Virginia Tax Share Tops Billion With State Contributions
The article notes Virginia's 1948 Internal Revenue total at 769 million, ranking 13th among states. It lists New York at 8 billion, Illinois 3.8, Pennsylvania 3.2, California 3.1, Ohio 2.7, Michigan 2.3, Texas, New Jersey, Massachusetts 1.3, North Carolina 1.2, Missouri 1.1, Indiana 1.0, Kentucky 780 million, with Virginia just behind. It argues 14 states provide 80 percent of the national budget and criticizes federal overhead funded by these state revenues.
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Drift toward dictatorship warned by Eisenhower speech
General Eisenhower warned in a Columbia College forum that democracy could erode through a drift toward centralized bureaucratic rule. He warned that paternalism and loss of personal responsibility could render republics into totalitarian systems, with government expanding until it is all powerful.
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Byrd Pushes Single Appropriations Bill Plan
A year after urging a unified funding bill Senator Byrd reintroduced a joint resolution with sponsors Butler Gillette Bridges O Connor and Knowland. The plan would consolidate all federal appropriations into one bill and cap spending to match expected revenues, forcing clearer fiscal decisions.
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Champion Demagogue Crowned for Senate Demagoguery
Opinion column accuses Senator Claude Pepper of demagoguery after a heated Labor Committee exchange with Ira Mosher. Pepper claimed workers’ sons died while manufacturers’ sons stayed home, a statement labeled false by the author who cites war casualties from both sides and Arlington cemeteries.
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Governor Tuck’s ballot bill amended for presidential name
One year ago in 1948 Gov. Tuck’s anti-Truman bill was amended to allow the President’s name on the November ballot without a 1000-name petition. H. B. McCormack Jr. named vice president of the Apple Blossom festival. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. John L. Pearson of Boyce. Henry Ritenour, a 19 year old Stephens City senior, honored as a five letter athlete.
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Fire ravages Jefferson hotel in Richmond injuring state senator
State Senator Aubrey G. Weaver suffocated as flames and smoke engulf the Jefferson hotel in Richmond. Firefighters battled a blaze across the building as officials rushed to rescue residents.
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Disputes Persist as CIO AFL Conference Stalls in NYC
Ten years ago in 1929 the CIO and AFL conference in New York aimed to end labor strife but bogged down in disputes. Apple Blossom festival events are planned for broadcast with arrangements in place. Mrs. Mary E. Grigsby dies at her Berryville home today.
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Deep snow shuts Northern Virginia lines in 1924
A 1924 report notes Northern Virginia buried under the year's heaviest snow with the telephone system out of order. Local agencies and clubs join in Red Cross relief efforts as residents endure the storm.
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Virginia
Red Cross
Death by Tiger Painter Pain in Miami
In Miami Captain Roman Proske, a veteran wild animal trainer, describes tiger attacks as painless due to shock. He recounts being hurt in many bites, including a leg injury from a favorite tiger last May, yet returning to the ring within weeks.
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Farmville coeds aided by fund expansion
The relief fund for 47 Farmville State Teacher College coeds displaced by a dormitory fire has grown to 8 051 dollars. Checks totaling 1 095 were received from Lynchburg merchants, with the remainder from Farmville residents. Representatives plan to issue each girl a credit card for purchases at Farmville stores at discounts up to 30 percent after a conference with the recipients.
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Farmville State Teacher College
Farmville
How's Your IQ Quiz Questions and Answers Preview
A 10 question IQ style quiz with scoring by daily correct answer rates. Questions cover history art science and language including Austria 1938 annexation name of author Tennessee Corcoran Gallery Phi Beta Kappa eligibility Lincoln Day Dinner speaker food train idea Latin per diem and executor versus administrator in estate distribution.
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New Simple Pregnancy Test Shows High Accuracy
A new method using three intramuscular injections of estrone over five days indicates pregnancy if no menstrual period occurs within 24 hours after the last dose. Suitable only for healthy women with regular periods and no anemia or bleeding, the test is inexpensive and office friendly.
Dinner at Beechcraft Inn Amid Beechcraft Trail
Deb Randall and Tim Grant dine with friends at a Beechcraft dinner, discuss a mysterious campus admirer, a threatened GI wife, and a late-night emergency call from Mark. Deb reflects on past events, while Molly Burton Stewart and Ingrid Johnson weigh clinic outcomes and personal worries.
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