Word: cuts
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...Swanson's horses was a stud named Amigo S, who had some speed on him, and in 1947 Swanson began racing on the quarter-horse circuit. Riding without boots, to cut weight, he twice tied the world record for the furlong (12.3 seconds). Then Amigo S came up lame, and Swanson found an art school at Carmel, Calif. near the ocean, so he could exercise him in salt water. Mornings, he broke horses to make a living-"I'd have half a dozen of them lined up in the corral, already saddled, and I'd ride them...
...Republican economists were shaping a tax package that included not only Reagan's cherished 30% cut in income tax rates over three years but substantial benefits for business as well. Also under consideration was a one-year moratorium on all new federal regulations, except "emergency" health and safety rules...
...sets out a specific list of priorities, and the details of bills begin to emerge, it will be difficult to tell. Reagan has vowed to keep his list of legislative desires spare and his program simple. He seems certain to seek and is likely to get a substantial tax cut, sharp increases in military spending and progress toward deregulation of business and the elimination of needless bureaucratic rules. The mechanism that Reagan may try to use is the passage of "sunset laws" killing regulations unless they are examined periodically and specifically reapproved. There is growing bipartisan sentiment for all such...
MBTA officials immediately shut off the electrical currents and suspended service to and from Park Street for 20 minutes, while Cambridge Fire Department officials tried to extinguish the flames. "If they didn't cut it off right away, it could have caused an explosion," the MBTA engineer said...
Although McLaughlin will continue to take advantage of his squad's overall quickness by pressing extensively, the use of any of several types of zones should become more viable. With an effective zone, the Crimson will cut off the inside passing lanes and opponents will be forced to the perimeter...