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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1969
Page
4
In Our Opinion the tax reform movement in Congress neglects the broad middle class. The $8 000 to $20 000 a year group pays the most taxes today and faces inflation and higher levies, while high income earners escape and relief is unlikely without addressing this group. Congress risks public backlash before elections.
Paul Harvey argues railroads must be reopened for passenger service as highways and air travel tighten. He cites rising rail demand on the Santa Fe Chief and compares costs with air and jet travel, urging subsidies only with proven efficiency and noting airline unreliability.
A reader criticizes Editor Julius Viger for not revealing the context of an Attorney General report on alleged charter irregularities. The letter accuses officials of selective enforcement and favors bias, noting conflicts such as a mayoral staffer’s spouse in the city clerk’s office. It laments perceived double standards and ends with quips about civic matters and prosaic daily life.
Washington column outlines how Senators, while wary, show sympathy for Edward Kennedy yet fear the Chappaquiddick tragedy will haunt his influence. It notes Kennedy’s relentless if controversial activism and the Kennedy political operation drawing scrutiny from rivals and supporters alike.
A Washington Post columnist reflects on the so called soccer war between El Salvador and Honduras. He explains the conflict stems from migration economics and land disputes, with violence escalating after games. He notes an OAS cease fire and imagines a peace oath to end soccer. He also mocks public issues and Nixon’s foreign trips.
Washington reports a new space program to monitor oceans, land, and weather using satellites. The plan aims to protect crops, forecast floods, track snow melt, forecast storms, map oceans for fishing, aid flood control, and monitor pollution with data fed to computer systems. First satellite due 1972 with expansion possible to global coverage by 1975.
Washington reports the fight over a six month extension of the 10 percent income tax surcharge as the Nixon administration and House Democratic leaders push quick action to curb inflation. Senate leaders led by Mansfield and Kennedy face internal party rifts as Long and others push for broader principles and financial restraint.
The article discusses President Nixon’s birth control proposal, questioning its five year to take effect and labeling it a domestic Safeguard system. Critics warn against overreliance on Washington for family planning and call it unsocialized medicine.
Biddeford Saco Journal information page lists address at Adams Street Biddeford Maine and Casavant publisher Ingalls managing editor phone numbers for business editorial and subscription rates in advance with one month two six months and one year pricing. An Associated Press notice states republication rights and postal classification.
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