House Unit Votes Boost In Social Security Tax
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan to raise the Social Security payroll tax from 2 to 2 percent to fund higher benefits for over 1 million people. The measure lowers the retirement age for women from 65 to 62, adds eligibility for disabled at age 50, extends benefits for disabled children, and broadens coverage to include most professional self employed groups plus TVA employees and certain banks.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Social Security Trust Fund
Anderson Resigns as Deputy Secretary of Defense
Washington report says Robert B. Anderson resigned Monday from the post of deputy secretary of defense. In a related change, Wilber M. Brucker was confirmed by the Senate to become secretary of the Army, succeeding the retiring Robert T. Stevens.
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Robert B. Anderson
Defense
Pentagon
Senate
Eisenhower
Wilber M. Brucker
Army
Robert T. Stevens
No Dog’s Life for Pooches Pick-Up Now
Philadelphia’s SPCA says its Erie Avenue shelter is completely air conditioned to cope with hot days. The report notes air conditioning as a humane measure for kennels while also mentioning a broader statistic that lightning damages or destroys about 18 million dollars worth of property annually.
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Philadelphia
The
Air Force Academy Dedicated As Prop To Hope For Peace
Secretary Talbott dedicated the Air Force Academy at Lowry with a pledge that a strong air force stabilizes world peace. He praised the new academy as a bridge to the future while cadets of the first class of 306 listen to leaders headed to Colorado Springs in two years. Gen. Twining warned discipline is essential to avoid costly mistakes in flight. A stray TV repair anecdote closes with a six-year-old suggesting cleaning dead cowboys from a TV set.
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Air Force Academy
Denver
U. S. Air Force Academy
Air Force
Talbott
Lowry Air Force Base
U. S. Air Force
Lowry
Colorado Springs
Nathan F. Twining
West Point
Annapolis
Taxpayer tosses pennies over $1 tax bill in Dallas
A Dallas man attempted to pay a $1 income tax with pennies and launched into a tirade against the IRS. Cashier Clark Doty urged sacrifice as the patriot recalled three sons who served in World War II. The man apologized after a bystander counseled duty and handed over a dollar.
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Dallas
Clark Doty
Internal Revenue Service
Doty
United States
Subscription Rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties
Rates listed for Grayson and Fannin Counties 2.00, outside counties 2.50, foreign subscriptions 5.00. The publisher will correct any erroneous reflection upon request.
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Grayson and
Fannin Counties
One third of freshmen fail to reach sophomore year
In Ann Arbor the University of Michigan notes that about one third of students entering college as freshmen do not advance to their sophomore year. Dr. Ira M. Smith, former registrar, calls the freshman year the biggest stumbling block to earning a degree. The report also mentions Pentagon bus facilities handling 25 000 passengers per hour.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Ira M. Smith
Smith
Pentagon
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