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    "ocrText": "13\nRN/Taxes\nABC only net / film or note as Rhodes said Jt. Tax Comm.\nReport was unfair and RN wasn't treated \"w/ even-handed justice\"\nand was dealt / harshly. His attys should've been allowed\nchance to argue against findings, said Rhodes. He also said\nthose who prepared returns were responsible for errors, not RN.\nRhodes particularly rapped way RN has to pay for trips by family\nno other Pres. ever had to\nMills said Tax Comm. never intended to go into possibility of\nfraud or negligence. \"But I'd think Judiciary would want to\nThere's enough in our report that justify further investigations. 11\nMills doesn't believe IRS charged RN a 5% negligence penalty.\nAlexander of IRS refused to comment on any questions concerning\npossible negligence.\n/\nOnly ABC noted Alexander confirmed no\ncause had been found for leveling fraud charge against RN personally.\n(He was on NBC Thurs., however). But he wouldn't 'comment on\nwhat action IRS may be or may not be taking / respect to others. 11\nAlexander doubts RN would be able to claim payment of '69\ntaxes as deduction from 74 income.\nAlexander said in his \"only conversation / RN, in a reception\nline at WH, he told me to do my job well and honestly, and that's\nwhat I'm trying to do. 11\nIRS in past has furnished WH / reports\non some \"sensitive\" cases, Alexander said. 'But there was no\ncontinuing pattern \" and he stopped practice when he took office last\nyear.\n\"Living Costs Going Way for the Nixons\" tops O'Rourke on\np. 2 of Bulletin no more business allowances for KB/WWH, no\nmore family trips or food provided at Govt. expense.\nSimilar\nto Kempster in Star, Sun's Pine seesmuch more rigorous financial\naccountings and fewer privileges ahead for future presidents.\nPine acknowledges past Presidents did many of things RN is now\nbeing called on, \"but current Admin abused it all, and, in essence,\n'overdid a good thing, 1 Much as in W' gate cases, the Nixon group\nwent far beyond what had been accepted political practice and into\nan area intolerable to most of public\nNo one before had [taken\npart in WH's side-benefits] so excessively or brazenly. 11"
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