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Dave Evans Nitro, W. Va...
...granting them lucrative tax shelters and other loopholes. Reports that a giant corporation like General Electric Co. (1981 profits: $1.7 billion) is actually getting a Government refund on past returns add powerful fuel to this resentment. Says Thomas Field, executive director of Tax Analysts and Advocates of Arlington, Va.: "Millions of taxpayers are now asking why they should pay when corporations and rich people have so many ways of evading taxes...
Croissant outlets range from trendy restaurants to chains of cafes like California's Croissants USA. The leading American croissant maker is Vie de France, based in Vienna, Va., a French bakery chain that is 65% owned by the Grands Moulins flour-milling firm of Paris. Vie de France opened its first outlet in Rockville, Md., in 1972. Turnover limped along at about $4 million annually until 1978, when the company started a major marketing program for croissants. Now the company sells 950,000 a week from its bakeries and from 18 retail stores in 13 cities. Vie de France...
...antinuclear sentiment is especially surprising in the South, considering the region's traditional conservatism and its dependence on the military for its livelihood. In at least six of the region's states, the largest single employer is the Department of Defense. The board of supervisors in Loudoun County, Va., adopted a nuclear-freeze resolution last week, and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young has signed his city's petition. Physicians for Social Responsibility has 16 chapters in the South; last year there were none. Says South Carolina Lieutenant Governor...
Grace Wavra Wheeling, W. Va...