Tax revolt fuels GOP growth push across states
Ronald Reagan era tax revolt spreads from California Proposition 13 to 20 states as Kemp Roth and Steiger plans gain traction. Brown shifts to spending limits, while Carter battles gains tax appeal. Republicans push growth through tax cuts, arguing added revenue and jobs offset deficits, with reapportionment looming.
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California
United States
Capitol Hill
Bill Steiger
Carter
Jeff Bell
Sen
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Kemp-Roth
Arthur Laffer
University of Southern California
Elwood Richardson Names Mills Business Manager
Jim Mills named Elwood Richardson’s business manager with Mills serving as managing editor. The appointment positions Mills to oversee financial operations and media content strategy, aligning with Richardson’s leadership in the publication.
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Elwood Richardson Business Manager
Jim Mills
Egypt’s Sadat Granted Broad Powers amid Democratic Struggle
The article notes Egypt’s role in regional conflict masks a deeper fight over parliamentary democracy. It reports Sadat receiving near dictatorial powers via a referendum to curb political activity across the spectrum and suppress dissent in the press, following his controversial trip to Jerusalem.
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Egypt
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Jerusalem
Wage Rules Raise Highway Costs in Virginia Project
The Davis Bacon Act requires prevailing wages on federally funded work. A culvert in a Virginia highway median is classified as heavy construction, paying unskilled laborers $9.68 per hour while nearby highway workers earn $4.50. The project’s added cost is about $4 million amid broader Middle East tensions shaping policy notes.
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Virginia
Department of Labor
Pillar 2 George McGovern in the Carter critique
Washington columnist praises Senator George McGovern as independent and candid about Carter and inflation. He recalls McGovern's 1972 denial of Nixon’s corrupt era, notes his post defeat freedom to speak, and recounts a Cuba trip tale with Abourezk and Castro, highlighting McGovern's relaxed, candid style.
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Washington
George McGovern
Jimmy Carter
Carter
McGovern
Richard Nixon
Hemingway
South Dakota
Cuba
Sen
James Abourezk
Raoul Castro
Abourezk
Castro
Jim
John Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Faculty debate on pornography at Dartmouth course
In a spring seminar, 130 students discussed 18th century pornographic novel Fanny Hill by John Cleland. Guests Keith Mann and Ernest van den Haag offered opposing views on pornography, with van den Haag arguing for strict regulation and dehumanizing effects.
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Dartmouth College
Gibbon
Burke
Goldsmith
Gray
Boswell
Johnson
Fanny Hill
John Cleland
Keith Mann
Columbia College
National Review
Oui
Mano
The Journal Extracts on Pornography and Art Debate
A Middletown newspaper article discusses feminism and porn in a broad dialogue. It references Mand and van den Haag, debating pornography as art, therapy, and expression while noting historical ubiquity and shifting tolerances.
South Pacific satire and travel notes from a beachcomber
A travel and culture sketch from Nadi Fiji with jokes about island fashion tipping in Tahiti and Papuan rugby. It recalls Lincoln’s assassination late, names Cardinal Sin, mutineer Fletcher Christian, Friday and Thursday October, and notes Bora Bora’s cinematic hurricane set mock-up by Dino De Laurentis.
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Fiji
South Pacific
New Club Mediterranee
Moorea
Bora Bora
Society Island
Fletcher Christian
Clark Gable
Pitcairn Island
MiMini
Mahew Folger
Christian
James Michener
South Sea Islands
Dino de Laurentis
King Kong
Hudson Bros. & Co
Joseph Conrad
Dino
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