SPECIAL PRIVILEGE PROJECTS A Tax Debate on Government Power Plants
Oswego Oregon Review notes a 1957 tax disparity where private electric firms paid heavily to county and state taxes while government owned power plants, funded by tax dollars, pay nothing. The piece argues such exemptions strain public services and burden private businesses unable to compete without tax support.
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Oswego
Oregon
Local Electric Company
Hidden gas robbers of motoring
An American Petroleum Institute release highlights fuel wasters in modern driving. Underinflated tires, dirty air filters, poor compression, faulty spark plugs, slow chokes, and idling waste gasoline. Proper maintenance and smoother driving can boost mileage beyond current levels.
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American Petroleum Institute
The Greatest Milking Machine TVA Critique Editorial
The Montana Standard editorial mocks the Tennessee Valley Authority charging it misused funds and heavy power reliance on steam while citing huge non Tennessee investments. It argues TVA is a taxpayer burden with repayments under 10 percent and no income tax payments, calling it the greatest milking machine in history.
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Montana Standard
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Tennessee River
Tennessee
New York
California
Illinois
U. S. Treasury
Investors League Bulletin
Inside Moscow according to Gunther in Reader's Digest
John Gunther reports in December's Reader's Digest that Moscow residents live under a closed regime. He notes a dreary daily life with housing shortages and lack of consumer goods, yet finds Russians curious, gregarious, and capable in technical fields. The piece argues discovery of the outside world could threaten the regime.
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Voice of America
John Gunther
Reader's Digest
Moscow
Russia
Gunther
Bolshoi Ballet
London
Mr. Gunther
Greensboro Families and Army Officer News Briefs
News from Greensboro and surrounding towns reports Capt. Robert J. Walker assuming command of Hq. Co. 3927 at Fort Campbell Kentucky after four years in Germany. Social gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Taylor hosting Christmas Day dinner in Felton with guests from Samuel Carrow to Herman Kemp families. A WSCS circle series meets with various leaders and hosts.
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Harry Gordon
Greensboro
Robert J. Walker
Fort Campbell
Walker
Germany
Charlotte Gordon
Samuel Carrow
Lewis Taylor
Felton
Herman Kemp
Courtland Melvin
Cynthia and
Ray
Paul Towers
Niensraprreneigr
Whitall Laramore
John Burger, Jr
Dover
Elva Bilbrough
Harry Williams
Jennie Hartnett
Ethel Ebling
Blanche Warrington
Lillie Young
Alberta Weer
WSCS
Frances Dean
Thelma Minner
Edgar Shockley
Hopewell
Harry Braper
John Hasden
Cheryl Dorman
Denton
Richard
Patricia Dorman
Mary Dorman
Marley Pinder
Jack Hollingsworth
Centreville
Ethel Thornton
Clayton
Edw
Dean
Willie Harris
Preston King
Tommie Bend
Wayne
Delmar
Davis Bishop
Baltimore
Francis Richardson
Juanita
Richardson
Clinton Dorman
John Dorman
U. S. Navy
Charles Secinte
Herman Dorman
Jeff
Long Beach
Calif
Dorman
Gale Nashold
Naval Ai Technical Training Center
Memphis
Roxanna Korrrumphs
Fred Hubbard
Hersey Porter
Harri Draper
George Weiderhoeft
John Trayden
Rolen Blades
Ridgely
Alfred Blackburn
Robert Edgan and Sons
Ifrederica
Clayton Wyatt
Town
William Sipple
Chester
Anna Sipple
Clara Seward
Richard Bullock
Harrington
Frank Hartnett
Christmas Social Notes and Army Service Update
Christmas gatherings across the area featured numerous Greensboro visitors and local hosts, with names including Ruth Padgett, Mable Jarvis, Ralph Pritchett, and many Dorman, Dean, and Harris family members. A focus item notes Donovan, a platoon sergeant, entering KE and serving in Korea with wife Marjorie in Germany, and a reference to his Federalsburch High School background.
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Marjorie
Germany
Ffederalsburch High School
Service members aid Seckenheim families over holidays
Sergeant First Class Elwood J. Donovan Jr. and the 7/762nd Quartermaster Company distributed food and clothing to needy German families in Seckenheim during the holiday season. Donovan’s father resides on Route 1 in Federalsburg.
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Seckenheim
Germany
Elwood J. Donovan, Jr
Route 1
Federalsburg
7/762nd Quartermaster Company
Livonia Councillor Proposes Youth Cyclists Club
Police Commissioner Dallas F Hay of Livonia Michigan proposes a city sponsored Youth Cyclists Club for teens 14 to 16. The club enforces safety rules, bans stunt riding except during tests, and requires members to aid motorists. The group started from a meeting of neighboring chiefs and already has 30 members with aims to grow.
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Dallas F. Hay
Livonia
Mich
Detroit
Youth Cyclists Club
Hay
Michigan
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