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Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
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In Washington on March 19, Representative Kerr (D-NC) calls a conference with Congress members from tobacco states to discuss extending the Kerr-Smith tobacco control program, which imposes taxes on excess production, through 1938 as it expires this year.
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Washington, March 19.--(AP)--Extension of the tobacco control program for three more years will be discussed at a conference called for today by Representative Kerr, Democrat, North Carolina, co-author of the Kerr-Smith regulatory measure.
The Kerr-Smith regulatory plan, which levies a tax on tobacco produced in excess of quotas, expires this year, but Representative Kerr has announced his intention to introduce a bill extending its provisions through 1938.
Members of Congress from tobacco-producing states have been invited to the conference at Kerr's office. The representative hopes to ascertain what changes, if any, are desired.
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Washington
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March 19
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Extension of the tobacco control program for three more years will be discussed at a conference called for today by Representative Kerr, Democrat, North Carolina, co-author of the Kerr-Smith regulatory measure. The Kerr-Smith regulatory plan, which levies a tax on tobacco produced in excess of quotas, expires this year, but Representative Kerr has announced his intention to introduce a bill extending its provisions through 1938. Members of Congress from tobacco-producing states have been invited to the conference at Kerr's office. The representative hopes to ascertain what changes, if any, are desired.