Most Legislators Think Taxes Must Be Increased
Iowa lawmakers show overwhelming support for tax hikes to fund schools roads and government operations. A UP survey of 65 members finds 45 favor increases 15 undecided and 5 oppose. Income tax is seen as the primary new revenue source with broader support for school aid though optimism about passage varies.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United Press
Leo Hoegh
56Th General Assembly
Tax Commission
Commission
Iowa Good Roads Assn
Senate
House
Hoegh
Twentythree
Ministerial Group Elects Officers for 1955
Rev. Earl C. Longfellow was elected president of the Washington Ministerial association for 1955. Other officers include Rev. Halsey E. Wakelin as vice president, Rev. Harley C. Gelhaus as secretary, and Artemas Brown as treasurer. Plans cover a Yuletide dinner December 31 and a week of prayer January 3–7 with opening and closing services at local churches.
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Earl C. Longfellow
The
Baptist Church
Washington Ministerial Association
Halsey E. Wakelin
Christian Church
Harley C. Gelhaus
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed
Artemas Brown
YMCA
United Presbyterian Church
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Stores to Open Wednesday Night in Washington
Christmas shoppers are reminded that Washington stores will stay open from 7 to 9 p.m. each Wednesday in December and also until 9 p.m. the week before Christmas, following hours announced by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Honor Players, Coaches at Grid Dinner Monday
Junior and senior high school football players and their coaches were honored at the Cham ber of Commerce football banquet in St. James church. Iowa State figures Alex Agase and Ray Tweeten headlined a program praising team spirit and the drive to win.
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Chamber of Commerce
St. James Church
Alex Agase
Iowa State College
Ray Tweeten
Iowa
Agase
Iowa State
Illinois
Ames
Robert Day
Carl Paetz
Glenn Drahn
Zeke Hogeland
Bob McLaughlin
Tom English
al Fritz
English
St. James Social Hall
R. J. Kinnavey
Supt
M. Robert Everetts
John Yousling
Red Premier Vows To Liberate Formosa
Formosa Taiwan crisis update: Chou En-lai denounces U S backed Chinese island defense and warns of new war. Russia reportedly sends 300 jet fighters to aid massed Red forces along the China coast as the coast front remains quiet with sporadic artillery at Tachens and Quemoy.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Chou En-Lai
Reds
U.s.-Defended
United States
Taiwan
Russia
Defense Ministry
Tachens
Quemoy
Selene
Howard Wittiig Explains Federal Farm Service Operations
Howard Wittiig, ACP office manager, spoke at the Washington Rotary about how the federal farm program promotes soil fertility through conservation. He outlined payments covering up to half the cost of approved work and detailed crop loan procedures and grain grading tests at the county office.
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Washington Rotary Club
Howard Wittiig
ACP
Mr. Witting
Witting
Cloid Willits
Elthon backs sales tax hike over income tax
Des Moines Governor Leo Elthon said if taxes must rise to cover higher government costs he would favor a one cent increase in the two cent sales tax over raising income taxes. He argues balance budgeting and notes potential state aid and school funding needs while criticizing service tax expansion as costly to administer.
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Des Moines
Leo Elthon
Leo A. Hoegh
Elthan
Elthon
Extra Hours For Rest Rooms At County Court House
Rest rooms at the county court house will be open to the public each evening as local stores stay open through Christmas. The basement rest rooms are ready with county and Chamber officials in agreement. The Chamber will fund attendants on Wednesday and Saturday nights. courthouse hours run from 8 am to about 9 30 or 10 pm, no closure for supper. The city hall rest room remains open as usual.
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County Court House
Chamber of Commerce
Court House
Chamber
City Hall
Uncertain U S Navy reply to coastal island invasion
The report notes doubt about whether the 7th Fleet would intervene if coastal islands faced an attempted invasion, leaving action uncertain and dependent on unfolding events and orders.
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7Th Fleet
Humphrey Defends His Money Program
Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey defended the administration’s honest money program before the Congressional Economic subcommittee. He said the plan aims for fiscal stability, high employment, and rising production without inflation or deflation, while acknowledging a budget deficit in fiscal 1956 likely below three billion dollars. Defense Secretary Wilson agreed on tight, near bottom defense spending, with possible swings between 33 and 37 billion dollars annually.
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Washington
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
House - Senate
Congressional Economic Subcommittee
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Yoshida Resigns as Japan Prime Minister
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida resigns unexpectedly, ending a long decisive era as Japan shifts from war recovery to anti communist stance. Ichiro Hatoyama, purged in 1946, could succeed Yoshida and lead the Conservative Democrat Party, while maintaining broadly pro Western policies.
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Tokyo
Shigeru
Yoshida
Japan
United States
Far East
Diet
Ichiro Hatoyama
Douglas MacArthur
Yatoyama
Democrat Party
Liberal Party
Red China
Washington
McCarthy Attacks Eisenhower Denying Third-Party Bid
Sen Joseph R. McCarthy publicly denounced President Eisenhower and said he would not form a third party. He interrupted a Senate subcommittee session to read a 350-word statement, denying any move to bolt the GOP while claiming the president urged patience with communists.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Ane
Senate
Subcommittee
McCarthy
Republican Party
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Raedin Age Ra Aers
Lodge Delivers Resolution on U S Prisoners at U N
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. handed a 16 power resolution to Secretary General Hammarskjold urging the immediate release of 11 American fliers jailed by Red China. The measure, sponsored by the United States and 15 Korean War allies, seeks negotiations with Peiping for their freedom.
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United Nations
N.Y
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
Lodge
U.N
Hammarskjold
General Assembly
U.S
Peiping
Tickets Available For Chamber Dinner
Chamber of Commerce members urged to buy tickets for the annual dinner meeting. The event features Caleb Hathaway of Kansas City as speaker and includes the president's annual report and board election results. Proceeds support the YWCA centennial fund.
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Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
Evening Journal
Chamber
Robert Day
Caleb Hathaway
Kansas City
W. O. Boshart
YWCA
Centennial Fund
The Christmas Story in Matthew About Joseph
The passage describes an angel appearing to Joseph in a dream instructing him to marry Mary because the child conceived is from the Holy Spirit. It fulfills the prophecy that a virgin will bear a son and Joseph wakes and obeys the command.
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Joseph
David
Mary
Parking Limit In Effect Soon In Washington
Washington officials remind motorists that a new city ordinance limits parking time along the outer curbs around the square and on surrounding streets for one block in each direction. The rule takes effect at noon Friday and is marked by new signs to aid visitors by freeing up parking space.
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Washington
John F. Foster Dies Suddenly in Washington County
John F. Foster 81 prominent farmer and banker of Washington county died suddenly at 4 p m Monday at his home seven miles northeast of Washington. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p m in the Washington Methodist church with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. He helped organize the Washington State Bank and served 1939 to 1953 as board chair. Survivors include two daughters, a grandson, a twin brother, and a niece.
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John F. Foster
Washington County
Washington
Foster
Freeport
Ill
George L. Foster
Belle McKibben Foster
Grand Prairie Country School
Eva Lease
Sue Shaw
Iowa
Washington State Bank
Federal Land Bank
Methodist Church
Stephen Viggers
Helen Foster
Omaha
John Viggers
George Foster
Hattie McConnell
Foster Home
Cpl Gilbert Leathers Arrives in Richland After Overseas Duty
Cpl Gilbert Leathers returns home in Richland from two years abroad in England and Germany, arriving Friday December 3 after Fort Sheridan discharge. His wife and son Stephen stay with Fay Shultz family. Commercial club met December 2 naming George Hendrickson as president and recognizing Quiz Kid Derby victors Frank Stevenson Larry Shultz Leland Hahn with a plaque for the Richland school trophy case. The club also announced 2¢ members present and officers for the coming year.
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Clair Hoekstra
Commercial Club
Ray Ward
Frank Stevenson
Larry Shultz
Leland Hahn
Des Moines
Richland School
Pearl Harbor Row Man Blames Roosevelt Officials
Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel charged that the Roosevelt administration provoked the Pearl Harbor attack and withheld intelligence from Hawaiian commanders. He named Roosevelt Stimpson Knox Marshall Stark and others in his allegations while publishing excerpts from his forthcoming book.
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Washington
Husband E. Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
United States
War and
Navy Departments
Kimmel
U.S
Walter C. Short
Hawaii
Supreme Court
Owen Roberts
U.S. News & World Report
Admiral Kimmel
Henry Regnery Co
Chicago
T.B. Kittredge
Kittredge
Short
William F
Bull) Halsey
Halsey
Henry L. Stimson
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
George C. Marshall
Army
Harold R. Stark
Naval
Highway Commission Seeks More Staff for Iowa Roads
Iowa Highway Commission asked for a major personnel increase at state budget hearings led by Gov. Leo Elthon and Gov-elect Leo Hoegh. Chief engineer John Butter sought 30.29 million dollars yearly for maintenance engineering and right of way needs, up from 26.71 million. He urged a 50 percent rise in design staff and a 100 percent rise in right of way buyers to finish planned projects.
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Des Moines
Iowa Highway Commission
Iowa
John Butter
Commission
Leo Elthon
Leo A. Hoegh
Butter
Survivors Rescued After Tug Bertha Sinking Off Florida
Three crew members of eleven were pulled from the Gulf after the tug Bertha sank 70 miles southwest of Panama City. The Helen Lykes rescued three men and towed the barge it found at the site. A Coast Guard plane spotted a liferaft with two men and was to land them.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Gulf
Coast Guard
St. P . Fla
Helen Lykes
Bertha
Panama City
Weather by United Press Iowa Warm Week Ahead
Cloudy tonight with lows 18 to 28 north and east and 25 to 32 southwest. Partly cloudy north and mostly cloudy south with rain or snow in extreme south Wednesday and Wednesday night. Highs in the 30s and showers Southeast. Five day outlook expects above normal temperatures through Sunday. highs 29 north 37 south, lows 13 north 19 south. Snow possible 10 to 20 inches Wednesday or Thursday.
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United Press
Iowa
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Gilbert Leathers
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