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In 1971 a group of gun enthusiasts who feared that the N.R.A. was not diligent enough in its opposition to gun-control laws formed the Citizen's Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Led by Lobbyist John ("Magnum") Snyder, a former Jesuit seminarian, the committee has...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leading the Call to Arms | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

Although the Dowling proposal calls for abolition of groups such as the Student Assembly and the establishment of a centralized government body, many current student representatives have viewed the funding provision as the heart of the plan because existing governing bodies have been plagued by their lack of independent funding...

Author: By Andrew C. Karp, | Title: Constitution Convention | 4/18/1981 | See Source »

Richardson, who is still a member of the U.S. delegation, counters that all but 14 of the 130 changes that have been made in the seabed mining provision since mid-1977 are favorable to the U.S. Without the treaty, he contends, a mining company would never be able to acquire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Treaty in Trouble | 3/23/1981 | See Source »

Stamas added that if the Collegium does decide to go to Lebanon the final acceptance will contain a provision allowing both the chorus and the Lebanese government to cancel the visit if sudden violence occurs in the area.

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Chorus May Visit War-Torn Lebanon | 3/7/1981 | See Source »

The President and his aides want other tax changes, too. Among them: cutting the top tax rate on interest and dividend income to 50%, from the present 70%; reducing the "marriage penalty," a provision in the tax laws that now forces many couples in which both husband and wife work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Unkindest Cuts of All | 2/23/1981 | See Source »

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