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...regressive tax structure by approving a graduated state income tax. The failure of the graduated income tax is ironic because most of those who voted against it would have had their taxes reduced under the plan. The proponents of the graduated tax, if they are to be successful, must mount a broader campaign to clearly inform the voters of the effects of the graduated...
...rising star, had invested his considerable zest in the discipline needed to hone his talents. Only three points separated them-Lauda leading-in the contest for the World Driving Championship when they came to the final race of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix. At the foot of Mount Fuji, the matter was decided, not on the track but in the minds of the two drivers. James Hunt took on the risk of racing through rain into fog-shrouded turns. Niki Lauda could not accept the dangers. Hunt finished the race in third place, scoring four points and claiming...
...apparent Republican failure to mount effective challenges to many of the presumably most vulnerable members of the 94th Congress obviously hinders their chances to recoup the 1974 loss of 43 seats. Some observers give the GOP a chance to pick up as many as a dozen of those seats, but they also concede, often in the same sentence, that the minority party may suffer a net loss in the House...
...Carter panelists was still not sure that Carter was the right man for the job. "We don't have the best man; we have the better man," said Truck Driver William Parker of Rocky Mount, N.C. The second debate helped to mute the criticism that Carter tends to overpromise and to be fuzzy on the issues (50% agreed with these charges in TIME'S September report, only 33% after the second debate). Still, 3 out of 5 panelists were worried that he might increase spending at the taxpayer's expense. One out of 2 panelists agreed strongly...
...century since an Ohio Senator offered that advice to future President James Garfield, few have taken it more seriously than the present aspirants to the White House. Whether at the debates or on the stump, both Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford appear to be auditioning for Mount Rushmore. Their few attempts at humor have been elephantine or asinine, a condition that may make nearly half the electorate boycott the polling booths next month...