Tax Cut Eyed By Democrats
Democratic House leaders quietly draft a five billion dollar plus tax reduction package for potential use if the business downturn persists. The plan envisions elimination or reduction of the World War II transportation tax, relief for low and middle income individuals, business tax rate cuts, and revisions to reduce unintended hardships. House Speaker Rayburn has directed staff to prepare standby legislation with several alternative proposals for committee review.
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U. L. Livingston Washington
House
Rayburn
Texas
Ways and Means Committee
U S Seeks Quiet Path in Tunisia France Talks Viable Option
U S diplomats work in the background to settle Tunisia France bombing dispute without UN debate. Bourguiba publishes modified demands including troop withdrawals and base matters while Paris weighs restitution for Sakiet Sidi Youssef and possible third party mediation.
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United States
Tunisia
France
United Nations
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North Africa
Middle East
U.N. Security Council
Arkady Sobolev
U.S
Paris
Washington
Habib Bourguiba
Bourguiba
Bizerte
Sakiet Sidi Youssef
Space Man Nearing End Of Flight
Space cadet Donald G. Farrell, 23, nears the end of a seven day simulated space voyage at Randolph Air Force Base. He will emerge from the three by five foot cabin at 9 35 a m CST Sunday as Capt. Julian Ward signals descent from an 18000 foot simulated altitude.
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San Antonio
Tex
Donald G. Farrell
Randolph Air Force Base
Farrell
Julian E. Ward
Democratic Tax Plans Emerge As Reyburn Weighs Revisions
Rayburn signals forcible action only if needed with tax cuts framed as revisions rather than broad reductions. Democrats push a March or April decision window influenced by unemployment and Treasury revenue estimates. Possible five to ten billion dollar cuts discussed to stabilize the economy, with proposals to split the bottom income tax bracket and adjust exemptions while corporate and excise taxes edge toward pre Korean levels.
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Rayburn
Treasury
Eisenhower
Congress
Stassen Declares Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidacy
Harold E. Stassen resigned as Eisenhower’s disarmament adviser to seek the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania. The White House noted the decision as Stassen’s town choice, while tensions with Dulles over disarmament framed the timing. Pennsylvania and Minnesota legacy figures era.
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Thomasville
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Stassen
Harold
Minnesota
Dulles
University of Pennsylvania
Eisenhower’s letter presses Bulganin for brass tacks summit talks
President Eisenhower has written a new letter to Soviet Premier Bulganin aimed at pinning down specific points for a summit. The move, cleared with NATO allies, signals Moscow’s drive for a summit while analysts question whether the Soviets truly seek compromise or simply use propaganda.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Moscow
States
U S Bets 98 Million On Poland Aid Package
The United States commits 98 million dollars in credits to Poland to finance surplus food exports and machinery. The aid aims to support Gomulka and Cyrankiewicz’s bid for greater independence from Soviet control and includes 1.73 million for foodstuffs and 25 million for machinery plus shipping costs.
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U.S
Poland
Washington
United States
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Jozef Cyrankiewicz
Eisenhower
U S aid aims at stabilize Poland economy and reform farm system
The plan seeks three aims from the U S view. It supports Poland’s economy to sustain political stability. It allows Poles to liberalize agriculture by ending compulsory deliveries if outside food aid is secured. It also reduces reliance on Soviet food supplies.
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U.S
Poland
United States
A Glance at City Income Tax Questions and Cartnaping
Edmiston summarizes Middletown city income tax questions as the system is being set up. The piece notes common inquiries and directs readers to page 21 for detailed answers. Also featured is the surprising loss of grocery carts at downtown supermarkets, nicknamed cartnaping, amid reports on page 21.
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Middletown
Ed Edmiston
John Fleming
Schwartz to testify Monday on payoffs in regulatory probe
Rep. Harris says Bernard Schwartz will present evidence and question details Monday as the House subcommittee continues its probe of the FCC and other agencies. Schwartz alleged a White House clique pressured regulators and named Eisenhower aides, while Mack denied the charges and defended his integrity.
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Washington
Harris
D-Ark
Bernard Schwartz
White House
House
Schwartz
Federal Communications Commission
Wille
FCC
Richard A. Mack
Miami
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Commerce Weeks
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Icol
Gordon Moore
Rep
Halleck
R - Ind
Mack
Dreaming Batman: Night Baseball Dreaming Boy
A young man cannot sleep, always dreaming of baseball. The doctor notes the oddity, but he fears losing his place at bat if his dreams include dating.
Atlas Test Halted Seconds Before Atlas ICBM Launch
The Atlas intercontinental missile test in Cape Canaveral was postponed seconds before launch due to technical difficulties. A large smoke cloud signaled a near-explosion but the missile remained upright, labeled “The Beast,” as observers watched. The Air Force said the test was halted to address the issue.
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Fla.p
Air Force
Free World
Gore Scare Tactics Debated Over Memphis Food Aid
Sen Thomas E Martin of Iowa accused Sen Gore of using breadline scare stories for politics in Memphis. Martin said the food distribution did not reflect business conditions and most aid recipients were farm workers displaced by rains or on regular relief rolls.
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Washington
Thomas E. Martin
Riowa
Martin
Sen. Gore
Dtenn
Memphis
Chattanooga Mayor criticized over food relief speech
Martin said Mayor P R Olgiati of Chattanooga a Democrat had not bothered to check the facts before he spoke to food recipients. The Chattanooga Relief Bureau handed out surplus food Thursday to 178 families representing 952 persons at Warner Park. The mayor recalled the first distribution in 1935, calling it the second time in his career he had seen such aid there.
Food aid rolls shrink in Chattanooga states December
Martin said that aid under 1954 legislation was given in December to about half as many people in Chattanooga as in December 1956. Nationally, eligible recipients totaled 3,063,390 in December vs 3,220,985 a year earlier.
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Bourguiba
Rome
Tempo
France
Tunisia
Bizerte
Sfax
Mediterranean
NATO
Martin
Chattanooga
Woman dies by own action after Valentine card note
Police said Mrs. Hilda Mary Cunningham, 50, shot herself after a quarrel over a hearts and flowers Valentine card signed you know who. Her husband Edward, 51, said they argued about the card and he left the house, returning early Saturday morning.
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Los Angeles
Hilda Mary Cunningham
Edward
Cunningham
Winter Storm Dumps Snow Across Ohio Valley and Southeast
A snow laden storm spread heavy white across the mid south and northeast, moving toward the Atlantic seaboard. Snowfalls of 5.5 inches were reported near Atlanta and as high as 14 inches on Monte Sano Mountain near Huntsville, as the storm and Arctic air bring frigid conditions to the region.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
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