State Officials Clash Over 100 Percent Property Tax
George Reilly, chairman of the State Board of Equalization, warns Sacramento County assessor Irene Hickman’s push to tax property at full cash value would hurt many taxpayers and veterans. Hickman argues the Constitution requires 100 percent assessment, despite a 2005 law setting 25 percent of market value. Reilly calls for broader tax reform study and proposes appointed assessors to avoid influence from money interests.
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San Francisco
George Reilly
State Board of Equalization
Sacramento County
Irene Hickman
Hickman
California
Reilly
Brazil Chief Calls Recess of Congress
President Humberto castettos Branen tan of Brazil shut down Congress for a month and took control after a decree unseating six dissident deputies. The Chamber of Deputies president Cardoso refused to recognize it. five opposition members helped in debates as troops surrounded Brasilia. The recess lasts until November 22, two weeks after the November 15 elections.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Humberto Castettos
Branen
Brazil
Congress
Chamber of Deputies
Adando Tucio Cardoso
Democratic Movement
Brasilia
Cardoso
Weight loss saga from Herb Cohn and top officer injury
Herbert A. Cohn, previously 376 pounds, credits Tops Club Inc. with a drastic diet across years, while an offbeat police case details a bullet removed from an officer’s neck after a wartime injury. Cohn, now around 150 pounds, recalls early refusals and the turning point, including wartime service and later maintenance of weight loss with therapy and club meetings.
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Saald
Cohn
Skokie
Herb Cohn
Colin
Tops Club, Inc
Wabash
Angeles
Winine
Church Offers Trading Stamps To Boost Attendance
Rev Henry V Collins of McAllen Texas plans a Sunday gimmick at First Church of God giving each attendee 120 trading stamps to increase church attendance.
Church Sex Report Becomes Best Seller in Britain
A British Church report on sex and Christian morality by a 13 member working party for the British Council of Churches sold out 4,000 copies on its first day at 49 cents and is in a fourth printing of 20,000, despite criticism from cler gymen and church groups.
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London
Britain
British Council of Churches
Sheriff and DA Cleared in Local Gambling Scandal
Redwood City grand jury cleared Sheriff Earl B. Whitmore and A L Lampart of complicity in a gambling scandal. Jury foreman Rex H. Turner said no evidence tied them to the case. The panel charged Sheriff’s Capt Alyiny J. Praza and Joseph Farrell with bribery and conspiracy in a book making operation. Calvin J. Smith testified Praza sought a bribe and claimed his boss was involved.
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Redwood City
San Mateo County
Earl B. Whitmore
A. L. Lampart
District Attorney
Rex H. Turner
Whitmore
Lamport
Alyiny J. Praza
Joseph Farrell
San Francisco
Calvin J. Smith
Brisbane
Prara
Trim
Industrialist Plane Forced to Land Across Border
SELB Germany reports industrialist Philip Rosenthal whose plane strayed into Czechoslovakia was forced to land Thursday night. Rosenthal cabled his company today hoping for a quick return and safe clearance to proceed.
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Selb
Germany
Philip Rosenthal
Czechoslovakia
Sac
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