Word: woodworth
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...independents are also fragmented. "A trucker is definitely independent," says Roy Woodworth, an operator in Wilton, N. Dak. "He likes to do his own thing, so he is kind of hard to organize. We banded together out of necessity." Across the nation, hard-pressed Governors tried without success last week to find someone who could speak for the owner-drivers in their states. In Minnesota, Governor Al Quie gave up, declared a state of emergency, and called out the National Guard. About 100 representatives of small operators met in Washington to draw up plans with William Hill, chairman...
...CLIFFORD WOODWORTH as Mr. Peachum seems to understand Brecht better, and his operatic voice adds to his performance. It was a shame to see him have to glance up at the conductor (Paul D. Lehrman) in confusion as the musical ensemble fell apart during the finale to Act I. From the opening bars of the overture, Lehrman takes the score at a gallop. He doesn't give the music the time it needs to fester, to spread its fumes; more importantly, the singers couldn't keep up with the pace. (If you want to hear Weill's music...
DIED. Laurence Neal Woodworth, 59, genial Assistant Secretary of the Treasury who had been drafting President Carter's long-awaited tax-reform package; after suffering a stroke; in Newport News, Va. Woodworth served as a staff adviser to the tax-writing committees of Congress for more than 30 years, drafting some 1,000 tax bills...
...after the press conference, Assistant Treasury Secretary Laurence Woodworth outlined the tax reductions that the White House is expected to request. The package will amount to at least $20 billion a year, and a third of that will go for business tax relief. The 48% corporate tax rate will be reduced-perhaps to 46%. The White House is also considering making the 10% investment tax credit permanent; it is due to revert to 7% beginning...
...Woodworth added that there would be some tax relief for "everyone at every income level," though it is estimated low-income groups will get the biggest breaks. The plan to reduce the maximum tax on personal income from 70% all the way down to 50% may be put off. The White House apparently figures the revenue is still needed because there probably will not be steeper taxes on capital gains...