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...Nubians adopted the Egyptian pyramid, but gave it steeper sides, and built so many that there are actually more surviving pyramids in Nubia than in Egypt. A 19th century Italian named Giuseppe Ferlini knocked the top off the pyramid tomb of Queen Amanishaketo (10 B.C.-A.D. 1) and found a rich treasure trove of gold objects (so encouraged, he knocked the tops off every other convenient pyramid but found no other treasure). Brooklyn has a display of intricately designed rings and armlets from Ferlini's find. As a series of faience pendants shows, Nubia's goddesses were almost proudly naked...
...fastest rising stars on the British electoral scene. In the 1974 elections, Thorpe brought the Liberals to their highest level of popularity in many decades. For both party and politician, the road has led downhill ever since. Last week's events made that path look much, much steeper...
...Common Market. Business people are also impressed by lower labor costs in the U.S. than in many European countries. In West Germany, for instance, wage costs are about the same as in the U.S., but employer contributions to pension, health and other social insurance programs are far steeper...
...only major industrial nation that taxes its citizens who work abroad. They also have to pay taxes to the host countries, and many of these have steeper rates than does the U.S. To alleviate this double burden, the U.S. tax code has long provided two moderate loopholes. First, overseas taxpayers could exempt up to $25,000 annually from U.S. taxes. Second, they could claim a credit for any foreign income taxes paid. The amendment would chop the exemption to no more than $15,000 a year and limit the credits for foreign taxes. It would also tax the excess...
...revive business confidence, spark more spending on plant and equipment and head off a slowdown in growth that many economists expect late in 1978. Meanwhile, inflation shows signs of moving up again, fueled partly by measures that Carter either initiated or supported, including higher farm price supports and a steeper minimum wage...