Tax reform pits oil and gas industry against budget cuts
Edward J. Walsh argues tax reform will raise new taxes on energy firms through TEFRA style measures and the Tax Reform Act of 1984. He says Treasury proposals misread oil and gas exploration, tying higher tax payments to annual liabilities while cutting spending remains unlikely before next year.
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Edward J. Walsh
U.S. Business and Industrial Council Writers” Syndicate
Reagan
Congress
Pol
Washington
Henry Jackson
Price Waterhouse
America
House
Senate
IRS
Treasury Department
United States
Treasury
Ways and Means
Sac
After Huck Finn backfires in modern censorship fights
Robert Doyle of the American Library Association notes Mark Twain s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has faced bans since 1885 with later removals from reading lists. Since 1980 many districts confronted protests over racism and language, yet most cases were resolved with the book retained or made supplementary.
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Springpilld
Robert Doyle
American Library Association
Office For Intellectual Freedom
Mark Twain
Concord
Mass
Brooklyn
N.Y
New York City
Twain
America
Doyle
Winnetka
Warrington
Penn
Davenport
Iowa
Fairfax County
Houston
State College
Robert Smith
Spring
Smith
Houston-area
Don White
Ing
White
Jim
Ford Foundation
Residents dispute tennis court ruling in Rolling Green
Letters to the editor critique the courts and covenants enforcing a tennis court as a structure in Rolling Green subdivision Southern Frederick County. The writer notes prior violations and asks how this ruling affects community morale and the perception of property values in a unique neighborhood.
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Rolling Green
Frederick County
Frederick Post
Beall Brothers
Flegina George
Ward Development Co
Frederick County Office of Construction Permits
William Wenner
Gressley
Boardman
Boardmans
Court of Special Appeal of Maryland
Wenner
Tom Madden
Residents denounce Judge Wenner ruling on Covenants
Charlotte Gironda of 2239 Regina Drive Clarke sburg criticizes the decision enforcing covenants that force removal of a tennis court and repeal home improvements. She argues widespread financial hardship and questions the judicial system’s impact on property values and community integrity.
April 12 1934 snow flurries and Thurmont fire scene
Snow flurries followed April W s storms with hail in some areas. An open fireplace started a fire at the old Lohr property near Thurmont destroying the summer kitchen and costing a lost pet dog. In Frederick a Rotary Club talk by Carroll Reece explained pending stock market regulation. At the Corn Hog Produce Control Association meeting M b Nicodemus was elected president and officers named. In 1964 the Frederick Orchestra planned a final concert to support the Kennedy Center with Hood College events and Dr Annette Monroe of Hood College spoke on The Theater and Its Function in the Community while directing the Marionettes in The Twelfth Night.
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Lohr
Thurmont
Carroll Reece
Tenteaser
Rotary Club
Frederick
Frederick County
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing
Carroll H. Hendrickson Jr
Brodbeck Hall
Hood College
Annette Monroe
Wedgwood Room
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Ex-wives of servicemen face tougher life after divorce
The piece argues military wives already endure long separations and transfers, but ex wives lose medical, insurance, commissary benefits, and pension prospects after divorce. It cites letters to Citizens Watch describing poverty and desperation, including a Virginia woman who lived in a battered tent with her son after debt from a retired ex husband.
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Washington
Navy
Citizess
Virginia
Ex-military wives fight for full benefits and justice
Ex spouses recall delays and gaps in retirement pay alimony and survivor benefits. Congress began addressing inequities in 1982 with the Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act but cutoff dates leave older wives without coverage. Advocates urge action as proposals sit with committees while many ex wives still lack essential medical and personal benefits.
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Navy
Christian Broadcasting Network
Virginia Beach
Congress
Uniformed Service
Diet book promises feats of endurance and weird meals
A skeptical reader attacks a new diet book touting extreme regimes. It claims Indians could carry heavy loads, run 500 miles, and hunt by exhaustion, while promoting meals like brown rice and yogurt as bland sustenance. The piece mocks taste and hype, noting maintenance periods and sensational claims, ending with a personal quip about chasing fear.
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Caystes
Manly
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Senate Armed Services Committees
Mobile
Ala
L.S. Clemens Copley News Service
Simon Noun
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