Tax Rise Hits Citizens As New Revenue Law Takes Effect
Washington news briefs the new 5.691 billion annual revenue law raising individual income taxes by about 11 percent for most, with higher brackets paying more. It adds 2.28 billion to yearly totals for top earners and boosts corporate taxes by roughly 2.207 billion. Examples show impact on earners from 3,000 to 100,000 net income. The 3 percent excise on electricity ends, making certain purchases tax free.
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Gambling tax on professional bets sparks controversy nationwide
A new 10 percent excise tax on gross wagers by professional gamblers faces mixed reception as advocates claim it could raise 400 million dollars yearly while critics warn of underworld partnership. Taxpayers must keep daily bet records, pay monthly, and display a 50 dollar occupational stamp, with extensive reporting open to public inspection. The levy excludes legal pari mutuel betting, social games, and casino poker and roulette.
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Japan Snubs Trade Tie With Red China
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida said he was misunderstood after he suggested Japan might open an overseas agency in Shanghai if Red China wished. He stated Japan has no present plans for such a move and clarified the position in a prepared statement.
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Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Shanghai
Red China
Trade Talk With Mexico Raises West Texas Chamber Prospects
Jack D. Neal acting officer in charge of Mexican affairs at the US State Department will speak at the 34th annual West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention in Amarillo November 14 to 16. A native Texan, Neal has 21 years in State Department postings in Colombia, Nicaragua and Mexico and has led divisions in foreign activity and security. He is a National War College graduate and UT alumnus.
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Japanese Overseas Agency Plan Clarified in Shanghai Statement
A Monday statement in Shanghai clarified that Japan’s proposed overseas agency in Taipei Formosa is driven by commercial aims, not politics. The remark emphasized business considerations as the motive for opening the office.
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Quake Jolts San Francisco Area on Halloween
An 85 mile south centered tremor rattled the San Francisco region at 12:58 PM yesterday. Seismographs detected a small local quake but most residents did not feel it.
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Lohengrin Composer Wagner Wrote Opera Backward
Richard Wagner composed Lohengrin starting with act three, then act two, and completed act one in 1848, reversing the usual writing order for the famous opera.
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Panhandle educators hear laymen views at Amarillo meeting
Panhandle School Administrators meet at Amarillo High School on Saturday for a quarterly session. A panel on public school work includes T. W. Gilstrap of Southwestern Public Service, Deskins Wells of The Wellington Leader, H. S. Wilbur of Canadian, W. B. Weatherred of Pampa, Mrs A D Parker, and George Graham of Hereford. Roy Seard of Star Engraving will speak at lunch. Morning program features a 70-voice Elizabeth Nixon junior high choir directed by Miss Madlyn Robinson. Officers include Huelyn Laycock of White Deer as president and George Graham as first vice president.
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Local Education Board Names 2026 Officers and Committee Members
Dent, Ross Larsen of Amarillo named second vice-president with Miss Louise Orr of Amarillo as secretary treasurer. Supt. Archie Stevens of Stinnett and Em mitt Smith of West Texas State College education department named as committee members.
Locusts Ravage Assam Farmlands West of Jia Bhardi River
Swarms devastate sugar cane, jute, and trees over a broad tract west of the Jia Bhardi River in Tezpur district as flood conditions persist in Assam.
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Mexican Actors to Present Show at Our Lady of Guadalupe
Three Mexican actors Agustin Iazgunza Consenlo Frank and Gordo Alvarado will headline a Saturday program at Our Lady of Guadalupe School 1210 East Eleventh. The event includes dancing group Los Mexicanos and the film Jesusita in Chihuahua with performances at 3 6 and 9 pm. Tickets cost 1 for adults and 50 cents for children, available at Cueller Grocery Prciado Grocery Fiores Cafe and Amarillo Band House.
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