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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1962
Page
2
Texas legislators prepare for a possible tax measure after budget examiners project requests totaling nearly 3.2 billion for the next two fiscal years. Education funding and higher education seek large increases, with talks of raising sales tax and removing exemptions.
Louisville men Paul Snider and Heart Jones patent a new eight inch spherical sundial shaped like a basketball. The device uses two opposite slots with a north south axis to show time when sunlight passes through both. The sunlit slots align with a meter face indicator to tell the hour.
Sen Krueger of El Campo plans to be Governor for a Day on September 8 inviting friends neighbors and state officials to showcase government work. By by passes and park expansions loom as state bodies meet in El Campo under a Progress for Small Towns theme as Democrats and Republicans shape platforms ahead of September conventions.
The Vermont Department of Agriculture reports total livestock at 383313. Vermonts 1960 census shows a population just over 390000, indicating people slightly surpass cows in the state.
The Treasury opposes withholding taxes on interest and dividends without filings by banks and savers. It would require institutions to report payments over 10 dollars to the IRS, shifting tax collection costs to banks while the IRS only remits refunds. The Star-Telegram notes the Treasury wants the tax to be collected at the source.
Washington The Senate passed and sent to the White House a bill to impose strict safety standards on interstate sale of hydraulic brake fluid for autos and trucks. The Commerce Department would fix standards to eliminate substandard brands that vaporize under hard stopping conditions.
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