Banking victory may be a loss
Washington column contrasts bankers push to repeal the tax withholding law with Pyrrhus’s warning that one more victory could spell ruin. It notes lawmakers, the president, and major committees face a high-stakes battle as banks rally to repeal the July implement law requiring 10 percent withholding on interest and dividends. It argues withholding will curb tax noncompliance and boost revenue.
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Washington
Asculum
B.C
Pyrrhus
Congress
Capitol Hill
Panama Canal
Carroll Hubbard
Kentucky
Senate Finance Committee
House Ways and Means
House
United States
White House
Treasury
Bob Dole
R-Kan
American Bankers Association
Dole
Bankers
Ome
Kilpatrick Defends Tax Withholding Reform Debate
James J Kilpatrick argues the withholding tax reform aids low income elderly but targets high income holders who dodge taxes. He notes bipartisan support in Congress and warns bankers against misleading campaigns claiming lost revenue and harsher penalties.
Chicago shifts as black vote reshapes 1984 race
The piece notes Chicago's political shift as Harold Washington wins the mayoral race over Jane Byrne, with strong black turnout altering local dynamics. It discusses the Daley legacy's decline and implications for Democratic prospects in 1984 and possibly beyond.
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Washington
Daley
Byrne
Chicago
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Adlai Stevenson
No sin to tell a lie in a week of public figures
A columnist laments a week of political and public-safety failures. He cites Washington's Birthday as a lost chance for virtue, recalls Daley-era Chicago voting patterns, accuses EPA inspector general Matthew N Novick of truth-telling against powerful interests, and notes Herschel Walker's pro football contract despite NCAA rules.
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Washington
Chicago
Daley
George
Harold
Reagan
Matthew N. Novick
Environmental Protection Agency
Novick
EPA
Congress
Democratic House
Herschel Walker
University of Georgia
America
National Football League
United States Football League
Chuck Fairbanks
New Jersey Generals
Walker
New Jersey
National College Athletic Association
Central America policy debates leave El Salvador aid uncertain
The article argues U S policy in Central America is elusive with factions inside the administration split over how to wind down commitments. It notes limited regional stake, ongoing aid to El Salvador, and a potential regional settlement, but predicts unlikely rapid withdrawal and a drawn out guerrilla conflict.
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U.S
Central America
el Salvador
Mexico
Panama
Guatemala
Belize
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Caribbean Islands
Jimmy Carter
Somoza
Fidel Castro
Reagan
Congress
Pentagon
Cuba
State Department
Washington
William Casey
Central Intelligence Agency
William Clark
Jeane Kirkpatrick
United Nations
Shultz
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North Carolina
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Massachusetts
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Hubert
Humphrey
Richard J. Daley
Richard M. Nixon
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Cook County
Richard M
Richie” Daley
Harold Washington
Jane Byrne
Georgia
Carter
Thompson
Newhouse News Service
Otis Pike
George Shultz
Latin America
Tom Enders
Venezuela
Colombia
Spain
Felipe Gonzalez Marquez
Joseph Kraft
OPA Dakorssier
Florida
Feorbagu Sundright
AEA
Ua Uli
Sara Lee
Sunkist Growers, Inc
California
Indian River Grapefruit
Sunkist
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