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...Rumor getting serious attention currently in the Middle East: that Gamal Abdel Nasser, driving for his Arab union, will next arrange for the Egyptian-run Gaza Strip to announce its independence as a nation. The strip's 300.000 Palestinians, mostly refugees from Israeli-held territory, would then vote themselves into his United Arab Republic. Such a "state" might be expected to attract the disruptive loyalty of the more than 500,000 other Palestinian refugees living in Jordan. Already the newly created Gaza local government council calls itself the Palestine Legislative Assembly, and the map of "Arab Palestine" behind...
...rumor: the Eisenhower Administration was about to send a tax-cutting bill to Congress...
Highballing Series. As it turned out last week, the tax-cut rumor was phony. But the excitement it caused was as real as anything that happened on Capitol Hill, where Democrats and Republicans fought for control of the economic issue, which might make the critical November difference in from 60 to 80 House seats and a dozen or so Senate places...
Polo & Fruit Trees. The typical U.S. highway invasion begins with rumor. After engineers agree on where the road will go, rumor is confirmed by the appearance of a smiling but noncommittal appraiser, who scrutinizes each parcel of property along the right of way and then disappears. Next comes the negotiator, who operates shrewdly and by a well-tested procedure...
Proper Planning. Unlike Hazel Crest, Wilmington, Mass. (pop. 11,000) is delighted that Highway 93 pierces the town. Almost at the rumor stage, Wilmington four years ago began to plan for the highway, is prepared now to enjoy its benefits. The town used to lie 45 minutes from Boston by car over snaky roads; superhighway travel time is 20 minutes. Wilmington as a result is becoming a Boston bedroom. To handle the growth, the town's seven-member planning commission drew up tight zoning laws and a town meeting speedily approved them. Proper planning has already produced a bonus...