Word: easterly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Those are among the most attractive financial Easter eggs that were packed into a bulging basket of tax goodies last week and delivered to the White House by members of Congress just before they left on a holiday recess. The most sweeping tax cut in U.S. history was worked out during 2% days of arduous argument by a conference committee, which struck an equitable compromise between House and Senate versions of the bill. The conferees settled on a gross tax reduction of $24.8 billion - about $8.8 billion more than President Ford had sought but $8.3 billion less than the Senate...
...roads and coastal highways were choked with countless thousands of frightened civilians clutching their possessions and fleeing their homes in the largest exodus since Viet Nam was divided in 1954. Meanwhile, reinforced North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces mobilized what appeared to be their most devastating offensive since the Easter attacks...
...translated into English, The Common Catechism (The Seabury Press; $10.95) is timed for Easter release in the U.S. Unlike traditional catechisms, the new book has a meek tone. For example, it notes that Christ's Resurrection has been a "permanent problem" for modern man. At one point it defends belief in the Trinity by remarking diffidently that it "may not have been such a bad idea after...
...many supermarkets, the usually frustrating chore of shopping for food has in recent weeks taken on something of the serendipitous air of an Easter-egg hunt. After years of seemingly nonstop prices, the costs of a growing number of items-eggs, mayonnaise, turkey, tuna, canned fruit-are actually turning down. Though the evidence is still spotty, the long and painful surge in food prices at last appears to be waning...
...proposals have the private approval of the State Department but not of the USIA'S current chief, James Keogh, who argues that the changes would "fragment" USIA activities. Congress will not discuss the recommendations until after Easter, when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee starts hearings on the USIA budget...