Dole Proposes 15 Percent Tax Cut Amid Budget Debate
The presidential candidate Bob Dole unveils a 15 percent across the board tax cut totaling 550 billion, including halving capital gains tax, repealing part of Social Security benefits rise, and a $500 per child credit. The plan mirrors Reaganomics, aims to boost his campaign, and risks undermining deficit reduction.
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Bob Dole
Dole
Kansas
Reagan
U.S
Ronald Reagan
John D. Montgomery
United States
Great Bend panel backs tax for Ten Commandments monument
Barton County officials push a 1 mill levy for three years to fund a court challenge over placing a Ten Commandments stone on the courthouse square. Local leaders, citing oath concerns, face opposition from national church-state groups and residents who may not back the tax. Guest editorials appear with no Herald endorsement.
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Barton County
United States
Great Bend
Eagles Lodge
Freedom From Religion Foundation
Wisconsin
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Wichita
Kansas Officials Contact Directory Update
U S Sen Sheila Frahm and U S Sen Nancy Kassebaum list Washington and Topeka offices with phone numbers. U S Rep Sam Brownback details Longworth and Topeka address and contact options. Gov Bill Graves at Topeka State Capitol provides phone line.
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U.S
Sheila Frahm
Hart
Senate
Washington
D.C
Topeka
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Fox
Sam Brownback
Longworth
Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C
S. Kansas Ave
Brownbak
House
House.gov
Brownback
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Politicians and press criticized over TWA 800 response
A harsh opinion piece condemns Mayor Giuliani Gov Pata ki Senator D Amato and Congressman Forbes for exploiting the TWA 800 disaster. It defends investigators and rescue workers, urges survivors to return home, and argues the media and politicians worsened the tragedy with television focus and misinformation.
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TWA
Rudolph Giuliani
George Pataki
Alfonso D’amato
Mike Forbes
Giuliani
Pols
Singing Cockroaches Movie Flops Spark Hollywood Skepticism
In a Reader Forum piece the author disputes Hollywoods taste after the release of Joe's Apartment a film about singing dancing cockroaches that flopped. He argues studios chase novelty without market research and imagines future imitations from the genre.
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Hollywood
Bob Dole
Joe
International voices on terrorism and peace efforts
The article surveys global reactions to terrorism in the 1980s and 1990s, noting anonymous attacks, calls for stronger international cooperation, and criticism of U.S. and European approaches. It cites Atlanta, TWA, and Dharan incidents, plus Oslo and Syria′s roles, urging balanced policy and enduring peace plans for the Middle East.
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Liberation
Paris
Atlanta
TWA
Bill Clinton
Iran
Iraq
Libya
Syria
White House
Jordan Times
Amman
Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. Administration
Clinton
Netanyahu
Israel
Likud
Middle East
la Nacion
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Svenska Dagbladet
Stockholm
United States
Europe
Britain
U.S
Berlin
Washington
Damascus
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