Tax Teeter Totter Shapes a Major Bill in Congress
The tax bill's long gestation moves toward final form in the Senate while House debate remains limited. The Ways and Means Committee cut relief to business to reduce deficits, adding a flat credit for tools and equipment and a separate credit for public utilities. Net federal revenue loss drops with projected stimulus to the economy, but the plan faces industry resistance. The piece also notes the Voice of America expanding broadcasts and its role in U.S. information efforts amid Cold War pressures, with timelines for new transmitters and hours.
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Ways and Means Committee
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Internal Revenue Service
Voice of America
Voice
United States
U. S. Information Agency
Moscow
Russia
VOA
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Latin America
Africa
Near East
Europe
Lent Message From Rev Edgar Golden O F M Conv
Franciscan Superior in Rensselaer writes a Lenten message urging penance prayer and self denial. He cites biblical warnings and the need for lasting spiritual growth during forty days of Lent. The piece emphasizes humility devotion and the Christian goal of heavenly treasure over earthly gains.
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Edgar Golden O
Superior
Franciscan Mission House
Rensselaer
N.Y
UPI
Kingdom of Heaven
Earth
The Khyber Pass through ancient borders and empires
The Khyber Pass marks a historic junction between East and West on the Afghanistan Pakistan border. It has seen conquerors from Alexander the Great to Marco Polo, and is home to Pathan tribesmen who once exacted tribute from invaders. The passage links rugged mountains, fading empires, and strategic caravan routes toward Russia and Iran.
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Khyber Pass
Pakistan
Peshawar
Afghanistan-Pakistan
Kipling
Alexander the Great
Darius
Persia
Marco Polo
Russia
Iran
Border Flashpoint Across Durand Line in Cold War Tension
Across the Durand line separating Pakistan and Afghanistan soldiers guard tribal areas where Afghanistan seeks a vote on union or independence, while Pakistan accuses Afghan agents of stirring revolt. The Soviet bloc backs Afghanistan as tensions flare and fires ring the remote border. Eighteen miles from Peshawar a dam now powers 240000 kilowatts to aid irrigation and development.
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Pakistan
Afghanistan
Northwest
Soviet Union
Peshawar
Raleigh newspaper subscription rates and delivery terms
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription options for West Virginia readers. Rates include daily and Sunday at $21.50 yearly, $12.00 for six months. daily only $10.00 yearly, with carrier delivery and monthly costs. Readers are urged to provide old and new addresses for changes and note sales tax applies.
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
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Chicago
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Philadelphia
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Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Archbishop Ramsey Rocks Anglican Realm With Reformist Pace
London dispatch profiles Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Arthur Michael Ramsey as a reforming, restless church leader. He challenges Crown appointments, pushes a bishops commission, and has moved Anglican stance on capital punishment and immigration. Ramsey plans travel to Turkey Greece the United States and Soviet Russia as he renews church vitality amid youth indifference.
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NEA
Church of England
Arthur Michael Ramsey
Ramsey
Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
Dr. Ramsey
Turkey
Greece
United States
Soviet Russia
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World Council of Churches
The
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Archbishop of Canterbury
Surveys Forecast Greater Spending in Spring Pickup
Business leaders parsed mixed economic signals as weather thaw boosts consumer spending. A University of Michigan buying survey predicts durable goods demand will rise in the next six to twelve weeks, while housing starts fall to the lowest in 14 months.
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New York
UPS
University of Michigan
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Westinghouse Electric
Pennsylvania
Westinghouse
Voices on Education and Global Trade Echo Cold War Era
A collage of quotes discusses college access for graduates, the rise of dissent among worried parents, and Dr J Ivo Griffiths’s frostbite tale aboard a drafty British train. It cites Western growth as key to coax Khrushchev toward cooperation and to prove time favors progressive capitalism over communism.
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National Education Assn
J. Ivo
Griffiths
Khrushchev
Henry A. Wallace
Dear Arthur and Social Security Questions
Readers ask about Social Security credits for summer jobs and how to verify quarters. A reader seeks will updates after a lawyer suggested it. Advice: visit or write to the local Social Security office for Card CAR 7004 and record of earnings. update wills only if laws change. handle Lidia-like behavior by inviting others to speak and volunteering to share leadership.
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Arthur
Social Security
Margaret M
Margaret
Social Security Administration
Baltimore
John and
Sally
Vision of courage to fulfill duties for peace and love
A prayer urging. Each person to bravely face tasks God assigns to build a world of peace and brotherhood. Individual contributions, though small, should be dedicated to God's program of peace and love. Amen. Mae E. Hunter, Nashville, missionary editor.
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Jesus
Mae_ E. Hunter
Nashville, Tenn
National Baptist Publishing Board
Texan leads Washington indignation convention drive
Frank McGehee a 33 year old former Korean war jet pilot leads a Dallas based movement that seeks to block US training of enemy personnel and aid to Communist nations. He has organized about 100 local conventions across 30 states and aims a May 29 30 rally at Constitution Hall Washington to bolster anti-communist efforts.
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NEA
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Frank McGehee
McGehee
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Bruce Alger
R-Tex
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Arlington
Potomac
Big Dar Constitution Hall
United States
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Tex
Lowry Air Force Base
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Eastern Air Lines
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