Reagan Tax Cut Accord Faces House Hurdles
Our Opinion notes Ronald Reagan presses a three year 10 percent tax cut plan while moving toward a Hance led compromise for 25 percent in 1982 and 1983. It contrasts Rostenkowski’s one year plan and argues balancing tax relief with budget cuts to curb inflation and spur growth.
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Washington
White House
Kent Hance
Texas
Dan Rostenkowski
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rostenkowski
Hance
Reagan
U.S
UNESCO press freedom fight continues amid world order push
The article condemns UNESCO for press censorship aims embodied in the New World Information Order. Western nations resist licensing journalists and ethics enforcement while U S journalists from 20 countries urge UNESCO to abandon press regulation. Reagan era critics fear ongoing manipulation of news and call to withhold funding.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
United States
Reagan
Senate Hesitates to Open Cameras in Chamber
The piece notes the House invited cameras two years ago while the Senate clings to semi secrecy. It highlights that broadcasts have not harmed ratings for Dallas or Soap yet expanded public access to the House. A bill to open the Senate to cameras is under consideration.
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House of Representatives
Dallas
Senate
May 26 in history highlights and notes
Today marks May 26 with events across history including Luther's ban in 1521 and Napoleon crowned king of Italy in 1805. Civil War ending in 1865, Johnson impeachment trial in 1864, and a 1970 NYSE low amid a long slide. Includes birthdays, editorial notes, and a thought from Oliver Herford.
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Martin Luther
Worms
Napoleon Bonaparte
Italy
Shreveport
Louisiana
Andrew Johnson
Senate
New York Stock Exchange
Budget battles loom as Reagan era cuts spark protests
James J. Kilpatrick notes the 1982 budget showdown with a $695 billion resolution. He cites protests over food stamp reforms, school lunch subsidies, and funding for historic preservation, Export-Import Bank loans, and various public programs. He warns of a lengthy, contentious fight on Capitol Hill.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
Capitol Hill
Reagan
Fairfax
Arlington
Virginia
Montgomery
Prince George's
Maryland
Food Services
Florida
Clay
Nassau
Duval
House
Senate
Andy Rooney on Memorial Day and memory
Andy Rooney reflects on Memorial Day origin from Decoration Day 1868 and questions the meaning of remembrance. He dislikes flowers on graves yet values personal memories and routines that keep loved ones alive in daily life, arguing memorials endure through actions, not displays.
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Andy Rooney
Bill
Auntie Belle
Thatcher's rise mirrors Reaganomics in Britain
Paul Harvey argues Maggie Thatcher will succeed after tough early years as inflation falls and growth returns. He links Thatcherism to Reaganomics, noting Britain's 12.5 percent inflation and 12 percent loan rate, with rising corporate profits and a recovering stock market. He suggests lessons for the U S from Thatcher's monetarist approach.
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Paul Harvey
Britain
Maggie Thatcher
Thatcher
GNP
Ing
Reagan
Paul Harves
KOYL
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Jim Welsh
Odessa
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U N Commission
Copley Editorial Service
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Dan Pastorini
William Magruder
Oliver Herford
Historic Preservation Fund
Boeing
General Electric
Westinghouse
Western Electric
Congress
Waaear JA
Ak TM
Suse
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