Sales Tax Bills Face Roadblock in Virginia Assembly
In Richmond, lawmakers show little appetite for immediate sales tax legislation as the House Finance Committee favors a study by a commission or the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council. Delegates Pope and Witten push bills for a 2 and 3 percent levy, while Whitehead proposes a softened substitute aligned with a Senate call to amend the Constitution on school segregation.
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Virginia
Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
House Finance Committee
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
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Assembly
Senate
Stanley
Public Service Corporation
Sam E. Pope
Southampton County
Jack W. Witten
Tazewell County
Pope
Witten
Southampton
Robert Whitehead
Nelson County
Supreme Court
Whitehead
Harry C. Stuart
Elk Garden
Television Programs Tuesday Schedule
The listing shows morning to afternoon television blocks from 9:00 Morning Chapel to 3:30 Art Linkletter with programs including Garry Moore Arthur Godfrey Love of Life Search for Tomorrow Guiding Light What's Cooking Love Story and Robert Q Lewis with Strike it Rich and RFC Piedmont.
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Garry Moore
Arthur Godfrey
RFC Piedmont
Guiding Light
Robert. Q
Lewis
Art Linkletter
TV Schedule for WBTV Charlotte Evening Lineup
Channel 3 offers an evening slate including 6:15 Woman in His Life 6:30 Esso Reporter 6:45 Weatherman 6:50 Frankie Laine 7:05 Sports 7:15 Doug Edwards 7:30 Arthur Smith 8:00 Death Valley 8:30 Waterfront with a live sports segment and public affairs features.
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Doug Edwards
Phil Stivers
Esso
Frankie Laine
Arthur Smith
Death Valley
Waterfront
WSLS-TV Roanoke Airs Evening Schedule Card
Roanoke television guide lists 5 30 Howdy Doody and 6 00 Weather on WSLS TV Channel 10 followed by Sports at 6 15 and a News segment by the station reporter.
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Wsls-Tv
Roanoke
Samoa
Wyatt Earp
Danny Thomas
USA
Different Hurricanes Identified
A weather expert from Eastern Airlines outlines findings from past storms to predict hurricane types. He cites Hazel 1954, Diane 1955, and 1944 and 1938 hurricanes, noting cold surface air, fast movement, inland wind decay, and varying rain or flood potential as key factors.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science At
New York
Hazel
Diane
American Meteorological Society
Joseph J. George
Eastern Air Lines
Atlanta
George
Robert Shafer
Furniture Mart Market Outlook For 1956 Spring
The Furniture Mart forecasts a good spring and early summer as 1956 styles show an international influence led by Italian provincial trends. Clearer weather tomorrow is expected to help the market recover attendance losses, with the sale running through Saturday and finishing Thursday night next week.
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Foscue
Eisenhower tax plan and economic outlook outlined in budget message
The budget message argues against early tax cuts while debt remains high and notes a tentative 1956 expansion. It cites peak production at 397 billion dollars and a personal income record of 312.2 billion, but warns of a slower pace as the boom eases. The plan favors possible tax cuts later if deficits do not rise and urges broader social security coverage.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Arthur F. Burns
President's Council Economic Advisers
Amen Said To Be Next Wake Forest Grid Coach
The Charlotte News reports Paul Amen, an Army assistant under Red Blaik, is chosen as Wake Forest football coach. A screening committee approved Amen unanimously and trustees must give final approval before official announcement. Amen starred in three sports at Nebraska and has coached at Army since 1943.
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Charlotte News
Paul Amen
Red Blaik
U. S. Military Academy
Wake Forest College
News
Bob Quincy
Nebraska
Army
Tom Rogers
Stocks Rise After Five Declines In Six Sessions
New York shares advanced strongly with early gains of 1 to 3 points, narrowing to about 1 to 2 points by afternoon. Volume ran around 2 percent million shares for the day as steels and aircrafts led a broad rally buoyed by Eisenhower’s economic outlook of a higher but slower growth path.
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New York
Eisenhower
Southern Railway
Fordator
Associated Press
Woman Dies After Being Held Hostage in Bank Robbery
MARION Ohio Mrs Alma Harr 66 died at home after being held hostage during a bank robbery attempt at National City Bank here early Sunday Her death followed the ordeal in which three gunmen forced her husband assistant cashier Ral C Harr and her mother 88 Mrs Carolyn Sulser to accompany them between the house and the bank The three suspects William Lee Ciola 20 Duane Charles Packer 26 and Donald Francis Kimberling 23 pleaded guilty to kidnapping and bank robbery and face possible additional charges depending on the final medical report.
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Marion
Ohio
Alma’ Harr
National City Bank
James McGlew
Hurr
Ral C. Hurr
Teak Tass Tech Tue
Hurt
Willard Lee Ciola
Duane Charles Packer
Donald Frencis Kimberling
Enid Housewife Reveals Swan Shooting Incident
Enid Oklahoma police charged Bill Severe after a shooting incident involving two swans. A local newspaper received a photo from one of the husbands’ wives, prompting charges and a S28 fine in city court.
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Enid
Okla
Bill Severe
Enid Uly
Getet
Immediate Farm Relief Measures Sought by Western Republicans
A nine state Midwest delegation asks Secretary Benson for a moratorium on federal farm loan principal payments while continuing interest, and for expanded pork and beef purchases to aid school lunches and other programs. The move aims to spark quick relief and pressure for emergency action amid ongoing farm distress.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Middle West
Hoeven
Iowa
Eisenhower
Atomic Arms Talks To Resume In Disarmament Efforts
At the United Nations the big powers agreed to resume private disarmament talks and report in six weeks. The Britain Canada France Soviet Union and United States subcommittee will reconvene in London in early March to review progress and monitor talks. The stalemate on the Eisenhower plan for mutual aerial inspection sparked warnings that the scheme could become an intelligence tool and worsen the arms race.
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United Nations
N.Y
U. N
Soviet Union
United States
U.N. General Assembly
Arkady A. Sobolev
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