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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1955

Page

6

Your Income Tax What Counts as Other Income for 1954 Taxes

Tax guidance explains reporting requirements for all income including dividends interests and other sources. It details how to use schedules on Form 1040, the treatment of prizes and awards under new law, scholarships and fellowships, and how to transfer totals to determine adjusted gross income with hints to obtain help from banks post offices or a revenue agent.

Revenue Service Treasury Department Internal Revenue Service

Paratrooper Survives 1000-Foot Fall At Elmendorf

Pvt Stanley Melezak of Pittsburgh fell 1000 feet when his main chute failed to deploy during Operation Snowbird over Talkeetna. He landed on deep snow, hurt but without broken bones, and is recovering at Ft Richardson hospital with suspected internal injuries. He released a reserve chute just before impact.

Elmendorf Air Force Base Alaska Stanley Melezak 11Th Airborne Division Ft. Richardson Melezak Pittsburgh Talkeetna

Night Jump on the Rocks Closer to Capture

A narrator crouches on jagged rocks watching beacon lights sweep the ridge as a mystery hunter approaches. A Leica flash reveals a man’s face, then a pistol cracks and a second shot misses. The pursuer orders, Go get him, Luger, amid cold wind and shadowed cliffs.

Third Hill Air Lane Potomac River Aly Luger

WVU Board approves dorms funding and higher out-of-state tuition

Morgantown WVU and Potomac State College plan dormitory work funded by a 700000 appropriation and a federal loan while out-of-state tuition increases across multiple colleges, from 284 to 434 full year, with per credit hour raises for part-time students. The WVU Foundation Inc. held its first organizing meeting with Stewart and governors serving on the board.

Morgantown West Virginia University Board of Governors WVU Potomac State College West Virginia University Project Price Streets Irvin Stewart State Board of Public Works Potomac State College of Law School of Medicine School of Music School of Pharmacy Law School Pharmacy West Virginia University Foundation Inc Stewart Foundation

World War II Hero Re-Enlists as Non-Com

Jake William Lindsey Medal of Honor recipient and World War II hero reenlists as master sergeant after two years as a second lieutenant. At 33, he swapped commission post Germany discharge to return as a sergeant at home in Mississippi. He led an infantry platoon in Germany and wants to rejoin para troopers. Lindsey has served since 1940 except for a year and a half after WWII and five days between discharge and reenlistment.

New York Jake William Lindsey Germany Lindsey Korea Ft. Benning Shubuta Miss

Fire scene escape described on ridge ledge

A survivor recounts staying on a narrow ledge to keep distance from a danger source and crawls to safety along a ridge. The narrative ends with a cue that the account continues.

American Pilots Face Possible Fire Over Tachen Evacuation

Veterans of the U S Air Force warn that American jet crews may press fire with fire if Communist warplanes attack the Tachen Island evacuation. Ground and carrier pilots contemplate defensive vs offensive missions and the risk of targeting Red mainland bases. If casualties occur, they would likely come from this fighting group.

Formosa Tachen Islands Tachen Yalu Yalu River Korea U. S

Berlin Honor Guard Kept Busy by Visitors

U S Senators congressmen and VIPs visiting Berlin receive the Army blue plate special a full dress honor guard review at American headquarters plus briefings and a sedan tour of the divided city. Notable visits include Herbert Hoover with a 21 gun salute and Navy Secretary Charles Thomas with a 17 gun salute. Over the past year Berlin has hosted eight senatorial parties 25 representatives 70 Army generals and others from the U S government and foreign nations.

Berlin U. S Herbert Hoover Navy Charles Thomas Hoover Army U.S Air Force Defense

Burglars Take $3750 Coins From Bank Vault

Sandusky Michigan burglars forced entry into Exchange Bank at Carsonville by digging through a 19 inch brick vault wall to reach a coin shipment and escaped with 3750 dollars in coins.

Sandusky, Mich Exchange Bank Carsonville

Line Renaud Breaks Into American TV Meet

New York reports Line Renaud, a French star from Armentieres, will appear on Bob Hope NBC show tomorrow in a film made during his overseas trip last November. She begins a five week singing engagement at the Waldorf on Thursday, has Las Vegas bookings, and is negotiating more TV spots. Line, married to Lou Gaste, is from Paris via Moulin Rouge. Hope discovered her during a Moulin Rouge engagement.

New York Mademoiselle Armentieres Line Renaud Bob Hope Line Jacqueline the Waldorf Hope Las Vegas Miss Renaud Paris Louis Gaste United States

March of Science Sees AEC Expand Research and Tests

The Atomic Energy Commission reports hydrogen and atomic bomb tests open new research areas with potential major developments and stockpile growth for defense. It notes readiness for a new Nevada test series, hints at hydrogen weapon work, and highlights progress in reactors medical research and peacetime uses of atomic energy.

Frank Carey Associated Press Science Washington The Atomic Energy Commission Congress Pacific Proving Ground Marshall Islands Nevada Free World AEC

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