The Sixteenth Amendment and Texas Tax Dues
A Texas columnist analyzes the 16th Amendment establishing income tax and contrasts federal collections with state returns. It cites 1953 data showing Texas paid 2.27 billion to Washington and received about 227.9 million in grants, highlighting the shifting balance of national finance and urging repeal debates.
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J. W. West
Muleshoe
Paul C. Peters
Washington
Texas
Mississippi
There’s Good News Today proposed feature idea
Readers urge a daily front page feature titled There’s Good News Today highlighting positive stories. Alexander Mitchell recalls Red Cross aid after 1951 Topeka flood. Clergy and anonymous readers add doodles and money wisdom as suggestions and reflections.
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Marshall B. Shaw
Matusow Testifies He Fears for Life in Perjury Case
Harvey Matusow testified he fears for his life if he informs prosecutors about his lies. He described cross examination on whether the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers paid for his book and could incentivize him to reverse statements about Clinton Jencks. He said he would risk danger from Alderman and others if he went to the government and accused the Justice Department as corrupt.
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EL Paso
Tex
Harvey Matusow
Justice Department
David Harris
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Matusow
Clinton Jencks
Minemill Local 890
Nayard
N.M
U.S. District Court
Jencks
Nathan Witt
Giles Hit With Bribery Charges in Texas Land Deal
Former Land Commissioner Bascom Giles, then chairman of the Veterans Land Board, was indicted in San Antonio on accepting a $30,000 bribe related to the sale of 652 acres to 32 veterans. Co-defendants C. V. Wynn and Arthur McKenzie were indicted. bond set at 50,000 and 2,500 respectively. Indictments cite a Jan 29 1954 agreement to favor the defendants in the sale and payment via four cashier’s checks.
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Bexar County Criminal District Grand Jury
C. V. Wynn
Arthur McKenzie
San Antonio
M. D. Jones
Giley
Wynn
Giles, McKenzie
Giles
Veterans Land Board
McKenzie
Bexar County
Nomination of Judge Harlan Approved by Senate Panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Circuit Judge John Marshall Harlan for the Supreme Court. The 10 to 4 vote with one abstention ends a dispute over President Eisenhower's pick to succeed the late Justice Robert H. Jackson.
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Washington
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eisenhower
Robert H. Jackson
Senate Pants New Tax Plan Aims At Low Income Relief
Senate Democratic leaders released a tax plan in Washington on March 9 that would cut income taxes for low income families by 900 million dollars annually while raising revenue from stockholders and corporations. The proposal would substitute for a House bill, extend corporate rates to July 1 1957, and aim to balance the budget in fiscal 1957 if followed with prudence.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Johnson
Ada Haley's Car Misadventure Locks In A Night Drive
Ada Haley visiting Jane Henderson left a stalled car in the driveway late at night. The car would not start due to a stuck accelerator and shorted switch after 11 45 p m. Haley locked the car and called a taxi. The vehicle rolled across the street and struck a church arch while unattended. Police found gear in low and doors locked with no one inside.
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Robert Ripley
Ada Haley
Austin
Jane Henderson
Harrison
Miss Henderson
Miss Haley
Ernest Boss
First Presbyterian Church
Boss
Merrill Lynch Opposes All Cash Stock Buying Proposal
Winthrop H. Smith of Merrill Lynch rejected a Senate Banking Committee recommendation to switch stock purchases to an all cash basis. He warned such a rule would discriminate, dry up markets, and block new issues while questioning whether prices or speculation are excessive.
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Washington
Winthrop H. Smith
Senate Banking Committee
Smith
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Federal Reserve Board
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard University
Amarillo Man 56 Fatally Injured in Three Car Crash
Claude Straughan 56 of 2614 Brooks died at St Anthony's Hospital after a three car collision at Highway 66 and Pullman Switch Road around 8 30 p m. Everett Straughan 40 and Mrs Glenn Hall 43 were seriously injured. Glenn Hall 45 and Carl Weiss 23 were less seriously hurt. Joe Henderson 22 was treated and released. G A Robbins of Denver City and Weiss were drivers. Robbins witnessed the crash. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Bill Cherry
Daily News
Pullman Switch Road
Claude Straughan
Brooks
St. Anthony’s Hospital
St. Anthony's Hospital
Everett Straughan
Glenn Hall
Monroe
Carl R. Weiss
Silverton
Joe Henderson
Taylor
Weiss
Hall
G. A. Robbins
Denver City
Robbins
Weather warms as spring nears with 81 degree day
The 81 degree high yesterday fell short of the 1911 March 9 record of 83. The forecast calls for about 80 today with a low near 38 and 36 yesterday. Gusty winds stirred dust in the afternoon but quieted by night, with similar conditions expected.
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Weather Bureau
House approves Navy plan for 24 warships Forrestal class
The House Armed Services Committee approved a Navy program to build 24 warships including a fifth supercarrier. The $1.317 billion plan covers 24 conversions and auxiliary craft and was sent to the House after a 19 to 3 vote to name the Forrestal class.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Navy
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
High cloudiness expected Thursday and Friday with windy conditions and blowing dust Thursday afternoon. Temperatures remain mild. Low around minus 38 and high today.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Sister Clears 25 Year Mystery
Amarillo man Joe Meacham and his family learned long lost sister Fay M. Baker, 75, was alive after 25 years when a New York Public Library directory led her to his Amarillo address. The letter revealed she had left Chicago in 1929 and had no contact since. Meacham, now 72, said he prayed to find her and awaits possible reunion.
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Joe Meacham
Lincoln
New York City
Chicago
Fay M. Baker
Amarillo
J. O. Meacham
Washington
Meacham
Mrs. Baker
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