Hollywood tax clash over personal service corporations
Hollywood movie and TV industry groups unite to oppose an IRS ruling taxing personal service corporations retroactively to 1954. They warn the plan would force stars producers and writers to surrender up to 95 percent of profits, risking production and potential relocation abroad.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Internal Revenue Boys
AOR
Uncle Sam
Burt Lancaster
Frank Sinatra
Kirk Douglas
Bing Crosby
Marilyn Monroe
Desi Arnaz
Lucie Ball
Hollywood United
U. S
Postal Pay Corrections Promised
Postmaster General Summerfield pledged corrections where needed for overtime pay losses among postal workers in Pennsylvania and across the nation. The clerks union criticized the department as penny pinching, noting limited cases under review. Heaviest complaints center on New Jersey and Pennsylvania cities including Lancaster Allentown Scranton Philadelphia Butler Lehighton Altoona Wilkes-Barre Pittston Mt. Carmel McKeesport Bethlehem York.
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Washington
Summerfield
Pennsylvania
Post Office Department
New Jersey
Keystone
Lancaster
Allentown
Scranton
Philadelphia
Butler
Lehighton
Altoona
Wilkes-Barre
Pittston
Mt. Carmel
McKeesport
Bethlehem
York
Novice Pilot Crashes Killing Four Aboard Flight
Phoenix report says a novice pilot lost control in overcast skies yesterday and crashed into an unoccupied house on a quiet residential street. All four aboard died including an exploration engineer from Cos, with the incident highlighting risks faced by early aviators of the era.
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TEMPO TOPICS THE YEAR AHEAD FOR 1957 INDIANA MUSIC
A 1957 music forecast for Indiana highlights growth for the Indiana Municipal Band and local dance bands. Slim Johnson and his Prairie Playboys may rise with TV and recording deals. two other local groups will tour. stronger ties between local clubs and musicians are anticipated. new dance groups may form before 1958. high schools may gain musical scholarships and contribute to public events. The piece also notes a new classical program spearheaded with WDAD and lists upcoming dance dates and venues such as Freddy Gershman at Hotel Homer and Jet Thenes at Rendezvous Club.
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Prairie Playboys
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Federation of Musicians
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Johnstown
George Pollock
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New Orleans
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Teachers College Music
City
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Jet Tones
American Legion Diana Music Promotion League
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Crossroads of Classics and local music leadership highlighted
The article notes Crossroads of Classics bringing famous music to listeners via a local radio outlet. It mentions 1956 as the year Johnstown Symphony Orchestra gained conductor C. David McNaughton, a key figure in Indiana music circles, and George Pollock leading the Indiana Municipal Band amid broader regional musical activity and promotions.
Women in TV executives say progress exists despite gaps
In ABC roundtable, Marie McWilliams Grace M Johnson and Helen Guy discuss roles for women in television, noting quicker recognition in radio TV and limits in production supervision while offering paths for young women. Prime-time lineups feature Father Knows Best and other programs as details of tonight’s schedule appear.
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New York
American Broadcasting Co
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ABC
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Helen Guy
Network TV
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Miss Johnson
Miss Guy
Margaret
West Point
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Riley
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Mr. Adams
Eve
Highway Patrol
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WJAC
Ike Chestnut
Isidro Martinez
KDKA
Murrow
Tom Conway
Ruth
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