Time Clock, Apr. 23, 1956

INCOME TAX RETURNS will get a sharper look from the Bureau of Internal Revenue this year. BIR has added 650 agents to its auditing force of 11,225 men, will double-check well over 2,000,000 1955 tax returns v. an estimated 1,500,000 last year.

BLACK AUTOS are making a comeback. After slipping to 12% of the market in August of 1954, black and charcoal grey shot up to 20% of all new-car paint jobs turned out last January.

COLOR TV PRICES are fast approaching mass-market level. Sears, Roebuck will soon put out 21-in. set for $595 and Admiral will start selling 21-in. table model for...

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