davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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trough and dirty In their des-
lperate attempt to flnd issues for
1886" in 1877 separate investiga-
tions.
They are playing with more
than $6 million In probe money,
ranging far across the country
for possible targets, hitting hard
at what they iike to call big
business in Government mili-
ltary programs. farming. trans
lportation-you name II" the
10. o. p. publication said.
Specifically, it criticized the
Senate Agriculture Committees
inquiry into farm prices. a SEN
late Judiciary Subcommittee's In
lvestigation Of business pricing
methods. another Judiciary sub
committees proposed look into
administration news-release poll
Eicies and the activities Of several
Senate-Holse economic subcom-
imittees.
The q. o. p. publication said
the Agriculture Committee has
Ibeen involved in a Nationwide
quest for Democratic farm
program" cynically taking adj
ivatage Of the farmers current
cost squeeze to SOW resentment
land create q favorable climate
lof opinion for their descredited
rigid support policy.
Calling this charge "com-
lpletely ridiculous, Senator Long
Democrat Of louisiana said he
Thought the agriculture group
was doing public service with
tout any political warfare in
IImind of finding out what the
farmers think about price sup
ports.
II hope the Republicans are
mot suggesting that the farmers
Ought not to be heard. Senator
Long said in an interview. Il
they think they are hearing bac
things from the farmers now
wait till they hear from them II
next years elections
4 Senator Long also commented
Il on the publications contention
THAT q tax policy subcommittee
lof the Selate-H House econorni,
COMMITTEE is interested in try,
ling to prove that the little fel.
LIIoW' is not getting the breaks il
taxes. Z
General Motors Study Cited
n Senator Long. a member o.
sIthe tax-i1andling Senate FinancI
; Committee. said 'I'll have II
) lagree that no investigation i
needed to prove that the Eisen
hover administrations tax poll
cies have not benefited th'
individual"
The Republicans charged that
Ia Senate Judiciary Subcommit.
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election will be held December
l3. Thirteen Democrats and
eight Republicans have entered
tie primaries. Among the DEM
ocratic candidates are Ernest j.
Lacey. Democratic national Com
mitteeman for Michigan, and
29-year-old John d. Dingell, son
of the Representative. This dis
trict, the 18th, has been strongly
Democrats ever since 1t was
created in 1890. Mr.. Dingell was
Its first and only Representative,
elected in 1892,
Democratic National Chair
man Paul NJ. Butler issued q
statement yesterday predicting
Democratic victories on Tuesday.
Number Of Referendums
There is every reason for OPP
tiniism that the strong Demo-
cratic revival which began in
special congressional elections in
1883 and became more evident
lin 1854 win continue unabated, =
Mr.. Butler said.
States will vote in a number oi
|referendums including one ii
Ohio to make operative 4 layofI
lplan for the auto industry, which
could give workers as much q.
$50 q week. for q period Of 81
weeks. KentuHky viii vote on /
proposal to give the franchis,
ito 18-yeaf-olds. Georgia Is thu
lonly State so far to reduce 1t.
voting age to i8.
The Ohio referendum is on /
proposal which would meet thu
main condition required to pu,
into effect next June the auto,
mobile industry agreement.
under which employers will aug.
iment State unemployment com.
ipensation payments to give lob.
less workers so to 65 per cent q
the wotker's take-home pay. Rul.
lings permitting the dual pay.
Iments must be obtained from
States In which two-thirds of /
lcompany's employees work. Man,
States have banned unemploy.
Iment compensation payment,
while q worker still draws fund
from his employer. Enough
States. however. have approved
1.-THE simultaneous payments q
that ohio's approval win make
THE plan effective for 100000
auto workers. including those q
Ford and General Motors.
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GO. P. Accuses
Democrats Of
Probe 'Smears'
b the Associatsd Press


Republicans accused Demo-
Gratis in control Of Congress
yesterday of using legislative In
vestigations to further "a smear
campaign Of immense propor-
tions" against the G. o. P.
A Democrat replied his party
was after the facts. adding, in
eject. that the Republicans
hadn't seen anything yet.
The Republican National COM
mittee said In its official pub
lication Straight From the
Shoulder" that its political OPP
ponents in Congress are playing
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Political Leaders to Scan
Elections for 1856 Trend
By GOULD LINCOLN

Paced by Kentucky Virginia New Jersey and Pennsylvania
the election results Tuesday win be scanned by political
leaders for 1856 trends.
Kentucky win Governor and State Legislature A. B.
Happy Chandler Democratic candidate for Governor, is
expected to defeat his Republican opponent Edwin Denney
Evening star., 1955-11-06
new
AcRosoNIc
modern

all Of the exclusive fea-
iure, yoars only in The
Aerosonic by Baldwin
styled IN an exeitinsly new
delightfully."- different
"moderns-superbly fin.
ished in luxurious new beige
walnut.
this h The piano for you
zee and hear i todayl
Liberal budget terms, q
course.
old piano aeeen,ed il trade.
Exclusively Here!
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Desire to SNe Cash Behind Hondy-Mon Craze

cent; primarily as Q hobby 81
per cent: other reasons 10 per
cent.
At New York's recent Do-It-
Yourself Show, . manufactures
Of power tools announced that
there are now more than IL mil
lion home workshops In the
country. The market for power
tools was estimated at 5000 mil
lion. both for purchases and
rentals.
The magazine survey bears
this out. showing SAG per cent
Of the families queried having
home workshops, while 32.2 per
cent own one or more power
tools. So watch your fingers!
OF course it's hard to tell a
man who Is eager to hammer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
By DAVID q. BAREUTHER

Hold on to your pocketbook
just to have 1t handy because
this is the do-it-yourself season
II you are an average house
holder, you are going to reed
more than a little change pr.,h-
ably $l44. according to statis-
tics--to see you Through this
years home care and repair
spree.
The pressure Is coming from
several directions. You can't
blame it all on ambitions OF the
s'little woman" because many
women are welding power tools
nowadays. doing nlan-sized jobs
themselves. And you can't say
it's keeping up with the
Joneses" because Jones may be
lazy and rich. hiring his work
done.
The real reason YOU are do
it-ycurself addict seems to be
that modern tools and materials
make it easy to save a buck here
and there while you indulge in a
fascinating hobby.
The authority for these state
ments is a survey just completed
by a national magazine. It an
alyzes the experiences and inten-
lions of more than a million
families and comes up with some
conclusions that may be of some
help, or at least consolation to
you.
First, spring is the season when
43.2 per cent of all home handy
man projects are started. Only 10
per cent will be undertaken In
summer: 1877 per cent in the fall,
and 22.1 per cent in winter.
You might have suspected this
with the Do-It-Yourself Shows
now transforming the country,
having taken off from a stand in
New York. like the circus. But
with painting leading all other
activities, you may be surprised
that more people don't wait for
summer.
Jobs being done by do-it-
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yourselfers break down, accord
ing to this survey. as follows:
Inside Painting -------I9.5%
Outside Painting 1857
Carpentry Repairs and
Construction -----12.3%
Plumbing Repairs 9.9%
Furniture Refinishing 7.6%
Furniture Construction
ore Repairs -------- 6.9%
And so on down the list.
However the most money is
spent for construction and addi-
tions, $500 per job for the for
mer and $244 for the latter.
Inside painting Is cheap - ac-
counting for az average Of only
$25 per paint fan. Outside paint
ing chalks up $54. These costs
are for materials.
The. $144 average outlay per
family is an interesting item.
This is based on an average of
$102 among do 1t yourselfers
with annual incomes under
$4,000, graduating upward to
$188 as an average for families
with $1,000 to $4,000 incomes.
and dropping sharply to SLAB
for incomes above $4,000.
Why do people go in for this
do-it-yourself work around the
house? The reasons turned up
by this survey are: Both a hobby
and money-saver STA per cent:
primarily to save money IS per
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around the house, TO use his
head. But the number Of cas-
ualties among do-it-yourselfers
calls for d word OF caution.
More than $500 sfix-it" &C.
cidents occurred last year In
private-dwelling families. an In
surance firms figures show.
Nearly half - 800 900 - fell
into groups In which a ladder
would ordinarily be used" They
fell. all right-"fr ladders or
make-shift substituted" accord
ing to report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02


Now,
sveiR candpl
qualify sppopasy
in Of
.
churches ond Mstpoin outstanding
your iup.ia Tor
Regal ivinsi
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Todoy's Rodio-Tv HiohIiohts

the Formosa issue--a kine-
scope.
Radio Today.
$500, WGMS-Showcase: Men
delssohn's "A Midsummer
Nights Dream.
$500, WTOP-FBI In Peace and
War: A successful swindler
runs into bad luck when he
tries to mix romance with a
real estate fraud, in Strictly
Business" starring Bill john
stone and Alan Hewitt.
500. WTOP-Perry Como: Sings
with Teresa Brewer.
$3.50. WRC-Big Story: Joe Az
bell. city editor of the Mont
gomery tAla.) Advertiser, aids
in the apprehension of an ar
SoniSt.
1850. WMAL: HIS, WRC-
John Foster Dulles: The Sec
retary of State reviews the
Nations foreign policy and
discusses the Formosa issue
rebroadcaSt.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
TeIevision Todoy.

1900. WRC f4)-Norby: Joan
Lerring gets trip to New
York City.
7:30. WRC (D--Eddie Fisher:
Sings with Gisele MacKen-
zie.
1880, WNTAL f7)-Disneyland:
Songstress Peggy Lee stars
in a program of musical
highlights from Walt Dis
ney's film classics.
1880. WTTG (5)--Million DOL
lar Movie: Dorothy Lamour
and George Montgomery star
in Lulu Belle" the story of
a torch singer at the turn Of
the century.
$500, WRC al Married
Joan: Mail deliveries are dis
rupted when Joan Davis in
vents her own game of post
Office"
$500, WTOP f9)-Arthur God
frey: Art Carney substitutes
for the vacationing emcee.
Guests are Singer Patrice
Munsel and Dancer Harold
Lang.
$3.50, WRC f4)-My Little Mar
gle: Gale Storm uses a grass
skirt and a sarong in a cam
paign to win a free trip to
Hawaii.
$500. WRC a, = Television
Theater: A father makes his
daughter a buffer against
his domineering wife, = in
Departure" starring Neva
Patterson and Mikhail Ra-
sunny.
$3.50, WNGAL t7r-Who Said
That: Guests are June and
Gene Lockhart and Gisele
Mackenzie.
1900, WTOP (9) = Boxing.
Middleweights Carl "Bobo"
Olson and Ralph Tiger"
Jones.
1880, WMAL t7)-Eddie Cantor
Show: A variety show with
Eddie Fisher.
1880, WTTG (5)-John Foster
Dulles: The Secretary of State
on foreign policy.
16:45, WTOP (9l-Red BARRIERS
Corner: Guest is Yves Santee,
ace miller.
11:25, WTOP f9) - The Late
Show: II Shot Billy the Kid"
with Don Barry. recreates the
last days of the outlaw.
1880, WRC t4l-John Foster
Dulles: The Secretary of
State reviews the Nations
foreign policy and discusses
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Twist it twirl it bend it :. it can't
wilt or wrinkle ever. And after a hard
days wear it's fresh as daisy. It's Amer
icas fastest selling single shirt :. wears
up to twice as long, yet it costs 2.95
no more e.
VAN HEUSEN TINSEL TONE BOX
with Van Heusen Shirt, Tie and
Handkerchief to match --5. 95
Van Heusen Pastel Shirts ---3 .95
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q buI Plus VI dCktSAt'
"In order to stimulate ade-
quate consumer spending in
1885," he said, tax reduction
probably will be required at some
point during the year. This sit
Iuation necessitates flexibility in
our tax system which will per-
NIT tax cuts that are timed to
stimulate economic stability and
avoid both excessive imitation
and deflation.
Flexible tax policy should
offer no tax relief during rising
prices, even if the Treasury is en-
Ijoying a surplus. Similarly. taxes
should be reduced if economic
expansion is tagging. even if the
Treasury is operating at a deficit
In other words. tax changes
should be based on general bust
mess conditions and price trends
rather than on avoiding sur
pluses or deficits In the Treas
ury."
So Billion Suggested
Prof. Andersen added in reply
to subcommittee questions that
Ia reduction Of about SO billion in
consumer taxes might be found
necessary about July /.
He was one of three experts
who testified at the second day
of hearings by the tax policy SUBJ
committee of the Joint Economic
Committee. The others were G,
L. Bach. dean of the Graduate
School of Industrial Administra-
ton at the Carnegie Institute of
Technology. and Prof. Richard
Musgrave. University of Michi-
gan economics professor.
They dealt particularly with
the impact of Federal taxation
on the distribution of income
and on levels of consumption.
Prof. Musgrave told the subcom-
mittee that intelligent tax plan
ming is impossible without con-
Isistent. comprehensive and care
full study of the detailed distri-
button of the tax bill among all
groups of individual income
learners and corporations.
More Paying Bills
The discussion brought out
Iother points such as:
/. Less than 90 per cent of
families today have q once-prey-
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ways dangerous on economic and
ethical grounds
The organization recommend
ed top priority for income tax
cuts on the ground that the ma
jor tax impediments to growth
in the economy are to be found
in the prevailing rate schedule
of the individual income tax"
Even If a relatively greater
percentage reduction" is made in
the middle and upper brackets.
it said. lin absolute amounts the
savings will go largely TO taxpay-
ers In the lower brackets because
of the larger number of people
affected"
The committee said the fiscal
situation may not permit a
scheduled cut of five percentage
points in corporate income taxes
next April !. but there should
be leeway for at least a 2 point
reduction" The corporate in
come tax rate now is 50 per
cent. 1t will drop to AZ per cent
unless Congress cancels the re-
duction or postpones 1T again.
The CED said the corporate
rate "is so high now that it
plays large and unhealthy part
In virtually all business decisions
whether to invest or not to in
vest money"
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Slusher Admits Error,
Aimed to Knife Wife

DALLAS. Tex, Dec. 6 (P,.-A
45-year-old man seized Gertrude
Sercy, At, as she walked along
ia street Sunday night and knitted
her in the back and leg.
She was described as in fair
condition.
II thought she was my wife,
her assailant told officers.
The man was jailed, but his
name will not be available until
charges are filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
BrowneII Refuses
Mississippi Probe

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 6 (P.
Gov. William G. Stratton re-
vealed yesterday that Federal
authorities have turned down his
request for an investigation of
the Emmett Louis Till case in
Mississippi.
Gov. Stratton requested the
investigation in q letter to Attor-
ney General Brownell after a
Leflore County MISS grand
jury refused to indict two white
men on charges Of kidnapping the
14-year-old Chicago Negro. Pre-
viously, the two men had been
acquitted of numbering young
Till.
The Illinois Governor released
a letter from Mr.. Brownell say
ing that no Federal offense was
involved in the case.
Mr.. Brownell said the only
basis for Federal jurisdiction
would have been If State or local
officers had been involved in the
crime or If young Till had been
abducted and taken across State
lines.
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matter
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the top officials of General Mo-
tors expressing satisfaction with
conditions.
The telegram suggested to
Senator O'Mahoney that When
General Motors submits a stack
of kilograms" the subcommittee
should send each dealer a ques-
tionnaire to be answered in a
plain envelope In which he could
state his feelings.
Curtice Denies Request
Mr.. Curtice interrupted to deny
firmly that any request for mes.
sageS from dealers has been
made by any GIN official.
Senator O'Mahoney asked Mr..
.Curtice whether, if any GIN divi-
sion manager has asked for tele-
grams, Mr.. Curtice would repudi-
ate it.
Mr.. Curtice agreed, adding
that would be the last thing he
would want done.
Thank you," rejoined Senator
O'Mahoney. II think this is the
break the dealers have been
looking for. This has been a very
pleasant interlude. We will now
go on with the testimony"
Henry M. Hogan. general
counsel for GIN, challenged one
statement Senator O'Mahoney
had made that the five-year con-
tract just offered dealers still
does not remove the complaint
that GIN may cancel a dealer
contract without cause" Mr..
Hogan said the GIN dealer con-
tract specifically requires a cause
for cancellation to be shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
Brucker Inspects
japanese Army

TOKYO, Dec. 8 (R.-Secretary
of the Army WILDER Brucker to-
day toured Japanese and Ameri-
can Army installations near
Tokyo.
Mr.. Brucker watched Japanese
infantrymen train and said the
United States will not hesitate
to give continued aid and sup
port" to the army.
Mr.. Brucker told reporters the
Japanese should be proud to
defend their own country with
their own defense forces"
Rearmament is a touchy polit-
ical issue in defeated Japan,
where many persons say they do
not want another army. The
buildup of the new force has
been slower than the United
States would like.
Mr.. Brucker will fly to Korea
tomorrow. Friday he is Sched-
uled to 60 to Okinawa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
President Eyes
Acres Fight
BY a Star Stan Correspondent

GETTYSBURG, Pa. Dec. g.
President Eisenhower has be-
come interested in the new bat
tie of Gettysburg-the one over
IL acres of land on the Civil
War battlefield.
Newsmen learned this today
when they overheard Mr.. Eisen-
hover refer to that IL acres"
as he was walking into his Of
fee in the Post Once Building
here with Maj. Gen. Howard M.
Snyder. his personal physician.
Inquiries brought the state
ment from White House Press
Secretary James c. Hagerty that
Mr.. Eisenhower was discussing
the efforts of the Gettysburg
National Battlefield Park to ac-
quire IL acres of land on what
was the Confederate line at the
time of the battle.
The property is owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Guillermo Barriga.
Failing tosget their asking price
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dom and prosperity hundreds Of
millions Of men and women and
their children who toll in slavery
behind the curtain"
The Presidents voice came
through firm and clear and the
/ 500 labor delegates gave him a
standing ovation. Mr.. Meany
said it was "a fine speech" and
AFL-CIO Vice President Walter
P. Reuther added:
HE refutes completely the
Goldwater line, because obviously
the speech indicates he believes
our members have a right as
citizens to participate in shaping
the political decisions of the
Government"
Meany Outlines Role
Following his unanimous elec-
ton as the first president of the
new federation. Mr.. Meany used
q moderate approach in outlining
the political role of the organiza-
ton.
Our political philosophy is to
inform our own people on the
issues that they have before
them. and in particular to the
issues that affect the welfare OF
our own people" he said.
Mr.. Meany said he was
amused by this hue and cry
about labor political activity,
about the labor bosses con-
trolling votes No one can tell
the American worker how to
vote. and that includes you, me
and everybody else"
The labor chief said there was
mo sentiment for a labor party.
and I don't see any sentiment
for labor to take over one Of the
existing parties But he warned
management I'VE are going to
use our economic weapon
tstrike) in dealing with the en-
ployers. If that is necessary, in
order to get a fair share of the
wealth that we jointly produce
with management"
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where extremely high rates are
seriously interfering with the in
Icentive to take risks and with
the supply and mobility of in
Ivestment funds"
If the Federal budget situation
permits. the CED said, there
should be some reduction also in
corporate income and excise OF
sales tax rates.
Predicting its tax suggestions
on a balanced Federal budget,
the CED assumed that taxes can
safely be cut by So billion to 81
billion next year. although the
actual figure may turn nut to be
more or less than this"
The Budget Bureau estimated
last August there would be a
SIT billion deficit in ire current
fiscal year which ends rext June
80 But last month Budget Di-
rector Rowland Hughes said it
looks now as though the budget
can be balanced both in this
and the next fiscal year. How
ever. he declined to predict
whether balancing the budget
would mean tax cut.
The CED conceded that tax
policy may be a major political
issue in 1856 and cautioned that
tax changes adopted "for short
run political advantage are al
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alent aversion to buying on
credit.
2. Consumers this year will
borrow $37 billion of this type
lof credit.
3. Consumers show an increaS-
ingly better record of paying
their bills.
4. About II million families
own more than 81 900 in liquid
assets such as cash, bank de-
posts or Government bonds.
Subcommittee Chairman Mills,
Democrat of Arkansas. asked
whether the present Federal tax
structure is adequate to promote
economic growth. The wit
.nesSes agreed in general that
Congress could do considerably
more to make the system more
equitable. flexible and far
sighted.
Dean Bach opened today's ses-
sion by stating that he found lit
tie evidence that moderate inf1a-
tons since World War II have
had 1.-The alarming deleterious re-
suits sometimes forecast for in
flation."
The total output of the Amer
lean economy apparently has not
been reduced. through weakening
faith in the value OF the dollar,
Iimpairing the incentive to work,
or other of the often claimed
channels" said Mr.. Bach. ON
the other hand. neither Is there
substantial evidence that these
mutations have significantly slim
,ulated total real output. though
the evidence here is less clear
than in the former case"