Three Cent Cigarette Tax Proposed in Los Angeles
Los Angeles city council heard a plan from the Taxation and Revenue Committee to levy a three-cent-a-pack cigarette tax to fund a 5.5 percent pay raise for 20,715 city workers. It would add about 7.5 million dollars yearly. the committee did not recommend the tax but asked council to consider it.
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Fukuho Maru
Boy 12 outlines space plan to put man in orbit
A 12-year-old New Yorker, Jonathan Orovitz, submitted a four page plan to ARPA proposing a crash program to launch a 4630 pound satellite with a live monkey. Defense officials called the idea theoretically sound though impractical due to engineering hurdles. He envisions a single large rocket, The Oracle, reaching orbit by 1959 and evolving into a manned version.
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U S backs U N in Lebanon crisis efforts
Washington officials state the United States backs the United Nations response in Lebanon and aims to defend Lebanon’s independence. A State Department spokesman says the U S proceeds on the assumption that it can help preserve Lebanon’s integrity and sovereignty amid regional tensions.
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Crash in Algiers Kills Eleven French Copter Crew
French administration officials voiced deep concern over rising gravity as a helicopter crash in the Algiers region killed eleven. One fighter pilot parachuted to safety after the collision with a fighter plane amid mountain operations against Nationalist rebels. U N Secretary General Hammarskjold, returning from Lebanon watch, sought swift U S support for new actions. The U N has an observer force of under a hundred in Lebanon.
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Major Oil Firm Drops Plan to Buy Hancock
The report notes interest from other firms in buying Hancock as stock rose and fell. Hancock President John W. Hancock denied any offer and declined further details while Reid's widow remained principal Hancock stockholder. A May fire damaged the refinery amid wide market attention.
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Gen William Creasy Seeks Retirement as Chemical Chief
Maj. Gen. William M. Creasy, head of the Army Chemical Corps for over four years, has filed for retirement on August 31. A 32-year veteran at 53, he has been a vocal advocate for non conventional warfare and preparedness against germ, radiological, and chemical threats.
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UAW Chiefs and Court Ban End Chrysler Plant Strike
DETROIT Weds night UAW Local 1243 voted to end its wildcat strike at the Redstone Jupiter Army missile plant and return to work with most starting 7 am shift. The international union and Chrysler secured a temporary injunction. hearing for a permanent injunction set for Friday.
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