Pension plan broadening under study proposes 11 million more covered
A Senate House group plans to widen Social Security to 11 million more people with higher retirement payments and benefits for total and temporary disability, maternity and coverage for armed forces, farm workers, domestic workers, and self employed. Tax changes include taxing earnings up to 4800 for most, 2 percent for the self employed, no rate rise.
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Washington
A_ Senate House group
Herbert H. Lehman
Dem
New York
Congress
Senate
House
Ultrasonic Waves Eye Cataract Cure Hope Explored
Dr. Oscar Lavine and colleagues report ultrasound based approaches in cataract research at the Pan American Congress of Ophthalmology in Mexico City. They have produced cataracts in calf eyes with ultrasound and suggest different frequencies might break up cataracts though a cure remains unproven.
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Mexico City
Oscar Lavine
Washington, D. C
Pan-American Congress of Ophthalmology
Lavine
Atom Power Plant to Make Its Own Fuel
Idaho scientists report progress toward a self fueling atomic plant. An experimental breeder reactor operated December 27 28 at the AEC testing station with liquid metal cooling and no commercial power, demonstrating a step toward a plant that could produce more fissionable material than it consumes.
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Arco
Idaho
Atomic Energy Commission
Taxes Make Up 29 Percent Of New Car Cost
Chrysler chairman K T Keller notes that on a $2000 car about $584 is taxes. He explains taxes on materials and services add up to roughly 29 cents per dollar of the purchase price.
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K. T. Keller
Chrysler Corp
Mr. Keller
Six room houses and trades listed in local want ads
Want ads show multiple six room houses for sale in Melissa and Whitewright, plus rental options and items for sale. Advertisers include Otis McLain, Mrs W L Hatfield, Ralph Wallace, Tom Barbee, F C Williams, Lewis Whitworth, Langford Nursery, Babcock Auto Store, Orenduff Jewelry, and more. Also offerings on butane propane gas systems and sewing typewriter sale notes.
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Melissa
Otis McLain
Texas
W. L. Hatfield
F. M. Williams
Main Street
Youngstown
F. C. Williams
Tom Barbee
Dawson Butane
Remington
Whitewright Sun
Presbyterian Church
Hickman
Orenduff’s Jewelry
Smith’s Grocery
Blanton’s Home & Auto Supply
Langford Nursery
Tom Bean
Bond Street
Main
Delfel Place
Lewis Whitworth
Babcock Auto Store
Whitewright
Alotf
Farley & Hill
C. J. Meador Hardware
Farmall
Survey Finds Parents Prefer One of Each
New York report shows both mothers and fathers favor a balanced family. Among 693 couples with children, about a third with a single sex say they planned the last birth to obtain the other sex. Nearly half of couples with one son and one daughter cited this reason for limiting family size.
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New York
Jeanne E
Clare and
Clyde V. Kiser
Milbank Memorial Fund
Mine coats are off in capital to $650
Washington report from Sloan's auction room notes a bidding frenzy as mine coats reach $650, highlighting a brisk sale and strong demand in the capital.
Mink Coat Auction Falls Short Amid Sparse Bids
In a mink conscious capital scene the auctioneer pitched an expensive coat to 200 300 buyers citing prices of 8000 9000 as the going rate. No bids rose until a lone bidder offered 400 and after urging the hammer finally landed at 650.
Congressmen Pay More for Eats in Washington
After the winter recess the House restaurant raised prices with coffee doubling to 10 cents and a luncheon from 75 to 90 cents. The Saturday special offered pork chop applesauce candied yams string beans pie or cake and coffee or tea. Other items include bean soup 25 cents ham sandwich 35 cents and broiled sirloin steak with French fries 2.50.
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Washington
Congress
House
Wry Observations on Wage Increases and Life Rules
The excerpt muses on government pay hikes and street rights, notes the futility of a clear path after death, compares land use for cellulose versus cotton, and ends with a cautionary maxim about kindness before wealth. It reads as a collection of aphoristic lines rather than a single cohesive event.
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Ralph Wallace
Texarkana
W. H. Forrest
Mrs. Forrest
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McCall’s
McCall Pattern Books
Peters Shoes
West Mulberry
Sherman, Texas
Sloan’s Auction Room
Whitewright Lumber Company
Whitewright Lumber Co
Undertaker
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First National Bank OF Bells
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
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Grayson
P. H. Wilson
J.C. Allred
Grayson County
E. C. Whiting
J. A. Whiting
J. H. Dickerson
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Sociale
Kimbell
Orange Juice Blue Label
Pride OF Dixie
RATH
Birdseye
Donald Duc
Jemima
Carton
the Food Mart
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