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State Archives of Florida, Series S131

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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1966

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Letters (correspondence)

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Correspondence Between E.B. Gay and Governor Haydon Burns Regarding Taxation for Walt Disney World, 1966

Subject

Corporations--Taxation

State governments--Officials and employees

Tax exemption

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Letter from E.B. Gay to Governor Haydon Burns, recommending that he replace J. Ed Straughn, director of the Florida Revenue Commission, because Straughn had publicly touted an impending tax break for Walt Disney's new project in Florida. In his response, Burns notes that the exemption was limited to specific items.

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Burns, Haydon (William Haydon), 1912-1987

Gay, Ethridge Byron, 1896-1991

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State Archives of Florida, Series S131

Date

1966

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eng-US

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Florida

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Subject - Corporate

Florida. Governor (1965-1967 : Burns)

Subject - Person

Straughn, James Edward, 1902-1981

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Burns, Haydon (William Haydon), 1912-1987. Correspondence Between E.B. Gay and Governor Haydon Burns Regarding Taxation for Walt Disney World, 1966. 1966. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346190>, accessed 17 November 2024.

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Burns, Haydon (William Haydon), 1912-1987. Correspondence Between E.B. Gay and Governor Haydon Burns Regarding Taxation for Walt Disney World, 1966. 1966. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346190>

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