Poll Tax Issuance Falls Short This Year
County tax assessor Charles G. Davis said receipts or exemptions will be far below the expected figure. He estimated about 190000 receipts issued by midnight Monday with two weeks needed for an exact count.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1966
Page
4
County tax assessor Charles G. Davis said receipts or exemptions will be far below the expected figure. He estimated about 190000 receipts issued by midnight Monday with two weeks needed for an exact count.
Hollywood The postponement of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s California departure from Thursday to Sunday was due to Liz Taylor’s severe sinus infection. Dr Rex Kennamer states she is a sick girl and she did not want to fly.
In Greenville Mississippi the Air Force airlifted Major General R W Bu and 150 air police to confront a sit in by Black squatters seeking food land and jobs at a deactivated base The operation aimed to remove demonstrators from federal property with minimal force There were about 100 squatters and 33 in the first wave faced by civilian guards as plans for a $24 million anti poverty program were discussed by authorities
A disabled shoe repairman Jose R. Ventura Sr. filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal district court on Tuesday. He lists liabilities of 3270 dollars and assets of 6491 dollars with 36460 dollars of assets claimed as exempt property.
A short game explains a numeric fortune method. Players count letters in their first name, adjust by four based on length, determine a key number, and read letters under checked figures to reveal a message. The piece highlights a simple daily puzzle with a playful, erasable tone.
In Kerala state India mobs of students and Communist workers protest a rice ration reduction. Police use tear gas and clubs to restrain demonstrators as E M S Namboodiripad is arrested to curb the movement. Over 150 others are held. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had restored the cut. The unrest spans at least four cities for a fourth day.
A permit was issued for a two story sales and service building near the downtown Sears store. The $150,000 project will be built between Dallas and Augusta by local contractor F. A. Nunnelly.
Gov. John Connally appoints Carol Lance of Houston as Harris County district attorney, succeeding Frank Briscoe who resigned effective Monday night. Lance, 32, takes office amid a shift in the local justice administration.
In Athens police broke up a demonstration by about 2000 university students demanding more freedom and democratic education. Police described the rally as leftist-inspired and moved to disperse the crowd.
The Space Agency announced an unmanned Apollo moonship could lift off as early as February 22 using a Saturn 1B rocket. It marks the first flight in a $21 billion effort to reach the moon with three astronauts in 1989. The test aims to send the craft 280 miles out and back at high speeds to evaluate the heat shield and lunar return dynamics.
A brisk note urging readers to use Place Light to post want ads for selling items or renting units. The message emphasizes fast exposure and simple listing steps for immediate attention.
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