Public Defiance Grows Over IRS Harassment in Tax Bills
In Chicago a shift emerges as taxpayers push back against aggressive IRS notices. A resident recounts lengthy disputes over a $36 bill, prompting calls for proof and amendments while investigators probe agents. The piece argues fear and harassment spread through offices as many cases move toward collection or prosecution.
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Internal Revenue Service
Washington
Internal Revenue
John Q
John
Cub Scout News Den 4 Pack 5 Officers Elected
Den 4 Pack 5 met at Mrs J Frank Wilson home with Denner Eddie Wilson presiding. New officers elected include Denner Eddie Wilson assistant denner Ronnie Phillips keeper of the buckskin Mickey Meador song leader Ray Bunch and flag bearer Ronnie Wayne Cook. Spelling theme Eyes in the Sky featured constellation displays.
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Den
J. Frank Wilson
Denner Mickey Meador
Denner
Eddie Wilson
Ronnie Phillips
Mickey Meador
Ray Bunch
Ronnie Wayne Cook
Weldon Wilson
Denner Eddie Wilson
Larry Garner
Buckskin
Merle Travis Pens Lighter Tunes After Sixteen Tons
Hollywood composer Merle Travis shifts from heavy satire to lighter music. After completing Nine-Pound Hammer following last year’s Sixteen Tons, he unveils a milder style.
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Hollywood
Merle Travis
Corn Whisky Fine Set At Fifteen Dollars In Court
In Tupelo Mississippi a defendant told Judge Charles Hutchinson to make his drink corn whisky. The judge set fines of 100 dollars for beer and 15 dollars for corn whisky.
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Tupelo
Miss
Charles Hutchinson
Hutchison
Building Peace Is Ike's Goal For His Second Term
President Eisenhower declared that building peace with justice is the bold and solemn purpose of his second term. He urged a high cost in toil and sacrifice to achieve a just lasting peace while offering friendship to Soviet Russia as crowds at the Capitol Plaza heard him.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Soviet
Russia
Georgi Zarubin
Capitol
Voice of America
Pay Boost Sought for Judges and Teachers in Senate Bills
Senate bills move to raise pay for state judges and educators. Fort Worth Senator Doyle Willis seeks higher salaries for Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals justices to 24 000 yearly and for district and appeals court judges to 16 000 and 20 000 respectively. Paris Senator A M Aikin Jr backs emergency action raising teacher pay with bachelor degree caps to 3204 and career pay scales up to 5059 for master degree teachers after 25 years, totaling about 41.9 million with most funding from the state.
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Aikin
Truman Criticizes Ike Message for Lacking Plan of Action
Former President Truman in Kansas City said Eisenhower’s inaugural address was strong for home and mother but lacked any plan of action. He expressed regret that the president did not outline a course to obtain world peace or address farmers and credit issues.
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Kansas City
Truman
Eisenhower
Mother
Bill Would outlaw Secret Meetings of Public Bodies
Texas senator Henry B. Gonzalez proposed a law to ban secret meetings by city councils legislatures committees and state boards with fines from 100 to 1000 dollars and removal from office for violations. Grand jury sessions would remain confidential and not be covered.
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Austin
Henry B. Gonzalez
San Antonio
Gonzalez
Sen. Searcy Bracewell
Texoma Power Policy Sought Over Lake Level Halt
The Lake Texoma Association asked Rep. Carl Albert of Oklahoma to seek a congressional interpretation on stopping U S Engineers Corps power generation at the 600-foot level. After a 1956 dip to 600.02 feet prompted intervention, the corps resumed power and the lake nears the threshold again. The group seeks a formal policy stance.
Classified notice items with sales and services
A mixed set of small ads lists lost livestock for J D Kent and rental and sale housing on Log Lake Road, plus local services from Dawson Butane and Stan s Auto Supply. Hardware lighting furniture and vacuum cleaner offers appear from Meadow Hardware and The Whitewright Sun, with contact numbers and addresses included.
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Jack Mabley
Star-Telegram
Chicago
Bureau
Dans
Tom Sears
CUB Scqut News
T. W. Ayres & Son
McCall’s
Stetson
H.S.T
Whitewright
Texoma Power Policy
Seneca
Linda Theatre
Jayne Mansfield
Tom Ewell
Odongo
Rhonda Fleming
McDonald Cares
June Allyson
Jack Lemon
Anita Ekberg
Robert Ryan
Rod Steiger
Phyllis Kirk
Whitewright Lumber Co
J. D. Kent
Oran Searsle
Log Lake Road
Hess
Income Tax Service
Floyd Bassett
Dawson
Stan
Paul Stephens
Dollarhide Hardware
Dearborn
Meadow Hardware
Bells
Texas
East Main Street
Stephens & Bryant
Whitewright Sun
Hannah’s
H. H. Taylor
Guy Hamilton
Johnson
United States
Johnson Jewelry & Appliances
Insurance & Real Estate
B. W. Newman
Whitewright Independent
Ss. T. Montgomery, Jr
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