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...most doubtful on the Democratic list. On recession, Douglas has stuck his neck far out (TIME, Feb. 22), and a rise in employment between now and November will hurt him. Although he is unopposed in the primary, Douglas traveled 3,000 miles through northern and central Illinois last fortnight, made 24 speeches to some 20,000 voters. He is inviting voters to "coffee hours," an adaptation of Massachusetts' Senator John Kennedy's teas in 1952. (Says Douglas: "But of course teas would not do in the Midwest.") Illinois Republicans seem to agree with Douglas that his seat...
...strong enough to brandish a spear handily and with enough stamina to last out a four-hour opera, Soprano Harshaw seems a natural Wagnerian. She arrived at the Met in 1942 as a contralto, gradually developed her high notes until she became a full-fledged soprano. A fortnight ago, she began belting out impressive "ho-yo-to-hos" in one of Wagner's grandest roles -the helmeted goddess Briinnhilde in Die Walkure-with such success that some critics were comparing her with Flagstad herself...
House Speaker Joe Martin last fortnight hinted at what was in the works. He an nounced that he favored cutting to 10% most excise taxes now above that level, e.g., the 20% tax on theater admissions, furs, jewelry, purses, the 25% tax on long distance telephone calls, the 15% levy on fountain pens. He would leave at their present rate the federal taxes on cigarettes (8? a package), gasoline (2? a gallon), automobiles (10% of the manufacturer's price) and whisky ($10.50 a proof gallon).* Joe Martin said he did not expect the administration to propose any excise...
...oddly named new organization called IGHUGS. The movement had its start a year ago when a group of Quaker Oats Co. officials* started an organization entitled IGHAT (I'm Gonna Holler About Taxes), mostly to acquaint workers in its 22 plants with the high cost of Government. A fortnight ago, IGHAT's originators and new confederates from other corporations unveiled IGHUGS (I'm Gonna Howl 'bout Unneccessary Government Spending) as a successor to the original movement...
...rest of the white paper seemed completely fanciful. TIME Correspondent Harvey Rosenhouse, who by chance had visited Tacho Somoza's Tamarindo estate a fortnight ago, toured the whole area and was able to vouch for the fact that there was nothing like a training camp there...