Plan To Lower Income Tax Exemptions Opposed By Senators
Senate Finance Committee members oppose House Ways and Means plan to cut the exemption to 500 for singles and 1200 for married filers. They warn it would harm low income groups and favor an optional sales tax instead. Senator La Follette denounces a universal filing charge as unjust.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Brown
D-Midh
la Follette
Wis
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Taft
Ohio
Vandenburg
House Committee
LaFollette
Treasury proposal gains Senate support on sandalwood policy
Secretary Morgenthau said a Treasury considered plan has Senate backing from George and committee member Senator Byre. The report notes that the United States imported 2525 pounds of sandalwood in the first half of 1940.
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Treasury
George
Senate
Senator Byre
D-Va
United States
Sensational Scores In World Championship Masters Event
The world championship Masters Individual tournament features 36 players who must play everyone else once as partner and twice as opponent. A hand described shows bold bidding and sharp play with a double of three hearts, clever trumping, and a spade ruff leading to a set of the contract, illustrating high stakes and dramatic scores.
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New Federal Bill Aids North Carolina Auto Dealers
Raleigh May 15 The North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association welcomed a new federal bill signed by the President aimed at easing relief for small dealers and those holding frozen goods. Early reports say it allows liquidation for small dealers and extended retention for larger ones for up to 18 months with potential sale of unsold items back to the government at a fair price.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association
Washington
Ofat Information Division
Nnro
Russian youths told to register for military service
In Moscow on May 15 the Red Army ordered 18 year olds to register on May 17 or at their regular service period. The action serves as preparation for the autumn call to the colors and includes the 1924 class and members of classes 1923 1922 119 and 20 year olds who have not registered before.
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Moscow
Red Army
Ennett Chosen Head of Health Association in Charlotte
Dr. N. Thomas Ennett of Greenville was elected president of the North Carolina Public Health Association at its annual meeting in Charlotte yesterday. Dr. W. P. Richardson of Chapel Hill was named vice president and Dr. Clem Ham of Monroe secretary and treasurer. Next year’s convention is to be set by the executive committee.
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N. Thomas Ennett
Greenville
North Carolina Public Health Association
W. P. Richardson
Chapel Hill
Clem Ham
Monroe
Babson Warns Tire Shortage Is Severe Across Nation
Roger W. Babson reports Akron, Ohio, May 15, on a tire shortage threatening industry and daily life. He notes Japan controls about 90 percent of rubber sources, outlines synthetic plans, and describes experiments by Webber College students using iron bands and wooden tires. He urges conservation, slower driving, and a rationing approach to preserve supplies during wartime. He proposes front tires on some cars be impractical and calls for traffic enforcement and potential government action to manage demand.
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Ohio
Washington
Webber College
Babson Park
Florida
John Q
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Lessons In English by W L Gordon
A compact 19th century style note on English usage by W L Gordon. It explains correct meanings and pronunciations for devise and other terms while urging readers to expand vocabulary by learning one word daily including decoction as the extract from boiling or steeping.
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