Editorial: The Fast Tax Writeoff for Private Power
An editorial argues fast tax writeoffs favor private power users via subsidies, while public power subsidies shift costs to taxpayers. It notes private power benefits, voters and stockholders as wage earners, and contrasts private versus public power systems, acknowledging REA gains but questioning overall costs and philosophy.
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Idaho Power Company
R Amont
Public Power
Public Utilities Commission
Ting
Sleer
U.S
Polio vaccination urged for Californians ages 20 to 29
Dr. Malcolm H. Merrill warns that the 20 to 29 age group shows lack of response to polio vaccination. The Sacramento Bee reports the campaign is satisfactory overall, but many young adults, likely parents of preschoolers, remain unprotected. In California this year, 46 percent of paralytic polio victims are under five or are young adults, underscoring risk to children at home.
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California
Women gain social security benefits and rising personal income
A detailed study preview notes a $900 million shift benefiting women after lowering the eligibility age to 62. As of June 1, personal income hit a record $10.4 billion yearly, boosted by social security, dividends, and business income, offset by wage declines. The report also reports a record $21.8 billion in transfer payments.
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Washington
Congress
Lowes
U.S
Joint Congressional Committee On the
Reindeer Tactics Helped Win The War In Arctic Frost
Eugene Burns recounts how during a global war over 100000 reindeer aided Arctic operations. Finns used reindeer for military logistics on snow and bog, hauling up to two tons over 40 miles and aiding a 100 mile foray by ski patrols behind enemy lines. The article contrasts reindeer with sleds and motorized units, noting stealthy sound and rapid mobility.
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Eugene Burns
Arctic Circle
Arctic
Av Reindeer
Isis
Feaf
Murmansk
Eee
Tight Money Policy Under Criticism Cuts Living Standards
Washington report on the Byrd Committee inquiry into the adminstra tion's tight money policy. Democrats argue it inflates costs, harms consumers and middle earners, and fails to curb inflation while corporate borrowers ride through. They cite rising mortgage rates, stock prices, and debt financing as pressures on prices and wages amid postwar prosperity.
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Washington
Byrd Committee
Trate
First National
Gsnk
New York
Éspéc
Byrd
Reuthertfe
Donald
Gore
SEC
Systein
Federal Reserve System
McClure Synilicete
Outlook on Farm Income in 1957 Sparks Cautious Gains
Editorial notes a mixed 1957 farm earnings forecast with higher prices but tighter cash flow. Government payments and farm inventories influence net income, while cash receipts from marketings rise modestly and expenses stay steady. Hog and dairy cattle markets push livestock receipts up, yet crop receipts may decline amid acreage cuts under policy programs.
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Federal Reserve Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sail Bank
Famous Fables on the Line by E. E.
Report highlights Tom Connally an early American League umpire denying a Detroit line drive foul call after a local request to inspect the line. Also notes Igor Sikorsky’s helicopter experiments and his remark on aviation danger.
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E. E
Tom Connally
Detroit
Connally
Connelly
Tigers
Connolly
Igor ‘Sikorsky
Sikorsky
Complex view of intelligence across many forms
The essay argues intelligence is not a single trait but a spectrum of abilities including social, mechanical, mathematical, verbal, and innate forms. It critiques chess skill as unrelated to overall intellect, notes masters may be poor at non chess tasks, and laments IQ tests as biased toward expressive ease while many hold undiscovered potential.
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Defense
Wilson
Brownell
Interior
Seaton
Labor
Mitchell
Treasury
Scott
Summfield
Agriculture
Benson
Commerce
Weeks
Folsom
Nixon
Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr
Africa
Frelinghuysen
Sydney J. Harris
Aropp
Hemingway
Ernie
Ives
ST Gen¢ral Franses Corp
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George P. Miller
Washington, DC
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Emily and
Mabel Arctan
Angelo
Dumbo
MeKi
Radienie
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Rockies
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