Revenue Department reorganizes under new Iowa director
Wil liam H. Forst, the new Iowa revenue director, said a major reorganization will streamline operations and simplify the department. He will join Iowa January 1, after Gov. Hughes announced his appointment at a $24,000 salary. Forst, 35, plans to merge functions and overhaul administration as the 1967 tax laws face implementation challenges. Earl A. Burrows likely remains chief deputy to aid the transition.
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Iowa
Harold Hughes
Kentuckian
Hughes
Forst
Des Moines
Tax Commission
Earl A. Burrows
Burrows
Cornerstone Statement Frames Kentucky Tax Plan
A Kentucky revenue commissioner speech emphasizes tax collection as required by law plus a push for professional administration. The plan calls for a competent staff, streamlined operations, and cooperative relations with public agencies and taxpayers to improve efficiency.
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Kentucky Revenue Commissioner
Water-Filled Bumper Tested by Portland Taxi Firms
Two Portland taxi companies test a water-filled bumper said to absorb shocks in crashes. Kermit Stewart, manager of one firm, rode into the side of the cab office to demo the device and reported minimal movement.
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Portland, Ore
Portland
Kermit Stewart
Stewart
Falling Child Hit By Meteorite In Rock Hill
Eight-year-old Casey Little was treated for a minor head cut after a meteorite fragment fell from a teacher’s desk in Rock Hill South Carolina. Casey joked that he wasn’t falling he was. The note also mentions the U.S. population reaching 200 million about 11 a.m. on November 20, 1967.
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Rock Hill
S.C
Casey Little
Casey
United States
Guatemala's Urban War Claims Over 1000 Lives in 16 Months
AP reports a growing urban conflict in Guatemala with over a thousand lives lost in sixteen months. The piece notes high profile victims, including Carlos Herrera Dorion, a 65 year old businessman kidnapped and rescued, and Jaime Oswaldo Recinos, an industrialist shot to death near his plant.
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Guatemala
Carlos Herrera Dorion
Jaime Oswaldo Recinos
Central America
U.S
A Credit Card For Taxes Too In Red Bluff Calif
A Tehama County board voted to allow property owners to pay local taxes with a bank credit card. The report also notes Guatemala’s violent urban conflict, with ext left and right factions, kidnappings and murders, and a state budget shift under President Mendez Montenegro as Guatemala moves through reforms amid unrest.
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Red Bluff
Calif
Tehama County
Board of Supervisors
Ing
Mano Blanca
White Hand
Mendez
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