Taxes need revision in Arizona special session
Editorial argues for raising revenue by increasing corporate and personal income taxes. It notes the burden of sales and property taxes falls hardest on low and middle income families while higher earners pay a smaller share. It urges closing loopholes and adopting a graduated income tax, warning of lobbyist pressure and political risk.
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Scottsdale
Bruce Billings
University of Arizona College of Business and Public Administration
Cut in GI pay hike sparks outrage over funding shift
The New York Times reports a House Senate conference cut nearly a billion from a 2.8 billion military pay raise, angering rank and file servicemen and lawmakers who backed full funding. Administration objections cite broader defense needs, while advocates call for funding from general taxes, not soldiers’ pay.
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House- Senate
Conference Committee
New York Times
New York City
Washington-Effort by India to thwart Nepal aid
The article criticizes India's stance on U S aid to Nepal while exposing covert moves to block U S funded counterpart funds. It notes Nepal receives 6 to 8 million dollars annually, with 4 to 5 million in rupees used for Nepal, and highlights India’s receipt of U S aid despite accepting weapons from Russia.
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India
Nepal
Washington
U.S
Pakistan
Tibet
Red
Gandhi
Poland Charts Economic Reforms Under Gierek Reassessment
Warsaw reports Soviet pressure nudges Gierek toward cautious reforms after Gomulka era shocks. Moscow funds a $100 million loan and 1 million tons of wheat while Poland seeks crude oil on world markets and inks a 3 million ton yearly contract with Britain. Gierek targets include doubling Fiat output, expanding light industry, and boosting real wages by about 4 percent yearly, with heavy industry curtailed.
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Warsaw
Poland
Gomulka
Soviet Union
Gierek
Kremlin
Vietnam
Edward Gierek
France
Moscow
Nyet
Communist Party
Baltic
Gdansk
Danzig
Our Man Hoppe Our Man Hoppe
A satirical piece lampoons anti sex education laws and a teacher Miss Melrose at Bowdler High as she warns tenth graders about venereal disease. The cartoonish dialogue leads to comic tragedy for Melissa, an unwed mother.
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Miss Melrose
Thomas Bowdler High School
Melissa
Baseball Nonsense and Stadium Dreams in a Political Spin
The column mocks sports money and stadium politics from Cooperstown to Dallas Fort Worth. It notes Satchel Paige’s Hall of Fame move, Vida Blue’s era, and plans to repave Yankee Stadium for 24 million dollars. It ridicules Wellington Mara and John Lindsay, questions Mets durability, and mentions Bob Short threatening to relocate the Senators to Dallas Fort Worth.
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New York
Satchel Paige
Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N.Y
Vida Blue
Yankee Stadium
Ruth
Lindsay
Albany
Wellington Mara
New York Football Giants
Jersey
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Balkans
Mets
Bob Short
Washington Senators
District of Columbia
Robert F. Kennedy
Dallas-Fort
Short
Senators
Potomac
Washington
Dallas-Fort Worth
Guam
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
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