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Dates: during 1960-1969
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South Korea's progress, however, is not without problems. There is widespread corruption in lower levels of government; and out in the dirt-poor countryside, millions of Koreans have yet to share in prosperity. Claiming that Park's policies have only "made the rich richer and the poor poorer," Yun has traveled the country from one end to the other, promising that if elected he will cut fertilizer prices and general taxes, raise tax exemptions and increase government salaries...
...senior Charlie Hoeveler, is a polished lefty who went undefeated in Eastern competition last year before being upset by Harvard's Bernie Adelsberg in the New England tournament. Bill Kirkpatrick and Kurt Anderson, at two and three, are also strong players, and the line-up does not diminish appreciably lower down...
...More. Once the presidential elections are completed, along with upper house elections to be held on Sept. 1 as well, only one more election will remain to complete South Viet Nam's transition to civilian rule. That election, for the lower house, will take place on Oct. 1. Gracing the October roster of candidates may well be Mme. Nguyen Ky, onetime airline stewardess known as "the beauty of Air Viet Nam," who recently has confided to friends that she would not mind at all being a lady Congressman...
...years, taxpaying publications have protested the tax-free status of competitors published by educational and other nonprofit organizations. The National Geographic, for example. Or Nation's Business, put out by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. These magazines, operating with what was in effect a subsidy, could offer lower advertising rates. The Geographic argued that its rates were in line with other magazines, but last week the Internal Revenue Service ruled that equity, not rates, was the heart of the matter. After years of pondering, it decided that the tax exemptions should be ended...
Only modest changes will be made in tax laws, giving a break for example to motorcyclists and liquor-store owners. The way to health, said Callaghan, is through increased productivity rather than lower taxes. "If you happen to be an unmarried woman novelist running a liquor store and supporting a widowed mother who does part-time work, with a passion for motorbikes and wanting to buy a house this autumn for ?5,500 then this is your budget," sniffed the Daily Express...