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New York tax clash over hydroelectric project split by state and firms
New York faces a tax and budget crunch with proposals for heavy rate hikes drawing taxpayer fury. Meanwhile officials urge Congress to authorize private utilities to finance and build a Niagara River hydroelectric scheme valued at over 300 million dollars, arguing private firms would provide tax revenue and quality service. Supporters say five experienced utilities could handle the project, while critics warn of increased public burden and socialist pressures.
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Horse And Buggy Regulation And The ICC
Chairman Mitchell of the Interstate Commerce Commission argues that regulation is outdated, likening it to horse and buggy. He notes regulated carriers cannot raise prices without ICC consent, causing costly delays, and calls for Congressional updates to modernize the regulatory framework.
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When the State Bosses Everything in Russia
A 1950s commentary contrasts free enterprise abundance with Soviet plans. It notes Malenkov's 1953 push to boost consumer goods, observed as a failure 18 months later, and Bulganin's shift to prioritizing heavy industry. The piece urges Americans to cherish free enterprise.
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What Government Can't Do
The London Economist argues against government planning as a path to efficiency. It claims competition drives rising living standards far more than state action, citing Britain's socialization and national debt as a warning. A new government that curbs socialism sparked recovery, offering a costly lesson.
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Line Renaud in America Sees Love, Laughs, and Ladies
Hal Boyle recounts Line Renaud a Paris chanteuse touring the United States. She notes American chivalry toward women and comments on French men. Line discusses love advice shows in France contrasts American leg art and public gaze with French admiration of the entire woman and language differences.
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Ode to Youth by Samuel Ullman Unearthed
George E. Sokolsky highlights Gen. MacArthur quoting an anonymous ode to youth from Ullman's This Week and Reader's Digest reprints. Ullman, born in Alsace 1840, Civil War veteran, Birmingham leader, poet and essayist, wrote the piece about youth as a mindset.
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You Can’t Escape Automation Says a Sage Hobbyist
The author muses on automation as the next Industrial Revolution, noting industrialists and labor leaders collide over it. He cites insurance firms replacing punch-card workers, doubts wholesale job collapse, and worries about what to do with the extra leisure time automation supposedly frees up.
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Mixed Influences Shape Cautious Business and Personal Relations
Estrellita notes mixed influences in current cycles urging caution in financial ventures while supporting originality in creative pursuits. Personal tension may arise and new friendships are not favored. Those with April or June July timing can advance constructive plans with help from interested parties.
Fat Congress, Vet Bills and Glossary of Gov Terms
Washington column notes Rep. Jesse Wolcott’s obesity and 1000 calorie diet, then Rep. Brent Spence’s. It jokes about a Charlie Chan relief bill and a Filipino veteran residency. A baseball opener anecdote features Clark Griffith missing Ike. A bureaucratic glossary mocks supply terms with humorous definitions.
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Federalese: Uncle Sam Publishes His Own Language
A compact note observes that federal bureaucratese has grown so distinct that the government has effectively published its own lexicon. The quip frames official prose as a separate tongue used in laws and notices.
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Financial Outlook and Personal Traits Note
A strong uptick in finances is forecast with November opportunities and generally good results in August and September for job coordination. Late November and December hold unexpected chances that, if managed well, could yield year end gains. A child born today is described as imaginative and sensitive but prone to discouragement.
Iactographs and Historic Military Facts
A brief survey notes that twenty one guns make up a presidential salute and the United States accounts for about forty five percent of global electricity while recounting the Rough Riders as a United States regiment in the Spanish American War.
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Traffic Court Judge Lamb Draws Compliment After Harsh Ruling
Dave Regan describes Judge J T Lamb presiding in Traffic Court amid a wind storm power outage that delayed many workers. A woman's praise highlights his DUI sentence that life revoked driving rights, improving behavior.
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Hollywood Gossip and Society Notes from The Times
Martha Raye and Ed Begley live apart amid marriage trouble. Geraldine Brooks and Jean Pierre Aumont dominate Monte Carlo romance chatter. Police tail a top suspect in Serge Rubinstein case, a stylish ex-husband among suspects. A singer sues a Fifth Avenue salon over infected false nails. Ed Robinsons may reconcile. Henry drama and party scandals swirl. Garbo Camille revival to trigger Oz reissue. Hugo and Luigi label mislabels. Olive Branch in Ridgefield noted. Fox buys House of Flowers project. Kathy Nolan attends 21 party after Wendy role. Marilyn Monroe styled for Best Dressed lists. Nardiello outfits her. Point shaving scandal brews amid industry chatter. Van Heflin seeks top billing in Battle Cry. Yul Brynner’s understudy replaces him in The King and I. John Kerr turns down Lindbergh biopic lead. Tiomkin favored to win Oscar for The High and the Mighty. Astor joke prompts Florida cocktail party fake. Harold Lang earns 2500 weekly in Kiss Me Kate. Salmi praised in Bus Stop, joins cast late. Ferraday stirs Palladium crowd with mambo. Broadway plays eyed for TV as Peter Pan proves hits.
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New gadget duplicates human voice and instruments
A new device called You're Telling Me Just duplicates the human voice and any musical instrument, awaiting a listening machine. A Rhode Island race card was scrapped as the track froze solid from overnight freezing. A Connecticut enlistee gains his own Army rank, Private Sargeant Frank. A stowaway aboard an Atlantic liner subsisted on cognac, remaining half seas over after docking.
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