Albany Introduces One Cent Cigaret Tax Stamps
Albany New York UP One cent cigaret tax stamps go on sale today to retail cigaret dealers Alger B Chapman president of the State Tax Commission announced Retailers must affix stamps to packages at close of business December 31 Supplies after the new year carry three cent stamps including the penny levy to fund the veterans bonus Jobbers wholesalers and banks serve as fiscal agents and will receive a higher commission for stamping packages The commission's overall commission rate has been adjusted to 3 3 per cent bringing the cage of smokes to 52 4 cents
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Albany
Alger
B. ‘Chapman
The
States Tax Commission
CHE Interem
Tax Commission
Chapman
New Subway Link Planned From Grand Street to Bronx
The Board of Transportation announced a new six track subway link costing 400 million dollars from Grand Street Manhattan to 149th Street and Third Avenue Bronx. It will connect with three city owned systems to reduce transfers and boost hourly capacity up to 350 percent on some runs.
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New York
Board of Transportation
Grand St
Manhattan
149Th St
Third Av
Bronx
Navy Unveils Panther Jet Panther first operational plane uses droop snoot design
The Navy introduces the Gruman FSF Panther jet with top speed over 600 mph and carrier takeoff and landing ease. It features the droop snoot wing design for high lift during takeoffs and landings and is the first U.S. warplane built around the Rolls Royce Nene engine delivering 5 000 pounds thrust, built by Pratt and Whitney division of United Aircraft Corp.
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Washington
Navy
U.S
Pratt and Whitney
United Aircraft Corp
Honest Woman purse found foiled wouldbe mayor’s wife loss
Police at Fulton headquarters reported a purse containing 30 dollars found by Mrs Shelma Goldberg of 317 South Fourth Street. Patrolman John Penkala recovered the item in the business district and learned it belonged to Mrs Elon K Rowlee wife of Fulton mayor. It had been waiting for her when she reported it missing.
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Fulton
John Penkala
Shelma Goldberg
S. Fourth St
Elon
K.rowlee
Government to Extend Synthetic Rubber Policy
U S officials indicate the government will stay in the synthetic rubber business for another year or two as a House Armed Services panel drafts a replacement for the temporary rubber control law expiring March 31. The plan calls for extending current authority, sharing production know how, and setting a minimum annual synthetic rubber output between 250 000 and 300 000 tons.
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Washington
House Armed Services
Shafer
R-Mich
Free Tuition Proposed for Top Students
President Truman’s Commission on Higher Education urged tuition-free schooling through the first two years of college for all worthy students. The six volume report calls for community colleges, reduced tuition for upperclassmen and graduates, elimination of quotas and segregation, and doubling college attendance to expand access. It also urges adapting European concepts and strengthening American education to meet democratic needs.
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Washington
Truman
Commission On Higher Education
Education methods align with modern American life
The commission led by Dr. George F. Zook, president of the American Council on Education, argues that U.S. educational methods should reflect the duties of contemporary American life.
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U.S
Sione
George F. Zook
American Council On Education
Guests Now Unwelcome in Fort Wayne Trailer Tale
John Dry 79 told police he allowed a man and a woman to stay in his trailer. After they left he found his billfold missing containing 750 dollars, prompting inquiries into the incident.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
John
Dry
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