Guided missiles and education salary talks mix in article
The piece discusses missile guidance and propulsion challenges for bomber intercepts, noting jamming and deception by enemies. It also reports Washington County School Board being asked to consider teacher salary raises, with the county commissioners awaiting a board recommendation after reviewing other counties and state pay comparisons. Bosnia is identified as a region in west central Yugoslavia.
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New Missiles Signal End Of Old Type Bomb Threat
Time Magazine reports atom armed missiles in development could end conventional bombing. Jonathan Leonard describes four basic guided missile types including surface-to-air air-to-air air-to-ground and surface-to-surface. He notes potential for atom bombs and mentions tests at New Mexico Point Mugu Patrick Air Force Base and Norton Sound.
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Time Magazine
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Leonard
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Point Mugu
California
Patrick Air Force
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Navy
Norton Sound
Professional Gamblers Face Gross Receipts Tax
Washington, May 16. The Ways and Means Committee voted to levy a 10 percent tax on gross receipts of professional gamblers and to require a $50 annual occupation tax. The panel also recommended raising the Federal tax on slot machines from 150 to 259 dollars. The tax would apply to book makers, policy writers, and lottery operators, regardless of legality. Enforcement details remained unclear.
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House
Ways and Means
Nevada Gambling Tax Plan Faces Unclear Scope
Nevada considers a new levy on gambling with exemptions for race track parl mutuel machines and uncertainty over church bingo. Tax experts note the tax bases include gross receipts from wagering activities and pools with no firm revenue estimate beyond a slot machine levy projection of 37 million dollars annually.
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U S Builds Massive Air Base on Okinawa
The United States is constructing a huge air base on Okinawa delaying May 15. The facility will place East Asia within striking distance of B 36 bombers and strengthen military reach in the region.
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Okinawa
United States
East Asia
Kadena Air Field Transforms Into Power Outpost
Kadena Air Field rapidly evolves into a premier American base in the Orient as a $45,000,000 construction program advances. Air force officers say the completed facility can easily handle the B-36, signaling a major expansion of American air power in the region.
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Kadena Air Field
Orient
Air Force
Kadena
Kadena Complex Aimed at Deterring Communists in Asia
Air Force officials outline the Kadena base expansion and a $42 million investment to enlarge the Naga fighter base. Five air fields constitute the Kadena complex with standby strips. From Okinawa, big bombers are positioned to project range across Eastern Siberia Manchuria China Southeast Asia toward India, shaping regional balance.
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Kadena Complex
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