Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, March 2, 1992 TAG: 9203020010
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A10 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
PAUL TSONGAS DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
BORN: Feb. 14, 1941, in Lowell, Mass.; father owned a small dry-cleaning
store; has a twin sister. EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College,
1962; law degree, Yale University, 1967. CAREER: Peace Corps volunteer in
Ethiopia, 1962-64, West Indies, 1967-68; Massachusetts deputy assistant
attorney general, 1969-71; practicing attorney, 1971-74; U.S. House of
Representatives, 1975-79; U.S. Senate, 1979-85; practicing attorney,
1985-present. MILITARY SERVICE: none. HEALTH: Battled lymphatic cancer in
mid-1980s and underwent life-saving bone-marrow transplant surgery. Doctors
say there are no signs that the cancer still exists. FAMILY: Married, three
daughters, aged 17, 14 and 10. POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Helped bring about
widely acclaimed urban renewal project in Lowell, Mass., in mid-1970s;
championed the Alaska Lands Act in the Senate, which set aside millions of
acres of parkland; one of first Democrats to support Chrysler bailout in 1979,
with stipulation that workers make wage concessions. KEY ECONOMIC PROPOSALS:
Create temporary investment tax credit. Cut capital-gains tax for long-held
securities. Increase top income tax rate to 34 percent or 35 percent for
families earning over $200,000 a year to pay for capital-gains cut. Gradually
raise gas tax by as much as 50 cents per gallon over the next 10 years, to pay
for conservation programs and public works. No middle-class tax cut.
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