Weeks Seeks Factory Tax and Faster DepreciationMove
Secretary Weeks told the Commerce Department advisory council he will urge a broad factory sales tax and faster depreciation write offs to curb reliance on income tax and spur investment. He predicted a recovering economy may hit a 450 billion dollar output rate by year end and rise further in 1959, with defense spending possibly rising modestly. Deputy Defense Secretary Quarles hinted a 5 to 10 percent rise in military outlays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Weeks
Donald A. Quarles
Quarles
Council
Congress
T. W. Houser
Defense
Donald Quarles
Hecht & Co
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
May Department Stores Co
G. Keith Funston
New York Stock Exchange
Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Ryan Aeronautical Co
Los Angeles
U. S. Navy
U. S
Midtown Manhattan
Bomb threats target synagogues and institutions coast to coast
A wave of bomb threats disrupted Jewish temples, a hospital, a school, a store and agencies from Boston to Little Rock and New York, prompting evacuations and guards while no bombs were found. Incidents also touched Elizabeth New Jersey Jersey City Peoria and Atlanta with police and community leaders urging calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Little Rock
Ark
New York City
Jersey City
Elizabeth
N.J
New York
Temple Beth el
Peoria
Ill
Anshai Emeth Temple
One Dead Ten Missing In Navy Plane Crash At Argentia
A U S Navy Constellation with 29 aboard crashed into the Atlantic near Argentia Newfoundland during an instrument approach. One killed and 16 missing, 18 rescued by crash boats as search devices and weather hindered efforts while relatives are notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentia
Nfl
U.S. Navy
U.S. Naval Base
Patuxent River
U.S. Barrier Aircraft Group
North Atlantic
Globemaster Crash Kills Six of 13 Americans
Maj George Bone and five other survivors told how a Globemaster transport plane struck an Antarctic hillside without warning near Cape Hallett. The crash killed six aboard and left two injured. The craft broke into three pieces after striking a rock not visible on radar. Survivors spent hours trapped in wreckage before helicopter rescue and medical evacuation to McMurdo and Christchurch.
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Christchurch
New Zealand
Antarctic
Cape Hallett
George Bone
Bone
U.S
Ribbon Cut on Wisconsin's Main Street Route 41 Opens
Fond du Lac AP reports a Friday ceremony inaugurates a 36 mile four lane section of Route 41 called Wisconsin's main street. Gov. Vernon Thomson led a cavalcade with industry agriculture and recreation floats as the southbound link between Milwaukee and Fond du Lac opens. The road will be extended toward Green Bay with interchanges planned and a Lake Butte des Morts causeway exception.
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Fond DU Lac
Wisconsin
Vernon Thomson
Milwaukee
Thomson
Fox River Valley
Green Bay
Lake Butte Des Morts
Giant strides in recovery boost steel and auto markets
U S economic indicators show a strong rebound with total goods output surpassing 440 billion dollars annually and a forecast of 450 billion by year end. Steel copper aluminum zinc and lead production rose while consumer demand and rail freight carloads hit new highs. Personal income climbed to 3574 billion annually in September and housing starts reached 1 220 000 foundations.
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AP Business
New York
U. S
Detroit
Main Street
Wall Street
Indicted Men Tied to Atlanta Temple Sudden Incident
Five men including Richard Bolling were named in a Fulton County grand jury indictment over a sudden incident at The Temple in Atlanta. Police said the group was linked to anti Jewish activity and connected to similar incidents in several states. A Friday hearing was set for Sept 22 with four co defendants held without bail. Rewards totaling 25233 were posted for information.
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Atlanta
Jacob M. Rothschild
Rothschild
Richard Bolling
Bolling
Peachtree Road
Robert A. Bolling
Wallace H. Allen
George Bright
Kenneth Chester Griffin
Georgia
Fulton County
Virlyn B. Moore
Fulton Superior Court
Paul Webb
J. Ben Moore
Grand Jury
Bob van Camp
Atlanta Newspapers Inc
The
Constitution and Journal
van Camp
Confederate Underground
Moore
R. E. Little
FBI
Tennessee
Florida
Alabama
South Carolina
Grand
Lice
South
Allen
Arlington
George Lincoln Rockwell
Rockwell
White House
Luther King Corley
Center
Corley
Kenneth Griffin
Robert A. Bowling
Bowling
Richard
Unifax
Girls Take Car Nabbed Later
Six girls from the Wisconsin Child Center at Sparta aged between 10 and 15 were apprehended in Jackson County after stealing a car owned by John Hutson of Division Street Sparta. Police were alerted by a report from 716 Division St. the girls were located near Black River Falls and returned to Sparta.
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Sparta
Wis
Wisconsin Child Center
Jackson County
John Hutson
Division Street
Division St
Larry Wyman
Black River Falls
Regents Order Campus Expansion Timetable
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents directs a campus expansion plan and timetable to be prepared by the campus planning commission. Planning focuses south of University Avenue with property purchases prioritized, and new buildings considered around the carillon tower to improve the hillside view.
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Gents
Bascom Hall
Lake Mendota
Regents
Commission
William Hagenah
Glencoe
Ill
Dulles Seeks Clear Understanding With Chiang Kai-shek
Secretary of State Dulles plans talks with Chiang Kai-shek next week in Taipei on major policies to counter Red China. Officials expect the meeting to strengthen U S relations with the Nationalist government and reduce chances of a Communist wedge against the alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Chiang Kai-shek
Rio Grande Flood Worsens as Rains Return
Overnight rains reintroduced misery along the flood swollen Rio Grande. From 6 p.m. to midnight 1.05 inches fell as floodwaters rose to the highest level since 1894, displacing thousands of Mexicans and Americans in Rio Grande City and downstream lowlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande City
International River
7 Hour Strike Ends At Plant In AMC Deal
Detroit AP reports American Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers reached a new three year contract after a 20 hour bargaining session. The agreement retroactive to July 1 includes wage increases 24 to 30 cents, extended unemployment benefits to 39 weeks, pension improvements, and a short work week. Kelvinator Grand Rapids and Milwaukee Kenosha plants gain immediate benefits. Studebaker-Packard remains outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
American Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Studebaker-Packard
American Motors
AMC
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kelvinator
Grand Rapids
Mich
Department of Labor
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Wis
General Motors
Kansas City
Fisher Body
Columbus
Ohio
Chevrolet
Norwood
Fleetwood
Chrysler Council
Chrysler
Ford
Eisenhower Opens Kansas Stop With Soft-Sell Support
President Eisenhower ended a stay in Abilene by telling GOP governor candidate Clyde Reed Jr. he is in his corner. Reed, publisher of the Parsons newspaper, met with the President about 10 minutes as Docking faced a campaign presence in Kansas. Eisenhower heads to Colorado for a weekend with his mother-in-law before a broader campaign push in California and Chicago.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Abilene
Kan
Eisenhower
Colorado
Clyde Reed Jr
Parsons
Reed
Kansas
George Docking
Docking
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
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Israel Temple
Agudath Achim
Arkansas Democrat
Arkansas Gazette
B’nai Israel
Agu
Dath Achim
Beth Israel Hospital
Beth Israel
Associated Jewish Philanthropies of
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Bronx
Emanuel Synagogue
New York Guild For the Jewish Blind
St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral
Hebrew Institute
Joseph L. Ginsberg
Temple Annex
Placenta Bay
Newfoundland
Globemaster
Philip Johnson
Fluffy
Philip
Florence
Walter Breede JR
Hot Springs
Business Advisory Council
Dun & Bradstreet
Motorama
Chiang
By John M. Hightower
Quemoy
Formosa
Taipei
Rome
Rio Grande Area
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