Word: kemp
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...BOOK is the bittersweet tale of one boy's love-hate relationship with Dartmouth. Hart entered the school in 1977 and found himself, happily, rooming with Jeff Kemp, now quarterback of the Los Angeles Rams and the son of congressman Jack. There were dignified professors with whom to study Shakespeare and St. Thomas Aquinas, and the splendrous White Mountain scenery to enjoy...
...wrist with a safety razor. He bled only a little. Then, just after midnight, the state of Georgia undertook to kill him. The 39-year-old murderer, looking scared, was strapped into the electric chair, electrodes fastened to his shaved head and shaved right leg. Superintendent Ralph Kemp counted to three, a volunteer executioner pushed a button, and 2,080 volts, 20 times the charge in a household socket, coursed through Stephens for two full minutes...
...prisoner twitched. Then he gasped, and began breathing steadily. Stephens, although apparently unconscious, was not dead. According to Georgia execution procedure, five more minutes had to pass before a pair of prison doctors could examine him and certify that he was alive. "The execution has not been completed," said Kemp rather formally, "and will be reinstituted at this time." The button was pushed again, Stephens stiffened and, at last, stopped moving...
Category Current Tax Law Treasury Plan Kemp-Kasten Bradley-Gephardt Individual Single 15 brackets from 0% up to $2,800 of 0% up to $2,700 0% up to $3,000 Rates 11% to 50% AGI (adjusted 25% flat rate, with 14% up to $25,000 gross income) 20% exclusion for 26%up to $37,500 15% up to $19,300 earned income 30% over $37,500 25% up to $38,100 35% over...
...Treasury trial balloon, released last week, is not the only major tax-reform proposal afloat in Washington. Rival versions were introduced in Congress last year. The Republican plan, sponsored by Congressman Jack Kemp of New York and Senator Robert Kasten of Wisconsin, comes closest to the idea of a "flat tax," a single rate for all taxpayers. The Democratic alternative, sponsored by Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey and Congressmen Richard Gephardt of Missouri, offers graduated but lower tax rates. Below, the main features affecting individual taxpayers are compared with current...