Council Unit to Urge L A City Income Tax
Los Angeles City Council may seek a 1 percent city income tax for all workers within city limits to boost revenue. Council President John Gibson Jr notes a cigarette tax of 2 cents per pack is also proposed. The plan aims to generate about 12 million dollars for capital improvements and combat urban deterioration.
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Los Angeles
Los’ Angeles
John S. Gibson Jr
Gibson
Philadelphia
Spanish Writer Conchal Espina y Tagute Dies at 76
MADRID Spain Conchal Espina y Tagute a 76 year old Spanish author and vice president of the Hispanic Society of America and a member of the Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of New York died Thursday.
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Espina Y Tagute
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Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of
New York
Boy Scouts Membership Up 378 131
Dr. Arthur A. Schuck, chief executive, announced a membership rise of 378 131 last year. He spoke to the National Council of Boy Scouts of America noting about one million adult volunteers serve roughly 2 million boys in 97 117 scout units. He cited spiritual dynamics, idealism, character, and unselfish citizenship as the movement’s core.
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Dr. Schuck
Forty Four? Workers Killed in California March Disasters
Fifty four workers died in on the job accidents across California in March, according to the State Department of Industrial Relations reports. The figures highlight safety concerns and call for stricter enforcement of labor standards.
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Sacramento
California
State Department of Industrial Relations
Clubwomen Set Agenda for Parley
The 35th annual California Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs convention opens today in Coronado. The program includes state legislation on child care for low income families, dependent care tax deductions, separate labor codes for women and minors, equal rights and pay, and broader reforms. officers will be elected and prizes awarded. Miss Fannie Hardy of Little Rock, Ark, will deliver the principal address at tonight's banquet.
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California Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Helen Maddox
San Francisco
Fannie Hardy
Little Rock
Ark
National Federation
Truck-Loading Bill Moves in California Assembly
Sacramento reports the WPA bill to exempt truck loads of live stock from maximum axle weight rules cleared the Assembly stage and gained Senate approval with a 3.8 to 0 vote. Senator James Cobey of Merced led the upper chamber approval.
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Assembly
Senate
James Cobey
Merced
Coast to coast flight attempt by California guard pilot
Lt. John M. Conroy of Van Nuys plans a coast to coast round trip with sunrise to sunset. He will breakfast in Los Angeles, lunch in New York, and dinner back in Los Angeles, aiming to be the first pilot to complete the feat in a single day.
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van Nuys
California Air National Guard
Los Angeles
New York
Volunteer Stock Marshal Demonstrates Handcuff Work
U S Marshal William Raab gave a Kiwanis Club session in Omaha showing handcuffing and chaining a restrained prisoner. A volunteer, Lyle Remde, was freed only after Raab retrieved the keys from his office, creating a humorous moment during the demonstration.
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Omaha
U. S
William Raab
Kiwanis Club
Raab
Lyle Remde
Remde
U S and Louisiana in offshore oil land dispute
The federal government and Louisiana clash over rights to submerged lands up to the continental shelf. The case hinges on whether offshore oil revenue goes to the state or the federal government, with a possible Supreme Court ruling to set historic boundary limits beyond three miles. The dispute centers on whether Louisiana can claim up to 10.4 miles offshore or only three miles under the 1953 Submerged Lands Act.
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Louisiana
Jeases
U. S. Supreme Court
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Robert Kennon
Congress
Planes Search for Missing Airliner Near Kilimanjaro
In Kenya, 16 planes including civil and military units comb the southern Kilimanjaro region for a missing airliner on a Durban to Johannesburg route. The craft carried 15 passengers and four crew, reported missing Wednesday amid low cloud cover hindering search efforts.
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Kenya
Lron
Mt. ‘Kilimanjaro
Durban
South Africa
Kilimanjaro
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