Word: taxing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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White, hardly a dynamic campaigner himself, seemed to be running behind until Louise blundered four weeks ago by promising to increase the salaries of policemen and firemen without raising taxes. The money, she said, would come from Washington. White pointed out that the pay raise would add $26 per $1,000 of assessed value to the tax rate, and thereby captured votes in tax-conscious Irish neighborhoods that had previously gone overwhelmingly for Mrs. Hicks...
...city's mayoral race with 109,982 votes over Attorney-Restaurant Owner Harold Dobbs (94,089). A moderate Democrat and political newcomer who had the support of both Big Labor and retiring Mayor Jack Shelley, Alioto promised that his first action would be to reduce the tax burden on homeowners...
Many scientists point out that very little secret university research is applicable in Viet Nam. Protesting classified projects because of the war, contends Stanford's Villard, "is about as logical as objecting to paying your taxes by kicking the postman who brings the tax form." Even less is such research directly involved with the development of new weapons. The canceled secret projects at Pennsylvania on chemical and biological warfare, for example, were primarily designed to find out how to protect U.S. civilians against attack from an enemy using them. "It is not safe for the U.S. to be ignorant...
Unknown Treasure. Nevertheless, several Western firms that had their property taken over by the Sukarno regime see a better economic climate under Suharto and are making plans to return. Among these are Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Lever Bros. Others, enticed by a four-year tax holiday and easy repatriation of profits, are showing interest. The Freeport Sulphur Co. is prospecting for copper and stands ready to invest $75 million if sufficient ore is found. ITT has signed a $6,000,000 contract to build a satellite relay station near Djakarta...
...kinds of situations impel companies to merge - too much or too little cash, a shortage or a surfeit of able executives, tax advantages or growth-manship. Last week two large but little-known conglomerates agreed to unite for an equally compelling reason: they were practically married anyway. Toronto-based International Utilities Corp...