Tax deduction favored working mothers sparks equity debate
Don Oakley argues the tax provision allowing a $4800 deduction for child care costs is unfair, favoring middle class working mothers and subsidizing outside help while penalizing stay‑at‑home mothers. He links the measure to lobbying and questions its impact on family priorities.
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Nixon
Congress
Mothers United For
National Observer
Michael Malloy
Malloy
Sam
America
Don Oakley
Hartmans Buy 19 Acres Farmland Near Fairbury for 35000
Mr and Mrs John V Hartman of rural Fairbury purchased Friday by sealed bid 19 acres of improved farmland four miles south of Fairbury on the Fairbury Cropsey blacktop. The land, part of the Ronald and Margaret Zehr trust, includes a home and various outbuildings.
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John V. Hartman
Fairbury
Fairbury-Cropsey Blacktop
Ronald and Margaret Zehr
Bank Debits Rise Week Over Week In Pontiac
Checks cleared by two Pontiac banks rose 1.28 percent last week to $5,284,421.93 from $5,167,264.36. The same week in 1970 totaled $5,653,630.15, indicating a year to year decline of $419,218.22.
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Pontiac
It Pays to Adv in The Leader
A local newspaper ad notes subscription rates for Pontiac and surrounding towns in Livingston County. Details list weekly carrier, mail, and military rates, with regional coverage and a note on non mail subscriptions where carrier service exists.
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Pontiac
Chatsworth
Chenoa
Cornell
Cullam
Fairbury
Flanagan
Forrest
Qdell
Launemin
Dwight
Livingston County
Hmlinois
Hlingis
Inois
India and Soviets shaped by larger world power clash
The Indian Pakistani war is framed as part of a broader struggle among Moscow Washington and Beijing. The Soviet Union emerges as India s military ally and UN veto power while seeking to weaken US ties with India and gain influence in South Asia. The piece warns Moscow may gain bases in India and widen its power balance in Asia.
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United Nations
N.Y
India
East Pakistan
Soviet Union
Moscow
Indian Ocean
China
Pakistan
Washington
Asia
United States
New Delhi
Peking
Middle East
U. S
Indian Subcontinent
U.S
Vienna
Helsinki
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Security Council
General Assembly
Russia
Kerala
Nixon
North
Southeast Asia
Subcontinent
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Spurgeons
Pontiac Locksmith Shop
Frank Broleen
Prop
Benry's
NEA
Charlie
Soviets
James Reston
New York Times News Service
Dial
Pontiac's Financial Institutions
Bank OF Pontiac
Pontiac National Bank
Pontiac Savings & Loan Assn
Charmay Beauty Salon
Judy
Marilyn
Sandy
Ladd
Howard
Little Ambassadors
Robert C. Sc
W.madison
Lowe
Pontiac, Ill
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