Unfavorable IRS Rule Endangers Book Reviewers
The Internal Revenue Service policy treating review copies as gross income for critics threatens many newspapers and magazines. Reviewers cannot afford to return thousands of books, risking layoffs in publishing and a flood of test cases. If not rescinded, the industry may shift, and satire may follow.
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Kidding the Public on Airline Tax Backfires
A Congress plan to fund airways upgrades by raising the airline ticket tax from 5 to 8 percent was undercut by a law that bans listing the tax on tickets. Sellers then used separate slips to note the total price, including the 8 percent tax, prompting criticism of deception and hypocrisy in federal policy.
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Leaning Tower of Pisa Likely Stabilized for 150 Years
World travelers remain warned the Leaning Tower of Pisa has fallen another millimeter in the last year while still leaning 16 feet from vertical. After 800 years of subsidence, workers will soon shore up the structure to halt further tilt rather than straighten it. Even at its present pace experts estimate a century and a half more of leaning, though the future remains uncertain.
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Paris Liberation Recalled Through Leclerc Vision
An eerie recollection of August 25 1944 when Paris was liberated by French forces led by Gen Jacques Leclerc. The account recounts siege details from the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame, Resistance losses, looting and Nazi prisons, and the bitter political clashes with the FTP as Paris echoed with memories of war and freedom.
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Reverend Jordan joins Christ Church as assistant rector
The Star Files notes The Rev John H Jordan has arrived from St Stephens Episcopal Richmond to serve as assistant rector at Christ Church. Also, H Delmer Robinson Jr will lead the opening session of a July Miami meeting of apple receivers and shippers, with 1959 60 festival costs totaling 31314 28 and receipts 30648 63.
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What Is True Value and the Wealth of Life
Ruskin argued wealth is life and its powers of love joy and admiration. He warned that valuing only material things narrows true wealth and that courage fidelity and loving bonds define real riches beyond senses.
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Democrats in '72 face split over Nixon middle path
Analysis notes Nixon plans broad appeal to middle America across regions while courting Wallace voters. Democrats confront internal tensions from 1968, risking further divisions if Humphrey or McGovern era figures lead. Primary victories and TV exposure may shape a unified nominee, but strategy remains shaky.
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Child Nutrition and Development Questions Answered
Weight affects milk choice for children with guidance on 2 per cent, skim, and whole milk. Ice cream can fit a balanced diet. warming milk is advised for infants not on the bottle. blood tests cannot prove paternity. Eye and hair color genetics are complex. dyslexia may involve ambidexterity and left right dominance. contact associations for learning disabilities for more info.
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IQ Quiz Challenge Questions
1. Name the seaway from the Great Lakes which allows access to the ocean. 2. Do sponges belong to the animal, vegetable or mineral kingdom? 3. In which Shakespearean play is the line all the world's a stage. 4. In what modern country is the legendary city of Troy. 5. What is the chemical symbol for the metallic element gold. 6. Malta, Sicily, Sardinia and Cyprus are islands in what sea. 7. Is oligarchy government by a few. 8. Ammonia is a chemical element true or false. 9. What is another name for the Northern Lights. 10. Who wrote the drama A Doll's House.
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