Diario las Américas., 1958-04-27
WIN %PENeLEToN

GOOD OLD APRIL 1--we saw
a friend of ours the other day
who was grinning from a to ear.
We asked him what was making
him so happy. 81 ought to be-,
he said, "Tm getting a $3.50 in
come tax refund. We asked him
how he had managed it. Medical
deductions, he said. We've been
sick at our house. Luchiest year
we've ever had. Wife had ulcers,
little girl had her tonsils out, lit.
tie boy broke his arm and the
baby had his adenoidS removed.
And 1 was just thinking the other
day, if l had been lucky enough
to have had appendicitis, l could
have gotten another $500 back
from Uncle Sam.
HOLLAND HONORED - Sc,
nator Spessard Holland has long
been a great booster for closer
Latin American relations. Last
week he was honored for his work
in this field by the Hispanic In
stitute. At a special convocation
at Rollins College, he was award
ed the Cervantes Mediator his
outstanding IS service to Latin
America Holland was cited for
his leadership in promoting the ia
nous Inter-American highway now
under construction between the
United States and Panama.
HOW ABOUT ALGEBRA? -
People ask their Congressman for
all sorts of things. A favorite trick
of school children is to write to
their Congressman and ask his OPT.
MON on various questions of gov
eminent or history or politics or
foreign affairs. The Congressman,
of course, answers every letter that
comes to him. The student then
copies the Congressman's reply to
his questions and turns it in al
school as a theme or term paper
The Congressman all know what
is going on, but they don't dare tc
anything about it. They might
hurt somebody's feelings. It's JUS
one of the many things they mus
put up with. The first com
plant we ever heard about it came
the other day. Two CongresSmer
were talking in the cafeteria, One
said, 81 wouldn't mind it so much
except on the last term paper
did, the teacher only gave thu
boy a I'D" for it.
8 TO 5 THEY DON'T = The biz
fight to unity the Armed Service
is on again. The Pentagon is il
a sweat. President Eisenhower ha
made up his mind to combine thu
Army, Navy, and Air Force unde.
che high command. Question is
Can he do it," Remember tn,
last time it was tried? Afte
-, World War II they decided t.
combine the Army and Navy. Re
suit: instead of combining the tw,
services, they came up with a ney
addition the Air Eorce. Wha
will happen this time? Maybe the,
will come up with something new
Maybe the WAC's and WAVE
and the rest will want form
woman's army. Or maybe a De
, partment of outer space? The,
might even give the Marines
department of their own. VIII
knows? One thing we are sure o
they won't unity.
SKIES is OUTSPOKEN = On
of the loudest critics of Presiden
Eisenhower is Congressman BoI
Skies. He boiled over again las
week after the President vetoe'
the Rivers and Harbors bill, thel
eby cutting Florida out of man,
important and much needed water
way projects. Skies said, I'm sic
and tired of seeing President E.
senhower talk out of both side
of his mouth. He talks about pre-
sperity and says he is going t
help people-but instead he work
against them. The Rivers an
Harbors program is very niue
needed. 1t should play an impol
tant part in our orderly develoI
ment. But, the President doesn
think so". Skies went on to e'
plain that "the Republicans ar
trying to get the people comm
and going. VicePresidente Nixo
talks about a tax cut while tn
President talks against a cut. N
matter which you want, one o
the top Republicans will promis
it to YOU"
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