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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1954
Page
17
Washington reports a new tax provision allowing deductions for child care costs up to 600 dollars per year, benefiting about 2.1 million filers and reducing taxes by roughly 138 million dollars annually. The measure applies to care for dependent children or those unable to care for themselves.
Series on under the child-care provision explains who qualifies for a $600 deduction even with varying incomes. It covers single heads of households, working couples, income thresholds, and the need to itemize deductions, plus limitations on standard deductions and eligible expenses.
Hal Boyle reports from Pine Ridge South Dakota on the sun dance revival drawing hundreds of Sioux. Elders recall a powerful festival once binding tribes, while youth focus on courtship and modern life as highways widen and 100 highway post offices operate in the nation.
An Oklahoma City bound pilot, Robert E. Stanley, 31, landed safely on State Highway 34 near Elk City after his compass failed en route from Gage to Oklahoma City. Troopers followed and illuminated the highway from the Elk City airport. Stanley did not see the lights.
Detroit police veteran Donald Leonard led the Republican primary for governor with 107,744 votes as 2,619 of 4,783 precincts counted. Gov. G. Mennen Williams, running for a historic fourth term, won the Democratic nomination without opposition.
East Hartford Connecticut. Irked by a string of robberies David Pietsky left a key hanging outside his home. A later break in occurred and he found a deck note reading No thanks Dont need one.
Wall Street eyes higher dividend payments as 1954 first half totals top 4.0 billion dollars, with dividends up 7 to 8 percent in sectors like aircraft and utilities. Tax law changes promise larger net profits for corporations, boosting future distributions even as some firms cut payments.
Maurice Halverson 30 of 1611 Andrews was given a three year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to second degree forgery. He allegedly used a fictitious name to cash a $32.50 check on July 9 at Liberty Oil of Lawton.
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