Ex-Trucker May Be U. S. Taxes Chief
Russell Chase Harrington a New Englander rises from truck driver to accounting executive and is expected to become federal internal revenue commissioner around Dec. 1. The Treasury said Secretary Humphrey recommends Harrington to President Eisenhower, with acting head Q.C. Gordon Delk in interim. Harrington, 64, heads Providence office of Ernst & Ernst and is treasurer of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. born in Taunton Mass he started as a truck driver then joined Ernst & Ernst in 1920 becoming partner in 1935.
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Eisenhower
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Humphrey Id Marvington
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Taunton
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Alimony Deduction Upheld by Appeals Court
UPI reports the U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled alimony is deductible on income tax returns even when not required by the divorce terms. In the Holt case from Albany the separation agreement preceded the Florida divorce in January 1948 and ongoing payments qualified for deduction.
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Peron Accused of Torturing Political Prisoners in Regime
In Buenos Aires a former prisoner testifies that Juan Peron and judge Miguel Vignola ordered torture of political detainees. He claims victims were tortured on the central police station third floor, and that Peron personally sanctioned abuses. An official commission notes widespread terror and corruption in prisons during the Peron era.
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Juan D. Peron
Alfonso Malnero
Peron
Miguel Vignola
Peronista
Nunez Mainero
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