Budget Deficit Reaches 4.7 Billion Under Eisenhower Era
The administration warns the 1955 fiscal year will end with a 4.7 billion deficit, 1.7 billion more than January projections. Treasury Secretary Humphrey and Budget Director Hughes pledge daily efforts to cut the gap before June 30 and aim for a balanced budget. Revenue shortfalls include a 1.5 billion drop in corporate taxes, with 773 million more spending on farm price supports and housing programs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Treasury
Humphrey
Rowland R. Hughes
Budget Bureau
Taxpayers improving in figuring Washington headlines
The Internal Revenue Service reported fewer arithmetic errors on income tax returns in 1954. Of 33,800,000 returns, 750,570 errors were found versus 888,880 in the prior year, with corrections boosting collections by 35,107,882 dollars.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
PTA Proposes Pupil Insurance Plan for Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie PTA proposes a school injury benefit plan at 11 per student for 5200 public school students. The program offers medical, hospital and a $1000 death benefit for fatalities during school hours or while commuting, with letters sent to parents outlining the nine month term.
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Grand Prairie
Parent-Teacher Council
PTA
Harry Taylor
PTA Health Council
Bonham Plans Smile Day Collection Drive
Sunday is Smile Day in Bonham with residents asked to place bags on porches for Goodwill Industries of Dallas collection that afternoon. The Bonham Lions and Kiwanis Clubs sponsor the event with Boy Scouts helping in bag distribution and pickup.
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Bonham
Goodwill Industries of
Dallas
Bonham Lions
Kiwanis Clubs
Boy Scouts
Legislation Promised To Regulate Primaries
State Rep. Jim Carmichall said he will introduce in the next Legislature a measure requiring voters to designate party preference when filing for a poll tax. The amendment to the Texas Election Code would prohibit a voter from participating in the primary of any other political party.
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Hillsboro
Jim Carmichall
Carmichall
Private John R. Donaldson Jr. joins Army as physicist
Dr. John R. Donaldson Jr. with BS BA from Rice and MS PhD from Yale becomes a Private in the Army after serving as an associate physics professor at the University of Arizona. A former National AAU champion discus thrower and volleyball scorer, he is described as a capable recruit amid wartime needs.
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Houston
John R. Donaldson Jr
Rice Institute
Yale
University of Arizona
Donaldson
Bond issues voted at record rate in Texas year
Texas cities approved municipal bond issues totaling 304 million dollars in the last fiscal year, Attorney General John Ben Sheppard reported. The amount set a new all time high, surpassing the previous record of 301 million dollars in 1951.
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Austin
Texas
John Ben Sheppard
Sheppard
Fear Makes Mare Brenda Return From 2200 Mile Ride
Kathryn Elliott 32, a former WAC, completed the first half of a 2200 mile horseback journey from Fort Lee Virginia to Montana riding her one eyed mare Brenda who avoids trucks and trailers. The report notes the trek through Wisconsin and credits the mare's fear as the reason for the long voyage. The tale appears alongside a formal Texas court citation issued in Grayson County for a partition suit involving many plaintiffs and Edwin Bailey as defendant. The citation sets filing deadlines and court details.
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Rhilelander
Wis
Kathryn Elliott
WAC
Fort Lee
Montana
State OF Texas
Edwin Bailey
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Clifford Bailey
Weldon Bailey
Anthony Bailey
Royce Bailey
Clarice James
W. O. James
Maud Bailey
Georgia Bailey
John W.bailey
Lindell Bailey
Rosa B. Borders
Minnie Mae Reed
W W. Reed
Bailey's
van Alstyne
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Sun
Speaker Martin Responds To Main Election Results
Speaker Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts said too many Republicans voted for Democratic candidates in the Main election results. He gave the remark in Newark New Jersey on Wednesday.
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Newark
N. J
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Naked protester blocks Dublin street during job bureau clash
Patrick Ryan, 43, walked stark naked through a Dublin thoroughfare in protest against government employment officials he blames for his unemployment. Traffic halted as a crowd followed before his arrest.
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Dublin
Ireland
Patrick Ryan
Publisher welcomes corrections to any misstatements
The notice states that any erroneous reflection about a person, firm, or corporation will be fully corrected if brought to the publisher's attention. It emphasizes the publisher's commitment to addressing inaccuracies promptly.
Parrot Alarms Student and the Home Boss in School Jokes
A collection of light classroom and domestic gags. A schoolmaster debates blood flow as a student notes feet stay full. A husband mistakes the office for home. A child sketches marriage in art class, and a clever parrot helps a sleepy student wake up.
Child's sketch hints at future aviation career
Third grade pupils in a San Fernando Valley school near Los Angeles were asked to draw what they wanted to be when grown up. One boy submitted a picture suggesting an aviation path, reflecting early interests among students.
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San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles
Fence Lesson Brings College Return to Farm
A farmer tells his wife that son Silas will fix the fence next week after returning from college. She doubts his fencing knowledge, but Hiram notes Silas has been taking fencing lessons for a month.
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Hiram
Silas
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