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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1964

Page

4

Tax return secrecy a Double standard swoop

Taxpayers believe their income tax returns stay confidential, but federal and state snooper rules broaden access. The FTC SEC SSA Commerce Department and renegotiation board can review returns, and heads of agencies may inspect any specific filing. State officials and some Congress committees also access records, while private individuals remain barred. This double standard angers taxpayers who expect privacy.

United States Washington National Security Council Colorado Gordon Allott Federal Trade Commission FTC Paul Dixon Dixon Securities and Exchange Commission Social Security Administration Commerce Department Renegotiation Board Congress

Evolution of the vice presidency into a key executive role

The vice presidency has transformed from an honorary position into a major source of presidential power. Nixon and Johnson shaped a new trend with broader duties, including National Security Council participation and high level diplomacy, signaling the VP as a stand-in for the president in many cases.

U. S F. D. Roosevelt Richard Nixon White House Nixon Johnson National Security Council

Bugged Sax in Russia Sparks Soviet Spy Theories

Izvestia claims the CIA used a Benny Goodman tour to plant spies after a Soviet musician allegedly reported disapproval of a performance. The piece notes all 17 Goodman band members were selected by Goodman and vetted by Soviet police, with three weeks of rehearsals before the tour. It also mocks the spying charge as unfounded and mocks homegrown jokes about mothers in law.

Benny Goodman Workers’ Paradise Goodman Izvestia Russia

Democrats Face Johnson Bid Amid Youth Fervor Gap

Washington reports that Democrats see Lyndon Johnson as an older generation symbol while younger members seek Kennedy era vigor. Strategists note Johnson's broad but soft support and potential vulnerability to the white backlash, with registration drives intensifying to mobilize likely voters ahead of November.

Bruce Bioss Washington Enterprise Assn Atlantic City Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy Kennedy Johnson John Kennedy Barry Goldwater Goldwater

Banks hesitate on stock listing despite NYSE openness

The NYSE sees about 50 banks large enough to list, but few show interest. Comptroller Saxon seeks relaxed trading rules and dual exchange and OTC trading for bank stocks. State-chartered Chase Manhattan has applied. no commercial bank has traded on the NYSE since 1954.

Sam Dawson AP Business News NEW York New York Stock Exchange The Stock Exchange Exchange Securities & Exchange Commission James J. Saxon Chase Manhattan Bank of Corn Exchange Bank & Trust Co Chemical Bank New York Trust

Boyle's Column Opens the Mailbag by HAL BOYLE

New York AP roundup of miscellany includes startling stats about marriages and life insurance, global power capacity, and odd trivia. Notables quote J Edgar Hoover on truth telling while lists nickname families and a quip on written exams before 1700. Fo lkore and superstition anecdotes close the column with playful warnings.

Hal Boyle NEW York Womer Life Tokyo Eelectric Power Co Japan U.S Pacific Gas & Electric Co Joneses Smiths Johnsons Williams Browns Millers Davis Martins Andersons Wilsons J. Edgar Hoover Nature Notes

Tales of the Saco River recollections 1895 to 1915

Archibald W Roberts recalls a waterfront era on the Saco River in Biddeford from 1895 to 1915 including the City of Waterville sternwheel boat, the death of artist F A Luques, dredging and barge work, local crews and summer operetta prep, clergy boat outings, and a photographer who ferried summer residents to the Pool.

Archibald W. Roberts Saco River Lamb Hawthorne Biddeford William A. Roberts Waterville Saco Hills Beach Camp Ellis Biddeford Pool Charles S. Hamilton F. A. Luques Alfred Street Westbrook Squando McKinley Congress United States Gordon's Wharf Pool Road Joe Guiney George Gordon Wallace Stuart Harry Gordon Ernest Doyle Francis Alfr Jocelyn Methodist Church Father Lequennec Robert Henry Gay Gordon’s Wharf

Right to vote hinges on informed women readership

Ruth Willett argues women must read newspapers to inform voting choices. She warns against relying on TV personalities or gossip, urging women to study speeches, platforms, voting records, and real facts to separate a candidate's image from truth, and to inform their country.

Newspaper Enterprise Assn America Aever

Convention fashion and tornado death trends noted

The piece notes nine million Americans will attend 20 000 conventions costing 2 billion dollars. It highlights fashion shifts toward broader shouldered narrower waisted suits and a one button jacket. It contrasts this with tornado fatalities, mentioning 552 deaths in 1936 and 31 last year. Alfred Adler is quoted on principles versus living up to them.

U.S Custom Clothiers Association Alfred Adler

Paul Harvey on balanced diet and politics in election year

Paul Harvey cites ice cream as a metaphor for political choices between liberal and conservative stances. He warns against excess in budgeting, defense, subsidies, inflation, and social programs while noting a dangerous centralization of power near Florida and eight million “moochers” seeking more. The piece ends with another round of ice cream as a satirical nudge toward voters.

Senator Goldwater Harveys Paul Florida

Daily Cryptoquote Puzzle Update and Hint

A cryptogram puzzle explains substitution clues for a Longfellow quote. It presents a coded line ZSMW DP BER SRS CMLVUS RD AIV DVJIDS and notes daily different mappings. Yesterday’s quote states There are no friends at cards or world politics.

Finley Peter Dunne King Features Syndicate, Inc

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