Editorial: Overseas Americans face unfair tax under reform act
The Tax Reform Act of 1976 raises U S taxes for citizens abroad in nations like South Korea and the Philippines, harming expatriates such as John Royce in Paris and Frank Horack III in London. The measure lowers foreign income exclusion, removes foreign tax credits, and tightens burdens while offering only a two month filing extension, risking reduced overseas employment and U S trade.
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United States
South Korea
Philippines
John Royce
Paris
U.S
Frank Horack III
Orion Bank
London
Eforts
Tokyo
Horack
U.S. Treasury
Stay Healthy and Cut Medical Costs Says Institute
Health tips urge diet and exercise, low fat low salt low sugar, vegetables and fruits, regular activity. For payments, compare pharmacies use generic drugs, seek home care if possible, avoid nonemergency weekend hospital visits, share rooms, and ensure adequate but not excessive coverage. Know what benefits are entailed and claim them.
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Health Insurance Institute
Institute
Insitute
Feds brace for terrorism after Hanafi siege in Washington
Federal officials assess renewed threats from dozens of groups after the Hanafi incident. Intelligence gaps persist, with renewed calls for mail covers and data tools. A Terrorist Data Base lists thousands of names and passport numbers, while groups such as FALN and anti Castro Cubans are cited as likely future threats.
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Washington
Ee Se Taos
Justice
Cla-Fbi
Geneles
Customs Service
Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional of
Puerto Rico
FALN
New York
FBI
Fraunces Tavern
Florencio Merced Rosa
Chicago
Miami
Orlando Letelier
Letters seek public stance on nuclear tests and policy voices
A volley of readers urge civic debate on desert bomb tests, saccharin bans, school bargaining, and coastal regulation. Contributors demand transparency from officials, critique mass transit subsidies, and warn of energy policy impacts, urging action and accountability.
Citizens critique of police reporting at Grand Prix turnout
A reader challenges local press and police accounts of the 1976 Grand Prix crowd. He cites Los Angeles Times figures of about 100 000 attendees and notes 24 arrests, questioning the portrayal of citizens as compliant and urging truth over masked lines. Long Beach reader RH.
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R. Allen
Los Angeles Times
Press- Telegram
Bus service gaps draw Long Beach letters to IPT
A Long Beach resident writes that buses are missing from Ocean Boulevard to the central city. He urges the paper to publish council members’ names so readers can write to them about the failed service and lack of bus information. The downtown area is described as waning while elderly residents walk with canes awaiting buses that never arrive.
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Long Beach Public Transportation Co
Ag Beach
United States
Goldie
Newport Beach
Long Beach
Ocean Boulevard
Cherry Avenue
Central City
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Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
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Front de Liberation du Quebec
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Jack Anderson
Les Whition
Earth
Karen Meyer Bellflower
Board of Education
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Tor Argelning
Nnae
Educational Employment, Relations Board
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LBUSD
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Central Row
Marmion
Apare
Permanent Coastal Control Commission
California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission
Daniel H. Ridder Eder
Samuel C. Cameron
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