Revenue surge eclipses prior year by state tax gains
Colorado revenue officials report the first 11 months of the 1955-66 fiscal year exceed the entire prior 12 months by about 3.89 million. Total current 11 months reach roughly 126.29 million with expected year end near 134 million, about 10 percent above the previous record. May sales tax at 3.10 million, motor fuel at 2.95 million, liquor at 0.94 million, truck taxes up 20 thousand to 470.1 thousand, inheritance tax 300,048, and withholding payments jump to 1.18 million amid faster processing.
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Denver
Colorado Revenue
Bart Blevins
Ale
Groselin
Blevins
Revenue Department
Santa Cruz Bans Rock and Roll Dancing at Civic Auditorium
Police in Santa Cruz report the end of a weekend Rock and Roll event at Civic Auditorium after complaints of heavy pounding beats. Lt Overton says the music drew excessive crowds and suggestive dancing from about 200 teens. Chief Huntsman warns no future public dancing to such driving rhythms in the city. The earlier tax figure referenced 3915.57 is noted in error.
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Rome
Santa Cruz
Calif
Richard Overton
Civic Auditorium
al Huntsman
Colorado Springs to Host World Figure Skating Championship
The United States Figure Skating Assn announced the 1957 world championship event would be held in Colorado Springs from February 26 to March 2. The Brond imprint Skating Club of Colorado Springs secured sponsorship by the Council of International Skating Union at Cannes, informing H. Bral ity of Cleveland, chair of the U S Figure Skating Assn international committee.
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Cleveland
United’ States
Figure Skating Assn
Colorado Springs
Brondimoor Skating Club
Council of Interpperational Skating Union
Cannes
France
H. Ms. Bral+ lty
U. S
Smile Sign At Dorchester Police Station
A Dorchester police station posts a large public sign reading SMILE at the sergeant’s desk. The notice hints at police-community engagement and a lighter touch in station surroundings. The wording preserves local newspaper tone of minor civic quirks.
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Boston
Dorchester
Wyoming Will Fight Johnson Road Designation Fight
Wyoming Utah and Nebraska highway associations joined in Cheyenne to oppose Colorado Governor Johnsons bid to add US 401 to the federal interstate system. They warned it could imperil financing delay construction and turn the issue into a political football, urging the House Senate conference committee to preserve the 40000 mile limit.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Utah
Nebraska
Colorado
Edwin C. Johnson
House-Senate Conference Committee
Johnson
U. S. Wh
Lady Docker Aims Photo Appeal to Stockholders
Lady Norah Docker plans to mail a letter with her photograph to 17,000 stockholders to back husband Sir Bernard Docker in his fight to regain the chairmanship of Birmingham Small Arms Corp. The 70 million dollar firm faced a board dispute over expenses profits and a move to install her brother on the board.
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London
Trojan Helen
Norah Docker
Norah
Sir Bernard
Birmingham Small Arms Corp
Dncker
Auto and Engineering Corporation
Decker
Daimler Auto
Lady Docker
Miner Falls To Death In California Mine Bucket
Wesely A Osborn 27 of Oakdale died after falling 130 feet from a mine bucket while inspecting an 880 foot shaft on the TriDam project in Sonora California Victim Stephens witnessed the bucket jerk and Osborn vanish He left a widow Viola two sons and six Osborn relatives in Grand Lake Colorado and Oakdale.
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Sonora
Calif
Wesley A. Osborn
Oakdale
TriDam
Osborn
Victur Stephens
Viola
Alonzo S. Osborn
Grand Lake
Colo
Johnson and Carroll Push East West Interstate Plan
Gov Ed C Johnson and former Rep John A Carroll of Colorado visited Washington to gain support for an east west federal interstate highway through Colorado and Utah. Carroll met with conference committee members while Johnson met Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B Johnson. Conferees plan to adjust Senate and House differences on the highway bill with a conference session set for Wednesday.
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Washington
Ed C. Johnson
John A. Carroll
Colorado
Johnson
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Tex
Carroll
House
U. S. 45-87
U.S. 81
Utah
Bureau of Public Roads
USS Hangock Returns Homeward Amid Quiet Docking
In San Diego California TV coverage shows the USS Hangock docking with minimal crowds on rails. Viewers aboard the carrier observe the operation via shipboard TV receivers funded by Special Service recreation funds. Argentina forecasts a 1955 wool shipment of 164800 tons matching the prior year.
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San Diego
Calif
Home therapy offer claims to treat cerebral palsy at home
A Denver doctor promotes a home treatment and literature program by the Spears Chiropractic Hospital. The ad asserts early detection and family involvement can prevent mental deficiency and cerebral palsy, with free literature and guidance available to mothers and others despite financial hardship.
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Weaver
Lor
Nearchars
Denver
Spears Chiropractic Hospital
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