Word: oregon
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...single stroke, the Senate bill would sweep away years of accreted tax breaks, deductions, credits and accounting rules. It is "the most radical tax bill that this Congress has seen in half a century," proclaimed the bill's chief sponsor, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Robert Packwood of Oregon. There are legions of winners and losers on both the corporate and personal sides; yet the lure of substantially lower rates and the chance for businesses to compete on a level playing field have helped generate an unusually diverse, if fragile, alliance of more than 600 lobbying interests representing rich and poor...
There is, in fact, something for everybody at Expo, which is already being compared with the last Canadian fair, Montreal's popular Expo 67. Some 54 countries, nine Canadian provinces and territories, three American states (Washington, Oregon and California) and a dozen or more major companies have set up pavilions that emphasize the theme of the fair: transportation and communication...
...they rolled away from Portland's fashionable Oregon Episcopal School, the 15 students and three adult leaders were swept up in the buoyant mood of people off for an adventure. The agenda: a fast round-trip climb of 11,239- ft. Mount Hood. By 2:30 a.m. on Monday last week, the group, light in spirits and equipment alike, had traveled the 70 miles to Hood's base and started the climb. Why not? They planned to get back before dark. The Rev. Thomas Goman, one of their leaders, had 18 similar climbs under his belt. They carried enough food...
...party from Oregon Episcopal was not to be that lucky. Just before the search was called off Thursday, an Air Force sergeant happened onto a backpack at the 8,300-ft. level. There searchers located the remaining climbers, by then buried three days under deep snow. They swiftly airlifted all eight to Portland hospitals. Doctors revived two students. The six others were dead. The tragedy was Mount Hood's worst...
...told, the plan ramrodded by Oregon Republican Bob Packwood, chairman of the Finance Committee, would increase the tax burden on businesses. To raise enough money to give individuals an average 6.3% federal tax break, the committee's bill would levy an extra $100 billion on corporations over five years. The bill would reduce or abolish many cherished business preferences, including the investment tax credit of about 6% to 10% for companies that buy business equipment, and the full deductibility of corporate entertainment. In addition, many of the proposed changes in individual tax law, for example the curbing of individual retirement...