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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1979
Page
12
Rioters in Levittown, Pennsylvania, protesting fuel shortages, caused property damage and clashes with police. Bristol Township declared a state of emergency to curb unrest after weekend violence that saw up to 3,000 demonstrators, 190 arrests, and hundreds injured.
In St George Utah Virgil Hardeman blinded by illness went to jail for not paying the county television tax. Af ton Lees set was confiscated and sold at auction for non payment. The $15 annual tax outrages residents as the county upgrades a distant TV signal improving reception. A local resident has sued claiming unconstitutional tax and Walter T Mann plans a class action to stop it.
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