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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1966
Page
8
A university reports a break in at a professor's office led to stolen exam copies and a ransom offer of up to $40. The natural science material held value for the thieves, while other course sheets were not obtained, delaying some freshman courses.
Virginia argues before the Supreme Court that its poll tax is rational and nondiscriminatory and administered without racial bias. Attorney George D. Gibson says the tax protects local voter qualifications and aims to prevent what he calls the entry of thousands of newly registered Southern Black voters.
A three judge panel discusses poll tax legality affecting Virginians and other states after the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The court considers whether poll taxes can be used as a voter qualification while noting many newly registered Black voters have not paid the tax. The case is taken under advisement for decision later this term.
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