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Clifton Torsell 1913 - 2003

Clifton Torsell of Derby, Erie County, NY was born on December 29, 1913, and died at age 89 years old on August 9, 2003.
Clifton Torsell
Derby, Erie County, NY 14047
December 29, 1913
August 9, 2003
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  • 12/29
    1913

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    December 29, 1913
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  • 08/9
    2003

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    August 9, 2003
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    Clifton Torsell lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1913, in the year that Clifton Torsell was born, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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In 1942, he was 29 years old when on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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