Tax fraud flap grows curiouser editorial page
A lengthy editorial section discusses IRS concerns about fraudulent returns aided by preparers. It cites a Wall Street Journal visit showing five different refund figures for the same 1040, illustrating tax complexities and disputed claims of private practitioners. The page also features letters on local issues including parish boundaries, clam flats access, and a Saco highway hearing, urging citizen involvement.
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Internal Revenue Service
Wall Street Journal
IRS
Atlanta
New York
A. Arthur Lessard
West Kennebunk
Batson River
Goose Rocks Beach
Cape Orpoise
Kennebunkport
Goose Rocks
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maine
Augusta
Roland Pothier
Acorn Street
Biddeford
Citizens of
Saco
State Highway Commission
Fairfield School
Route 9
Beach Street
Ferry Road
Dyer Library
Ocean Park Avenue
Main
Meet
Middle Street
Tax Reform Debate Turns Bitter and Personal
Virginia Payette critiques tax reform rhetoric as politicians pursue changes that promise improvement but raise distrust. She cites rising family tax burdens, government spending increases, and polls showing voter unrest while noting Congress advances revenue sharing and health welfare plans.
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Virginia Payette
Webster
Nog
Harris
Britain
Sweden
Canada
Germany
Japan
Congress
Three Minutes A Day by Richard Armstrong
Judge J McDonald of Louisville Ky presides over a new ecological court where citizens sue polluters. Cases arise from Air Pollution Control Board and Board of Health. fines range from 10 dollars to several hundred. The article urges individual action to restore the planet and cites a biblical appeal.
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JencDonald
Lousville
McDonald
Air Pollution Control Board
Board of Health
Decary Little League Tryouts Announced With Registration Delays
In a forum letter, local residents discuss lengthy registration waits for the Decary Little League. Despite extensive outreach and the help of teachers and principals, families endured long waits. Tryouts are slated for April 29 and 30. new candidates must bring a birth certificate and be accompanied by an adult.
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Decary
Little League
St. Andre Church
Pentagon Chauffeur Service for Congress Not Stopping
Washington dispatch details how Pentagon motor pool provides free cars and test runs for lawmakers and committee chairmen, despite regulations. It notes gold plated chauffeuring costs rising into the millions, with figures like Mahon and Price cited and hints of covert resettlement of Saigon refugees with secrecy orders and possible use as safe zones for bombing.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Congress
Pentagon
Armed Services
Appropriations
George Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations
Friendship Airport
Puerto Rico
Mahon
Joint Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Fraser
Findley
Margaret Chase ‘Smith
Maine
Armed Services Committee
Melvin Price
D-111
House
Army
Rayburn House
Brit Hume
Capitol Hill
Norern
South Vietnam
Pacification
Vietnam
Richard Funkhouser
Saigon
Phan Quang Dan
Dan
James Herbert
United States
Johannes Hoeber
Massachusetts primary ballots flood with delegate slates
Washington correspondents describe Massachusetts first real presidential primary featuring long lists of candidates and numerous delegate slates for Muskie and McGovern factions. The piece notes pooling ideas, potential bullet votes, and local figures like Boston Mayor Kevin White and Attorney General Robert Quinn shaping Muskie strategies amid competitive bids for governor and party positions.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Boston
Massachusetts
Miami Beach
Edmund Muskie
George McGovern
Wisconsin
Muskie
Grandmother's Meadow
Nick Muchrange
Kevin White
Robert Quinn
Michael Dukak
Edward Boland
Michael Harrington
Nebraska
White
Mac's World Has a hopeless case
Washington humor sketches Grigsby Smelt as out of touch with trends. Notes his dull car, odd possessions, reading tastes, and fashion efforts. The piece satirizes postwar consumer habits and cultural shifts with a playful jab at politics and entertainment.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Grigsby Smelt
Grigsby
Ranch Wagons
Neighborhood Betterment League
Zane Grey
Playboy
G.I
Vogue
Credentials and credibility in journalism today
The column debates press credentials for writers versus TV pundits, noting many journalists lack formal degrees yet rely on world experience. It cites Peter B. Clark on TV’s influence shaping public trust, urges newspapers to reclaim detail, accuracy, and traditional journalism, and ends with a call for calm, informed judgment.
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Tennessee
Men of
Max Lerner
Jeffrey Hart
Gary Wills
Peter B. Clark
Detroit News
Clark
Cronkite
Huntley
Brinkley
Biddeford-Lacy Journal Publisher Rates Notice
The Biddeford Lacy Journal lists subscription prices in advance with monthly and yearly rates. The notice provides rates for one month three dollars six months eighteen dollars and one year thirty six dollars.
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Biddeford-Lacy
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