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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1956

Page

6

Check Of Back Income Taxes No Worse Than A Cold

A New York couple recounts their visit to the IRS over 1952 and 1953 returns. An amiable agent assesses deductions, demands proof, and explains penalties and interest, ending with the prospect of an appeal. The couple jokes about Alcatraz and Florida plans as they face the unexpected tax bill.

New York Sam Alcatraz Frances Alf Landon F.D.R Internal Revenue Service Florida Europe

Diary Purchase Tax Writeoff Mentioned in Trade Talk

A reader notes buying a financial diary for 1.95 dollars and jokes the item’s cost could be deducted from their next income tax if not lost. The remark reflects everyday financial humor tied to tax language.

Polish Airman Seeks Asylum After Jet Landing in Denmark

A Polish air force lieutenant crash landed a revised MIG15 variant on an unfinished airstrip on Bornholm island, 60 miles north of Poland. He requested political asylum as Danish troops secured the area. one wingtip was damaged and a map of the unfinished runway was shown to authorities.

Roenne Denmark Bornholm Baltic

Wounded Fatally In Gun Accident at Fort Leavenworth

Clinton Patterson 55, a civilian barber at Fort Leavenworth, was shot in the chest by a shotgun blast while removing guns from his car after a hunting trip Sunday. He died about 40 minutes later at a hospital. A native of Ulman Missouri, he had lived in Leavenworth five years. survivors include his widow and three sons. Burial will be at a cemetery in Trenton Missouri.

Leavenworth Ft. Leavenworth Clinton Patterson Liberty Ulman Trenton

Faces Trial On Fraud Charges

John August Avilla, 59, is to face trial in Kansas City on a grand jury indictment charging that he married a Hutchinson woman, billed her $7,850 then ran out. Will C. Farmer, U. S. district attorney, said Avilla sought six months, was arrested on a traffic violation in Biloxi Mississippi, and is awaiting extradition.

Kansas City John August Avilla Will C. Farmer U. S Avilla Biloxi Miss

Bus Crash Kills Twenty-Two in Pakistan Pass

A passenger bus plunged 150 feet from a mountain pass into the River Jhelum after a tire blowout, killing 22 people and wounding three. The crash was found five hours later by another bus, amid other regional tensions.

Rawalpindi Pakistan Jhelum

Typhoon Harriet Roars Toward Okinawa With High Winds

In NAHA Okinawa Harriet moves northward threatening 125 to 150 mph winds with a sideswipe. Weather officials warn Okinawa will face about 104 mph winds and heavy rain as the U S island fortress braces for the blow.

Naha Okinawa Harriet U. S

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