Erie Officials Reject Amusement Tax Amid Revenue Concerns
Erie city officials ignore amusement tax as a potential revenue source while weighing sales and gross receipts taxes. Deputy Finance Director Frank Burger argues such taxes would raise prices and burden consumers, and Mayor Arthur Gardner rejects shifting costs to homeowners. Brabender notes a 1956 shortfall of 449041 with possible pay hikes and new police hires adding about 394.20.
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Arthur Gardner
Gardner Shaply
Finance Department
George Brabender
Brabender
Man builds auto for crippled tots in Lapeer
In Lapeer Michigan Beauford Miller a factory worker and volunteers built a one horse powered miniature car for Kay Brown 7 and Jim Brown 3 who suffer from Oppenheim disease the craft project arose after seeing them sidelined at the town playground opening The car uses a simple two gear forward and reverse setup with a governor limiting speed and about two thousand spare time hours were spent on construction
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Jim Brown
Beauford Miller
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Could Mean New Coffee Price Hike
A harsh cold wave hit Parana state Brazil damaging coffee trees with temperatures near 14 degrees and heavy snowfall. The immediate crop remains intact for shipment this year but the impact may raise prices in the next harvest beginning July and affect future exports.
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Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Parana State
Brazil
Mrs Merton Church Succumbs At Hospital
Mrs Merton Church dies at Corry Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born February 11, 1807 in Brooksville she lived in Ed at Hickory since 1915 and later West Spring Creek where she and Merton M Church ran a farm until 1950. Survived by her husband four daughters seven sons seven grandchildren and numerous relatives. Funeral services Thursday 2 pm at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev Bradley TV Lines officiating. Burial at West Spring Creek Cemetery.
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Jamestown
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North Warren
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Rev. Bradley
West Spritz Cheek Cemetery
TV Actors Set To Strike On Friday For Aceclaind TV
HOLLYWOOD The Screen Actors Guild plans a Friday strike by all actors in timed television shows. About 40 weekly series are shooting in New York and Hollywood. Executive secretary John L. Dales says 963 percent of members authorized the action. Key issue is denial of residual payments for second run video. three year contract expired last week and paid for runs three through six. The walkout excludes theatrical features.
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Mississippi Governor Primary Focuses on Segregation Policy
Mississippi voters head to the polls in a Democratic primary where all candidates back segregation and keeping Negroes out of white schools. The race features Fielding Wright, Mary Cain, Paul Johnson, J P Coleman, and Ross Barnett with Hugh White ineligible to seek another term.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Supreme Court
Fielding Wright
States Rights Party
Mary Cain
Paul Johnson
J. P. Coleman
Ross Barnett
Hugh White
Heroic Mother Saves Child In Railroad Yards
Monroe NC A year old mother Mrs Dorothy Wilson recalls leaping across the body of her three year old to shield her from an oncoming freight train. She received 16 stitches in the hip and 14 in the head while her daughter, Dinatine, escaped with minor injuries.
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Assocateu
Monroe, NC
Dorothy Wilson
Tylroud Uaeks
Willis Ras
Dows
Russian scientist predicts USSR satellite within two years
In Copenhagen a top Soviet scientist said the USSR will create an artificial earth satellite within two years and may name it. Prof Leonid Levod told a conference the device could be larger than the American satellite expected in 1958, aiming to beat the United States to space success.
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Russia
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Pisenhower
International Astronautica
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Soviet Satellite Plans Reported By 1957 Era
Fragmented OCR text hints at discussions of a Soviet satellite by 1957. Mentions altitude and frangible control concepts, plus stray references to a Chilean or Argentine incident and layoffs at an automobile plant. Names and details are unclear.
Migrant Farm Workers Enter Pennsylvania State
Harrisburg Pennsylvania officials report a large influx of migrant farm workers expected to reach about 12 000 for harvest season with 72 000 total persons anticipated including 6 000 Puerto Ricans the State Employment Security Bureau notes a milder rise than last year while about 100 000 Pennsylvanians may shift to urban areas or become unemployed during the period.
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Manvemu
Harrisburg
Permsylvania
State Employment Security Bureau
State Toll Roads Woes From Anticipated Network Collapse
Speaker recounts 19th century Plank Road Act failures in Michigan and neighboring states. Faulty financing and construction, high tolls, and rotten planks caused frequent accidents as investors fled and travel costs rose.
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