Mississippi implements new sales tax amid budget drive
Jackson May 19. Mississippi will test the 2 percent general sales levy under the emergency revenue act of 1992, with first monthly statements due June 15. The tax targets retail sales, utilities, and professional income, exempting farm products in original state and certain farm supplies. Payers report monthly. merchants report and remit taxes.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
State Tax Commission
Bandit Holds Up Magnolia Filling Station
A bandit robbed Magnolia filling station at 2418 South Presa Street Wednesday night, taking $20 from the cash register after forcing night manager A. Wall into a washroom and locking him in. Wall escaped 20 minutes later and notified police.
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Atmeu Pane Forcea
A. Wall
Magnolia
South Presa Street
Wall
Wolf
Nation's deficit to reach 8 billion
Washington May 19 The government's deficit for the fiscal year almost ended totalled 2,598,700,446 as of May 16. Treasury figures indicate the deficit will surpass three billion before June 30, when the year ends. Tito Schipa engaged for Metropolitan Opera roster vacancy created by Gigli's withdrawal in New York May 19.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Tito Sciipa
New York
Tito Schipa
Chicago Glyb. Opera. Company
Metropolitan Opera Company
Henlamino Gigli
Faint Stars Far Distant Suns Found by Militon Humason
Pasadena news reports astronomer Milton Humason announced that hundreds of stars beyond visible range are as large and brilliant as the sun. After a decade long study with the 60 inch reflector at Mount Wilson Observatory, he confirms a theory of a thin doughnut universe with Earth far from center and most stars along the Milky Way.
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Pasadena
Calif
Milton “J
Humason
Mount Wilson Observatory
Carnegie Institution of Washington
U2 Chamber Ages Tax Gut At National Chamber Meet
At the twentieth annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in San Francisco on May 19, leaders warned that high costs of government threaten private initiative. Speakers urged curtailment of government expenditures and tax reductions with federal loans seen as preferable to heavy taxation. Fred W. Sargent of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway emphasized removing the tax threat to private enterprise.
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San Francisco
Ieaders
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Fred W. Sargent
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Aites Held for Alain Premier Inukai Funeral
Tokio May 19 A Buddhist funeral for Premier Suyoshi Inukai drew 300 of Japan s leading public men to the premier s residence public hall. The Selyukai party led by Inukai conducted the rites as post funeral cabinet talks resumed. Army leaders showed unity and a cabinet likely to include Selyukal members with possible other figures and Sadao Araki as war minister.
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Tokio
Japan
Suyoshi Inukai
Alain
Selyukai Party
Selyukal Party
Sadao Araki
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