Editorial Output Tax reform needed for fairness
The piece argues federal income taxes should be fair and simple. It endorses the Treasury's overhaul proposals reducing brackets, raising personal exemptions to 2000, capping write offs, and promoting IRAs while noting Crane’s flat-rate plan as an alternative. It urges citizens to contact President Reagan to support reforms.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States Treasury Department
Treasury Department
Illinois
Phillip Crane
Ronald Reagan
Small farms on the increase and a farm life lesson
The piece cites Census data showing more small farms nationwide, including 600000 mini-farms averaging 76 acres with incomes under 2500 dollars annually, while anecdotes highlight Montgomery Alabama farmers earning large sums on small plots and marketing strategies from Booker Whatley. It showcases diverse farm models, equipment needs, and the idea of inviting city visitors to pick their own crops to boost revenue.
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Census Bureau
Montgomery
Ala
Booker
Whatley
Rutgers
Tuskegee
Frank Randle
Gift of Jesus Spirit Moves Christmas Morning
Guest column recounts a Christmas day in a California home. The narrator recalls a welfare mother who received two folded $100 bills from a generous woman in a Mercedes, given in the name of Jesus. The story inspires a resolve to live in 1965 by giving and doing all in Jesus name.
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Ellen
Jesus
Santa
God
Father
Tiny Georgia church built by Agnes Harper survives as beacon
The Rest of the Story recounts Agnes Harper who funded and envisioned a nondenominational Atlantic coast cathedral near Townsend. Completed in 1949 with English stained glass, the church never locks, yet receives few parishioners. In 1984 a theft from a collection box occurred, highlighting a lifetime dream reduced to a 15 by 10 foot chapel beside I-95, tiny yet cherished.
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Agnes Harper
Atlantic
Georgia
Townsend
Mrs. Harper
Agnes
Jesus Christ
America
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