House Votes For Increase Of Taxes On Horse Tracks
The West Virginia House passed a one percent rise in parimutuel pool taxes at horse racing tracks to raise about one million dollars. The vote was 61 to 34 with plans to hold over a proposed no tax measure. The Senate debated liquor account regulation and a $10 license fee for liquor and wine accounts, plus other measures including insurance fee increases and abolition of the Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics.
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Charleston
House
Senate
Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics
Sen
Martin
Berkeley
Negros Bureau
Lee
Bureau
Finance Committee
Insurance Coi
West Virginia
Easure Aggregate Revenue
Bowles
Consumers’ Sales ‘Ax
Pma
Underwood
Senate. Gov
Marland
Consumer Tax Frames Tax Hike as Evil Levy in West Virginia
A CIO representative told West Virginia lawmakers that a consumers sales tax is an evil levy with unjust impact while Frank L. Fernbach of Washington argued the state’s repeal of the 1943 income tax was not progressive. Fernbach, speaking for 200000 organized workers, urged lawmakers at a House Finance hearing on a Senate bill to raise the sales tax from 2 to 3 percent and repeal the penny tax. The measure remains in the Finance Committee awaiting action after tonight’s hearing.
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Charleston
Organized Labor
Frank L. Fernbach
Washington, D. C
Fernbach
CIO
House Finance Committee
Poptev
United Mine Workers, Afl
Brotherhoods
West Virginia
Senate
Wife and Kids Admit Fatal Beating of Husband
Maryville Tennessee February 28 Sheriff Ed Guinn reports Mrs Sam E Davis Jr 41 and her three children aged 14 11 and 8 admitted to beating and choking her husband to death The women and two girls and a boy were charged with murder and held or released to relatives The incident occurred on a mountain road near the Great Smoky Mountains as the family traveled home and the husband threatened to drive them off a steep embankment
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Maryville
Ten
Ed Guinn
Sam E. Davis Jr
Davis
Blount County
Storybook marriage of Jane Froman on rocks
New York February 28 The storybook marriage of Jane Froman is on the rocks The singer announced John Burnellot has agreed to separate for the present They married seven years ago after her crash injuries and have endured years of hospital care He continued flying as a Pan American pilot while she pursued entertainment duties The pair had appeared deeply devoted but no reason was given for the breakup
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New York
Jane Froman
John
Tagus River
Portugal
Miss Froman
Miami Beach
Fla
Columble Broadcasting System
Soviets Elevate Three Deputies To Higher Jobs
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet promoted three deputy premiers to first deputy premiers. A I Mikoyan, once a proponent of higher consumer goods production, leads the promotions along with M G Peruvukhin and M Z Saburov.
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Soviets
Moscow
Presidium
Supreme Soviet
A. I. Mikoyan
Nikolai Bulganin
Russia
Mikoyan
M. G. Peruvukhin
M. Z. Saburov
V. M. Molotov
L. M. Kaganovich
Stalin
Commies Denied Second Hearing in High Court Plea
The court denied a second review request by 13 convicted Communist leaders in New York and Chicago trials. Attorneys spat at paid informers and perjury claims, naming Matusow as a key witness. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and others received sentences. Illinois bar admission fight also rejected.
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Matusow
Senate of Security
Soaxentines
Allic Tate
Administration of Justice
Communist Party
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
New York
Chicago
Evacuations As Logan Rivers Flood Across Banks
One hundred families in lower Logan evacuated late Monday as the Guyan River rose. National Guard troops aided by Gov. Marland led residents to the Logan armory, with water rising about six inches per hour and roads flooded in Logan Mercer Wayne Dowell areas. Authorities warned of more rain and rising crests along multiple rivers, closing schools and disrupting traffic.
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Guyan
National Guard
William C. Marland
Logan Armory
Ee. Ee Ce
193Rd
Miller
Pt. Pleasant
Mingo
Wayne
Dowell
Mercer
Big Sandy
Williamson
City Hall
Daily News
Chattaray
Third Avenue
Harvey Street
Louisa
Ft. Gay
Wayne County
Leon
Churchill Plans Explain Plan For British H-Bomb Build
London's Prime Minister finished a speech draft outlining nuclear warfare horrors and Britain's decision to build hydrogen bombs. The speech precedes a two day Commons debate as Attlee supports deterrence amid disarmament talks and concerns over reorganization and deficiencies in defense. The piece notes Gromyko’s call for nuclear stock destruction and arms freezing, with western disarmament aims and cooperation on conventional arms.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Churchill
British Isles
Clement Attlee
Epg
Til
Five Nation
U.N. Subcommittee On Disarmament
Andrei Gromyko
Noy
Adenauer Chief To Resign Post
Bonn report states Franz Bluecher offered his resignation as vice chancellor amid a split in the West German government over the Saar pact. Adenauer declined comment as Bluecher alone of four FDP ministers voted for ratification, aiding approval of the Saar treaty by 263 to 202. Final ratification is expected within three weeks and would end occupation, enable rearmament, and link West Germany to NATO. Bluecher cited conflict with his party over the Saar yes.
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Bonn
Germany
Franz Bluecher
Saar
Konrad Adenauer
Bluecher
Adenauer
Free Democratic
Bundestag
Paris
West Germany
US snubs idea of talks with China over fliers
Washington reports indicate the United States rejected an informal proposal for talks with Red China aimed at easing tensions and securing freedom for imprisoned American airmen. Premier Zhou En Lai conveyed Chou En Lai's endorsement to U Nu, who pressed Dulles in Rangoon. Dulles offered no comment.
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Washington
Red China
Lauiekay
Ithe Atesremier
U Nu
Peipags
Ameri Nu
En-lai
Chou
Dulles
Rangoon
United States
Southeast
Indochina
Department
Adinat Te Cen
Ian
Lomats
Re- Nu
Maccmte
Mercer Schools Stay Closed Amid Flooded Mercer County Roads
Six Mercer County schools remain shut as rain swollen streams flood basements and roads. Montcalm Matoaka Giallo Spanishburg schools cannot hold classes due to rising water with Route 21 near Princeton isolated. Police report washed bridges and rock slides as rainfall totals reach over three inches with more showers forecast.
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Lon Savage
Mercer County
W. R. Cooke
Montcalm
Matoaka
Giallo
Spanishburg
Cooke
Princeton
Hearn
Weather Bureau
Princeton-Beckley
West Virginia Turnpike
State Road Commission
C. K. Caldwell
Caldwell
Bramwell
Wook
Coney Island
Welch
McDowell County
Barkley Pushes Staged Rescue Of $20 Tax Cut Plan
Sen Barkley proposes a three year staged approach to salvage the $20 per person income tax cut amid Senate Finance Committee debate. He seeks $10 in 1956, $15 in 1957, and $20 in 1958 with tense on-again off-again votes and warnings of impasse between House and Senate over terms.
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Washington
Barkley
D-Ky
Senate Finance Committee
Tomorr v
Sen. Smathers
D-Pla
A Dingell
D.mich
House
Treasury
Humphrey
Finance Committee
Haas
Virginia Brush Burning Law To Go Into Effect
Virginia's brush burning law begins tomorrow prohibiting burning brush leaves and debris between midnight and 4 p m It runs until May 15 and applies only to areas adjacent to cities not across the entire state
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Virginia
Richmond
Douglas Humphrey clash over apology at Senate hearing
Sen. Douglas demanded Secretary Humphrey apologize for saying he won around a “howling calamity” during a Senate Finance Committee session on a proposed $20 tax cut. The exchange touched on 1954 forecasts and perceived gloom, with Beagle speaking up and calling for a straight record, as Humphrey and Douglas traded remarks for several hours.
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Washington
Sen
Douglas
Dll
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Ivey
Illinois
Kerrib
D-Okla
Nene
Spel
Rey
Douglas Beagles
Treasury
Republican National Committee
Mear
Canard
Doncies
Joint Committee
Seaviile
Lane
Millikin
Bolo
Douga
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Athens Road
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