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Carter's criticism of the GOP proposal stems from his projection that adoption of the original 10-per-cent, across-the-board individual tax cut plan (businesses would be allowed to deduct new investment on income taxes more quickly) would lead to an eventual three-year 30-per-cent total reduction--a measure supported by many Republicans in the house. The more drastic slash would also adjust rates for inflation annually. Carter himself has said he would review possible tax cut legislation after election heat has subsided, vowing that he would not be tempted by the potential vote-getting power...
...stations were hard hit by last week's T fare increase, not because they have to pay a quarter more, since most of them, when they leave, come back in through the exits. But because there are fewer people with spare change now that everyone has 50-cent tokens. The recession began for these men five years ago when street musicians started playing in the stations, and commuters began demanding songs from the pandhandlers. Seems you need a skill for everything nowadays...
Although those who fail to register face prison terms of five years and fines up to $10.000, opponents predict that at least 10 per cent of the four million men affected will refuse to register...
White House officials strongly deny those predictions and Selective Service director Bernard D. Rotsker has said that more than 100 per cent of those asked to register, including men outside the age bracket who are patriotic, will sign...
America--Cyrus Vance, you may recall, resigned as Secretary of State--is being held hostage in Iran. In South Korea, they've locked up all the students for being students. At the Pentagon, a broken 46-cent circuit almost started World War III. And in France, they've built their very own neutron bomb...