Goldfine Tax Charge-offs Indefensible
Column discusses deductions for gifts and entertainment by businessmen, focusing on Bernard Goldfine and Adams, and explains why deductions for political influence are not deductible. It cites tax expert Leon Gold and outlines cases where deductions are disallowed, with emphasis on ordinary and necessary business expenses and public-policy limits.
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Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Funda
Sylvia Porter
Adams
Goldfine
Leon Gold
Research Institute of America
Gold
Labor Trouble and Political Influence in Tax Deductions
The article outlines cases where contractors and lawyers used political influence to secure state contracts and gain deductions. It cites a $100 Christmas gift certificate to a state patrol director, a car given to a politician, and payments to a public relations man. It highlights quotes about influence affecting tax deductions and questions the legitimacy of such deductions.
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State Highway Patrol
U S Frozen Custard Captures Brussels World Fair Spotlight
Hal Boyle reports frozen custard wins praise at the Brussels exposition as the American pavilion faces initial critiques. David Berge of Brass Rail says custard became a top seller with 7 800 cones sold last Sunday, while chowder disputes prompt menu changes to include both Manhattan and New England variants.
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New York
America
David Berge
Brass Rail
Berge
Connecticut
Maine
New England
Vineyard
Budget Estimate and Record of Filing for Linn County Board of Education
The Linn County Iowa Board of Education will meet July 24, 1958 at 8:00 PM to hear an estimate for the 1959 fiscal year beginning January 1. The notice cites Chapter 65 of the Code of Iowa and outlines a budget showing amounts such as 47,899.59 and 69,970.00 for the school system distribution.
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Board OF Education
American restaurant at exposition draws diverse diners
Berge says the American lunchhouse feeds about 20,000 people daily, offering hamburgers and pie for a dollar to a crowd that cannot afford continental meals. French and Italian visitors prefer frozen custard. West Germans enjoy coffee and cheesecake. English and Irish seek barbecue chicken. even Hungarian chefs and Russian guards eat there when possible.
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Berge
U.S
Scotch
Trish
Newcastle
Date of Noahs Flood Remains a Mystery, Iraqi Excavation Finds
German archaeologists conclude the flood date in the Uruk epic remains uncertain after two years of digs in southern Iraq. They tie the Gilgamesh tale to a local, not universal, flood and place the event far before historical times. A stray line about a scent hunting weasel follows the note.
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Bagdad
Iraq
Uruk
Gilgemish
Hein
Rich
Lenzen
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