U S Spending Cut Hits California Defense and NASA Plans
Washington informs California faces job and program cuts as a six billion reduction targets defense and NASA. Half the cuts likely come from Defense Department, with NASA facing a major 500 million reduction risking Apollo follow ups and unmanned planetary missions. Equipment and research programs across bioscience basic research and aeronautical fields also face shrinkage affecting California industries.
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Washington
California
White House
Congress
NASA
Air Force
Soak the Rich and the Poor Debate in Tax Policy
A discussion on the welfare state and progressive taxes tracing the idea of guaranteed jobs and incomes to the graduated income tax enacted in 1913. The piece notes early modest rates, with conservatives fearing potential rises beyond 7 percent and the prospect of higher top rates as the policy expands.
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United States
Tax policy critique of top income rates across nations
The article reviews historical top marginal income tax rates, noting highs from 2a to 95 percent and compares international levels. It argues that high progressive rates deter production, question their revenue value, and suggests flat rates could raise similar revenue while highlighting public misperceptions about who pays for government benefits.
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National City Bank of
New York
United Kingdom
Canada
France
Japan
Netherlands
United States
Australia
Belgium
Sweden
Austria
West Germany
Denmark
Norway
Switzerland
Quotations on love faith and conduct from thinkers
A compact collection of lines citing Samuel, Victor Hugo, Colossians, and Kant. It juxtaposes divine affection, happiness in love, prudent conduct toward outsiders, and universalizable ethics. The text blends biblical, literary, and philosophical voices.
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Jonathan
Victor Hugo
Immanue
Kant
Gernen
Don't Hang It All on That Foreigner
George Robeson cites bias in public reaction to the Kennedy assassination. He notes xenophobic comments labeling the alleged killer a foreigner and cites local examples of bilious hatred. He recalls a Los Angeles deputy remark and a newspaper stand vendor displaying a candlelit photo of Senator Kennedy to protest the crime.
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Kennedy
Los Angeles
Gus Lay
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
I, PT
Fragmented Rants on Politics and Fear Echoes in Street Fire Incident
A collage of provocative remarks spans Cold War politics, media icons, worn tech fantasies, and a violent streetfire. Witnesses recall a candle attack on Gus's papers, while reflections on race, terrorism, and civil dissension condemn a troubling turn in American society. The piece weaves personal outrage with calls to confront hidden prejudices.
Immediate hiccup cure via ear tragus pressure method
A Brooklyn physician describes an in office hiccup cure: patient sits with a glass of water while the doctor presses the tragus on each ear and the patient swallows continuously. The method reportedly stops hiccups almost immediately. Separately, University of Colorado physicians warn PKU mothers not to have children due to risk of mental retardation in offspring based on a study of 25 cases.
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Brooklyn
Dy. Nar Kanner
Dri Kanner
University of Colorado
William K. Frankenburg
PKU
Society For Pediatric Research
American Pediatric Society
Religious Education Not Broad Enough, Gibson Says
A telecast panel discussion includes William Gibson who rejects religious education for children. He argues most programs stress creed and dogma, not universal morals, and that true religious formation comes from daily family life through example. He condemns church and school abdication of parental responsibility.
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William Gibson
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