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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1976

Page

5

Circuit breaker tax plan eyed to ease Maine property tax

A Maine panel studies a circuit breaker approach to limit property tax burdens for low income and elderly homeowners. Options include income tax credits, direct reimbursements, or state aid funds, with careful eligibility checks and safeguards against misuse.

Maine Timber Lees

NATO needed even in a Red Italy explains ties to communists

Atlanta columnist analyzes Italy's postwar crisis and the unlikely NATO link. Giulio Andreotti relies on tacit Communist support while excluding them from cabinet to fight inflation unemployment and corruption. Berlinguer argues for a broad national coalition and NATO stays a key shield amid fears of Soviet influence and a Yugoslav risk.

C.L. Sulzberger Atlanta Communist Party Christian Democrats Giulio Andreotti Senate Chamber of Deputies Enrico Berlinguer Italy Berlinguer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Soviet Union Lenin Solzhenitsyn Russia NATO Yugoslavia Tito

The final days of Rep Wayne Hays in scandal and love

Washington reporters describe Wayne Hays as a powerful but embattled congressman worn by a mistress scandal with Elizabeth Ray. He contemplated self harm to shield his wife from publicity and briefly considered leaving Congress, while later denying a fatal intent and weighing reelection amid political pressure.

Jack Anderson Les Whitten Washington Congress Ay Wayne Hays Ohio Hays Elizabeth Ray Wayne Hays Jack Cloherty Bob Owens Co Ae Pat Peak Capitol Ray Washington Post U.S Liz Tay

Scandal Hits Paul Pendergast Amid Dual Federal Pay

Democratic worker Paul Pendergast earned 17235 as Assistant Sergeant at Arms while also working for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee earning 20000. He held a federal post with 17234 pay and benefits, prompting his retirement amid a House leadership-backed stance and a Washington Post probe into his father in law.

Democratic Party Paul Pendergast Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Hays Pendergast House Carol Clawson Washington Post Leonard Peak Peak Congress

The 1976 Republican convention in Kansas City

Anthony Lewis notes a humane, lively convention that signaled the rightward shift of the GOP. He highlights moderation’s decline, Rockefeller’s enduring influence, and Connally’s critique, while acknowledging Ford’s center-right drift amid a party reshaped by conservative dominance.

Anthony Lewis New York Times Kansas City Alf M. Landon Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan Jesse Helms North Carolina John Anderson Illinois Edward Brooke Massachusetts Charles Mathias Maryland Mark Hatfield Oregon Ford Jimmy Carter Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller

Readers respond on campaigns and dune grass program

A Biddeford Saco campaign note supports business tax credits and energy price deregulation with tax breaks for Americans. A second letter urges Old Orchard Beach residents to engage in dune grass planting to protect beaches, criticizing past projects and calling for public meetings, education, and involvement.

Biddeford-Saco Congress Old Orchard Beach Ogunquit John R. Bird Richard James Morrison

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Wm. E. Foster Alta W. Foster B.F.C. Whitehouse Biddeford Saco Gladys M. Whitehouse W. Paul Casavant Brian C. Thayer Rep MR. Politican Mr. Rockefeller New York Attica New York State John Connally Joe McCarthy Democrat Party Nelson Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Albany Thomas B. Hess New York Magazine Defense Ford Administration Republican Party OOB Policy For Letters
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