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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1950
Page
4
The report blends two items. General Omar N. Bradley testifies that a 1.22 billion arms aid program brings closer security for the United States and allies. Separately, rodeo organizers praise entries and prize money while planning Kids Night and a rodeo queen selection at the All Iowa fair.
Cowboys arrive for the Midwest Championship Contest Rodeo at Hawk Eye Downs with bucking chutes and fencing nearly complete. Ray Gilgore and Harold Cox, among 75 to 100 top riders, highlight a larger arena and improved setup for nightly shows Thursday through Sunday.
Washington reports the House Ways and Means Committee kept its plan to cut excise taxes by about 1.1 billion annually, including lower rates on long distance and local telephone charges, telegraph messages, travel tickets, and freight. The panel reversed one action, leaving electric light bulb and tube taxes at 20 percent instead of repealing them, saving 26 million a year.
President Truman reappointed General George C. Marshall to a three year term as head of the Canadian Red Cross.
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