Letter arguing tax shift to boost business profits
Phillip E. Batt of Wilder Idaho defends a premise that shifting from ad valorem to sales tax could temporarily raise Idaho business profits while acknowledging tax costs are passed to consumers. He aligns with Dwight Crowell on economics and notes the Foundation for Economic Education's sound theories. Editor’s note recalls Crowell’s Oct 5 letter.
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Dwight Crowell
Crowell
Idaho
Foundation For Economic Education
Phillip E. Batt Wilder
Guest Columns Invite Local Perspectives on Public Issues
The Bee invites readers to submit guest columns up to 1000 words for the Perspectives page. Writers may address current public issues locally or nationally or topics of personal concern. Contact the editor to schedule a run date and avoid subject overlap.
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The
Bee
New Perspectives
Inmate Plea Seeks Mail from Readers for Friendship
A prisoner writes in requesting pen pals to combat loneliness. He asks readers to respond and hopes the newspaper will publish his appeal so he can receive mail and form connections.
Roosevelt Birthday and Historic Flashpoints Across 1871 1904 1961 1975
On October 27 1977 the almanac notes Theodore Roosevelt born 1858 and historic events including Tweed’s arrest in 1871 the first practical NYC subway in 1904 UN Security protests in 1961 Beirut evacuation warning in 1975 and Roosevelt quote about ethics.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
New York
Tammy Hall
Boss Tweed
New York City
Brooklyn Bridge
14Th St
Manhattan
Carter's Friends List Provokes Mixed Reactions in Washington
A Washington Star analysis notes President Carter wards off allies with surprise moves drawing anger from both parties. It cites reactions to Israel, the Geneva conference invite, and a high profile filibuster suppression seen as bruising to the Senate and White House trust.
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U.S. Senate
Israel
White House
Geneva
Thomas P. O’neill
Middle East
Senate
Carter
Mondale
Government money and the arts
Washington columnist argues against direct NEA grants to individual artists and proposes public funding via matching purchases by museums publishers and local orchestras to reduce taxpayer alienation. He cites LeAnn Wilchusky's 6025 grant and Michael Straight's call for changes, questioning federal authority and fairness of funding art through government programs.
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Pittsburgh
LeAnn Wilchusky
National Endowment For the Arts
Caribbean
el Paso
Michael Straight
Straight
Congress
Wilchusky
National Endowment
Erica Jong
Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Time saved or spent how we choose, Ellen Goodman argues
Ellen Goodman questions the global rush to save time and the rise of speed driven life. She cites Concorde and modern gadgets, arguing time cannot be banked but redistributed and urges savoring time with family over constant efficiency. The piece ends with the idea that life is about enjoying time, not saving it.
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Democratic National Committee
NBC
White House
Middle East
Panama Canal
Capitol Hill
Carter
O’neill
Pert
Daddy Warbucks
James Taylor
Rare American Visit Illuminates Lhasa Heights and Heritage
David Broder recounts a 1977 Tibetan sojourn with George Bush and others, detailing altitude challenges, oxygen aids, and a mix of hospitality and propaganda. Readers glimpse Norbu-Linka and Potala treasures, the Dalai Lama era relics, and a cautious yet awe-filled bridge between Tibet’s sacred past and its modern state.
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Tibet
Forbidden City
Peking
Summer Palace
Norbu-Linka Park
Symphonie Fantastique
Fifth Dalai
Lana
Elizabeth Taylor
Lhasa
The
Washington Post Company
Russian U S Trade Flourishes Despite Tense Global Tone
Moscow reports continued Russian American trade with substantial totals in both directions. American purchases include lambskin goods cocoa butter potassium chloride totaling over 1.1 million dollars. Soviet buyers spend over 5 million dollars on steam generator accessories electrical furnaces and lathes. Non agricultural U S exports to the Soviet Union reach about 351.7 million in six months.
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Charles M. Madigan
United Press International
Moscow
United States
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