IRS expands help as tax questions soar
Editorial notes the IRS extends public help with training on energy credits and farm taxation but critics say error rates remain high. Despite the praise for improved outreach, concerns linger about accuracy, yet the agency has limited room to improve.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Forest of Farms
Chinese typewriter comes to America with Shanghai origins
A New York importer unveils a Chinese typewriter from Shanghai priced at 1750 dollars. The unit features 2500 characters and can write forward, backward, up, and down, appealing to U.S. firms seeking faster access to China.
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China
New York
Shanghai
Geography shapes job prospects says Conference Board
The Conference Board finds February figures show better job prospects in the Great Lakes states than elsewhere, with the South Atlantic states least promising. The index uses help wanted ads from 51 major papers and reflects labor demand and business conditions.
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Conference Board
Great Lakes States
South Atlantic
New York-based
Economic Research Organization
Ways to cool the U S economy by education and sacrifice
AP analysis compares cooling the economy to halting a chain reaction at Three Mile Island. Economists urge subtle steps like wage price restraint and voluntary guidelines plus leadership. The piece notes President Carter escalated from advice to firm demands as he pushes for a cooling plan.
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John Cunniff
New York
Three Mile Island
Carter
Side Glances on Controls and Economic Pressure
The column ponders potential presidential moves toward involuntary controls amid inflation and a threatened recession. It questions whether the president should risk congressional sanctions, accept some economic damage, or delay action to let the system cool before choosing a course.
Qaddafi Eyes Nuclear Arms and Middle East Chaos
In a vivid interview, Muammar Qaddafi warns of Libya arming Palestinian militants with nuclear weapons, questions American policy, and predicts a wider regional conflict if the Israeli Egyptian treaty fails to bring peace. He voices distrust of U.S. support and defends Libya’s national aims.
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Jack Anderson
Tripoli
Middle East
Muammar Qaddafi
Qaddafi
Libyan
Central Intelligence Agency
Peking
Chou En-lai
Libya
Soviet Union
India
CIA
Israel
America
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Iran
Lon Nol
Cambodia
Morocco
Ethiopia
U.S
Egypt
Today in History April 4 War and notable events listed
Today in history notes major events on April 4 across centuries including the 1917 Senate war resolution against Germany and the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Also covers royals, presidents, and artistic figures with brief biographical or event notes.
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U.S. Senate
Germany
Elizabeth
Sir Francis Drake
William Harrison
White House
John Tyler
Cyprus
Makarios
Greece
Turkey
North Vietnam
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Tenn
Anwar Sadat
Watergate legacy haunts Carter White House critics say
Washington observers say the Watergate trauma lingers in the Carter era asAttorney General Griffin Bell's mishandling of a peanut business inquiry sparked GOP and Democratic critiques. Curran's expanded charter restored powers while Trent Carter aides face renewed scrutiny amid lingering nerve on Capitol Hill.
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Paul J. Curran
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Robert C. Byrd
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Curran
Watergate
Atlanta
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Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Jody Powell
Chicago
Lance
Gop Sen
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Ron Ziegler
Powell
U.S
David Marston
Philadelphia
Marston
Richard Nixon
White House
People’s Republic of China
Georgia
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William Caxton
Martha Angle and
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