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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1958
Page
14
A proposal to cut the state sales tax to two percent would require a higher income tax in return, mainly impacting wealthier earners. The plan risks reducing growth, shifting burdens to cities and counties, and could choke the state's economic pulse through unemployment and weaker orders.
Southern Alameda county voters decide three school bond proposals and two tax rate boosts. Hayward Union High and Castro Valley districts seek bonds and state loans to fund staffing supplies and future enrollment needs. Niles and Newark seek tax boosts. two thirds for bonds, simple majority for taxes.
Washington reports grim early official figures on federal tax returns for the current fiscal year. Receipts fall about 1.4 billion below the President’s January budget estimate with a further potential shortfall of up to 3.6 billion in the next year. A debt ceiling hike of 10 to 15 billion is being considered as Treasury officials cite rising government spending and falling tax revenues. A Mills committee staff survey through May 1 shows individual income tax losses of 800 million and corporate and excise taxes down, signaling strained revenues.
FDA head George Larrick says lack of testing facilities and a loophole in the Pure Food and Drug Act prevent testing all new food chemicals. He told Senator Margaret Chase Smith that manufacturers may add chemicals without prior poison testing, leaving FDA to detect and remove contaminated foods after the fact.
Dear Ann answers two letters about behavior in public and marriage. A man defends hitting a drunk heckler after insults to his partner, while Ann condemns violence and urges reporting to management. The second letter asks about a rings debt and shared refund, with advice to treat marriage as a partnership and settle debts jointly.
The Rabat guide recalls Vice President Nixon's 1967 visit greeting crowds with democratic charm. He toured the Sultan’s palace area and warned of locust swarms affecting farmland, noting a Moorish republic heritage and cross‑Atlantic locust migrations with a Bell Syndicate copyright note.
A whimsical pair of anecdotes features Dr. Albert Schweitzer joking about aging and compliments as he recalls a friend remarking on his looks at eighty. The second tale shows Franklin D. Roosevelt hosting a poker night, teasing a new official about his spouse.
Letters discuss Mt Eden School Board vacancies May 20 election with independent candidate Alexander Reis urging voters to assess all candidates. Gale Dreisbach praises John Pappas carrier and integrity for reelection. A third letter analyzes atomic testing debates between Teller and Pauling and critiques Meet the Press coverage.
The document poses five questions on facts and mistakes and provides answers. Topics include the Alaska Territory as the largest U S land area, the history of chewing gum, James Polk as a presidential speaker, sound frequency, and the chimney swift. It also covers sentence corrections, pronunciations, misspellings, and a math problem about cutting a circle from a 34 by 24 inch sheet with a 2 inch border, yielding 501 5/7 square inches after subtraction.
The No 1 ad of the year, a Squibb full-page color spread, argues that the best vitamin source is nature in foods. It warns against self medication and urges consultation with a doctor for vitamin deficiencies and health conditions.
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