Word: mates
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Marriage can be the ruin of a working girl, or so maintains an organization named MATE (for Married Americans for Tax Equality). MATE'S thesis is based on a 1969 change in the federal tax law that was aimed at redressing a historic imbalance in favor of the marrieds over the singles. But the reformers went too far, particularly in the case of mates who both work. Thus, for example, a man making $15,000 a year and a woman $10,000 may pay $630 more in taxes if they are married than if they...
Last week some representatives from MATE established a decorous picket line in front of the Manhattan offices of Bride's magazine. The demonstrators displayed signs reading FOIL THE IRS - STAY SINGLE and IRS PICKPOCKETS MARRIED WORKING PEOPLE. What did the pickets want Bride...
...equaling Lyons' prodigious output a few pages away in the same New York Post for more than 30 years. Wilson's 1,000-word column, "It Happened Last Night," appears six days a week and is now syndicated in nearly 200 newspapers. Wilson treads his ex-stable mate's old path around Manhattan and keeps the same strenuous hours. The fruit of all that effort-a dollop of show business shoptalk and a few bon mots from the stars, wrapped around a demi-cheesecake photo of some starlet-may not always seem worth it. But occasionally...
...high school to sign a five-year contract as an apprentice jockey. When he grew too big to ride, Stephens turned to training, scoring his first victory in 1940. His total involvement with all facets of racing includes even horse matchmaking-it was Stephens' idea to mate Bold Bidder and Queen Sucree in 1970. The product was named Cannonade. To this day he still checks the feed supply and water buckets in each stall before heading home. "It's sort of reflex action by now," he says. "It comes from the days when filling the pails at night...
Bates and team and training mate Paul Hale broke from the pack about 15 miles into the 29-mile race. By taking turns breaking the force of the wind for each other, they were able to stay well ahead of the pack for the rest of the race...