Anderson Rules Tax Challenge On Newspapers Inoperative
Kansas Attorney General John Anderson ruled a 1958 concurrent resolution to nullify a compensating use tax on newspaper publishing items ineffective. The dispute centers on a 2 percent tax aimed at items used to publish papers, replacing the sales tax on subscriptions. The opinion preserves the director of revenue’s sales tax duties, leaving whether the compensating use tax or reader sales tax applies unresolved.
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Topeka
Alty
John Anderson
State Revenue Director
George Docking
Anderson
Director of Revenue
Godfrey Returns to TV with Travel Sketches and Gags
Arthur Godfrey reappears on CBS after a cancer battle, baring a troupe of cattle a tiny elephant and hula dancers. The show moves viewers from New York to Leesburg Hawaii and back with music dance and sightseeing while Godfrey jokes and conducts a tape recording tour.
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New York
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
CBS
Leesburg
Khrushchev draws record interest from U.S. business elite
More than 2,000 top capitalists will dine with Khrushchev at the Waldorf Astoria as American industry eyes him for insights into Communist leadership and potential markets. The Economic Club of New York says it had to turn away 1,000 requests, likening the rush to Broadway tickets.
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New York
Nikita Khrushchev
Jand
Khrushchev
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U.s.8.a
Waldorf-Astoria
The
Economic Club of
Spirit of Service: Telephone workers reunite lost girl
A girl sobbed I am lost after a downtown shopping trip. Don Davis reports how a quick call confirmed her family, despite her memory gaps. Mrs McNew and telephone staff showcased resourcefulness and responsibility, delivering a happy ending.
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Bonnie McNew
Hospital Patients Visit Topeka Mid-America Fair
Patients from Osawatomie State Hospital, a mental institution, joined by five staff, visited the Topeka Mid-America Fair as guests of Carl J Sedimayr and son C J, owners of Royal American Shows. Sedimayr, formerly with Patterson Shows, arranged the trip after learning of the patients’ wish. Shrine Club members from Royal American Shows hosted the Osawatomie group aboard a hospital bus for the excursion.
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Osawatomie State Hospital
Carl J. Sedimayr
C. J
Sedimayr
James Patterson
Paola
Patterson
Sedimayrs
Shrine Club
Royal American
Osawatomie Group
Minuteman Missile Test Lift Sparks Mixed Reactions
A civil aviation style report notes a Minuteman test launch with Dr George Zune aboard, lifting patients and staff briefly while stages remained dummies. The event highlights air force testing at unspecified base and references ICBM mobility by road rail and sea.
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Minuteman
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Nother
Wards Air Force Base
Calif
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