18 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1955
Page
1
Taxpayer from Pennsylvania criticizes editorial Why Not The Sales Tax asserting Pennsylvanians deserve a voice on tax fairness. He urges writing Gov Leader to support a fair sales tax and condemns political self interest amid broad opposition from workers and Democrats and Republicans alike.
The Indiana Evening Gazette invites readers to express opinions in the Corner Reservation for any Observation column. All letters must be signed with writer address and sent to Our Reader's Views Indiana Evening Gazette Indiana Pa. The editor will respect requests to omit signatures and may edit letters for taste.
A reader letter argues about who should pay income and sales taxes, noting the mention of abled, unemployed, and widows and questioning the impact on ordinary people, including business owners, as the ballot issue divides opinion.
A reader John Pennington criticizes an Aug 12 editorial on sales tax, arguing for an income tax to fairly share the burden. He backs Governor Leader as pro poor and urges more open public opinion instead of editorials speaking for the people.
Three white men Noah Smith Mack Smith and Charles Falvey charged with the shotgun slaying of 83 year old Negro farmer Lamar Disney Smith await grand jury action next month. Bonds set at 20000 each after waiving preliminary hearing bound over to September grand jury. Sheriff’s relative Edgar Case received a threatening call.
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