European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 17, 1965 the stars and stripes . Ups sales tax Auto fees Albany a new Yor suite citizens race a i per cent sales tax and a 90 per Cen increase in automobile registration fees to help balance the hate s record new budget of More than 13.4 billion. A breakthrough in a political deadlock that had stalled action on Cov. Nelson a. Rockefeller1fiscal program came a the dem o c r a 11 a controlled legislature gave final approval to the spend ing and tax  of the Republican minority however cast the deciding votes because democrats were split Over a financial program a situation that had left the state without a budget since the fiscal year began april 1. The sales tax will take effect aug. 1 and cover most retail purchases with food and drugs among the exceptions. The Auto registration increase starts next year. Already in effect is a doubling of the state cigarette tax from 9 cents to a dime a pack enacted two weeks ago. Republican nov. Rockefeller immediately signed the spend ing and tax Bills. With the Garette measure they were essentially the same Bills he had Lento the legislature Jan. 2. The spending and tax propos als won approval in the state Assembly and Senate from coalition of democrats mostly from new York City and re publicans. They ended the state s fiscal crisis on the same Day 70,000 state employees were schedule to be paid and on the eve of a payment of 1535 million in state id due to school districts. The sales tax measure author izes cities and counties to Levy local taxes up to 1 per cent on the same items covered by the state Bill. _ _  commuter gets poetic judgment got Tath beats David in . Court Latz however took the cab All the Way Home where he paid the remainder of the by Bernie Gould Hicksville . A David the commuter took aim at Goliath the Longisland Railroad when it failed to get him Home on time. But a judge ruled that David s Slingshot missed its Mark. 5 the commuter David Latz was t sur prised. He said later i really did t expert to  Long Island the nation s biggest commuter Railroad refers to Letz an others who use its new York City area trains each Day As its dashing  but Latz 51, of Massapequa l.i., was b anything but dashing last March 18 when the Railroad s engineers staged a Brief , a dinnerware firm representative was stranded at the Jamaica Queens Sta Tion for two hours when the trains stopped running. Finally in disgust Latz took taxi Home a trip of More than 20 Miles after borrowing $5 toward the fare froma Railroad executive. The next Day still angry Latz filed Sui against the Long Island in Nassau county Small claims court. He sought $20 for cab fare $3.50 for the Driver s up m to eat dinner out and 50 cents to Telephone his wailing wife and children a total of $30. Latz contended that his ticket represented a contract Between him and the Long Island. The Railroad he said was obliged to have provided him and other stranded commuters with alternate Means of transportation Home. It did t. But the Long Island s assist ant supervising operator w. S. Boerckel loaned i Atz $5 to take a cab to a car rental Agency. Fare. His total commuting time for the normally 54-Mlnutc trip was More than four hours. Judge Alexander a talc a former Tang Island commuter himself announced his decision Latz Hod failed to prove in Railroad negligent. And since the Burden of proof was his. Lala had no Case. Or. As the judge put ii while i sympathize with the rage that filled his breast As the events of March 18 deprived him of his rest. _ upon All the evidence the Railroad was not remiss = therefore his Case i was compelled to  s  Iowa governor a failure As dog caterer lbs Moines Iowa a gov. Harold e. Hughes All to pounds " through prisoners baffled by shirt pockets Memphis. Tenn. A shirts worn by prisoners at the Shelby county penal farm remade by women prisoners who seemingly Are inexperienced disinterested or disgruntled. Male prisoners printed this plea in the prison newspaper please ladles could you re locate the pockets so we could find them without taking off our pants few line safely belts Survey in ind. Shows Muncie. Ind. Up the Delaware county safety Council conducted a Survey of safety belts used by motorists Here. Of 41 can stopped u were equipped with safety belts. And of the a so equipped Only three had belts in use. The users were Hughes took it  took Oft after it. He said he lost his slippers Ina Muddy Ballpark about a Block from the governor s mansion. Mike was happily chasing pigeons and treeing squirrels. Al though the setter is a Bird dog the governor said Mike does t know a pheasant from a Rab mrs. Hughes drove up an handed the governor the dog s Leash explaining i Don t Wanti these people seeing you out in i your pyjamas and Bathrobe without Leash in your  the h-foot-2 Hughes plodded through the still quiet streets not fur from downtown pcs Molnes for 45 minutes search i ing for the dog. And then gave up and went Home. At the suggestion of his 12-year-old Daught i Phyllis he blew a blast on his Hunting Horn to Call the dog. As the echoes bounced of nearby houses serving As an. Alarm clock in some of them mrs. Hughes put her foot Down and told him to quit blowing the Horn. What Wil the neighbor think she said. Mike wandered Back Homo about half an hour later and i wac put in his pen Hughes hurrying to get dressed and Down to the office marked his Shin on a Bedstead. Rewarded tickets. With free movie Maiden voyage the cruise ship oceanic sails up the i Ludwin River to Dock after us Maiden voyage. The Leallan Hull ship will ply Between new York and the West indies. Apalia. Businessmen Back rights Law Birmingham Ala. Up in a wide ranging statement on civil rights 2 major Alabama business groups urged Alabam ans to support full Protection and Opportunity for negroes and Whites including employ ment and voting. The statement called on Busi Ness leaders to prepare the state for peaceful acceptance of the fair employment practices Section of the ism civil spotted cows get Millhof human kindness T3,"" of  rights Low which becomes effective in july. In the Light of recent developments in Alabama we feel that the business Community Hasan obligation to speak out for what it believes to be right the statement said. The vast majority of Alabam is. Believe in Law and or Der and in the fair and jus treatment of All i Clr fellow Citi Zens. They believe in obedience to the Law regardless of their Al feeling about its Specif its. They believe in Basic human dignity for All people of All races it  statement appeared As a full Page advertisement in Fri Day s Birmingham Post Herald the state s largest morning news Personic merits business groups include the Alabama state chamber of Commerce the Alabama Bank ers association associated industries of Alabama and the Ala Bama textile manufacturers As physicist Dies in a. Wreck , a. A David . Williams. 44. Nuclear physicist chief at Babcock Wilcox co. Here was killed in a two cur collision in  injured was his join companion. John Frederickso Catlon. Seventeen local Cham Bers and the association of Huntsville area contractors also sponsored the statement representing a Cross Section of the slate s most influential business Community. It said Many alabamians Dis agreed Wilh the civil rights Law but added we do however have an obligation o abide by it and this we will  believe that coming Nicu lion Between the different Cle