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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1953
Page
2
Convict Barney Thurman, 28, serving a forgery rap, plans a winged escape from a plane at Huntsville prison rodeo with warden approval. He will jump with a parachute and land inside the walls to return to his cell, while guards impose precautions to keep him from reaching the outside.
Three Republican members of Congress voiced opposition to a national retail sales tax. Senator Ferguson said administration proposals were not confirmed and labeled such ideas as Democratic straw men. Representative Mason claimed Treasury plans include a 5 percent tax, while opposing a retail tax but backing an 8 percent manufacturers level levy for easier collection and concealment. Ferguson warned on television that a retail sales tax faces hurdles.
Rep Javits said additional revenue may be needed to balance the federal budget and fund defense but warned against resorting to a sales tax which would bear heavily on those who can stand it least.
Forest supervisors and crews fought a large Montana blaze in the National Forest near Helena with about 350 firefighters on the line. The fire, reported Thursday, had burned over 2200 acres and showed progress toward containment as cool winds aided suppression efforts.
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