Tax cut fervor grips Capitol as lawmakers push reforms
Editorial notes lawmakers from both parties pressing tax cut and spending limit plans in 96th Congress. Carter unveils austerity budget, California Governor Jerry Brown calls for a constitutional convention on a balanced budget. Kemp Roth Dole Stennis Hart Bafalis among early supporters.
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Washington
NEA
Carter
Congress
California
Jerry Brown
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
William Roth
R-Del
Robert Dole
John Stennis
D-Miss
Gary Hart
D-Colo
Rep
L.A
Skip’’ Bafalis
R-Fla
National chamber plans scorecard on Congress
The National Chamber of Commerce tells the 96th Congress to fight inflation cut spending and taxes end needless regulation and promote real growth. It plans a scorecard matching lawmakers votes with preelection survey statements to reveal alignment and potential embarrassments.
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National Chamber
Congress
John Cunniff
New York
National Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Richard Lesher
Lesher
June’s Namesake Divides over Roman Roots and Wage Policy
The piece weighs opinions on why June was named for Juno or junior status and notes opinions on spending waste. It also critiques a 2 percent rise in the minimum wage within a 3 percent gross impact, arguing higher rates raise costs and cost jobs while acknowledging public belief in a wage hike. The text emphasizes Congress made the decision and that buying power was affected.
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Chamber
Congress
On This Date in History Jan 22 1979 Highlights
Today marks events from 1901 Victoria's death to 1973 Lyndon Johnson and 1980s Nixon comments. It notes 1517 Cairo siege, 1528 war on Charles V, 1840 New Zealand colonists, 1905 Bloody St. Petersburg, 1917 Wilson League of Nations proposal, 1973 Johnson death, 1978 Soviet cosmonaut attack, and 1980 Nixon era remarks. Birthday entries include Birch Bayh and Ann Sothern.
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England
Queen Victoria
Cairo
Egypt
France
Charles the Fifth
New Zealand
St. Petersburg
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
U.S. Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Kremlin
Moscow
Richard Nixon
Ronald Ziegler
U.S
India
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Ann Sothern
Internal Revenue
Mortimer Caplin
Indictment strings touch Carter circle in Tonelli case
The Tonelli corruption case links labor leader Joseph Tonelli to President Carter’s circle through Georgia friends Stolz and Drake. Reports detail attempted influence, meetings, and letters aiming to sway investigations and policy, with Tonelli present at events but no formal White House role granted.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
White House
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Joseph Tonelli
United Paperworkers International Union
Atlanta
Carter
Irwin Stolz
W. Homer Drake
Stolz
Georgia Appeals Court
Drake
Griffin Bell
Tonelli
Sea Island
Charles Kirbo
Kirbo
Justice Department
National Symphony
Symphony
Robert Lipshutz
Bell
J. Michael Kelly
Kelly
Ben Civiletti
House Judiciary
Peter Rodino
D-N.j
House
Rodino
U.S
Border Patrol
Michigan
Donald Alberta
Capitol Hill
Texas
Charles Stenholm
Congress
Tax relief and reform push across multiple states in year
State legislatures will debate tax cut measures and spending limits this year as Prop 13 effects fade. Connecticut Illinois Georgia Massachusetts Virginia Minnesota consider constitutional limits on property and spending while Ohio weighs a reform package favoring relief for low earners, higher taxes for those over 30,000, and corporate loophole closures. Public unions back the Ohio plan and may push similar ideas elsewhere.
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California
Connecticut
Illinois
Georgia
Massachusetts
Virginia
Minnesota
Ohio
Silence in hearings on VP selection procedures stalls RNC
The Republican National Committee struggles to assemble witnesses for hearings on vice presidential selection. Sen. Robert Dole has agreed to testify, but Ronald Reagan and Sen. Richard Schweiker will not appear, undermining the session.
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Republican National Committee
Robert Dole
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
California
Califano Reopens Battle With Tobacco Industry Over New Report
The updated surgeon general report strengthens links between smoking and cancer heart disease and other ailments while noting declines in overall consumption and adult smokers. Teenage smoking rises, especially among girls, as the Tobacco Institute fights back. Califano proposes bold anti smoking publicity and policies amid a long stalemate with industry power.
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HEW
Joseph A. Califano
The
Tobacco Institute
Califano
U.S
Julius Fast
David and Goliath
David
Goliath
Fourth Century Church Unearthed at Stobi Site in Macedonia
Boston University and Yugoslav archaeologists uncover a Fourth Century Christian church buried 13 feet beneath a Sixth Century basilica at Stobi in Yugoslav Macedonia. Leaders Wiseman and Aleksova describe the find as pivotal for Greek world architecture and liturgy.
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Boston
Boston University
Stobi
Yugoslav Macedonia
James R. Wiseman
Wiseman
Blaga Aleksova
University of Skopje
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