Leader OKs Extension Of 5c Gas Tax
Gov. Leader signed renewal of the five cent gasoline tax with two cents temporary and three cents permanent to fund road work. The move preserves $96 million in road revenue as Pennsylvania nears the end of its fiscal period. The action came alongside stopgap appropriations totaling $56 million to fund state operations and relief for two months.
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Pennsylvan ia Tax Debate Sees Split Votes and Proposals
Safety emphasis and political tension mingle as Pennsylvania State Police urge bicycle riders to share the road. Lawmakers debate income tax plans with Rep. Matt Anderson opposing the levy and leaders warning of rising taxes. The House advances forest land and sale measures tied to Curtiss-Wright aerospace.
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Memorial Day Toll Sets Record Across Nation
The Memorial Day weekend saw a record 590 deaths in the United States from May 23 to May 26 including 368 traffic fatalities 130 drownings and 92 other causes. National Safety Council President Ned H Dearborn called it a highway epidemic urging enforcement engineering and education to prevent a recurrence. The period beat last year’s total of 539 with traffic deaths surpassing the prior record of 363 in 1952.
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Lebanon County Nominee Dies When Tractor Overturns
Daniel H. Ginrich 53 a Lebanon county Democratic nominee for commissioner died after a tractor overturned on his farm near Lebanon. His body was found under the vehicle by a friend guided by Ginrichs dog Toby. He was a road builder executive and had been top on the Democratic ticket in the May 17 primary.
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Weekend death toll in Pennsylvania reaches twenty
The Associated Press reports three additional deaths over Memorial Day weekend, bringing Pennsylvania's accident toll to 20. Among the new fatalities were Robert Ludwig, 11, of Mohnton R D 1 found at a public pool, and Donald J. Ziegler, 14, of Buffalo Run Valley who died after a tractor overturn on a bridge near Bellefonte.
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Eisenhower Calls White House Time Fascinating Says Politics Not for Him
President Eisenhower described his 28 months in the White House as fascinating and a wonderful experience while signaling uncertainty about renomination. He praised Vice President Nixon, discussed upcoming summit talks, polio vaccine, and world affairs, and touched on taxes, auto industry strikes, the minimum wage, and an atomic powered merchant ship idea.
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NEA outlines parents help guide for teens in High Time booklet
The NEA releases It is High Time A Guide for Parents of High School Students noting four essentials for parents shock proof constitution patience understanding of adolescent growth and flexibility. It questions parents about nervousness bleeding heart chaperone tab-keeper and superiority while urging family dialogue voting on issues and cautions against family democracy with younger children.
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Auto Hits Guardrail. One Dead Two Critically Hurt
In Westover Clearfield county a car left the road late today, struck a guard rail, climbed an embankment and overturned. Victim is George P. Waugh 65 of Patton Cambria county. Injured H Russell Hewlett 55 Pittsburgh and Charles McConnell 65 Patton are listed in poor condition at Spangler Miners Hospital.
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Adlai Stevenson to Speak at Jews Tercentenary Assembly
Adlai Stevenson and Senator Herbert Lehman will headline a Carnegie Hall gathering closing the American Jewish tercentenary Nine month celebration marking 300 years of Jewish settlement in the United States. The event will be broadcast nationally on CBS.
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Tow Boat Destroyed by Fire Near Point Marion
A diesel-powered tow boat was wrecked by a blaze while towing four sand laden barges from the Barge & Gravel Co. dock at Point Marion. No injuries were reported.
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State Chamber Backs Sales Tax Over Income Tax Plan
Harrisburg May 31 The State Chamber of Commerce urged lawmakers to replace Gov Leader's income tax plan with a sales tax higher than 1 percent. The board did not fix a rate but suggested a 3 percent levy would suffice.
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Rheumatism Arthritid Relief Offered in Pa Clinic
An advertisement offers relief from rheumatism and arthritis with a stated remedy. It mentions a single trip required and directions to a clinic at 45 South Mt. V Ave, 500 ft off Route 49, Ui town, Pa. Office hours listed as daily and Sunday.
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