Excise Reductions Favored in Congress Over All Tax Cuts
Washington reports four key senators expressing support for cutting excise levies such as auto, freight, and passenger taxes to stimulate the economy, while opposing a general tax reduction. President Eisenhower reportedly opposes broad tax cuts.
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Congress
Eisenhower
White House
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Senate Finance Committee
Kerr
Irving M. Ives
R-Ny
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Finance
John Bricker
Ohio
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Automobile Sa |Es
Defense to Present Starkweather Statements in Lincoln Murder Trial
The Starkweather defense plans to offer portions of his statements describing ten killings as part of an insanity plea. Court records show two statements signed after capture in Wyoming on January 29 are at issue, with prosecutors detailing nine slayings and Jensen's murder. T. Clement Gaughan noted Starkweather wrote a longhand confession recounting a January killing spree beginning January 27 at his girlfriend's Lincoln home, omitting Caril Fugate in this account. Caril Fugate faces first degree murder charges in Jensen's death.
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Neb
Charles Starkweather
Starkweather
Wyoming
Robert Jensen
Bennet
T. Clement Gaughan
Caril Ann Fugate
Caril
Jensen
Extension Granted for Land Purchase for Washington Airport
Federal District Judge Albert V. Bryan extended the land acquisition deadline for the Washington airport at Chantilly Virginia from July 1 to August 1 in response to a government motion that a 39 day extension would serve all parties.
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Washington
Chantilly
Albert V. Bryan
Bryan
Committee Moves Toward Compromise On Ike Trade Bill
Washington House Ways and Means Committee moves toward a compromise over Eisenhower administration reciprocal trade extension. A key vote is set on giving Congress a veto over the President’s authority to ignore Tariff Commission injury findings. Critics say this uses the escape clause for diplomatic expediency. Republicans oppose drastic changes as they push a high tariff agenda.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhow
Congress
Tariff Commission
Senate
U. S
Eisenhower
General Salling Celebrated On 112th Birthday Eve
Gen John Salling, honorary Civil War veteran in Slant Virginia, plans a 100 car motorcade with four Congress members and Rep. Eisenhower greetings. Gate City hosts band music and a five pound birthday cake as Salling, 112, in a new summerweight Confederate uniform, is wheeled in.
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John Salling
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Virginia
Salling
Walter W. Williams
Houston
Reps. Smith
Rkan
Fred Schwengel
Woman's Army Corps
Ft. Myer
Dixie
Gate City
Smith Salling
Civil War Commission
Eisenhower
Newspaperman Thomas L. Stokes Dies at 59
Thomas L. Stokes, 59, a nationally known columnist and longtime Washington newspaper man for nearly four decades, died of a brain tumor on Wednesday. He had worked for the United States press service and Washington papers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Thomas L. Stokes
The
United
Washington correspondent born in Atlanta joins World Telegram
The article notes a journalist who served as Washington correspondent for the Scripps-Howard syndicate with the New York World Telegram before launching his column in 1948. He was born in Atlanta and later established a distinctive voice in national coverage.
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