A television station's tax standoffSourced
A TV station faced a tax bill.
Its staff held up inside the studio.
In 1977, WHCT in Connecticut disputed a $77,000 tax bill on its studio building. Station officials refused entry to a deputy sheriff serving eviction papers, while pastor Gene Scott appealed to viewers. The station's operator eventually paid the tax and penalties.
The drama behind the broadcast
was over a tax bill.
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