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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1958
Page
4
The article notes oil demand from the Middle East is looser globally than during the Suez crisis. It cites ample tanker capacity and strategic rerouting around Africa to extend transit times and cut costs, easing previous energy pressures.
Arab nationalists in Syria Egypt and Iraq threaten Middle East oil flow to Western Europe amid talk of unused capacity in U S Venezuela and Canadian fields. American oilmen warn disruption could force rescheduling of shipments as Nasser challenges and canals run near capacity. Indiana taxes and traffic deaths are noted in the same dispatch.
Indianapolis Mayor and Democratic senatorial candidate Vance Hartke called the sending of American troops to Lebanon a mistake and an unfortunate action. Republican Handley echoed concerns as Hartke assailed Dulles policy and urged better Arab relations while campaign finance plans emerged for 1958. A state committee pledge and party unity followed with a $300000 drive. In another item Amo Mutual Non profit and Indiana Bell asked PSC to dismiss transfer petitions as Amo negotiates equipment sale.
INDIANAPOLIS AP estimating that one fourth of Indiana's five million vehicle owners are docking property taxes the Commission on State Tax and Financing Policy will ask the 1959 State Legislature to plug the tax leak. The bill would require auto and truck owners to pay property taxes when license plates are issued. This could add as much as seven million dollars to county tax revenue. Auto license branches have orders to require proof of property tax receipts before plates but may not know if the owner reported the vehicle to the assessor. About 30 million dollars was paid in property taxes on motor vehicles last year. The mechanics of collecting the tax with plate sales remain unsettled. One suggestion is moving auto license branches into county treasurers offices. Consultants Glenn Falls and Harold F Linamen of Anderson College told the commission that a state net income tax would need about 11 percent to match current revenue from gross income and property taxes. Indiana Farmers Union urges elimination of the personal property tax on the grounds it ignores ability to pay.
Hoosiers reporting from the Indiana State Board of Health show 112 animal bites mostly from dogs and 106 measles cases, with no new polio cases leaving the total at three. Austria protests U S air violations with transport planes crossing Tyrol en route to Italy and possibly the Near East.
Selwyn Lloyd's Washington visit signals a quick Anglo American decision on action in Jordan and Iraq. Britain and the United States may back a forceful move to topple rebels, with risks tied to Hussein's grip, Iraqi royal forces, and wider Middle East oil and Soviet concerns.
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