills, notably the Humphrey Hawkins Full Employment Act and an SEC expansion to regulate financial newsletters. It argues veto threats are essential, accusing lawmakers of overreach and reliance on imagined omniscience while urging a focus on responsible governance.
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Ford
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Washington
Congress
IRS Eyes Withholding Tax on Dividends and Interest
The IRS proposes withholding tax on dividend and interest payments to holders and savers. Commissioner Alexander notes reporting gaps and $2.4 billion yearly loss from nondisclosure, but private firms would face higher costs and system complexity. Payroll withholding remains the preferred method to reduce taxpayer burden.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Donald C. Alexander
Treasury
Media moral panic as scandals expose press reform needs
Washington editor decries the spread of sexual blackmail rumors about Rep. Allan Howe and others. He argues arrests, transcripts, and gossip degrade public trust, question media ethics, and warn against sensational pack journalism and McCarthyism resurgence.
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Vice Squad
Utah
Joe Waggoner
D-La
Waggoner
Washington, D.C
Congressional
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Chicago Boys Work To Revive Chile
In Santiago economists called Chicago boys, about 60 Chileans studied at the University of Chicago influencing a move toward freer markets under the military junta. The Finance Minister Callas, trained as a civil engineer at Columbia, champions Friedman and aims to restore free-market paths while inflation remains high around 200 percent. Chile's trade improves with copper sales and reduced food imports, as the government addresses debt and external financing priorities.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Milton Friedman
Chile
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Columbia
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Friedman
Allende
Jorge Callas
Columbia University
New York
Arthur Burns
U.S
Federal Reserve
Callas
Anaconda
Kennecott
Chicago School of
Free Economists
Congress
Washington, D.C
Dallas
JFK Death Inquiry Presses Cuban Plot Theories
The Senate Intelligence Committee report questions the Warren Commission's lone gunman verdict in Kennedy's 1963 assassination. It cites CIA involvement with anti Castro plots and urges a fuller investigation into possible foreign ties and motives behind the murder.
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Select Intelligence Committee
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Ronaldo Cabela
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Robert Kennedy
Richard Helms
Richard Bissell
White House
Fitzgerald
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oswald
Mexico City
Cuba
Inouye
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