Senate panel to raise taxes on small earners and estates
Washington August 10 The senate finance committee moved to boost revenue by lowering exemptions for small taxpayers and raising surtaxes in lower brackets. It abandoned inheritance levies in favor of higher estate taxes, aiming for more than 400 million dollars in added revenue, with a new schedule from 4 to 75 percent on net incomes over five million and estates up to 70 percent on large sums.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
LaFollette
Wis
Pai
Harrison
Gerry
D-R.i
House
Japan Buys Scrap Iron From U S In 1985 First Half
The commerce department reports U S exports of scrap iron and steel for the first six months of 1985 set records with more than 1,154,000 gross tons shipped to 28 countries. Japan led gains, buying 724,000 tons, up from 407,000 a year earlier. Italy bought 145,000 tons vs 94,000 in 1934.
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Washington
Commerce Department Today
Japan
Italy
Landslide Kills 63 in Balongan Village
Manila reports 63 dead and 10 seriously injured when a landslide crushed Balongan late Tuesday night. Sixty others left homeless as torrential rains cause flooding across Luzon, with fatalities mounting in multiple regions. Governor Dosser disclosed the toll to the bureau of non-Christian tribes.
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Manila
P. I
Balongan
William E. Dosser
Bontoc
Bureau of non-Christian Tribes
Luzon Island
Hollywood Scenarist Willing to Be Frozen for Science
Hollywood scenarist Stephen Simkhovitch aged 34 agreed to become a human icicle for science under contract with Dr Ralph Willard the monkey freezing chemist The experiment could start once a suitable refrigerator is built Dr George Parrish city health officer warned of legal and safety dangers The plan includes carrying out the work abroad if needed and mentions revived animals and a monkey named Jekal as proof of concept
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Hollywood
Calif
Stephen Simkhovitch
Ralph
Willard
Simkhotich
George Parrish
United States
Mexico
Jekal
Washington Faces New Deal Strife as WPA Row Widens
Washington reports a coming clash between the New Deal and relief workers as New York walkout spurs broader support. President Roosevelt warns workers refusing jobs will lose federal aid while defending WPA wage levels up to 94 a month for skilled cases. Officials note disputes over building trades counts and plan a Sequoia voyage to discuss labor issues, with wages and hours outlined by region and occupation.
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Washington
New Deal
New York
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Sequoia
Works Program
Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants
New York City
Aggie Recruit Beeler Ill With Typhoid Fever
Pro Coach Wes Fry said Don Beeler Kan sas State guard of the Big Six football champions has been ill with typhoid fever since July 23 at his Mankato home. Fry hopes he will be in condition for football by midseason. Classified shipping often sells articles by 6 p.m.
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Aggie
Manhattan
Kan
Wes Fry
Don Beeler
Kansas State
Mankato
Fry
Beeler
State's tax levy set at 2.18 mills for 1935
Topeka Aug 10 The state tax commission announced the 1935 state levy at 2.18 mills up from 2.06. total Kansas property equalized at 2,713,328,650 with tangible value 2,549,714,099 and intangible 163,614,551. The 1.44 mills for general revenue and .74 for soldiers' bonus reflect a needed rise due to lower valuations and deficits. estimated levy yields 5,694,722, with 1,886,788 to pay soldier bonus bonds. County figures shown for Douglas and nearby areas: Douglas 88,828,100 Jefferson 92,119,114 Leavenworth 33,?Osage 28,388,501 Shawnee 118,811,842.
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Topeka
State Tax Commission
Kansas
General Revenue Fund
Walter Pleasant
Ths Commission
Douglas
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Drltod Johnson
Osage
Shawnee
Lawrence May Misses 4 Percent Tax Levy for Year
Lawrence property will fall short of a 4 per cent levy as state and local rates push total taxes to 39.833 mills. State 2.18 mills and local city county school levies rise, county levy preliminarily set at 5.253 mills. A 1.62 mill poor fund levy drew comment amid recent bond issues of 30,000 and 50,000 dollars to obtain relief funds.
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Lawrence
State Tax Commission
Rev A J Miller to Speak at Union Service in South Park
The Rev A J Miller of the First Evangelical church will be the speaker at the Union service in South Park tomorrow evening at 7 45. His theme is The Christian and the Problem of Sin with Rev Nathan H Huffman presiding.
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A. J. Miller
South Park
First Evangelical Church
Nathan H. Huffman
No Special Legislative Session Delayed by Court Test
Topeka Aug 10 The Kansas legislature may delay a special session until after the social security program faces a constitutional test in the Supreme Court and federal regulations are issued Governor Landon indicated he might wait for court action before calling lawmakers back. Estimates put Kansas costs for old age pensions at 1.8 to 3 million dollars annually, with other program components adding further expense.
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Topeka
Kansas
Supreme Court
Congress
Sov
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Ment
Sureme
Capitol
Pan American Clipper Completes Record Hawaii Flight
The Pan American Clipper finished a 2400 mile Alameda to Honolulu crossing in 17 hours 12 minutes, breaking its own record by 45 minutes. Captain R O Sullivan led the flight arriving at Pearl Harbor at 5 42 a m. Postmaster General James A Farley joined the greeting group at Pearl Harbor during a stop that followed heavy rains.
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Honolulu
Alameda
Calif
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
California
Hawaii
R. O. D. Sullivan
James A. Farley
Driver Dies in Crash Near Stroud Oklahoma
One person died and two were hospitalized after an automobile collision two miles west of Stroud yesterday. Norman Stone, 28, Davenport, was pronounced dead in Stroud shortly after the crash. Mrs. Jerome Geis of Chicago suffered a fractured hip and body wounds, while Mr. Geis had a broken arm and leg and body bruises. Stone is survived by his bride of three months.
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Tulsa
Okla
Stroud
Norman Stone
Davenport
Jerome Geis
Chicago
Geis
Stone
Baseball highs and lows as NL and AL clash on Aug 10
Multiple NL and AL games highlight Aug 10 action. Al Smith notches his seventh win for the Giants over the Phillies in the opener, and Wally Berger belts his 24th homer as Boston beats Brooklyn. Ernie Lombardi belts his 11th as Cincinnati tops Pittsburgh. Dizzy Dean powers St Louis past Chicago. Tommy Bridges wins for Detroit in a 4-6 tilt. George Selkirk drives eight runs in New York’s 18-7 rout of Philadelphia. Boston tops Washington 9-8 as Walberg and Boston’s bullpen close it out.
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Parmelee
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Wilson
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Wally Berger
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Mel Ott
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Dizzy Dean
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Oden
Detroit
Tommy Bridges
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Kansas City
Wheat crop low drives Kansas agains bleak outlook
Topeka August 10. Kansas winter wheat crop is estimated at 57.4 million bushels by federal and state agencies, the smallest since 1917, with this year’s production far below last year and the five year average. Oats harvest is strong, corn and sorghums show declines, test weights near average in the east, but drought and heat limit yields in many areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal Department
State Board of Agriculture
Blast Wrecks Train Near Springfield in Coal Mine War
An Illinois Central freight train was dynamited three miles south of Springfield, injuring three men, two seriously. The blast derailed the locomotive and ten of its 110 empty cars, disrupting traffic. Officials tie the act to the Illinois Coal Miners dispute between United Mine Workers and Progressive Miners. Injured: Wesley Westbrook conductor Ira Fitzgerald fireman W. H. Hoff engineer. all from Clinton. A guardsman was killed.
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Springfield
Illinois Central
Here
Illinois Coal Miners
United Mine Workers of America
Progressive Miners Organization
Chicago
Wesley Westbrook
Ira Fitzgerald
W. H. Hoff
Clinton
Illinois Midland
Latter-Day Oklahoma Guard Truck Crash Claims Life
A Stillwater unit convoy en route to Fort Sill for the annual encampment overturned north of Marlow Oklahoma, killing Helbert B. Barnes of Owasso and injuring six others. The dead man, 23, a former Oklahoma A. and M. boxing team member, died when a rack of rifles crushed him as the truck flipped twice. Injured: Dale Clark of Kingfisher the driver, Mil ton Patterson James Cannon J. T. Dunlavey Burl E. McMahan and Clyde Goolsby of Stillwater.
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Okla
National
Fort Sill
Here
Helbert B. Barnes
Owasso
Oklahoma
Guardsmen Leave for Camp Whitside From Lawrence Units
Twenty four government trucks and three station wagons from the state highway patrol will transport Kansas National Guard units from Lawrence to Camp Whitside Ft Riley next Wednesday night. Units include Companies H and M 137th Infantry and Troop I 114th Cavalry commanded by Capt Galen A Gorrill Capt Wayne Allphin and Capt Francis Morawetz. Formation at 2 pm at the Armory 8th and New Hampshire. Travel via state highway 10 to Topeka US 40 to Ft Riley at about 1280 am Thursday. Return planned for Wednesday August 28. Meal served at 5 pm for Co M and another on arrival at Ft Riley.
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Kansas National Guard
Camp Whitside
Ft. Riley
Lawrence
137Th Infantry
114Th Cavalry
Galen A. Gorrill
Wayne Allphin
Francis Morawetz
Eighth
New Hampshire
Co. M
Topeka
U.S
Ethiopian Civet Cats Mobilized for War Funds
Addis Ababa reports the Ethiopian ministry of commerce ordered a faster culture of civet cats to raise funds for munitions. tribal plans include placing civets at water wells used by Italian forces to harass Il Duce's troops. Civet secretion is essential to perfume makers and is exported to the United States and France in large quantities.
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Addis Ababe
United States
Italy
Haile Selassie
Ministry of Commerce
Il Duce
Ethiopia
France
New Camp roll calls end of Kansas National Guard camp
READY FOR NEW CAMP Junction City Kansas Aug 10 Up Offiers and men in the 60th field artillery brigade of the Kansas National Guard said farewell to Camp Whitside today and rolled out of camp to their homes in army trucks There were 1200 men in the brigade which completed two weeks of training Also returning home today was the 140th howitzer battalion of the Arkansas National Guard The transport tracks used for the first time this year to bring guardsmen to the camp will be put back in use tomorrow to bring guardsmen here for the largest training camp of the summer Brig Gen McLean adjutant of Kansas said 2000 officers and soldiers will be in camp during the last periods Organizations coming to the camp include the 137th infantry regiment commanded by Col Charles H Browne of Horton the 114th cavalry commanded by Col Paul Cannady of Topeka the signal company of the 86th division part of the 85th division staff and head quarters of the 69th infantry brigade excluding the Nebraska section No aviation units are encamped at Marshall Field this year because of flood damage in June but it is probable that airmen from Camp Clark will assist in the maneuvers.
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Kan
60Th Field Artillery Brigade
Kansas National Guard
Camp Whitside
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McLean
Kansas
137Th Infantry
Charles H. Browne
Horton
114Th Cavalry
Paul Cannady
Topeka
86Th Division
85Th Division
Nebraska
Marshall Field
Camp Clark
Children Start Battle at Greenwich Village Meeting
An attack by about 30 children on an adult soapbox gathering in Greenwich Village left four adults with minor wounds as the crowd dispersed. Police described the meeting as communistic and efforts to restrain the youths sparked a broader clash with several bystanders joining in.
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New York
Greenwich
Heat Wave Keeps Searing Across Regions As Death Toll Rises
Scattered showers offered slight relief in parts of the central U S while scorching heat persisted across Kansas Missouri Iowa Illinois Texas Oklahoma and California. The death toll climbed to 16 with five more deaths including J T Leonard an 87 year old Gainesville publisher in Texas. Temperatures reached 112 in Vinita Oklahoma 110 in Tulsa and 106 in Los Angeles with many towns above 100 degrees and scattered forest fires reported in the Northwest.
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Dakotas
Garrido Goes to Exile From Villa Hermosa Mexico
Garrido y Canabal and his family left Villa Hermosa by air for Guatemala en route to Puerto Rico where he plans permanent exile. The 15 year dictatorship ended after student invasion on July 15. Five attackers died in a machine gun volley on the main street.
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Mexico
Tomas Garrido Y Canabal
Tabasco
Guatemala
Puerto Rico
Garrido
Start Monday on Balance of K-10
Progress on paving highway 10 continues as Harrison Construction and Penny Aldrich begin concrete work on the west half readying for Monday painting and shoulder work from the Douglas Johnson county line to the west end. Ditch repairs follow spring floods while weather measures and subgrade experiments guide material quantities for the slab.
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Penny & Aldrich
Harrison Compositon Company
Ae Suc
Prade
Penny & Ald
Douglas- Johnson County
Douglas panty Normal Institute set for next week
Preparations are complete for the annual Douglas Normal Institute to run Monday through Friday at Lawrence Memorial High School. County superintendent Harold C. Fisher notes teachers from Douglas County will attend, with a special first year teachers meeting Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the high school study. A vacation reading awards presentation to pupils who completed summer library readings will be given by Mrs. Asa R. Colman Thursday morning at the Douglas County Teachers Association meeting at 11:25 a.m. The institute faculty includes Miss Alice Sell of Caney in games and art, Miss Opal Kenieces of Lawrence in units, Gilmore Nichols of Eudora in music, and William R. Essick of Lawrence in visual education.
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Douglas Panty Normal Institute
Lawrence Memorial High School
Harold C. Fisher
Sai
Douglas County
Asa R. Colman
Teachers Asapaarion
Alice Sell
Caney
Opal Kenieces
Lawrence
Gilmore Nichols
Eudora
William R. Essick
New Oil Pool Seen Near Winfield After 75 B/D Read
Winfield Kansas August 10 A new oil pool is envisioned after the No 1 David wildcat ten miles north of town flowed 75 barrels in eight hours. The Bartlesville sand paid out at depth 2953 feet with oil coming from 2973 feet. Drilled by George F Johnston M W Baden Roth and Faurot the team plans farther tests and new locations near the discovery well.
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Winfield
Kan
Bartlesville
Here
Snan
George F. Johnston
Wichita
M W "Baden
Roth and Faurot
Independence
Meteor Comes Close in Briggsdale Field Near Miss
Farmhand Tom Everett in Briggsdale Colorado narrowly escaped a meteor as he hoeed beans. He heard a whizz and saw dust, then found a half pound molten mass shaped like a turkey egg that he had to let cool before picking up.
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Briggsdale
Colo
Tom Everett
Everett
Weather forecast for Kansas with varying conditions
Fair tonight and Sunday with warmer Sunday in the north and central areas. Clear to partly cloudy at Coffeyville and Pittsburg, dirt roads mostly good except muddy at Emporia. Douglas County roads reported good. Temperatures show yesterday’s 7 am at 80, today’s high and yesterday’s low noted, rainfall to 7 am today at .06 inch. Also a classified ad hints monthly rent collection for a vacant room.
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Weat
North Central
Coffeyville
Pittsburg
Emporia
Douglas County
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