County Receives Income Tax Share From State Treasurer
County treasurer Marvin Jonnson reports July income tax receipts swelled the treasury by 414,191.01 with the end of month balance at 534,590.03 and total July receipts of 3394,672.64 against disbursements of 235,303.63. June figures show receipts 160,393.35 and disbursements 196,274.21 with a month end balance of 375,221.14. Real estate taxes for 1947 totaled 103,495.21 and other revenues include inheritance taxes 4,404.10 and old age assistance funds 33,706,260. The county also lists various state and local revenue streams and expenses including highway, county court, and county home items. A final line notes a tragedy statistic: more than 2 percent of annual fire deaths are children under 18.
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Tourist Hunger Strike Surprises Bucharest Police
Five tourists from Australia and New Zealand feigned hunger to force an exit visa from Romania. They stayed at the Grand hotel in Bucharest and staged a one day hunger strike. Police initially offered money, which was refused, then doubled, still refused. A compromise paid hotel and meals until departure. After three days visas arrived, but not for the intended route via Constanza toward Egypt. they were sent to Prague by rail.
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Similar Platforms For Immell And Rennebohm In Wisconsin Race
Dane County labor council releases candidate questionnaire replies showing Acting Governor Oscar Rennebohm and Ralph M. Immell holding nearly identical stances on labor, housing, taxation, and state policy. Both oppose anti strike laws for public workers, support public housing, old age assistance liberalization, district reapportionment, minimum wage, sickness and disability benefits, and stronger corruption laws. Rennebohm advocates keeping the 1847 public utilities strike law with arbitration. Immell calls repeal. Both endorse veterans benefits and a more effective ethics framework.
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See Highway Income Rise
Madison Wis The state highway commission expects a net income of 49100000 in im posts on Wisconsin motor vehicle users during the fiscal year ending June 30 1949 The total would be over three million above the record receipts of 1947 48 The gross income minus refunds is about 51000000 but collection costs are estimated at 1800000
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Laughter in Russia sparks words from officials
In Moscow a Soviet Moldavia writer urged restaurant managers and officials to be careful with plans and wording as many phrases provoke laughter. He cited a citizen asking a doctor to falsify a certificate for a "normal neck" and a kerosene shop sign declaring kerosene not sold to citizens with narrow necks, a joke rooted in can design.
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Governors Oppose National Guard Federalization Plan
Executive committee of the Governors Conference denounces federalizing the National Guard as un American and unconstitutional. The group calls for maintaining state control while urging the federal government to supply modern arms and equipment and to ensure continuity of national government in disasters. Secretary Forrestal disclosed a proposal to merge the guard with the federal Organized Reserve Corps. Governors from eight states back a nationwide study of public school systems.
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Wisconsin life insurance claims rise in first half of 1948
Madison report shows 315,322,000 paid in life insurance benefits for the first half of 1948, up from 13,184,000 a year earlier. The Institute of Life Insurance said 10,000 claims were filed totaling 9,907,000 among 4,146 ordinary policies, 2,239,000 under 1,121 group policies, and 1,176,000 under 4,738 industrial plans.
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