FTC probes tax preparers over confidentiality rights
Editorial notes the FTC investigates the tax return business to ensure client information remains confidential. It warns firms selling tax data to creditors could face enforcement, while ethics may trump legality in protecting customer privacy. The piece also forecasts a record summer for travel and tourism.
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Government does not produce wealth, people do
A public argument argues wealth is created by people, not government. It claims government programs merely redistribute or take away resources while production stems from private effort and innovation. The piece challenges myths about government as a producer.
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Artemus Ward
Nixon Texas bid looms over 1972 campaign
In Houston and across Texas, strategists believe Nixon must win Texas to have any path to reelection. The article notes Connally’s pivotal role, Yarborough’s possible comeback, and Bush’s UN post as factors shaping the southern battle for the White House. It also surveys debates on economic policy and workers’ share, citing the Carnegie Foundation and the American Economic Foundation.
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Women Sweep Top Prizes in Cannes World Poker Champs
Among 72 international players, including many men, women claimed first and third place in the world poker championships held in Cannes France. The piece invokes the figure of Poker Alice to critique women’s lib excess and emphasizes independence tempered by her wild reputation.
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Creativity Keeps Growing After Sixty, Says Famous Authors
The note argues that age sixty is not a limit for achievement. It cites Booth Tarkington, Daniel Defoe, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Michelangelo as examples of late-life creativity, including Tarkington's 16 novels after 60 and Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel at 66 while lying on his back.
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Apple Blossom princesses named from local high schools
MISS LARUE FAYE WILLIAMS and Miss Susanne Macon Hungate will be the Apple Blossom princesses from James Wood and Handley High Schools in the Shenandoah festival on April 27 28 29. Over $1000 was raised for a new auditorium gymnasium at Senseny Park.
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The Pilgrim’s Progress and Life as a Spiritual Journey
John Bunyan and the Pilgrim’s Progress are cited as pivotal in Christian literary heritage. The meditation reflects on life as a pilgrimage, death, and the belief in eternal significance across faiths, urging a life aimed at a higher purpose.
Public Opinion and Vietnam War Strategy Insight
The piece argues Gallup polls show antiwar sentiment but warns lack of public understanding of Southeast Asia risks future conflict. It stresses the need to acknowledge supply routes through Laos and Cambodia and defends U S resolve against isolationist pressures while noting foreign aid to Hanoi from Moscow and Peking.
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Post Office to become semi independent corporation by June
Postmaster General Red Blount predicts conversion of the Post Office from a cabinet department to a semi independent public corporation by June 30. He will be chief of the system and chair of the board. He cautions rate increases likely by spring with first class mail rising to 8 cents.
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