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Allentown, Pa. C1IItONICLE December 113, 1967 Somebody Must Pay the B i I I Taxes are not popular, especially with those who must pay them or wliose businnss is affected by them. So the march on Harrisburg by 300 I•ancaster County tiab_acco farmers is understandable. because part of the pending Peunsylrania'taxpackage is a 1evy, on pipe and ctgar tobacco. There is a: n.tturaD fear that this tax would result iiv reduced use of the product and therefore less income for those who grow and process the to. bacco: But there is another side to this coin. If the same line of' reasoning were followed- a case could be made for elimination of taxes on beer and stronger beverages because Pennsyl- vania has breweries and distilleries. Similar arguments could be mount- ed on other products and taxes,,includ- ing the sales taxes ifiposed on any of a large variety of products manufac- tured in Pennsylvania and therefore subject to adverse marketing condi- tions If a tax is imposed. Somebody must pay the bill for big government. But tha4 bill is not gping to be paid it every group with its own special interest ax to grind~ can carry off' a successful protest march on Harris- burg. /0A5~03k1 43 16. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. TIMES LEADER NEWS December 15, 1967 TAX ON CIQkRS ISoAOPPEo FROM BUDGETI Demonstretion By Women' Workers Leeds To, Abendonment Q!' Levyj ADprnvmalrly 5•nNl r.lq a.r' u•ork-s• a lar¢r prrcenlage nfj then, (rnm Luzrrnr Cnunls.,trav+ Irlydd tn Harrl.hw~1 in~ 100'~rhart- lerrd nueo< cedrMac arvA stngCd a; t«'n-hnur_ demnncU'atlnn ~afIhr 'Cratr Ca.pilnllin,pnnee•t nCa prn. '. ~pnsedV3S perrent Ionacrn1sx'onr. cigars. Th- tar le_ir!atinn~ Fad brnnl1 prnAlncz h'rfnrrthe State Hnuso 'n(',1;rpvn<nntattl'r<. hnt,lA<rnrYht it u'a< amm~uncrd rhal Ikr ql'n• p!xeA I:1.i prarrnt 14rv' nn nnn- ' rigatrtre itrmch.:A M1een~ ahart- P.rpunliran Icadrr- doned byy the chip. Gm'ernnr R.x;mnnA P. ~halrr mM \\'ith thrrrU.l-rne CnunlWj mrn. .`•1nz. lFard l'aiI alvi ,Ir.. Sallie.9mIU1. notlr"f tl-r<r Pilrc.l tnn.i arvd \trs. \IaryFiru.p>l,a. F.~etrr, Yr•frrdat+ aftr:rnonm tn dicruca thr reasmnc fot' prupn<ing~~ Lhe . tas'. Vi,er•a:<r. In cectrrday's rararanm thrr aYre 10M1w-ns0 frnm~ Klng,tnn:l~ nine 1Cnm LV11krc-Bnrrr, and', : iabnut, ?6 frrrm n4her tmvn< in-, eluding Nantirnke and r.m7ma• nltirS in thP Pitl'tnW aPrf1. IIt Harn•'nurg:.thr drmnnctrat-'; ors. galheredd aranAmarrhrdlthrnugh the Hnu+. Later. th~r.'•wrret a'c<mmh4rAl hMfnro tile (-ap,I„ irntand a'err addrr«rdlhv' Rrpu recentatucrc F''rA .1hunnik. Rtan,Ilry'Meh'nlrhirk and Frank OCnn.nell. ~ Sunsr:nnnntly:, Ihrp n,r•t ,rlrh Craig •rnla\ .. of thr xAnvni-tra-i !linn'i Ih¢ISlatirr<laff anA Jidm! Andrrson.: repr=ontmgtnrptrv.1 ernnns n4fimeThe n'nrkrrs tal.in¢.nart in fnrl ~drmnn•tratrnni irnnrtrdlv-~rri\'rA tlrrln nnlmnl Aa~'• /~.i•i'f~r.l Ithe davandi \erre eim.<nnphcd~ , 'a lunrhenn. Apprncm,atriv 71 :per'r rnnt oiIhe d',rmnmri.v~;~<. ~were.. wvmrn., I' •.\ w rrpm IrA I Thr. Aemnncrr'ntlnn . Ih'• <rrrmA'.larg-I -r!,r mr•n~rvnf. \'etel'an u•.Iptlan c,:in•< IIIN"Rt. cllp.rrRrt}ndinnl\'. h\'~1N: Itrtt h\' M1/tUm1114111.' n,Inr:rR nga-l'.N FI[ll, mtne, niil f~,nir \eal<'af2n,