European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1950 the stars and stripes page7 House group votes tax Cut on Cigar ets May 5 Cente Apack slash in the fed eral tax on Economy Brand cig bring Back 12centsapack approved by the House ways and Means committee on a narrow 1312 this boosted the tentatively approved excise cuts above the Bil lion Dollar As the committee continued to court a presidential previous cutting has covered movie tickets and Many other the Treasury estimated if the cig Aret action finally becomes Economy Cigar ets May Cap Ture about 25 per cent of the cig Aret Market and smokers May pay less in taxes a the Low priced smokes now have Only about 1 per cent of the cig Aret smokers pay there is a possibility that makers of Standard brands might move into the Economy Brand Field in a Large Way if the tax were cig Aret smokers now pay the fed eral government about year in Here is what the committee voted to do from 7 cents a pack to cents a pack the tax on Cigar ets manufactured to retail for 12 cents a pack exclusive of state and local these Economy brands include dominoes and they now retail for about 14 cents a pack be fore state and local taxes Are the tax reduction would create a margin of about to 5 cents a pack Between the Economy and Standard cigars not included the 7 cents a pack in Post on Cigar ets Selling above 12 the numerous Standard brands now sell about 17 cents a pack not counting state and local from 18 cents a Pound to 8 cents the manufacturers excise on twist and plug chewing would mean that tobacco chewers would pay about f less taxes a the present taxes on these run from to per based on the prices of the the action brought the tentatively approved excise cuts to beyond the sex use cutting limit president tru Man the president made no recommendation for a reduction in tobacco weighs tests of British Jet liner May 5 government officials disclosed yesterday they Are considering using either the British Comet or a Canadian Jet liner for scheduled operation tests Over american air line the proposal was made because the has no Jet transport and is unlikely to have one for a couple of there Are growing demands from civil and military groups for Steps to shorten the Lead of foreign competitors in what promises to be a major portion of the future aviation Market Harold a member of the civil aeronautics will go to England to inspect the Comet and other British Turboprop transports late this Bank net May 5 approximately National Banks made net profits of in announcing the comp troller of the currency was a net return of 8 per cent on invested this compared with net profits of and a per cent return on capital funds in scout is Loyal with colors boy scouts March Down new Yorks fifth in a loyalty Day an estimated marched in the which countered a communist led May Day another paraded in Stassen says Truman seeks puppet Congress new May 5 Harold Stassen declared in a speech Here that president Truman is the worst president and the Cleverest politician Ever to occupy the White Truman forthcoming tour of the West is a political adventure to try and get a puppet Stassen calling the president a postgraduate of the most effective political school in Pendergastsr school of Kansas Stassen told a Republican meeting from that school he knows the methods of attacks on of claims for All of dodging blame for things that go and marshalling votes through the tragedy for America is that the same school which made tru Man such a Clever politician also made him such a bad this is True because it is a school whose graduates were lacking in May 5 the president at a news con Ference yesterday took a Back band swing at Harold president of the University of who called Truman the Cleverest politician and worst president in the nations Truman observed dryly that it takes a politician to become president of this a sense of idealism and who minimize the importance of honesty and president of the univer sity of former governor of Minnesota and unsuccessful contender for the presidential nomination in spoke before the women auxiliary of the new York county Manhattan Republican Stassen urged republicans to meet the 1950 situation brought about by his Truman use and misuse of the great Power of his Tobin says Stassen masquerades As Liberal new May 5 Secretary of labor Maurice 3 Tobin said Harold Stassen is full of sound and fury masquerading As Tobin was replying to a speech in Iii Csc Stassen called president Truman the worst president Ever to occupy the White the obvious Tobin told dinner of the new York county democratic is that Stassen is working so hard trying to be a politician that there is some question As to his being a College president at All mental giants reported booking bets at Harvard May 5 mental giants were reported to be preying on Harvard men Only a few Steps from the Gates of the univer sity in a Shady bookmaking business which outwits the the Harvard under graduate stormed on Page 1 about be taking punks they do a yearly business of in Harvard police Chiei John King said he thought the Crimson was exaggerated but he said his men have made 49 gambling raids on the Square in the last he pointed the Book makers Are mental giants who memorize horse tracks and other bet in that he police have been unable to seize race official oks wire service ban May 5 executive Secretary of the thoroughbred racing told Congress that four recent under world murders Point up the evil importance of race wire services to interstate gambling he told a Senate Commerce subcommittee that the nations leading horsemen support legislation to outlaw race wire services and other s moves to suppress illegal Book in vows free nation May 5 Pakistan prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan told Congress yesterday that his new nation is founded on democracy and will remain True to its the Leader of the worlds largest moslem starting an official tour of said no threat or no material peril or ideological Cap deflect us from the path we have he asked that leaders of world opinion use their Wisdom and Power to dispel and not to enhance the fear of the apprehensive guest of Truman Liaquat was president Truman overnight guest following his arrival his state visit will last until May he received All formal honors Given a visiting chief of Truman extended a warm heart Felt Welcome on behalf of the Amer ican Liaquat responded with the most Friendly greetings of men and women in Ohio election Victor hangs self in attic May 5 a 68yearold bookkeeper who was elected Republican county Central committeeman by 58 write in votes was found hanging in the attic of his Home shortly before the polls Coroner Mccowan re franc Yonally was elected committeeman for Washington county by the write in votes in the primary in the Coroner opened an investigation into the Yonally had been in poor health for some according to the he was found by his bears 15th for Denver zoo this years addition to the Bear family at the Denver City makes his or her first Public appearance with the mar who has donated 14 other cubs to the the superintendent says its too Early to determine solos Drayton pointed to the recent Gangland killings of Charles Binaggio and Charles Gargotta in Kansas Benjamin bugs Siegel in los Angeles and James Reagan in Chicago As evidence of the Strong Arm tactics used by the underworld to control race wire High class9 customers the which is considering a Bill to ban transmission of gambling news across state earlier had a Stormy session with witnesses from the racing news world who defended their operations and warned that the proposed Bill would drive their information service into the hands of officials of the Continental news which supplies most of the country horse race denied their service is controlled by gamblers Frank Frank Erick son and James they insisted All their clients Are High class warns of racketeering Charles Tobey indignantly accused them of giving the subcommittee the false word and he called for the records of a recent Kansas City grand jury which gave a different impression of Continentals while endorsing a ban on race wire Drayton objected to other provisions of the pending Bill which would delay radio Broad casting of horse races and he said the provisions were too he declined to offer specific ideas for changing Samuel publisher of new Yorks daily racing form and morning criticized the legislation on grounds it would Lead to widespread bootlegging of sports news with attendant Dan Gers of a hit bilk Banning interstate transmission the United press May 5 and associated press criticized Bills to ban inter state transmission of certain sports Earl up vice pres ident and general news presented ups views in a Telegram to chairman Ernest Mcfarland d of a Senate Commerce sub committee considering the Legisla we believe legislation of this sort comes dangerously close to inter Fering with constitutional guarantees of press Johnson school demonstration Laid to youth new May 5 William Odwyer believes the demonstrations by thousands of High school students who stormed City Hall last week were a Case of Spring and Odwyer dismissed the fou Day student disorders As a hookey playing Lark after conferring with a delegation of nine student the student Council Mem Bers supported teachers demands for pay but condemned their fellow students demonstrations on the teachers press dead honoured May 5 adm Forrest chief of naval has presented the National press club with a plaque honouring the 25 Allied correspondents and photographers who died in the Pacific area in world War in president a club accepted the plaque at the groups annual founders Day