Indiana reads $4 Million Saved From Tax Stamp Law
Indiana officials say a July 1 law requiring a state tax stamp on deeds would save about 4 million dollars in gross income taxes every two years. Commissioner James C. Courtney explained the plan, its enforcement, and potential impact on cheatings and job losses for some county checkers.
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UPI
Indiana
James C. Courtney
Indiana Department of State Revenue
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Courtney
Religious groups urge action on Mexican worker program
Washington religious leaders from Protestant Catholic and Jewish backgrounds declare Congress must act to reform the Mexican labor program. They call for labor department limits on hires and require employers to offer US workers comparable wages, aiming toward eventual elimination of the program. The statement, signed by 38 including church and rabbinic leaders, accompanies Senate Agriculture Committee hearings.
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St. Louis
National Council of Churches
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San Antonio
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Santa Fe
N.M
John Wesley Lord
Theodore L. Adams
Julius Mark
Bernard Segal
New York
Hammer Attack Accusation Made In Indianapolis
James Smith Jr a 22 year old Air Force veteran who killed his wife with a hammer was placed under technical arrest for attacking his sister with a hammer in their home Sylvia Smith 20 told Indiana State Police her brother struck her as she turned on a light switch at the head of the stairs Sunday night. They fell down the stairs and she fled to a neighbor s house which alerted police. The brother later stabbed himself and was reported in fair condition at General Hospital The sister was treated and released.
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Indiana
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General Hospital
UAW Moves to Take Over Local 823 Over Auto Spring Strike
UAW officials threaten to assume control of Local 823 after an unauthorized walkout at Reynolds Spring Co in Vincennes Indiana. The regional director seeks an end to the strike as 200 workers rally. 110 cross the line and 40 replacements hired amid court restraining orders against 64 named pickets and six John Doe actions.
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General Motors
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Ralph Seal
John Doe
Billboard Booze Ads Irk Senators and Sparks Fight
Senators rail against billboard advertising along interstate highways as Congress debates $11.56 billion more for the route program. Sen. Maurine Neuberger plans an amendment to extend federal bonus payments for states barring outdoor ads on right of way. The bonus program expires June 30 and Maryland and North Dakota have used it, with about 10 states seeking approval.
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UPI
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Worm Gift Lands in London as Zoo Curiosity
New York dispatch reports a giant prehistoric earthworm Gertrude shipped to the Royal Zoological Society in London while birds Tony the eagle and Oscar the owl travel to Omaha for an American Indian celebration. Maria Latham, a dealer of rare animals, says Gertrude can extend to five feet and is kept alive in civilized conditions.
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Wisconsin family injured as plane crashes near Whitehall Indiana
Five members of a Wisconsin family were injured when their single engine plane crashed into a tree while attempting an emergency landing near Whitehall in Owen County. Florian Laper and his wife Phyllis along with children Patrick Jo anne and Peter were hospitalized in Bloomington with non fatal injuries after the crash on the Charles Hamm farm.
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Peter
Florida
Laper
Charles Hamm
Whitehall
Owen County
Here
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Indiana Highway Deaths Rise in Pedestrians and Trains
Indiana reports 1960 traffic deaths at 1,124, nearly the same as 1959. Fatalities shifted with more train and fixed-object crashes, more pedestrian deaths, and a 19 percent jump in fatal train incidents. November was the deadliest month. 6 to 7 pm the riskiest hour. Saturdays the deadliest day.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Theational Safety Council
Hoosier
Allied Chemical Plans Pottsville Plastic Films Plant
Allied Chemical Corp. General Chemical Division announced plans to acquire a plant site near Pottsville Pennsylvania for its first commercial plant to produce plastic films.
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New York
UPI
Allied Chemical Corp
General Chemical
Monday
Pottsville
Indiana officials seek relocation of I 70 and Ind 46 routes
Terre Haute mayor Ralph Tucker and Vigo County Commissioners urge the Indiana Highway Commission to relocate portions of Ind 46 and Ind 42 once I 70 and Ind 46 open. They also back a maintenance budget change to approve small purchases without bids and allow extra expenditures in emergencies. Condemnation actions for I 74 in Decatur County and I 465 in Marion County are planned, along with a request for flasher signals on Ind 240 near Frankfort to protect IBM and Mallory workers.
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UPI
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Decatur County
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Elizabeth Scheidler
Greensburg
Marion County
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Indians to draft a bill of rights gathering at Chicago campus
More than 1,000 American Indians convene at the University of Chicago to draft a basic message on policy and guidelines for Indian affairs. Delegates from tribes from Assiniboia to Zuni will participate eight days of ceremonies, dances, and religious services amid a campus setting and a White Sox Twins game.
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Coal for cement in Pittsburgh plant labor
Pittsburgh cement industry uses about one third ton of coal per ton of cement produced.
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