Taxing Excess Profits in War Economy Debate
Editor notes the 1950s tax debate on excess profits for corporations. It weighs risks of a WWII style tax, cites economists like Roy Blough, and warns against unfair base-period calculations. Calls Congress to study Brookings and CED input, favor fair, non punitive revenue methods.
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Koreas
Congress
Beardsley Rum
Committee For Economic Development
Jean
Roy Blough
University of Chicago
Council of Economic Advisers
Perhope
Department of Internal Revenue
U. S
Joseph O’mahoney
House'of Representatives
Brookings Institution
Washington
Congress of the
United States
U N Sixtieth Member Adds to World Body
The United Nations grows to sixty members after Indonesia joins, expanding the body's reach amid postwar decolonization. Indonesia gains independence from Dutch rule, joining nations in adapting to peace and development while new members Thailand Sweden Iceland Pakistan Burma Yemen Israel join in shaping international cooperation.
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Unite Natong
Indonesis
U.N
Thailand
Sweden
Winter
Iceland
Pakistan
Burma
Yeman
Israel
Indonesia
Sareel
U MN
United Nations
Mind survey notes by Wiggam on character and education
Answer to Question No.1 discusses mistaking romance for character and the unconscious urge of a weak person to lean on another. It cites Prof. Alex Magoun on gifted children and societal hopes. Question No.3 notes limited applicant education and low attention to schooling, with a self reflection on college value and a wish to study more.
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Hare
Alex Magoun
Easton
Ohio River
Res Pease Svaacoutna
UBM
Ik Seray
Seapet
AE. Wiggem
What Others Are Saying About Universal Training
Disjointed quotes critique universal training and the value of psychological effects for peace. Louis Johnson warns of incalculable benefit. Glenn Martin compares weapons to tracking animals. Dai Lee predicts inevitable war between Communist nations and democracies.
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Louis Johnson
Secre
Tary
Defense
United States
Glenn Martin
Vanishing One Room Schools Promise Lessons From Past
The Sacramento Bee notes that one teacher schools were 70.8 percent of U.S. public schools during World War I, totaling 196,037. Now only 44 percent remain one teacher, with a closing rate of about 12 per day last year, while today's crowded classrooms affect modern students and parents.
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United States
Sacramento Bee
Bidding Dispute Settled by Bridge Expert Jacoby
Cedar Rapids Iowa correspondent reports a bridge bidding dispute between partners over a slam in hearts and clubs. Oswald Jacoby analyzes the hands, noting South’s two diamond opening or four heart bid and North’s four heart bid as conflicting evaluations, and concludes South could have held a strong hand before the sequence. The expert accepts North’s four heart bid as correct under modern bidding. however, he acknowledges South’s difficult position and the challenge of the contract given possible club lead and trump placements.
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Cedar Raids
Towa
Alam
South
Hearta
North
Srengehs
Endurance of Southern Soldiers in Cold Climates
A reader questions whether Southern soldiers, white and colored, endure Arctic duty as well as their Northern counterparts. An answer notes that prolonged exposure affects all races similarly, with darker skin tones in some individuals and lighter tones in others. no inherent difference in cold endurance is claimed.
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Jacoby
Oswald Jacoby ‘Wititem
NEA
Berrios
Huarvard University
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Indianapolis Corporation
Indianapolis
Alaska
U.S. Coast Guard
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Rhons Long Beach
Nash Jtwelers
Pre Ave
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