Withholding Tax For State Begins July 1
Maryland wage earners on twenty dollars per week or more will see less take home starting July 1 as new state income tax withholding begins. The system shifts the tax burden into one annual payment later, easing the spring rush but increasing theApril 15 bill next year. Exemptions are eight hundred dollars per person and per dependent, with amounts varying by earnings and dependents.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Comptroller’s Office
Wolvenie
Local bill on open municipal meetings moves forward in committee
In Raleigh North Carolina a House committee reported favorably on a local bill after informal help from a newspaper reporter. Lynn Nisbet moved for a favorable report on the bill for open municipal council meetings in Statesville, and the motion was seconded and approved unanimously before nonmembers realized the source.
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Raleigh
N C.ma
House Committee
Lynn Nisbet
Statesville
Price Decline In Auto And Rent Costs Reported
The Labor Department said consumer prices fell in April for autos and rents due to high output in both industries. The overall cost of living slipped slightly to 1142 percent of the 1947-49 average, the lowest since 1953 May.
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Washington
Tevez
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Aryness Joy Wickers
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Two Suspects Charged in Baltimore Fatal Shooting
In Baltimore two men aged 40 and 32 from an auto parts firm were charged after fatally shooting Norman Williams, a 40-year-old Black man. Police say the pair hid on premises to catch alleged thiefs, fired as the suspect fled, and Williams’ body was found near an express company building with two 20 gauge shotguns located in a junked car.
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Baltimore
Norman Williams
Endiman Ave
Attto Parts
al Polinsky
Nathan Berkman
Central Polo Court
Tres
Walthams
Express Company
Eisenhower Advice On How To Win An Election
Washington May 19 195? President Eisenhower offers campaigning tips to boost election prospects. Planner a campaign, improve each speech, and mobilize young voters. Longstreth, Philadelphia mayoral candidate, relayed the White House call and the president’s emphasis on careful planning.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Anne Amet
Thacher
Longstreth
Durine
White House
Fcot
e@aecuiive
Philadelphia
Equipment distributed to Montgomery County fire units
In Rockville Maryland on May 20 the Office of Civil Defense distributed 32262 dollars of fire and rescue equipment to Montgomery County volunteer fire departments. Rear Adm. G Roy Hartwig said the county and state each paid one fourth of the cost. The equipment included pumps block and tackle sets electric saws walkie talkies and portable generators.
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Rockville
Office of Civil Defense
Montgomery County
G Roy Hartwig
County Civil Defense
Owners To Protest New Assessment In Carroll County
Carroll County real estate owners in Mt Aire district plan a June 1 protest at Westminster Court House over newly announced assessments. Increases reach up to 190 percent in places like Franklin district, including Taylorsville and Winfield, prompting surprise and anger. Supervisor Harry Dobson says a countywide reassessment is underway, with figures not yet fully compiled.
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Mt Aire
Carroll County
Court House
Westminster
County Commissioners
Harry Dobson
Franklin District
Taylorsville
Winfield
Woodville
Frederick County
Equitable County Tax Debate on School Costs and Assessments
Frederick County officials argued for fairer payments for students at Frederick County high schools while noting the county’s low tax rate and real estate assessments at about 68 percent of value. They contrasted Carroll and other counties to highlight inequities in state tax assessments and pledged to review protest claims by June 1.
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Frederick County
Wi Arey High School
Carrel
Frederick
Caroll Countes
Daniel Counts
Carroll
Dobson
Mt Atry
Woodville
Air District
Pa. man killed by car crossing state line during storm
PA Thompson M James, 68, of a town near the Maryland-Pennsylvania line, was fatally struck while running across U. 11 to aid a neighbor after a lightning strike during a severe thunderstorm, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The incident occurred near the border town as storm conditions raged tonight.
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Stale Line
Thompson M James
Maryland-Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Tragedy After Car Collision Near Green Castle
Nelson Ommert, living east of the highway, recalls calling James from his house to reach the Green Castle Fue Dept. Ommert waited for a northbound car but failed to see a southbound vehicle that struck him, launching him over 20 feet. James was killed instantly. the car driver Dr. Harry J Rosenberger of Chambersburg was not charged. Police attributed only minor damage to a lightning-induced TV lead-in entering Ommert’s home.
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Nelson Ommert
Ommert
James
Greencastle
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