California Retail Activity Reaches New Quarterly High
California saw a record retail activity in Q4 1956 with sales subject to state taxes totaling 5.356 billion dollars. The year 1956 total self-assessed transactions exceeded 19.75 billion, topping 1955 by 7 percent. The 3 percent sales tax yielded 60.698 million in self-assessed revenue for the quarter, while board taxes plus fines and interest reached 2.647 million, pushing total quarterly revenue to 163.383 million.
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Sacramento
California
State Board of Equalization
Detroit officer’s drunkenness case features daughter in court
Detroit police officer Douglas Fisher, a complaining officer in a drunkenness case, brought his daughter Deborah Fisher to court on Wednesday because he could not find a baby-sitter. Deborah drank a bottle of milk and appeared to enjoy the day.
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Detroit
Douglas Fisher
Deborah Fisher
Deborah
Publicity agent sues Alberghetti in breach of contract
Miss Flynn, publicity agent, sues singer Anna Marie Alberghetti claiming breach of contract and seeks 11,820 dollars plus 10 percent of earnings. The suit alleges Alberghetti agreed to pay for services and caused damages, with negotiations noted.
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Alberghetti
Hollywood
Lip
Publi
Miss Flynn
Miss City
Lucille Flynn
Anna Marie
Union Leader Accused of Mail Threat in Union Turmoil
Federal grand jury charges Victor Swanson head of Local 8 of the Union of Operating Engineers with mailing a death threat to union official Joe E. Riley and with making a false FBI statement. Indictment alleges motive to purge rivals within the 18000-member union and details a taunting letter retyped and resent to Riley.
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San Francisco
Joe E. Riley
Jessie Scott Hughes
Riley
Warne Doran
Burke
Swanson
UOE
Local 3
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