European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday january 16, 1950 . Tax Cut in excises put at 1.3 billion Washington Jan. 25 api president Truman s proposals for excise Las cuts singled o1 sever. To fixes estimated to yield the govern ment 3,326.000.000 a year at present rates. The president said nothing about cutting a Long Lisl of other Softle taxes which he has figured will yield another �6.316.000.000 in the fiscal year beginning july 1. Liquor taxes which raise $2,390. 000.000. And tobacco taxes figured at 11.352,000.000, Are the big items among the taxes or. Truman apparently wants left at present rate four of the seven taxes marked for reductions make up the com plete present list of Federal levies on retailers sales. These Are All at the Rale of 20 per cent of the retail value of the goods. 1951 yield the items subject to tax and estimates of their 1951 yield at present rates Are jewelry $201.000,000 furs $55,000, 000 toilet preparations including baby Oil ?95,0007goo Luggage including women s handbags an men s wallets $80,000,000total yield $5431,000.000. The talk has been that the 20 per cent tax rate might be Cut to 10 per Cen others specified by the president were Long distance Telephone and Telegraph messages estimated to yield5325,000,000 at the present 25 per cent rate. A 15 per cent tax has been mentioned in.  of persons mean ing passenger tickets on railroads buses airlines and ships estimated to yield $240,000,000 at the present rate of 15 per cent of the ticket Price. There has been talk of reducing this to 10 per cent. Freight taxes transportation of property mean ing tax on freight hauls calculated to raise $330,000,000 at the present 3 per cent rate or. Truman once suggested outright repeal of this tax but the Treasury has been hold ing out for a Cut to Ivi per cent. Principal excise taxes not mentioned by or. Truman and their estimated yield this year include admissions to movies and plays 20 per cent �395,000,000 night clubs etc., 20 per cent of charges $40,000,-000 club dues and initiation fees 30 per cent $10,000,000. Also the following taxes actually paid by manufacturers but re fleeced in retail prices passenger car passenger cars and motorcycles 5 per cent of manufacturers Price $350,000,000 trucks buses and trailers 5 per cent $105,000,000 Auto parts and accessories 5 percent $90, q,000 electric Light bulbs 20 per cent $25,000,000 radios phonographs and records television sets and musical instruments 10 per cent $45,000,000. Also refrigerators and air conditioners 10 per cent $65,000,000business machines 10 per cent $30, 000,000 photographic apparatus 25 per cent on cameras and equipment and 15 per cent on films plates Etc $42,000,000 sporting goods 10 per cent $18,000,000. The alcoholic beverage taxes which yield $2,290,000,000 at present rates Range from ?8 a barrel on Beer and is per cent on Low alcoholic Content wines to $9 a gallon on 100-proof whisky. It last Salute for Gen Arnold \ \ a f 1 a a mfr miners Jam Aid offices., plea for food Umo town. A i. J a. 25 it scores of -.rr, Sofric  workers have tie on . Relief off ivs Here in h Tull or hunger and wan. S a e . Of p in c at off loin p  i said the amendment should be adopted even though it Means women must give up All their feminine  debated the Issue As the Senate took up a Resolution sponsored by 30 senators to refer the equal rights amendment to the states for possible ratification. �35,000 in gems stolen Greenville tex., Jan. 25 a thieves who entered the Core manufacturing Laboratory Here at night stole 535,000 to $50,000 Worth of uncut diamonds used to make bits for Oil Well drills police said. Russ gain seen in cold War Washington Jan. 25 a Stalin is winning the cold War according to former under Secretary of state will Clayton. If this continues 1955 will prob ably find the Western hemisphere surrounded by communism he told the House of representatives for eign of airs committee. He added the communists Are Awakening the masses and make no mistake about it tile masses Are  Clayton was urging Congress to adopt a Resolution advocating a Federal Union of North Atlantic treaty nations and other democracies. Clayton is vice president of the Atlantic Union committee which is sponsoring a convention of Atlantic treaty nations to federalize into an economic and political Union within the framework of the United nations charter. Baruch urges plan for mobilization new York Jan. 25 a Ber Nard  yesterday advocated a three Point preparedness program As the surest deterrent against another War.1 writing in the february Reader s digest Baruch called for Legal enactment of a Complete stand by mobilization plan the formation of a permanent mobilization Agency and a constant inventory of National resources in relation to the needs of a possible  Baruch s proposal mobilization plans would go into instant operation upon joint proclamation by Congress and the president. Roberts says Unity May prevent a bomb War Washington Jan. 25 up former . Supreme court Justice Owen j. Roberts said the world s democracies need one policy one Union and one government soon to avoid a Hydrogen bomb War. Roberts head of the Atlantic Union committee said the group hoped Congress will pass a Resolution this year urging president Truman to Call a conference of the 12 Atlantic pact nations to work toward a free Federal Union. He said Russia May not even have to fight a hot War to win world domination unite. If free nations fail to .intervenes in phone Row Washington Jan. 25  the government took a hand to Day in a labor dispute which has brought a threat of a nationwide Telephone strike. The Union has come up with a new twist a plan to make the strike effective by jamming company switchboards. The Federal mediation service said it was entering the dispute to help get a settlement. William n. Margo is assistant director of the service was to Confer first with Joseph a. Beirne president of the strike threatening Cio communications workers of America Cwa. He said he would meet with com Pany officials later. 300,000 operators the Union has announced it will Call a walkout of 300,000 phone operators and equipment caretakers soon unless companies of the Bell system negotiate an agreement based on the Union s demands. The Cwa is asking a wage boost pension changes and a 35-hour work week. It has not fixed the amount of wage increase it wants. Beirne called on the Public and members of other Cio unions to use their telephones As much As possible in Case a strike develops in order Loam Telephone switchboards. During a six week strike in 1947, the Bell system used Skeleton Crews to keep service going. Beirne said a continuing deluge of phone Calls Dur ing a strike would overtax Auto Matic dial equipment breaking it Down and making a walkout More effective. Ama statistician scores health plan new York Jan. 25 a Cradle to the grave schemes would give those close to the grave a Chance to fasten on to the pay checks of those closer to the Cradle and ride piggyback to the grave according to Frank Dickin son statistician of the american medical Assn. Pointing out that in the first Hal of this Century the number of Over 50s" in the . Has doubled he said we have the voting Power. I wonder what we older people really intend to do with it do we want to retire with the Assurance that those at the working Ages will provide us with free medical care free housing free food anything we want to name Verebi re to Cid i by. The  in Anne .  i in ctn of. We be i d " -.-. -. Cart Iii Cut ii Riley i i -. I a. I e to of  -.-.-,he. By null who l tie a i s a ply. A . 5-Eei corp. T  it ii is in he mln., or -. Irio iced Jon. 9 a r.-. A would be Arnnie i r inc no. This we a we veh id in Many s 797 families apply in a is a  he  Relief office s Normal a off a 44 was so rushed thai a . Irrer viewers have been r i of j5ht in Fri other areas and 12 More a d1 monday so tha the waiting  can be Cut Down. Littman said his office has to Able  distribute some of in _. %.  funds to tide families Vei Yuri their delayed Relief checks arrive he said the families can -.-ver. By for a few Days i Hou  their Reserve funds Are one Elma ii fights concert Trust Hollywood. Jan. 25 up concert violinist Mischa Elman has demanded antitrust action  the few huge booking agencies which he charged hold in in american monopoly on music in the . He joined metropolitan oper Tenor Ferruccio Tagliavini in accusing booking agencies of , be How much Money an artist can mute and who can appear in  concert Halls. He said they could ruin professionally anyone who  cancelled his convict with Columbia concerts after Coin planning he Orriet res had Civ $150 Eft for himself f a a $.0 a flee for one of his app.r3rsee = Elman said he broke four years sign w h a Large Agency that tried to dictate to me and since then has been taking Independent booking when he can get them. Wife s suit ties up cd Gas income los Angeles Jan. 25 a those latin rhythm to Xavier Cugat will just help to fill a receiver s till until his wife s divorce action is  the r h u m b a dispenser failed to appear in court for a Alimony hearing Superior judge Joseph m. Maltby ordered Cuga s income and s250.000 Community property into receivership. The band tender s annual income was estimated at $400,000 by his wife. Former actress Lorraine Allen. 29. But the judge