Word: coded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...decline in corporate taxes is largely the result of two decades of congressional changes in the tax code. In most cases legislators designed the rate reductions for such well-intended' purposes as spurring investment, helping struggling industries or boosting jobs. The overall effect has been to shrink the corporate contribution to federal revenue from more than 20% in the 1960s to 6% last year, leading critics to complain that individuals are now bearing a disproportionate share of the federal tax burden. Not all companies have benefited equally, however. Whirlpool for example, paid out 45.6% of its profits in taxes...
...complex. Nearby residents have complained of yet another construction project in the lucrative North Cambridge market and decried the near-total demolition of a local landmark. The city building inspector has condemned the facade as unsafe because it does not meet the wind pressure tolerance mandated by the building code. And at least three city councilors are concerned that the developer has ignored the landmark ordinance they passed...
...been called into question. After placing a two-year moratorium on construction at the historic site, in keeping with the provisions of the landmark ordinance, the commission reconsidered is decision on October 4. But still confused about the legality of the demolition and faced with a State Building Code Appeals Board ruling in favor of the developer, commissioners postponed a decision until a meeting yesterday...
...commission's decision yesterday to impose the moratorium and appeal the State Building Code Appeals Board, however, make it clear that Doyle has alienated city fathers. The future of the property now hinges on a Superior Court determination of who is tells the truth: the commissioner Sullivan or Doyle...
...such as cattle rustling and extortion. The inevitable clash between the new and old Mafia resulted in a sensational series of shootings and stabbings on the streets of Palermo in the mid-1950s. The killings marked a sinister turning point in the history of the honored association: henceforth no code of honor or oath of loyalty would prove stronger than the lure of incalculable profits in the drug trade...