Extra Use Tax Voided in Michigan Supreme Court Ruling
Michigan Supreme Court votes five to three to strike down an eight week old extra penny use tax added to the 3 percent sales tax. The court ruled the measure boosted the sales tax to four percent in practice, violating the state constitution. Democrats authored the ruling. Republicans dissented.
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Detroit
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Stanton
Faville
GE Wins Jetliner Contract for Convair 600 and 880
General Electric Co announced orders for complete electrical systems for Convair 600 jetliners and an additional contract for eight more systems for the Convair 880, with estimated value over 14 million dollars. The work will not involve the Schenectady plant.
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New York
UPI
Generail Electric Co
Schenectady
Swift Meat Strike Settled
CHICAGO UP I reports a seven week walkout by 17 000 Swift & Co. workers ends with an agreement. The pact grants wage increases from 8 to 14 cents an hour, with regional differences. Immediate returns to work expected, picket lines to remain until unions approve the deal.
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UPI
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Murday
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Atlanta
Ocala
Flrtgomery
Ala
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Lake Charles
Ailing U.S. Red Refused Visa Request
Federal agent David Edelstein refused for a second time to allow William Z. Foster, former head of the American Communist Party, to enter the United States for medical treatment. Foster claimed inability to pay for care here and offered free care in Czechoslovakia, but Edelstein said he failed to prove lack of adequate treatment in the U.S.
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New York
UPI
David Edelstein
Ating Wiliam Z. Foster
American Communist Party
Foster
Czechoslovakia
Edelstein
CBS Drops Person to Person In Dispute With Stanton
The producers John A. Aaron and Jesse Zousmer quit the CBS program after clashing with Frank Stanton who called for honesty and banned quiz shows. The show will end its contract early as lawyers arrange an amicable release. Charles Collingwood now moderates the interview format featuring prominent figures in their homes.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Frank Stanton
Stanton
John A. Aaron
Jesse Zousmer
Edward R. Murrow
Charles Collingwood
Aaron
Zousmer
Eisenhower defies cold to golf at Augusta despite bronchitis
President Eisenhower, citing chronic bronchitis, braved raw weather to play Augusta National. White House aide Hagerty said his health is not deteriorating. He previously spent time in Palm Springs for breathing and flu-like symptoms, noting the illness worsened by cold.
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Eisenhower
Augusta National Golf Course
White House
James C. Hagerty
Palm Springs
Calif
Wasl
Palm
Hisenhower
Lal
Monitors Hoffa Agree On Clean Election Rules
Washington reports three monitor group after district court approval says the teamsters union will adopt reforms to ensure democratic elections. Hoffa may temporarily suspend elections while locals implement rules, with outside Honest Ballot Assn oversight considered after initial rounds. The agreement covers advance notice, three year terms, broad candidacy, and secret ballots.
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Washington
UPI
Ister Union
F. Dickinson Letts
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Teamster
Detroit
Teamsters
Teammster
Martin ¥. O'Donoghue
Monitor
New Law
O'Donoghue
Honest Ballot Assn
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