Rentaghost were later recovered by the BBC Archives. The "Rentaghost" theme song, originally composed by Michael Staniforth who also played Timothy Claypole, was performed as part of the "George's song" skit in Shooting Stars (TV series) where it was one of the very few songs performed unmodified; it attracted cheers and applause as soon as the first line was finished. The well-known version of the theme is from the later series; the first series had the lyrics "ghosts and ghouls and poltergeists" (later changed to ".. and freaks and fools"), and "what you see is not ESP.." (as ESP was highly
Beauford H. Jester the president of the University of Texas at Austin in 1944 in a dispute over academic freedom. As there was no substantial Republican Party in the state, Jester was unopposed for the governorship. Most African Americans and many Hispanics were still disenfranchised by barriers to voter registration that had been instituted at the turn of the century. As governor, Jester created the Board of Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools, the Texas Youth Development Council, and reformed the state prison system. He also increased funding for state hospitals and orphanages, enacted strong right-to-work laws, and supported an antilynching law. Jester