Tax Reform Act changes affect 1970 returns and above
Internal Revenue Service notes lag in 1969 returns as Tax Reform Act changes apply to years after 1969. Highlights include lower 1970 surcharge, raised personal exemptions, higher standard deductions, revised filing thresholds, altered capital loss rules, staged long term capital gains rates, reduced oil and gas depletion, Social Security increases, and new withholding relief for part time workers.
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Internal Revenue Service
Banking earnings rise in 1969 amid loan demand and high rates
Wellesley Hills banks gained from strong loan demand and high rates yet deposit growth lagged, especially in New York City money centers. Regulations changed earnings reporting, masking gains or losses from securities as net income.
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Wellesley Hills
Mass
New York City
The Art and Practice of Master Casting in Texas
The article extols patient daily practice to master fishing casting. It highlights Bill Carter of Dallas as a top Texas caster, skilled in tricks like the ash flip and black light display, learned from early store demonstrations. Carter represents firms Zebco Evans Newton Roadrunner.
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Texas
Bill Carter
Dallas
Bill
Zebco
Evans
Newton
Roadrunner
Action filled a pair of Universal color features at State Theatre
A Man Called Gannon stars Tony Franciosa and Michael Sarrazin with Judi West and Susan Oliver. Strategy of Terror features Hugh O Brian Barbara Rush and Neil Hamilton with larry Townes. Me Natalie follows Patty Duke as Natalie in Greenwich Village. All titles play Friday through Monday at the State Theatre with a mix of romance suspense and coming of age comedy.
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Tony Franciosa
Michael Sarrazin
Judi West
Susan Oliver
John Anderson
Universal
Gannon
State Theatre
Dee Linford
Greenhorn
United Nations
Hugh O’brain
Natalie
Patty Duke
Brooklyn
Greenwich Village
Tsar Kolokol Bell Cast in Moscow in 1733
The heaviest bell in the world named Tsar Kolokol weighs 216 tons and was cast in Moscow in 1733, marking a monumental feat of metalwork.
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Moscow
AG Rules Out-of-State Liquor Use In TX Planes
Texas airliners may stock alcohol shipped from other states without state tax if not sold over Texas. Attorney General Martin also ruled Sunnyvale Town Council cannot serve as a school board for Sunnyvale Independent School District in Dallas County.
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Texas
Martin
Sunnyvale
Dallas County
Sunnyvale Independent School District
Largest rope ever made weighs a cheddar record
A historic note claims the largest rope ever produced weighed 34 591 pounds and was crafted from cheddar, marking an unusual culinary and industrial milestone.
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Winters
Bahlman Jewelers
Philadelphia
Fed
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Babson’s
Chase Manhattan
Republic
Chevrolet
America
Fisher
Impala
Gale
Tami Jo Trabant
St. Petersburg
Fla
Miss Rush
Central Park
Hamilton
Townes
San Angelo
Ballinger
Hutchings
South Main
U. S
Runnels County
Farm Bureau
Insurance Agency
General Telephone
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