House Committee Starts Mammoth Tax Writing Job
Washington House Ways and Means Committee begins a major rewrite of U S tax laws in closed session. Rep Boggs predicts Democrats may push for a $100 personal exemption boost, saving about 2 percent of annual taxes for many, with low income groups and large families benefiting most. Treasury and staff proposals suggest about $1.3 billion in annual relief via smaller changes.
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Eisenhower
Treasury
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GOP
Onion Skins Predict Another Dry Year
ALVA Okla Mrs M Raugh 76 uses her inherited onion skin forecast to predict a dry year based on 12 onions salted New Year s Eve and moisture checks plus 12 days of cloud observations. Her method links each onion and cloud pattern to a month and claims to foresee precipitation for 1954.
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Alva
Okla
M Raugh
Joe E Brown Becomes Grandfather Again
Hollywood reports veteran comedian Joe E Brown became a grandfather twice over with the birth of offspring to both his daughters on Tuesday.
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Joe E. Brown
Hollywood
Republicans Favor McCarthy Farm Parity Plan
Washington Republicans discuss Sen McCarthy's 100 percent parity target for a new farm program aiming to raise price supports from the current 90 percent. The plan sparked mixed views among GOP leaders with some backing higher parity and others cautious about immediate shifts and Dem proposals.
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Minn
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Idaho
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Utah
Pappy Noel, AP Photographer, Reflects On War Service
Oklahoma City native and Pulitzer Prize winner Frank Noel known as Pappy discusses his Marine combat experiences. He recalls the indoctrination era, hopes more holdout soldiers will return, and notes Reds aimed at young men and minorities. He plans to address a Tulsa broadcasters and AP gathering.
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Frank
Pappy) Noel
Associat Korea
Jensman
Noel
J. W. Wheeler Jr
Rosh
Tulsa
Oklahoma Broadcasters’ Association
Oklahoma AP
Snow Weasel Rescue Fails On Austrian Mountain
A U S Army helicopter could not reach a year old child dying of diphtheria on a snowbound Austrian peak. rescuers on skis, including American soldiers and Austrian ski instructors, continued to press the attempt amid the severe weather as a snowbound party struggled to reach the victim.
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Austria
U. S
Toda
Idney ‘Cook
Live Baby Model At College Sparks Welfare Debate
Miss Ruth Schmalhausen of Eastern Illinois State College defends using a six month old baby as a live model for home management students, while Springfield welfare chief Roman L. Har emski disapproves citing potential harm to the infant's personality. The infant reportedly stays in a campus four bedroom house used for instruction and will be returned to its mother at year’s end.
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Ruth Schmalhausen
Eastern Illinois State College
Springfield
Roman L. Har‘emski
Child Welfare Service Division
Miss Schmalhausen
Rodeo Cowboys Association Approves Two Sooner Shows
Denver dispatch reports the Rodeo Cowboys Association convention approving two more shows in Oklahoma, including Hinton and McAlester, as part of its latest season schedule expansion.
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Rodeo Cowboys Association
Denver
Hinton and
McAlester
Okla
Gentle Vegetable Laxative Offer for Constipation Relief
An old advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative Syrup as a gentle, salt-free remedy for temporary constipation. It claims easy bowel action without harsh drugs and offers a money back guarantee. The pitch targets readers with stomach upset from constipation and invites mail orders from New York.
Auctioneer Bill for Unpaid Taxes Draws Crowd in Nowata
An auctioneer promoting a Kansas City firm claimed prices were low due to unpaid local taxes. Guy Price the Nowata County assessor detained the auctioneer with a $116 unpaid tax bill, aided by County Attorney Hubert Marlow and Undersheriff Arthur Johnson. The visitor quickly settled the amount. Cairo dispatch notes military government crackdown on Moslem Brotherhood leaders on treason charges.
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Okla
Kansas City
Guy Price
Nowata County
Price
Oath
Hubert Marlow
Arthur Johnson
Peasion
Ona
Cairo
Dlasaiv .Moslem Brotherhood
French Assembly Elects President Le Troquer Won By Aid
Le Troquer was elected president by the French Assembly last night with the help of the Comma faction. The new leader, an arm amputee from World War I, has kept aloof from the Army dispute and is believed to pursue a cautious course.
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Assembly
French Liner Burns at Le Havre Port
Firemen dashed to the waterfront at Le Havre after a blaze broke out in a storeroom of a French liner. Authorities cited age and failing conditions affecting a refused fire response.
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Herriot
LE Havre
France
Bids Sought for City Reservoir Project
Pauls Valley Oklahoma officials seek bids on a city reservoir construction bonds plan. The project stalled last summer over land acquisition at the site and now bids are invited to move forward.
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Okio
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