Reed Proposes Quick Three-Tier Income Tax Cut Plan
Rep. Daniel A. Reed urged an immediate start on studying a broad tax overhaul and proposed a three-point cut in individual income tax rates once the budget allows. He called for top rate reduction to 75 percent, downward adjustment of other brackets, and elimination of many exemptions. Senate Democrats cautioned over possible inflationary risks and timing.
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Butler
Visit to jail by wanted daughter shocks New Jersey
In Hackensack New Jersey police say 28 year old Dorothy Long of Westwood plotted with two New York men to murder her family for an estate valued at as much as 350000. Her stepfather accused her of planning murder and she was held for extradition to face conspiracy charges. The parents Professor Leland Thurlow and his wife visited her in jail for about ten minutes, the conversation not disclosed.
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New York
Leland Thurlow
New York Military Academy
Westwood
N.J
Dorothy Long
Miss Long
Yaurow
Bergen County
Guy Calissi lLoday
Clinton Ave
New Jersey
Robert May
Joseph Bernard Lynch
Jackson Heights
Calissi
May
Lynch
Judge Threatens Special Jury Over Primary Irregularities
Judge William J. Thompson warned of a special grand jury to address flagrant irregularities at voting polls recalling the 1952 black primary. He urged Kanawha County voters and officials to report misconduct ahead of Tuesday’s primary and invited witnesses to appear before the June 18 grand jury or a later special panel. Reverend Hadley Hall supported clean elections and offered help at polls if needed. Local prosecutor J Blackburn Watts declined comment on primary plans.
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the Gazette
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Kanawha
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Charleston
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Kanawha County
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Mr. Hall
Heavy primary voting urged by candidates
Campaigns in West Virginia wind down as candidates for governor and U S senator urge a large turnout Tuesday. Attitudes at candidate headquarters show confidence while some candidates recap programs and press for the interstate highway link to boost wartime and peacetime industry.
John E Kenna Dies at 73 in Charleston
John Edward Kenna 73 native of Charleston died after a heart attack while walking near Kanawha Valley Hospital. A WVU Law School graduate and former star athlete he coached at West Virginia State College and played professional baseball in New England and the Southern leagues. He resided at 1014 Quarrier Street and was descended from General Lewis.
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Jack) Kenna
U. S
John E. Kenna
Anne Benninghaus Kenna
Virginia St
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Mr. Kenna
Charleston
Quarrier St
Kenna
Charles
Andrew Lewis
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St. Marys College
Emmettsburg
College of Law
West Virginia University
State University
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Worch
Candidates address highway plans and state employment pledges
In Charleston debates, candidates discuss U S 60 interstate expressway as a controlled access route to ease city congestion and aid wartime mobility. Mollohan pledges favorable state employee security while promising professional talent retention. Copenhaver calls for large turnout to “swipe out government by sm” in the primary.
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Buy Fox
Charleston
Mollohan
John T. Copenhaver
Politicos' Paradise
The Gazette's Editorial Page highlights Republican intra party fights reviewer Frank Knight and Harry Hoffmann on a dynasty’s end in Mingo County plus an urgent voter appeal. Page 6 carries all three features for readers.
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Gazette
Frank Knight
Harry Hoffmann
Mingo County
Navy Decrees Marine Face Court Martial Over Ribbon Creek
Secretary of the Navy ordered Marine Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon to stand trial by court martial on May 14 for manslaughter and related offenses after a night march at Ribbon Creek on April 8 led to six drownings. The court will include 10 officers. McKeon may request enlisted members as part of the panel.
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Secretary of the Navy
Thomas
Matthew C. McKeon
Marine Corps Station
Parris Island
S. C
Ralph C. Wood
McKeon
Ribbon Creek
Graham Shuns Appeal and Resigns Self to Death
Denver May 5 Graham Gil bert Graham 24 principal in the nation s worst mass slaying pictured today as resigned to death in the state prison gas chamber without carrying an appeal to the State Supreme Court A court report says his new trial motion will claim 39 errors in the 17 day trial and argue lack of jurisdiction since the crime occurred in Weld County He may face the death sentence for the murders of his mother and 3 others in the airliner bombing case
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John ‘Gil
Bert Graham
State Supreme Court
John J. Gibbons
Charles 3. Vigil
Graham
Vigil
Dist
Joseph M. McDonald
Weld County
McDonald
Daisie
King
Longmont
Colo
Charles S. Vigil
Supreme Court
Gilbert Creham
Colorado
Kanawha Ballot Tips Ahead of Primary Vote
The Gazette notes Kanawha county offers the longest and most complex ballot in history for Tuesday’s primary. Voters may be limited to three minutes per machine, so study the sample on page 13 and mark choices before voting. The paper lists Democratic candidates including U S Senator John G Fox and Governor J Howard Myers along with all House of Delegates nominees.
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the Gazette
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Pat) McGowran
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Jack) Snyder, Jr, Edwin C. Thornhill
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