Tax dodging dangers warned by IRS and book praise
A 1960s column warns taxpayers about tax evasion risks amid higher incomes and a 10 percent surcharge. It highlights cases like Bobby Baker and Al Capone, explains the IRS intelligence division, and stresses that honest filers have little to fear while evaders face audits, fines, or prison.
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Bobby Baker
Billie Sol Estes
Senator Dodd
IRS
Elmer L. Ivey
Treasury Department
FBI
Internal Revenue Department
al Capone
Pendergast Machine
Kansas City
Huey Long
Louisiana
Quotations on virtue and greatness from Wilde Rog ers and scripture
A compact collage highlights Ezekiel 18 27 Wilde and Rogers quotes on repentance service humanity and simple right action. It pairs biblical instruction with modern sayings about greatness and humanity.
All shoppers are divided into Christmas types
Washington notes a taxonomy of Christmas shoppers with Quick Tirer Delays and Diamond Jim types. The Quick Tirer delays shopping until December 21 then rushes to stores, suffers fatigue, and buys an electric toothbrush and soup for his wife. Diamond Jim fears costly gifts and worries in November about presents.
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Washington
Tirer
Diamond Jim
Desperate-Immobilized by Christmas shopping crisis tale
Russell Baker humor piece presents seven archetypes of holiday gift buying failure. It follows a husband who overspends or misreads his wife’s wishes, from Hawaii dream to last minute rocking chair, through guilt and moralizing reflections, ending with a comic scramble for an impractical final gift.
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Honolulu
Scrooge
Lily Liver
Electric
America
England
Germany
Not-so-old tradition of Christmas reveals modern festive trap pings
The text argues that many Christmas customs such as trees decorations and Santa figures are recent additions not present in Lincoln era, noting that what we consider traditional Christmas practices were unknown in his childhood.
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Lincoln
Christmas as a secular rite born from English German links
Sydney Harris traces how the modern Christmas atmosphere emerged after 1840 with the Victoria Albert marriage and German customs. He notes Santa Claus, Christmas cards, and gift giving reshaped a religious holy day into a consumer, kiddies’ holiday, diminishing the spiritual focus.
The Genera tion Gap And Lets Keep It That Way
An excerpt from an unpublished text depicts a widening generation divide by 1970 with campus clashes and jail crowds. It notes a Youthland secession on July 4, 1971 claiming West and East Coast regions, a fragile standoff with the Old Country, and a paradox of draft laws and armies. The Oldsters express relief at newfound tranquility.
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Youthland
Union
Sunset Strip
Haight-Ashbury
Greenwich Village
Fort Lauderdale
Old Country
Gen Us Clash Ends In July Fourth Reunion
A satirical tale contrasts vigorous old law and cheap booze with youthful freedom and protests. After months of tension both generations reunite on July 4, 1972, as a father welcomes his bearded son back home and old and young reconcile amid renewed vigor.
Split decisions energize constitutional law and dissent
The piece argues split Supreme Court rulings reflect ongoing interpretation of the Constitution rather than fixed science, noting landmark cases like Miranda Escobedo and prayer in schools. It defends dissent as vital to a living legal system with room for debate and nine justices to balance views.
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Supreme Court
Long Beach
Loyola University
Ralio
Escobedo
Chicago
High Court
Clark
Exercise and heart disease debate in Medical Letter feature
The Medical Letter says regular exercise alone may not greatly cut coronary disease risk but doctors support personalized programs. Combine with smoking cessation, weight control, and diets low in cholesterol and saturated fats. if fats stay high, Atromid S may help. Dr Dock advises wine at breakfast for some angina patients, with salt restriction and lean foods, a cautious view shared at a Chicago symposium.
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