Tax revolt grows and officials listen editorial
An editorial notes a nationwide taxpayer uprising against rising taxes. It cites groups forming in multiple states, hearings across legislatures, and specific cases such as Pennsylvania's income tax debate. The piece argues officials are finally paying attention to irate middle class taxpayers and protests intensify.
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Wisconsin
Laird
Congress
Richard Saylor
Pennsylvania
Boston
Pennsyyvania House Appropriations Committee
William E. Duffield
Taxpayers
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville's United City: a new efficiency model
Paul Harvey notes Jacksonville Fla merger of five municipalities into a single city in 1967, creating the world’s oldest megacity. He asks if one water system, one police force, and unified governance will lower costs and improve services, while warning consolidation tests American ideals.
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Paul Harvey
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Biddeford Saco Journal Publishes Local Notices
The Biddeford Saco Journal, published daily except Sunday, lists office contacts for Adams Street Biddeford Maine and editorial and subscription details. Rates are set for one month two dollars sixty cents, six months fifteen fifty, and one year thirty one dollars.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Ingalls
Rator 4
Associated Press
Lamar Caudle and the Eisenhower era fallout in justice
Washington columnist Drew Pearson recalls Lamar Caudle of North Carolina, once an Assistant Attorney General, whose 1950s conflict of interest case with Matt Connolly led to a jail sentence and fine. Caudle’s supporters, neighbors, and his wife’s death during the ordeal are noted, as is his later legacy in civil rights enforcement and public service. The piece links Caudle’s career to broader Eisenhower administration efforts and hints at Milton Eisenhower’s potential ambassadorship to the OAS amid Latin American tensions.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
T. Lamar Caudle
North Carolina
Caudle
Wadesboro
Lamar
GOP
Truman
Korea
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Ike
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
Justice Department
Brownell
Irving Sachs
Matt Connelly
Sachs
U.S
Roy Harper
Missouri
Connelly
Lamar Caudle
Sherman Adams
Bernard Goldfine
New England
Adams
Adam Clayton Powell
Roby Hulen
Boston
Fairfid
Supreme Court
Columbia
Tenn
Arkansas
South Carolina
Isaac Woolward
Justice Deartment
Milton Eisenhower
Milton
Organization of American States
Latin America
Kansas State
Penn State
Johns Hopkins
People's Peasants
Bolivia
Nixon
Sol Linowitz
Xerox
OAS
Mock 1941 defense hearing satire by Don MacLean
A spoof dialogue imagines 1941 Senate hearings on antiballistic missiles with figures like Fulbright and Symington debating defense spending. Melvin Laird defends large budgets as wartime readiness while questioning the likelihood of Japanese attack and the need for a strong second strike. The piece shifts to brief notes on autos, baseball, and France as side commentary.
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Don Maclean
Washington
J. William Fulbright
Ark
Stuart Symington
Frank Church
Idaho
Foreign Relations
Defense
Melvin Laird
Sen. Fulbright
Laird
Sen
Fulbright
Pearl Harbor
Decency rally in Florida sparks ongoing debates
A pro decency gathering in Florida triggers strong reactions as supporters push for action while opponents claim the event was indecent. The piece hints at further protests and a broader pendulum shift in public sentiment. Names, dates, or concrete organizations are not clearly identifiable in the readable text.
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Florida
Mississippi Democrats Face Court Fight Over Party Label
In Jackson, the Williams regulars and the loyalist Democrats clash over who may hear the Democratic label. The battle pits Sen. James Eastland and Sen. John Stennis against Gov. John Bell Williams with Charles Evers and Aaron Henry leading the loyalists. Court action could decide who is eligible to run as a Democrat in Mississippi. Stennis weighs re election and talks with Democratic National Chairman Fred Harris as tensions rise ahead of 1970 and 1972 political contests. White support for the loyalists is thin, complicating efforts to gain broader backing among segregationist voters while Evers and Henry defend the party’s civil rights stance.
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NEA
Washington
Jackson
Miss
John Bell Williams
Williams
Democratic Party
United States
James Eastland
John Stennis
Charles Evers
Aaron Henry
Stennis
Mississippi
U.S. House
Henry
Leon Bramlett
Clarksdale
Evers
Fred Harris
Hubert Humhrey
Charles Sullivan
Evers-Henry
Kennedy Dominates 1972 Democratic Contention
Washington analysis notes Senator Edward Kennedy leads the 1972 Democratic contest by years, with few viable rivals. Eugene McCarthy ponders an independent bid or 1970 primary run, but no clear alternative figure emerges to challenge Kennedy on policy or publicity. The piece argues the party currently offers no strong ideological or political counterpoint to Kennedy’s stance on Vietnam, welfare, and foreign policy.
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Washington
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
McCarthy
Humphrey
Resignation of Dick Jacques as Bid J School head coach
A reader letter questions the resignation of Bid J School football coach Dick Jacques. The writer argues against the move, noting Jacques left with regret and that players sign petitions to keep him, prompting readers to seek the underlying reasons behind his departure. The piece invites further discussion in the next page.
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Journal
Dick Jacques
Bid J School
Jacques
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