Open administration under Carter sparks partisan clash in Congress
A three-part briefing argues that the Carter White House hides motives behind labor reform and Panama Canal ratification. It cites a stalled SBA document, Linowitz conflicts, and gun registration fears. Rep Hansen and Rep Ashbrook criticize executive actions while NRA labels the computerization plan as stealthy overreach.
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Patrick Caddell
Carter
Senate
Caddell
Small Business Administration
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Hatch
Carter Administration
Neal Knox
National Rifle Association
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Congress
NRA
IRS calls 1977 tax forms a smashing success
The IRS hailed the 1977 tax year forms as a smashing success pointing to a 58 percent error drop from 11.8 to 4.9 percent on the short form and from 8.5 to 5.7 percent on the long form. Officials cautious about promises of 70 million hours saved note continued taxpayer strain remains.
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Internal Revenue Service
Department
IRS
Canine license clash prompts fear of nationwide effect
A Los Angeles municipal judge dismissed a dog license case citing the 14th Amendment, risking a wave of unlicensed dogs nationwide. Experts warn lost rabies control funds could endanger public health while licensed dogs single out owners who fund animal regulation. The judge warns of Supreme Court implications, but opponents urge adherence to local licensure and public safety.
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Los Angeles
Mario Gonzales
U.S. Supreme Court
Smiling through theft a widow keeps faith and humor
An 82 year old burglarized widow smiles after losing her TV and fan but keeping her Bible. She tolls the thief that God may have a reason for the loss and that prayer could reveal it. Her resilient outlook and Sears bought fan add gentle humor to the ordeal.
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Humphrey Bogart
Sears
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal, Inc. Middletown Ohio lists home delivery options by carrier and motor route with weekly, monthly and annual prepaid prices. Rates include 20 cents weekdays, 35 cents Sunday, or 1.15 per week. motor route 15 per copy daily and 30 cents Sunday. mail USA 38 per year.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
We Monde
USA
U.S.A
Birthday song copyright tale shows royalties and revisions
A Washington journalist investigates the history of Happy Birthday to You, tracing its 1893 origins with Patty Smith Hill and Mildred Hill, the 1934 copyright, and the lucrative rights held by Sammy Birchard. Publicity and fees from Broadway, film, and telegram services are noted, along with the Hill sisters' nephew Archibald Hill as beneficiary.
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Washington
Pentagon
Copyright Office
John Wayne
The
Patty Smith Hill
Columbia University
Miss Patty
Mildred J. Hill
Patty
New Yorker
Sammy Birchard
Evanston
Ill
Mildred Hill
Archibald Hill
Cary Grant
Sad experience warns buyers on new GM paint issues
A reader warns prospective buyers about paint pit marks on a new GM car delivered March 3 in Middletown. After dealer and factory reps blamed weather, the writer filed claims with Consumer Protection Service in Columbus and their insurer. Advice urges thorough predelivery inspection and filing with the state service if defects exist.
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General Motors
Middletown
Consumer Protection Service
Columbus
Wishes of taxpayer ignored in tax reform critique
The text compares California tax protests to the American Revolution’s tax upheaval, arguing leaders favor spenders over producers. It cites Middletown’s 1975 Repeal OSHA Committee with 2,000 signatures demanding reduced government spending and taxes. The piece claims OSHA funding nears one billion dollars, harming taxpayers, and urges broader tax cuts and mobilization.
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California
Boston
Middletown
OSHA
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STEM
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Ashbrook
Treasury Department
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Matthew
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