Mortimer Caplin ends IRS tenure as citizenship symbol
Sylvia Porter notes Mortimer Caplin resigns as Commissioner of Internal Revenue after 12 years in Washington. She praises his push for voluntary tax compliance, improved audits, and anti abuse efforts, while acknowledging public controversy over the Martinsburg computer system and the Martinsburg Monster nickname.
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U.S
Mortimer M Caplin
Internal Revenue
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Soviet Russia
National Computer Center
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Caplin
IRS
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Attorney General
OCD
Monster
The
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Sheriff Denies Black Boy Touched as Jail Incident Reported
In Selma Alabama Sheriff Jim Clark denies that his men struck a 13 year old Black boy amid racial disorders. He says a jailer struck an adult Black man who cursed and tried to hit him. Avery Williams of Gadsden is named in the incident. Four Black people were arrested in Selma during voter registration protests.
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Selma
Ala
Jim Clark
Clark
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Avery L. Williams
Gadsden
Williams
Circuit
Blanchard McLeod
Truck Line's Suit Dropped by NLRB Examiner
An NLRB trial examiner recommended dismissing Deaton Truck Line Inc. vs Local 612 of the Teamsters union. Deaton claimed illegal picketing to force recognition or bargaining representatives. The union denied allegations, saying picketing aimed to protest Deaton's alleged unfair labor practices.
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Suington
National Labor Relations Board
Deaton Truck Line, Inc
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Deaton
Workers Receive Presidential Shine
In New York AP report, employer Irving J Bottner of Esquire Polish recalls calling staff to the president’s office and giving a shoe shine as a sign of consequence. He says he once summoned a worker to fire him for a grave mistake but still shined his shoes.
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Irving J Bottner
Esquire Polish
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