Word: lows
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...opportunity in a fluid society. High inheritance taxes "reflect the American belief in a fluid society without a hereditary privileged class. . . . High taxes on earned incomes have the reverse effect ... on the fluidity of our society. Therefore, insofar as the national expenditures permit, the case for keeping income taxes low is overwhelming, both in terms of social ideals and incentives." The present system of taxation, Conant warned, "is having a profound effect on the incentives which thus far in our history have contributed to the taking of risks and the seizing of opportunities...
Stokes hit the refusal of many papers, especially those in his native south, to carry news in direct opposition to their editorial policy, citing their disregard of the Negro problem and a low-wage economy as examples. "Papers do not want to print, in fact, will not print news that displeases them," he said...
...comparatively tricky plays helped whet the spectators' interest. One was for the left tackle to go into motion, run behind the quarterback, take the ball from him, and round right end hopefully. Penalties existed for tackling low, so if the man got started speedily, his chances of making a touchdown weren...
Complaints against maintenance are legion--the case of the nine dollar chair which is repaired for seven; the piano moved after the dance for twenty-five; or the spot on the wall which gets the room painted, at a cost resented whether high or low. All typical of the popular gripes, they are usually followed by charges of padding, graft, mismanagement and outright corruption. A closer study points to a different picture. The chair doubtless required several hours work by a skilled carpenter in addition o the time expended in transportation form the House or office to the maintenance building...
Halloween spirit will be at a low ebb this Friday when local urchins make their rounds without benefit of lighted jack-o-lanterns. Chances of their being permitted seem slight, police said...