France Seeks Low Prices to Avert Strikes
The French government, led by Premier Joseph Laniel, moved to lower prices in an effort to prevent a renewed wave of strikes. After a three week stoppage that disrupted railways and postal services, scattered walkouts remain. Butchers agreed to cut certain meat prices by 10 percent by September, a move met with skepticism in Paris newspapers.
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Lost Opera Singer and Wife Rescued in Australian Wilds
A former Vienna Opera tenor Victor and dancer wife Mav Currey emerged exhausted but unharmed after spending nights in a cave near Ayres Rock following a car breakdown in central Australia. They walked to Innabella Mission south of Alice Springs on Saturday night.
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No Exemption on Sales Tax Urged by NAM Leader
Washington debate unfolds over a proposed uniform federal sales tax on manufactured goods. Charles R. Sligh Jr. of the National Association of Manufacturers argues against exemptions, urging a flat rate to replace varying excise taxes. NAM supports a uniform 4 percent levy, aiming to simplify revenue while avoiding carved out exemptions.
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5000 Pitch in Rebuild 193 Wrecked Homes
Flint residents celebrate Operation Tornado as 81 homes stand finished and 112 in progress after a weekend of volunteer work. About 80,000 man hours. Detroit and Muskegon volunteers joined 1500 people to rebuild homes razed by the June tornado that killed 116 and left nearly a thousand injured.
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State Governments Get $68 Tax Per Capita
The Census Bureau reports that 48 state governments collected a record 10.542 billion in taxes in fiscal 1953, averaging 68.04 dollars per capita. The total rose 685 million from the prior year as most states end their fiscal year on June 30.
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