Tax Evasion Report Highlights Hidden U.S. Economy Scale
The IRS andGAO estimate 135 billion dollars in underreported income and 25 billion in unpaid federal taxes for 1976. Up to six million Americans may skip filing yearly, with the subterranean economy totaling about 220 billion dollars. Experts urge tax code reform to curb evasion and restore public trust.
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Internal Revenue Service
United States
Congress
IRS
U.S
General Accounting Office
Peter M. Gutmann
City University of New York
Gutmann
Uncle Sam
Surplus Store Thrives on Abandoned Gov Surplus Goods
A Woodbridge retailer taps federal surplus discarded at Lorton landfill. Government agencies discard desks typewriters and other items without full disposal paperwork, fueling booming business for the local seller.
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The
Washington Post
Woodbridge
Lorton
Letters to the Outlook Editor at The Star 1979 commentary
A reader contemplates the 1980 election landscape with humor and skepticism. The letter references Billy Graham, Reagan, Connally, and Ted Kennedy in a satirical, political tone about how the race may unfold.
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Billy
John Belushi
Reagan
Connally
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy image on trial in 1980 political climate
The piece mocks the fragility of public opinion toward Kennedy descended figures amid scandals and rising conservative backlash. It riffs on media sensationalism and predicts a volatile 1980 political scene with unlikely debates and high tension.
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Joe Kennedy
Walter Cronkite
National Enquirer
Nasi
Hitler Jugend
Theodor Kennedy
Martin Bormann
Berlin
Kennedy
Frederick of
Prussia
D.C
Jesus
Judge Crater
Renny
Rum Corps
Charles B
Boxé Gore
Non-Sexy Issue, Long Time Coming
Washington digest argues that recodification of the Federal Criminal Code has stalled after decades of effort. It highlights Kennedy’s criticism, Heymann’s House critique, and the political challenge of focusing on a non-sexy, long-delayed overhaul.
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Universal Press Syndicate
Washington
Capitol Hill
Congressional
Senate
House
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Robert Drinan
Sen. Kennedy
Philip B. Heymann
House Judiciary
Mr. Heymann
Senennedy
Small-Time Big Spenders
Russell Baker contrasts past Gilded Age big spenders with modern motor obsessed elites. He cites J P Morgan style wealth, yachts, libraries, and lavish entertainment, arguing today’s spenders focus on personal gratification with cars boats and houses, not grand public display.
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Packard
Dusenberg
J. P. Morgan
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
J.P. Morgan
Woodrow Wilson
Morgan
Virginia judgeship clash pits Byrd against Carter over Black nomination
In Virginia four new federal judgeships trigger a power struggle among Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. President Carter and Lt. Gov. Chuck Robb. Robb navigates between backing Byrd list and honoring a White House push for a Black or female nominee, risking political backlash amid racial tensions.
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Virginia
Harry F. Byrd Jr
President Carter
Chuck Robb
Sen
Byrd
Carter
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robb
Auty
White House
Marsh
Sen. Byrd
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David O. Loomis
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Roman Hruska
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Strom Thurmond
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Jimmy
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Tiere
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