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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1962
Page
6
The IRS updates expense account rules aim to curb abuse while easing burden for most taxpayers. Detailed records may reduce spending but could dissuade legitimate deductions. Time will reveal if the shift increases revenue or slows economic momentum on the New Frontier.
The article surveys the Carson critique and pro pesticide defenses, noting FDA plans to triple residue testing and the Agriculture Department seeks 250000 more for stronger control. It cites industry groups and others calling for balance, tighter rules, and continued profits, while Kennedy’s fundraising figure for Cuba is described as astonishing.
The article cites Fidel Castro stressing good faith during negotiations over the Bay of Pigs prisoner release. It notes he claimed not to have been paid 2.9 million dollars for 60 wounded prisoners and linked future releases to payment, with the money reportedly provided by a Royal Bank of Canada check.
The Cuban blockade boosted US prestige in Latin America but experts warn the goodwill is fragile. Observers from 12 countries cite poverty, political instability, weak democratic traditions, and lingering resentment over US influence and aid as enduring challenges shaping regional attitudes toward the United States.
A report describes 68 new congressional wives navigating Washington life. They face housing costs from 300 to 350 dollars monthly for furnished homes or up to 100 000 dollars for purchases, school decisions for children, private school bills around 1100 dollars yearly, and social duties from embassies to district constituents while spouses run offices and staff.
XPERTS agree great paintings are stolen for adoration not money. The piece cites Mona Lisa theft in 1911 and return, praises Leonardo da Vinci as a genius, and argues art endures beyond life. It notes Pheidias, Goya, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bernard Berenson as enduring icons.
The piece mocks Cuban claims that rising incomes worsen shoe and clothing shortages. It questions how incomes could rise without higher productivity or imports and accuses Marxists of doublethink while hinting at hidden motives.
The Chicago Tribune editorial notes Illinois leads in corn yields per acre, with 83 bushels an acre, over Iowa’s 76. It cites 13 of 15 years in favor of Illinois, and places Washington state first in average yield, while Illinois remains top within the corn belt despite Iowa’s larger acreage.
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