Stamp displays and new stamps from around the world
The post office announces a color 35 mm filmstrip on stamp production with 75 views and captions for borrow by philatelic groups. Also notes new semipostals from Indonesia for the blind, Monaco royal wedding covers, Spain and Colombia issues, and Italy overprint. Government tax figures for 1954 and projected 1955 spending are cited.
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Philatelic
Post Office Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington, D.C
Post Office
Bureau Issues Association, Inc
Box
West Somerville
Mass
Washington
Tax Relief Dimmed As Congress Maintains Rates
The year opens with dimmed hopes for tax cuts as Congress votes to extend high excise and corporate tax rates for another year. An individual income tax cut remains only a 50 50 chance while a corporate tax relief could save over a billion dollars annually. The text outlines excise taxes on gasoline cigarettes liquor autos and other items.
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Congress
New York
All Dressed Up Across and Down Clues List
Word puzzle with a mixed set of across and down clues including clothing items, actions, and common nouns. The grid references in the clue list appear garbled with partial phrases and misspellings but indicate a standard cryptic style cross number puzzle.
Crossword Clue Fill In From Puzzle 28 29 31 133 38 40
A compact clue list mapping puzzle numbers to definitions and word fits focusing on terms like fear worry weirder sounder bed canopy and dough manipulation. The page notes various short answers and cross references for a themed word puzzle.
Army's New Brain Near Completion at Army Ordnance Facility
DETROIT AP reports the army’s giant electronic brain Bizmac is nearing completion at the Army Ordnance Tank Automotive Command. Engineers from RCA supervise 13 electricians wiring 200 units as 16 engineers oversee 13 workers. The memory unit has begun operation storing data on over 200000 items and will supply inventories when levels fall.
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Detroit
Army
Bizee
Army Ordnance Tank Automotive Command
Radio Corporation of America
Bizmac
RCA
Amazing Speed Brain File Runs On 1032 Inch Tape
A brain like computer on a 1032 inch tape stores over 214 million characters at 80 inches per second. Pushbutton operations cut months of clerical work to minutes. 95 specially trained workers will operate the machine. The brain cost 5.5 million dollars and is expected to pay for itself in six years through manpower and paperwork savings.
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Indonesia
Republik Indonesia
Monaco
H. E. Harris Company
Boston
Spain
Columbia
Census Bureau
Gov
Sam Dawson
Ieve
Mr. Franklin
Bullfighters
Minded
Germany
Mohammedan
Chromspun
Fortiglow
Treadle
Kenmore
1St Avenue SE
Janney Best
Sain Kota
Janne
Good Housekeeping
Super Mart
Merc Ta Emae
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