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February 25, 1959

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Historical Context for February 25, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]

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HIGH COURT BACKS WIDE STATE RIGHT TO TAX BUSINESS; 2 Rulings Approve Levies on Corporate Earnings and Stored Imports DISSENTS ARE VIGOROUS Frankfurter Sees Violation of Precedents -- Majority Cites Earlier Cases HIGH COURT BACKS STATES ON TAXES

By Anthony Lewisspecial To the New York Times

US Sup Ct, 6-3, upholds const of tax on portion of net income of Northwestern States Portland Cement Co, Iowa, calculated to have come from activities within Minn even though activities are 'exclusively in furtherance of interstate commerce,'

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