It's the Little Fellow Who Pays the Taxes
Fulton Lewis Jr notes that even at $3,000 yearly income the average three person family pays 24.06 percent of its earnings in taxes. The breakdown includes federal income, Social Security, corporate taxes, alcohol and tobacco taxes, amusement taxes, and state local taxes totaling $721.90. He warns higher corporate rates will be passed to consumers via prices, urging government budget restraint.
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Fulton Lewis, Jr
Washington
Rep. Taber
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Representative Taber
Congress
King Features Syn
Plush-Lined Girdles For Skinny Gals
New York Talk reveals Mary Hayden custom corset designer argues plush lined girdles aid poor posture and problem figures. She cites 55 inch hiplines and 47 inch waists as fit challenges, criticizes two way stretch, notes older boned corsets and plush lined pockets support bones without bulges, appealing to women over 35 and even pencil shaped figures.
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New York
U.P
Mary Hayden
Miss Hayden
West Point
Hayden
Hungarian Factory Produces 900 Tractors Last Year
Budapest reports a factory in Hungary produced 900 tractors in the prior year. The milestone reflects continued industrial output as local officials note strong demand and export potential for agricultural machinery.
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Budapest
Fear of Russia Reaches New High in U S Public Opinion
Gallup survey shows mounting distrust of Russia with 9 to 1 belief it seeks world dominance. Trend data from 1946 to today reflects rising ruling power view and growing skepticism of peace claims, plus public support for UN police forces and cautious engagement with Soviet leaders.
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Russia
America
George Gallup
Princeton
Hitler
United States
Germany
Institute
Truman
Stalin
Washington
United Nations
Brazilian Producers Demand Enforce Six Brazilian Films
Brazilian film producers complain theatres fail to show the required six Brazilian produced pictures per year and call for enforcement of the law. They urge regulatory action to ensure local content quotas are met and want clear penalties for noncompliance.
Weak export list and cantaloupe note in report
Turkey lists rugs, fish and cigarettes as weak exports whose foreign exchange proceeds may stay outside government turnover. California leads the nation in cantaloupe production, per the brief item. An advertisement follows.
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Turkey
Whiteway Proposes Lighting Plan for West Entrance
City Manager N V Moss will present plans to the Texas Highway Commission in Austin for lighting the west entrance of Highway 66 to Amarillo. Moss travels from Houston after attending the International City Managers Association convention and will stop in Austin en route to Amarillo. The proposal covers lighting from Belleview Street to the current end of the whiteway lighting toward Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Texas Highway Commission
Austin
N. V. Moss
Moss
Houston
International City Managers Association
Belleview Street
Public works plan near Veterans Hospital detailed
The article outlines a proposed project near Veterans Hospital with cost estimates prepared by Southwestern Public Service Company. It notes evaluation steps, funding considerations, and expected impacts on local infrastructure.
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Tion
Veterans Hospital
Southwestern Public Service Company
Still Going Strong North Reading Voter Reaches 100
Charles Smith, a North Reading resident, cast his first ballot for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant as a youth. He will turn 100 on his next birthday and proudly walked to and from the polls for the 1950 election, illustrating his long voting life.
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North Reading
Mass
Charles Smith
U. S. Grant
Smith
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