Attack Higher Fees For Tags
A Maryland General Assembly debate opened over raising vehicle tag fees with a plan to defer the increase from 1955 to 1956 and possibly repeal it in 1955. House Ways and Means leaders urged delaying the 33 percent to 68 dollar rise, citing road costs and revenue projections, while Governor McKeldin’s budget faced resistance amid broader tax concerns.
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Annapolis
General Assembly
House
Ways and Means Committee
Thompson
Dorchester
Sen
Markus
Sesson
del. Robinson
D-Balto
McKeldin
Robinson
Allegany
Baltimore
Radio Schedule and Political Action Mentioned in Brief
A dragged text fragment lists CBS NBC and ABC radio programs with news and entertainment shows across the evening and mentions a political move. It notes a resolution to shelve a bill this session and a Legislative Council study of the tax, signed by Del. Sklar and 20 others, prompting committee action.
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CBS
WFEMD
NBC Wral
J-Abe
Mbs
Wemt
Abc-East
Cbs News
Beulah
Cbs Daily
Julius la Rosa
Ews Corti
Jaws
Perry Como
Abte Squad
Row
Sibe
Sammy Kaye
Abe
Gildersleeve
Cbs Brarway
Matoy
Hollywood
Abe News & Comment
Cbs Mystery Theater
Bbber & Molly
Abe Lewises
Cbs Neus
Pac
White House
Aba News & Orchestra
Cs Neus
News & Variety
Nets
Wicomico
Frederick
Garrett
Legislative Council
del. Sklar
D-Balto
House Rules Committee
World Today covers state constitution rewrite and death penalty limits
The piece reports on a stalled plan to rewrite the Maryland constitution during a 30 day session and a separate push to allow the Court of Appeals to modify death sentences. It notes shifts in committee handling, proposed changes by Turnbull and Dempsey Acker, and Sobeloff’s recommendations. It also covers W R Scott McLeod’s public disclosures on security risks at the State Department, Hatch Act debates, and Republican criticism, plus a note on Montgomery County seeking a special tax district to fund a new zoning proposal in the upper county.
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Luther
Dbal
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Turnbull
Baltimore County
del. Dempsey
D-Balto
del. Acker
Simon E. Sobeloff
Court of Appeals
Sobeloff
Court
U. S. Solicitor General
James Marlow
Washington
W. R. Scott McLeod
Secretary of State
Dulles
State Department
McLeod
FBI
New York Times
Washington Star
Civil Service
Civil Services
Department
the Star
Eisenhower
Rockville
Montgomery County Council
Upper County
Louis A. Gravelle
Two New Long Range Rockets Highlight Army Arsenal
Gen Matthew Ridgway announced at Palm Beach that the Army added a guided missile with over 50 miles range and a large artillery rocket capable of striking 17 miles behind front lines. He did not name them but indicated the weapons are designed for conventional or atomic warheads.
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Soviet Union
Palm Beach
Fla
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Gociety of the Four Arts
Oorporar
Honest John
Ridgway
United States
Selvy Breaks Scoring Marks in Furman Win
Trans Selvy led Furman to a 123-102 victory over Wofford in Grenville South Carolina, scoring 57 points to break single season scoring, single season field goals, and career field goals records.
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Selvy
Grenville
S.C
Selvy Bright
Furman
Wofford College
Abstruse Word Lesson From W L Gordon
English Lesson explains proper usage and pronunciation of abstruse and related terms. It stresses correct phrases not to use and shows the difference between forebear and forbear with guidance on accent and clarity.
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W. L. Gordon
Urban share of U.S. land values exceeds farmland area
The report states that about 85 percent of total U S land values are urban and nonfarm. It highlights the concentration of value away from agricultural land and underscores urban development impacts on national land economics.
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U. S
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DuMont
John Daly
Abe Marga
Jeff—DuSfont
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Ebs Mystery Theater
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News Caravan
Apc
Ebs
Joan Davis
Abe Godfrey
Science Review
Chicago Symphony
Chicago
Colton Saa
Mee
Atlantic City
Felleylvania Ave
Boorewell
N. Market St
Bennett’s
Belrose
Burlington
Gabardine
Belfast
Burlington Mills
Denier
Q&c
THE
Frederick Motor CO
W. Patrick St
FORD
Walter Feaga
Austin Gibbons
Frank Korrell, JR
Carlos Myers
Ralph Smith
Clyde Koons
Jack” Forney
Carmack Bros. CE
St. George
Chenille
Nylon & Rayon
Cambridge
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