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President Reagan’s tax rate reduction – voted in three phases by Congress – has moved into its second stage, tanning cautious hopes for economic gains. During the next 12 months, the slash will total as much as $39 billion nationwide. according to an Associated Press dispatch. This, combined with a 7.4 percent increase in Social… Continue reading Tux C ut Gives Roy of Hope for Economy

Why does the U,S. Senate examine the backgrounds and qualifications of men and women nominated for cabinet positions? This question is being asked these days as the public spotlight falls on president-elect Ronald Reagan’s cabinet nominees. The answer is that the Senate has a constitutional duty to advise and consent to cabinet rank appointments, The… Continue reading Why probe cabinet appointees?

A waming by two United States officials of the activities of Soviet-backed Cuba in supporting violence and insurgencies in the Caribbean and Latin America should not go unheeded. Addressing the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in midDecember, Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Enders said Cuba is most active… Continue reading Red Influence Growing i n Latin America

Cheer up, Americans things aren’t so bad after all! Despite the prophets of gloom and doom, inflation. crime and unemployment. most Americans are quite satisfied with the quality of their lives, according to a government survey and report. “Social Indicators Ill,” a nearly 600-page report prepared by the Bureau of Census and released by the… Continue reading Americans’ Happiness Glowing

Beleagured American taxpayers have a right to expect efficient use and management of their tax dollars, Thus it was comforting to read that President Reagan has launched a double assault on fraud and waste in the federal government. He named a new comptroller general to head the General Accounting Office, investigative arm of Congress, and… Continue reading ‘Timel to Quash Dollar Waste

Breakthroughs in medical research which have relieved suffering and lengthened the life span rank high on the “good news” list for recent decades. Latest among promising developments is a major advance toward a vaccine against malaria, a goal once considered remote. Malaria is a dangerous disease with 200 million new cases each year, A global… Continue reading Malaria Vaccine Appears Rasy

President Reagan’s oa of ” eace stren th” is rd f ult’ view of global tension: butt e burden of increased egg roportionate y li our ami’?-ET This is the idea behind a concurrent resolution introduced in Congress asking the president to call on North Atlantic Treatv hl%W5rE and apan o’ meet or exceed pledges… Continue reading Nations Must Shure Defense

America should seek continually to bolster protection and development of its mineral sources and resources lest a growing “mineral crisis” become increasingly acute. Currently the nation depends heavily on imports for 23 of 36 materials “from asbestos to zinc” which it classifies as “strategic.” The potential for scarcity largely is attributed to; – The fact… Continue reading Mineral Protection Critical

ln the wake of Presidents Day. how about “a few words on the vice presidency”‘7 Sometimes dovvnplayed – or discredited because its prescribed high level duties seem few – the vice presidency has its dignitymg features nevertheless. As Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker noted in introducing new Vice President George Bush to an Xugust body… Continue reading VPs Worthy of Credit, Thcmks

Crime costs businesses $30 billion a year, according to the insurance Information Institute of San Francisco. That’s a pretty big price tag. “Burglary, robbery, shoplifting, employee theft and fraud sometimes can make the difference between profit and loss for a business,” says an Institute spokesman. Presumably, if a company affected by crime is able to… Continue reading Business Must Fight Crime Too