Taxpayers Can Profit From Itemizing Deductions
The piece explains how most people should itemize rather than take the standard deduction. It outlines thresholds, timing strategies to shift deductions between years, and notes the zero bracket amount may rise under current Congress proposals. It highlights mortgage interest, property taxes, charitable gifts, credit card interest, and sales tax as deductible items.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Congress
Herb Paul
Touche & Ross
Paul
Lou Grant Big Winner In Emmy Awards Show
The 32nd Emmy Awards faced boycotts as actors strike actions reduced glamour. Ed Asner's Lou Grant led with five Emmys including best drama series and acting honors, while Powers Boothe won best lead actor in a limited series for Guyana Tragedy. CBS dominated with 13 Emmys. ABC and NBC followed.
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Lou Grant
Los Angeles
Ed Asner
Nbc
Steve Allen
Dick Clark
Allen
Powers Boothe
CBS
Guyana
Dim Jones
Boothe
Television Academy
Actors’ Stand
Screen Actors Guild
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
ABC
PBS
Life
Asner
Nancy Marchand
Baryshnikov
Johnny Carson
Seven Die In Kansas Weekend Mishaps From AP
A Weekend toll in Kansas includes seven deaths from drownings and traffic crashes. Gary D. Peuser, 27, of Louisburg, died after a hit and run on U.S. 69. Sherry Wehrli, 17, of St. Marys, perished when a car flipped avoiding a deer on U.S. 24. Carol Snyder, 39, of Garden City, died when her car rolled three times on U.S. 63. Garrett Dempsey, 28, of Osawatomie, died in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 169 near Olathe. Marie Swift, 53, of Cottonwood Falls, killed on U.S. 50 near Strong City. Two Rush County teens, Jamie Kramer, 18, and John Depperschmidt, 19, drowned while swimming in a farm pond near La Crosse after an apparent rescue attempt.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Louisburg
Highway Patrol
Gary D. Peuser
U.S
U.S. 24
St. Marys
Sherry Wehrli
Carol Snyder
Garden City
U.S. 63
Oakley
U.S. 169
Olathe
Garrett Dempsey
Osawatomie
Marie Swift
Cottonwood Falls
U.S. 50
Strong City
Rush County
la Crosse
Jamie Kramer
Rush Center
John Depperschmidt
Jack Mendenhall
Depperschmidt
Kramer
Mendenhall
Chinese Leaders Resign Posts as Deng Pushes Reform
Premier Hua Guofeng and Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping resign from government posts while retaining party roles. Zhao Ziyang will become premier, signaling a shift to Deng's pragmatic, decentralized economic policy and collective leadership. Seven vice premierships remain to be filled with younger, policy-aligned officials.
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Peking
Hua Guofeng
Deng Xiaoping
Deng
Hua
Chinese Communist Party
Zhao Ziyang
Zhao
Western Electric workers strike over shift and job changes
About half of the 2,600 hourly morning shift workers at the Western Electric plant in Lee's Summit, Missouri stayed off work in a wildcat walkout over shift and job changes. The strike began with the Sunday night shift and involved nonunion participants, with 70 percent absenteeism reported among third shift workers.
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Lee's Summit
Western Electric
Don Brooker
Bell Telephone System
Wildcat
Brown
Oklahoma City Students Cheer Miss America Powell
Oklahoma City University students celebrated Susan Powell winning Miss America 1981. Elk City residents and family voiced pride with banners, lights, and planned homecoming festivities. Powell sang during talent and her win drew wide regional elation.
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Oklahoma City
Susan Powell
Miss Powell
Elk City
Jerry Doyle
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City University
Walker
Okemah
Walker Hall
Delisa Bruner
Melody Blankenship
Larry Wade
Bill Ansley
Anna Powell
Wall Street Gold Stocks Rally as Bullion Surges
Gold prices climbed about 20 dollars a troy ounce on international markets brightening bullion sentiment while the broader stock market held steady. The Dow rose 0.51 to 941.47 at midday as gold and silver shares jumped with notable gains in Asarco Engelhard Inco Sunshine Homestake and others. NYSE composite nudged up 0.03 to 72.16 and AMEX index gained 0.95 to 332.31.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Saudi Arabia
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Zurich
Asarco
Engelhard Minerals
Inco Ltd
Sunshine Mining
Homestake Mining
American Stock Exchange
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