House Tax Fraud Probers Move to Question Federal Departments
House ways and means tax investigators urge new inquiries into the alcohol tax unit of the Internal Revenue Bureau the tax division of the Justice Department and the reorganized revenue bureau. The final report calls for stronger enforcement detailed record keeping disclosures of income sources and full publicity of tax settlements to curb corruption and political influence.
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House
Treasury
Justice Departments
New Republican Congress
Ways and Means Tax Investigating
Furiher
Alcohol Tax Unit
Internal Revenue Bureau
Justice Department
Revenue Bureau
Collector of Internal Revenue
Civil
Rep
Kean
R-Nj
King
Calif
Reorganized Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Flagpole Sitting Record Claimed in Two States
Portland, Ore. William L. Happy Howard claims a flagpole sitting record of 196 days spanning Washington and Oregon after starting June 1 in Washougal and later being moved by truck to a Portland amusement park where he completed the feat on Christmas Day. Emma Leach of Eugene previously held a 152 day record in California.
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Portland
Ore
William L
Happy
Howard
Columbia River
Washougal
Wash
Emma Leach
Eugene
San Francisco
Sabre Jets Clash With MIGs Over North Korea
U S Sabre jets clashed with MIG fighters in clear cold skies over North Korea as ground actions continued. Fifth Air Force reported 12 Sabres in skirmishes with 14 Russian built MIGs with no damage claims. A MIG formation withdrew to Manchuria after the encounter and a Sabre jet reportedly destroyed a MIG high above North Korea yesterday.
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Seoul
U. S
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Mexico May Be Polio Test Ground
Mexico could be ideal for testing new polio vaccines or treatments. Health minister Dr Ignacio Morones Prieto offered Mexico as a guinea pig to Brooks Mendell who learned of the invitation and notified Paul Culbertson of the U S Embassy to inform U S research agencies.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Ignacio Morones Prieto
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Brooks Mendell
New York
Mendell
Paul Culbertson
U. S
Fair Shape After Train Collision in Athens
Plake McMellen a 45 year old man was dragged 100 feet by a freight train while driving an auto in Athens Texas. He was taken to a hospital with three broken ribs and head injuries and is reported to be in pretty good shape today by Sheriff Jess Sweeten.
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Athens
Tex
McMellen
Jess Sweeten
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