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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1963

Page

4

Editorial Page Economic Highlights and Tax Policy Debate

The Legislative Information Service summarizes pending tax rate changes while Congress is in session. It notes administration proposals to cut rates over three years and introduces three controversial structural changes. Critics warn rate cuts may slow growth and increase deficits, while the Chamber of Commerce urges separating rate cuts from structural reforms and recommends major spending cuts to offset lost revenue. One analyst notes predictions are speculative at best.

Legislative Information Service Chamber of Commerce of United States Congress Information Service

Escalating Expenditures in Government Budgets

A commentary argues that automatic escalation hides growing government spending at federal and state levels. It notes escalating pupil loads, pilot programs with planned increases, and the need to quantify built in rises before judging budget increases. The piece calls for more reporting.

Washington

Thresher Probe Hinges on Trieste Ocean Search

Hearings by the naval board of inquiry into the Thresher disaster remain inconclusive until the Trieste bathyscaphe completes its ocean search. Debris at the approximate site boosts hopes of recovering crew remains, with the Trieste capable of reaching the 8,400 foot grave.

Naval Board of Inquiry Trieste Thresher

Drive to curb disarmament gains grows in U S

Washington news reports mounting conservative pushback against disarmament efforts and a nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union. Republicans and right wing groups attack the Disarmament Agency, with posters and newsletters claiming treason and world government.

Peter Edson Alan Ot Crise Assa Washington Russia Women's Strike For Peace Congress White House U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency State Department William C. Foster Cp. Craig Hosmer R-Calif Joint Atomic Energy Committee James B. Utt Charles E. Winegarner World Court United States Supreme Court Republican Committee of 100, Inc New York Kennedy Memphis Committee For the Prevention of Department of Defense Free Enterprise Chicago Ezra Taft Benson

High cost of school vandalism shocks city board

New York City Board of Education reports 1962 school property damage exceeds 1.1 million dollars. Vandalism is indefensible and hurts taxpayers funding education. The piece notes the senseless acts by students and comments on political and civic fatigue amid winter impacts on chambers of commerce.

New York City

Economy gains spur optimism in 1963 outlook

The pace of 1963 growth surprised economists as GNP reached a $572 billion annual rate in the first quarter, up from late 1962. New orders for durable goods rose 7 percent from a year earlier, boosting jobs, payrolls, and profits while surveys weigh tax cut chances amid improving incomes and spending.

Ly Sam Dawson Business News NEW York (Ap

Facts and quirks from a columnist’s mailbox

New York based column surveys odd facts and statistics from daily life. It notes mothers working up to 98 hours a week while babies cry 113 minutes daily, 70 million traffic tickets issued yearly, car thefts rising 10 percent this year, and a sign at a pool banning money belts. It cites price shifts since 1952, food share of income near record lows, and quotes Shaw. It covers tourist flows to Soviet Russia, Woodrow Wilson’s rapid rise, and laws from New Jersey to Washington. China may reach one billion people by 1980.

New York U.S Lido Cabana Club George Bernard Shaw Soviet Russia Woodrow Wilson New Jersey United States St. Louis Washington, D.C China

How Often Should a Young Wife Visit Her Widowed Mother

Ruth Millett offers a compassionate guide for a young wife torn between supporting her lonely mother and being present for her husband. With 200 miles between homes the piece argues that a woman divides her time to meet others needs and that the happy years come from balancing duties rather than satisfying every demand.

Ruth Millett Assa

Paul Harvey on taxes and government propaganda

Opinion column criticizing the IRS Caplin and the tax law as a snow job by bureaucrats. Calls for public action and urges readers to contact their congressman. References to industry, Cuba invasion, and political manipulation in 1963 context.

Paul Harvey News Congress Caplin Florida Mr. Caplin White House Commissioner of Internal Revenue John W. Byrnes House — Building Washington, D

TV Status Symbol Puts On Pressure in Hollywood

Hollywood articles describe television as a new status symbol driven by high profile tours led by famous women from Jacqueline Kennedy to Elizabeth Taylor. Lon Chaney Jr discusses returning to horror with The Haunted Palace, criticizing modern monster films for lacking motivation and stressing 62 hour makeup sessions and dual roles in Frankenstein features. He recalls balancing roles on set and notes CBS lead in TV tours while NBC’s Khrushchev invite is declined. The piece hints at future London tours and Queen Frederika’s Greece as potential TV tour subjects.

Jacqueline Kennedy White House Princess Grace Monaco Queen Frederika Greece Elizabeth Taylor London CBS NBC Nina Khrushchev Kremlin Miss Taylor Hollywood Lon Chaney Vincent Price Edgar Allen Poe American International Lanac Wolf Man Len Carloff Max Lon Bela Lugosi Frankenstein Glenn Strange

Biddeford Saco Journal Publication Details

Biddeford Saco Journal lists address at 11 Adams Street with Maiie Paul Casavant as publisher and E. P. Ingalls as managing editor. Easter notices rates: subscription prepaid one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. Associated Press member. local news rights reserved. Postal info included.

Adams Street Biddeford Maiie Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Associated Press Maine

Daily Crossword Across and Down Clue List

A dense, fragmented crossword clue grid itemizing numerous Across clues such as Mr. Shriver's group two words 11 letters and other entries including names, places, titles, and general crossword terms across a long list with mispunctuated phrases and partial hints.

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