Show Truman Signs Bill Bm to Extend Wartime Excise Tax Rates WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V March 11 UP President Truman Tuesday signed legislation extending the wartime excise tax rates The legislation continues indefinitely indefinitely indefinitely the high wartime levies on such items as liquor furs jewelry and cosmetics and for transportation tion and telephone services Mr Truman requested the legislation legislation legis legis- lation to prevent an auto automatic rollback rollback roll roll- back of rates that would have taken place July 1 in connection with ending of war powers meas meas- ures The rollback would have I brought a loss of ot an estimated 1 I annually in tax reve reve- nue The legislation as an example continues the levy on liquor at 9 a proof gallon whereas it would I have dropped to 6 on July 1 The measure exempts from the fur tax all trimmed fur-trimmed women's coats up to a value and re removes removes removes re- re moves the levy on transportation tickets for foreign travel Transportation Transportation Transportation Trans Trans- taxes still will be levied for travel in this country and in certain areas of the western hemisphere hemisphere hemi hemi- sphere north of the equator except except ex ex- South America |