Plan to tax lawmakers by deducting interest gains
In Our Opinion the Kennett Square News and Advertiser suggests deducting the state’s borrowed money interest from senators and assemblymen pay to spark tax legislation. The piece notes legislative deadlock across both houses and parties, urging action even if flawed, while pondering how to implement such deductions. It also cites a Washington column detailing Hyman Rickover's secret House testimony accusing defense contractors and Pentagon officials of exploiting taxpayers, including a $70 million contract overcharges and a $70 million claim, settled at about 90 percent.
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Pennsylvania
Kennett Square News and Advertiser
Commonwealth
Harrisburg
Kennett Square
Washington
House
Hyman Rickover
Pentagon
Rickover
Eugene Fulmer
Center County
Fulmer
Capitol
Lincoln
K. Leroy Irvis
Frank Polaski
Litton Industries
Robert Bellomini
George Bloom
PUC
George
Admiral Rickover testifies on defense contract profits and overcharges
Admiral Rickover accuses contractors of inflated profits and improper reporting while naming International Nickel Co and a shipbuilders team as examples. He says the Defense Department acts as a regulator for industry and cites a secret report on nuclear submarines and several overcharges.
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International Nickel Co
Handicapped? Well Almost by Jim Bishop
A dramatic scene shows Eva Khuly Samuels wheeling her paralyzed husband Frederick Samuels into a theater using a wheelchair lift. The piece shifts to biographical reminiscence of Samuels, a tobacco broker’s son who survived polio, built a career in investment advising, and a boisterous political session in Harrisburg with reflections on tax measures and public utilities.
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Eva Khuly Samuels
Frederick Samuels
United States
Lee
Chipper
Fred Samuels
Investment Council of America, Inc
Hollywood
Florida
A Hectic Week in Politics Pushes License Fee Bill
A political update details maneuvering to push House Bill 1198 raising passenger car fees by 4 and truck fees by about 40 percent. The plan to fund roads and bridges via the fee increase faces opposition from caucus leaders like Robert Bartlett. The week includes votes affecting license timelines, Sunday liquor sales defeat, and the broader pennsylvania tax package debate.
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George
Robert Bartlett
Bartlett
Marvin Weidner
Bucks County
Buddie
North Bachemer
Erie County
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Penndot
Larry Grean
AMA urges doctors to educate public on individual health role
Grass Roots Opinion from Harrisonburg VA notes AMA trustees criticize modern medicine for blaming habits for illness while wealth allows indulgence. They urge physicians to educate Americans on personal responsibility in health care delivery.
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Harrisonburg
Newsrecord
American Medical Association
AMA Board of ‘Trustees
Corry Hotel Mock Disaster Aids Red Cross Prep
In Corry on February 19 1950 a mock railroad disaster tested Red Cross disaster relief and preparedness skills while students from grades three through six faced a cold morning with classes suspended. Churches served as improvised schools as boiler trouble closed the Washington building and bus service expands to Titusville under West Ridge Transportation.
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Red Cross Disaster Relief and Preparedness Committee
Washington
Advent Christian Church
Fairview
Corry
Titusville
West Ridge Transportation Company
Motor Bus
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