Eisenhower expected to seek gasoline tax rise in 1959 program
Washington AP reports the Eisenhower administration plans to ask Congress to boost the federal gasoline tax as part of a 1959 legislative program. Officials say the move could raise 4.2 cents per gallon from 3 cents, funding highway construction and offsetting a projected record peacetime budget deficit. Stans urged postal rate hikes as Congress did not grant a large postal increase this year.
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NGTON
Congress
Bedger
Milrce Stans
Summerfield
Eisenhower
Treasury and Budget Bureau
Stans
City Renewal Plan Backed by Legislative Council
The Legislative Council backed Maryland Municipal League plans to extend urban renewal power beyond Baltimore City and to regulate truck movements through cities. The vote supports proposing a constitutional amendment for 1960 ballot approval with three-fifths support in both houses. Delegates heard from leaders on development agencies and a Maryland Technical Advisory Service to aid towns with sanitary, public works, and charter updates.
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Salisbury
Legislative Council
Maryland Municipal League
Cities and Counties
Fred Malkus
Dorchester
Council
Judicial Proceedings
General Assembly
Baltimore City
Municipal League
League
Markus
Edmund L. Mester
Weill
Mester
Boone
del A. Gordon Boone
Balta County
Del
Ernest A. Loveless
Prince Georges
Sen
Edward Ss. Northrop
Montgomery
University of Maryland
Loveless
Northrop
Maryland Technical Advisory Service
The
Weed control advice for alfalfa from county agent notes
County Agent Henry Shoemaker discusses alfalfa problems from chickweed and other annual weeds, noting they damage young stands, reduce hay yields, and create disease harboring conditions. Recommendations approved by Dr. Paul Sartellmann include two chemicals, dinitro and CIPC, with guidance on application rates for pure alfalfa stands and alfalfa grass mixtures.
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Henry Shoemaker
Nea
Alfetta
Ag Parte Sala
Paul Ssartelmann
University of Mary
Gina
Anras
Geneva talks see U S plan rejected by Soviet union
Geneva report says Moscow rejected a U S plan for nuclear test suspension. Soviet radio accused Western powers of maneuvers to prevent a heavy missile buildup. Officials suggested retreatment may be needed while negotiations continue. CIPC discussed as a possible alfalfa treatment though not central to the talks. Western sources noted dinitro and CIPC results vary by crop and timing.
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Geneva
Moscow
Ameria
Smee Dinitro
Britain
United States
Dinitro
CIPC
United
States
West
Tass
U.S. J
Crowds at Gathland dedication and war museum visit
A crowd of about 800 attended the dedication of a restored portion of Gath Hall to serve as a war museum for the area. The event honored war correspondents. photo credit to Casperson. Also noted: Mahmud Evazov, Azerbaijan’s oldest resident at 150, claims longevity through work and humor, and Queen Liliuokalani authored the song Aloha Oe.
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Gath Hall
Casiieman
London
Mahmud Eivazov
Azerbaijan
Ralie
Moscow
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Frederick, Maryland
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Woodsboro
LeGore Bridge Road
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Emory S. Cutshall
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Bible Road
Middletown
Old Midletown Picnic Woods
Frederick County
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Emmert R. Bowles
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Boney Hill
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Renner Road
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Travilah
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