Bookies Cannot Deduct Salaries in Tax Ruling
The U S tax court ruled that illegitimate bookmakers may not deduct salaries for tax purposes. In the Mess case from Chicago, the court held that Illinois law makes bookmaking a crime and paying wages to workers constitutes an illegal act, with three dissents among 16 judges.
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Washington
U.S
Sam Mess
Chicago
U. S. Internal Revenue Service
Illinois
Stephen E. Rice
Mess
Strike to Continue in Detroit as Mediators Predict Holiday Stay
Mediators said the 23 day old Detroit newspaper strike is likely to extend through the Christmas holiday, keeping presses silent and reporters off the job.
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Detroit
Mild Kenosha Weather Ahead With Scattered Saturday Showers
The mild start to winter in Kenosha continued today and will persist through Saturday. A white Christmas looks unlikely due to Saturday showers, with tonight’s low near 35 and Saturday’s high around 30 to 40. Yesterday’s high was 31, overnight low 17, and this morning’s 28 as noon readings ranged from 34 to 37 across city sites.
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Kenosha
AMC
Paraguayan rebel leader meets Stroessner after failed revolt
Rebel leader Epifanio Mendez Fleitas attended a meeting of Paraguay’s Colorado party leaders after Stroessner declared an internal crisis in the 1st Cavalry Division. Reliable sources say the crisis was a botched rebellion in which Mendez helped plan, opposing Stroessner’s effort to reassign him from the bank post.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Epifanio Mendez Fleitas
Alfredo Stroessner
Colorado Party
Stroessner
Mendez
Paraguayan Central Bank
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
London
Elephant Kicks Children at Santa Barbara Party
An excited elephant kicked two children at a Christmas party in Santa Barbara as 460 children at an Elks Lodge circus shouted and threw gliders. Renee Lister, 6, and her sister Phillis, 13, sustained severe bruises but escaped serious injury.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Elks Lodge
Renee Lister
Phillis
Veteran leftist linked to benefits cut faces trial
The New York Post reports VA suspended 282 dollar monthly disability to James Kutcher of Newark for alleged aiding an enemy of the United States. Kutcher, a Socialist Workers Party member, must answer charges by January 12 or stand trial. The action affects hospital access and eviction cases linger in New Jersey courts.
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New York
New York Post
Veterans Administration
James Kutcher
Newark
N. J
Italy
Post
Kutcher
Socialist Workers Party
United States
U. S
Newark Housing Authority
New Jersey Supreme Court
American Socialist Party
Socialist Workers
Children Rescued After Ice Break at Gravel Pit
Three youngsters Kathleen Salvano age 6 Wayne Salvano age 10 and Sharon Julian age 8 fell through ice at a gravel pit south of Racine Wisconsin. Wayne pulled his sister out and shouted for help. A passing motorist and others pulled the third child from the water. They were treated for exposure and released. Water depth at break through was three to four feet.
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Racine, Wis
Here
Kathleen Salvano
Wayne
Sharon Julian
Nine Dead As Floods Spread in California
Devastating floods spread south of San Francisco to Santa Cruz and east to Reno. The known death toll rises to nine in northern California and three in Oregon. Santa Cruz reports three dead, 12 missing, and 300 to 400 exposed as victims.
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San Francisco
Santa Cruz
Reno, Ney
California
Oregon
Floods Sweep Reno and California Coast as Rivers Rise
Rain soaked the Truckee River flooding Reno cutting the city in two and injuring no immediate casualties reported. Santa Cruz reported 300 to 400 exposure victims needing blankets. Several California communities in the Eel and Klamath basins were virtually wiped out with up to 18 feet flood depths and multiple villages isolated or ruined.
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Reno
Oregon
San Francisco
Santa Cruz
Riverside Hotel
Mapes Hotel
Truckee
Umpqua
Roseburg
Grants Pass
California
Pepperwood
Elmnor
Weatt
Klamath
Klamath Glen
Eel
Placer County
Humboldt County
del Notre County
Elmer Hodkinson
Humboldt Times
Eureka
Naval Reserve Radio
Carlotta
Ferndale
Alton
Hodgkinson
Klamath River
Orick
Frank Brown
KHUM
Wilkie named to State Crime Laboratory board
Governor Kehler appointed Edwin M. Wilkie executive counsel and former special prosecutor in the 1951-52 Kenosha grand jury probe to the State Crime Laboratory board. The Yard Masters' Union threatened a strike against Milwaukee Road by Christmas unless pay demands are met. The Wisconsin Secretary of State's office was informed that Four America Inc has been dissolved.
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Madison
Kehler
Edwin M. Wilkie
State Crime Laboratory Board
Wilkie
Kenosha County
Chicago
Yardmasters’ Union
Milwaukee Road
Wisconsin
Northern Highways In Slippery Condition
A light freezing rain hit Ashland and Bayfield counties causing slippery driving conditions. All roads east of Brule and north of Park Falls and Eagle River were singled out as slippery. Other main highways were in good shape with occasional slick stretches on secondary roads.
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Madison
Ashland
Bayfield
State Highway Department
Brule
Park Falls
Eagle River
Reuther Proposes Christmas Day Talks With Kohler
Walter Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers urged face to face negotiations with Kohler president Herbert Kohler on Christmas Day to end a 20 month strike at Kohler Co. He also suggested arbitration by a presidentially chosen impartial arbiter if Kohler refused.
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Kohler
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Herbert V. Kohler
UAW
Kohler Co
Reuther
Detroit
Sheboygan
Eisenhower
Union
Divid
Kai-shek Eyes Formosa Invasion
Chiang Kai-shek warned that Chinese Reds are preparing for an invasion of Formosa. In a message to the mainland recovery planning board opening a two day session, he urged decisive steps to defend Formosa as essential groundwork for a nationalist counter attack on the mainland.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Mainland Recovery Planning Board
Chiang
Washington shoppers set record in Christmas buying
Record Christmas shopping hit last week as nationwide consumers rushed to take advantage of sales and discounts. Strong demand boosted retail sales across major cities with widespread participation from households and firms.
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Washington —P
Harvard Grocer Killer Arrested After Hold-Up Attempt
Robert Phillips, 28, of Rockford, confessed to abducting and pistol whipping grocer Lyle Larson before shooting him to death after a failed robbery at a Harvard store. Larson, 45, a father of two, died in a corn field. Phillips was jailed in McHenry County on murder charges and linked to two Rockford grocery robberies.
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Harvard
Lyle Larson
Walworth
Phillips
McHenry
Woodstock
Harry C. Herendeen
Larson
Rockford
Chicago
Clarence Molthen
Walworth Township
Wis
Herendeen
Marengo
Illinois
Don James
Val Mihalie
Stark's Station
Elgin
Guy Sendele
Argentina Faces 200 Million Dollar International Deficit
A United Nations economist on Thursday said Argentina will close 1956 with a 200 million dollar deficit in international payments, added to the 500 million dollar shortfall accumulated in recent years.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
IPA
United Nations
Hopes for Peace In 1955 Biden on a Nation's Road
Washington analyst James Marlow reflects on a troubled year ending with cold war tensions at Geneva and shifts in politics. He notes Salk vaccine controversy, Dixon and Yates contracts, and calls for President Eisenhower to a strong 1956 run while Democrats scramble for a winning strategy.
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Bulganin
Edin
Faure
Geneva
Salk
Dixon
Yates
Carol
Ike
Moon
Sun
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Conger
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