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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1955
Page
7
Personal income tops 300 billion dollars annually for the first time, lifting retail sales and encouraging installment purchases. Strong employment, longer weeks, and higher wages push incomes up, boosting producers of raw materials, factories, construction, and tools while savers rise modestly as debt climbs.
West Virginia Gasoline Dealers Assn plans a suit in Kanawha County Circuit Court to challenge a 1955 tax increase from one to six cents a gallon. The case hinges on whether the measure was constitutionally passed before the 60 day session deadline. The action aims to test the legality of the tax rise and the legislative process used.
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