Tax Law Criticisms Prompt Call For Overhaul
A panel of university economists told a Senate subcommittee that the federal income tax is riddled with special provisions that undermine the principle of ability to pay. They cited tax-exempt securities depletion allowances and capital gains as examples and urged a simpler system. Former IRS commissioner T Coleman Andrews urged discarding the 42 year old law and starting anew as lawmakers patch the patches.
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Dulles Promotes Allied Unity and Selective Retaliation
The article argues Secretary Dulles overestimates Western unity and Soviet willingness to loosen satellite control. It questions the likelihood of Soviet satellites freeing themselves and warns against optimistic prophecy about rapid European integration ending Communist dominance.
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NATO
Mr. Dulles
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United States
Great Britain
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Poland
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Employers Offer $50 Quit-Smoking Incentive Plan
Thirty two of 255 employees at an oil firm will receive $50 each for quitting smoking. The payout is framed as covering costs of gum mints and candy substitutes while the season adds temptations to buy smoking supplies and other items.
Khrushchev Promotes Own View on Kashmir Conflict
Khrushchev claimed the Kashmir issue has been settled by the people, but India and Pakistan rulers dispute the notion. The 1947 accession by a Hindu ruler to India and the 1949 cease-fire left plebiscite conditions unresolved, with Nehru supporting self-determination yet wary of a Kashmiri vote.
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Pakistan
United Nations
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Nehru
Cyprus
Parody Magazine Covers Power of Negative Thinking
A campus journal hinting at a parody piece explores the idea of negative thinking as a power. A family with four children seeks a larger home to hide Christmas gifts, reflecting humorous domestic pressure and holiday planning.
Bringing Them Back Downtown
The MASS exodus of city residents to the suburbs haunts downtown retailers in this postwar decade. Merchants fear loss of customer traffic to suburban centers, worrying about parking, traffic, and neon lit storefronts draining urban business.
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Attlee to sit in Lords and early Oxford line traced
David Felts surveys Attlee leaving Labour leadership and becoming Earl of Oxford with a seat in the Lords. He recounts the historic Earls of Oxford, the Asquith lineage, and notes wartime losses. Khrushchev touts Kashmiri cashmere to an Indian audience.
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Exchange Table Who Actually Is A Farmer
The Milwaukee Journal notes ongoing confusion over who qualifies as a farmer and how farm income should be defined. It cites Frank Alexander's critique that mechanization and city investors blur lines between farming and other work, complicating income and profit calculations and hindering meaningful averages.
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Frank Alexander
Inside Michigan
Junkets Come Under Suspicion But Many In Congress Do Fine Work Abroad
Doris Fleeson notes that congressional junkets draw suspicion though many lawmakers perform valuable work overseas. An Associated Press poll counts 206 members traveling abroad this year, split roughly 50 50 between Democrats and Republicans, prompting scrutiny of expense use and foreign aid decisions.
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Associated Press
There Is Something Drastically Wrong With the Federal System
A 1955 opinion argues the congressional presidential commission on government employee security is slow and ineffective. It cites cases of innocent citizens smeared and punished, urging faster reforms and warning that current practices erode democracy and trust in government. It highlights Porter B. Williamson’s harrowing experience with clearance delays and firing, illustrating systemic failures.
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Congressional
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Saturday Evening Post
Porter B. Williamson
Bendix Aviation Corp
South Bend
Whistle in Jacksonville To Run Weaker Over Oil Rise
The city whistle Big Jim will sound less loudly at 7 am noon 1 pm and 5 pm as oil costs rise. Blowing the whistle costs about $12 000 yearly and will be cut by reducing steam. The Air Force has an electronic night sight device funded by trimming carrots from the mess hall budget.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Big Jim
Air Force
Home and life in Moscow amid vast new boulevards
Dorothy Thompson surveys Moscow’s Vorobyevsky Boulevard project extending from the center to the university area. She notes this mega plan will replace log houses with 1.4 million apartments, a Park of Culture Dynamo stadium, a 100000-seat arena, and a forested glass-enclosed complex. Rents stay nominal while private life remains constrained. The piece contrasts public life with private spaces and describes abundant theaters and clubs under state oversight.
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Moscow
Vorobyevsky
University
Dynamo
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Rome
Experienced Men Akron Ohio Still Work Late in Life
Akron veterans defy retirement with active roles in rubber, railroad, law, and business. Notables include Paul W. Litchfield at 80 leading a rubber firm and Cyrus S. Eaton at 71 rising early for work. The piece notes aging professionals stay productive amid stereotypes.
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Ohio
Paul W. Litchfield
M. D. Ailes
Cyrus S. Eaton
Clyde Berry
R. K. Crawford
William F. O'Neil
Watson E. Slabauy
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