Word: taxed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Cuba's economy needs government planning, Harris asserted. The Batista Government, he noted, failed to exert sufficient control to develop the economy. He claimed that Castro's policy of attempting to raise tax revenues to finance public works would both promote development and reduce the island's 20 per cent unemployment rate...
Despite its generally cordial atmosphere, the dinner witnessed one clash of opinion when first speaker Lt. Governor Robert F. Murphy, a recent critic of Governor Foster Furcolo's proposed sales tax, launched another attack on the Governor...
...Legislator Herter was remarkably successful in getting along with his legislature, got through a program that trimmed expenditures, streamlined administration, slowed the state's loss of industry by tax incentives and improved "business climate." When he ran for a second term in 1954, his winning margin soared to 75,252. ("As Governor," grouses a friend, "he wouldn't even fix a library card for you.") In 1956, as an outstanding G.O.P. Governor, Herter reluctantly got involved in a Herter-for-President-if-Ike-decides-not-to-run movement, and then was dragged into fancy-free Harold Stassen...
...Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.) was approved by CAB for five airlines, National, Eastern, Northeast, Northwest and Delta. Rates will be cheaper than bus or train in some cases, e.g., New York-Miami air coach night fare one way $38.61 including tax v. $47.70 by train...
...gamble for Roy Chalk. His offer has been received cautiously by most of the city brass except Transit Boss Charles Patterson, who favors it. Last week Chalk relaxed his terms by pledging to keep the 15? subway fare so long as the city guarantees him an after-tax profit of 6½%. As usual, he was mum about who was putting up the bulk of his bankroll. Grinned O. Roy Chalk: "I'm a poor man -never have more than 50 bucks with me. The big thing is, I know where I can get more...