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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1961
Page
4
Campaign cost dilemma and government financing debate
Bruce Biassat discusses rising demands for new campaign financing methods. Puerto Rico's law offers public funds but ran out in 1960 and private sources filled gaps, raising concerns about party independence. Analysts advocate broadened private support while questioning reliance on government funds for major costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Rico
Citizens’ Research Foundation
U. S
Congress
Washington press club rigors and idle chatter in capital
Washington at Kennedy Adenauer talks sees West German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder facing a tough press club grilling. The piece riffs on Connally eye patch lore, Harvard staff cuts, a Duty Forecaster airport sign, Canadian travel tales, and Rep. Scranton’s microphone mishap with a dog caller quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newspaper Enterprise Assn. Washingon
White House
Gerhard Schroeder
Adenauer
Capital News Corps
National Press Club
Schroeder
Navy
John B. Connally
University of Texas
ROTC
Connally
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
Harvard
Cambridge
Department of Government
President Kennedy
Peter Lind Hayes
Kennedy
Fred Allen
Jimmy Cagney
Destructive tax policy on foreign investment questioned
Senator Morton warns that repealing the foreign tax credit would push total taxes to about 75 percent on foreign income, crippling American firms abroad. He argues such a move would damage the U.S. economy, reduce exports and jobs, harm the balance of payments, and shrink Treasury revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free World
U. S
Morton
Kentucky
House of Senate
U .S. Treasury
The Price of Welfarism and Tax Burden
A U S News analysis notes total annual government costs near 132 billion dollars with taxes consuming about 30 percent of national output. It warns higher federal taxes may come unless non essential spending is cut, urging restraint across all levels of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. News and World Report
Sullivan Show Keeps Pace With Changing TV Land
Ed Sullivan's Sunday hour remains a staple of vaudeville style TV with fresh talent and big names. The broadcast featured Mike Clifford Connie Francis Sid Caesar Joan Sutherland and Maurice Chevalier while Twenty Century revisits wartime espionage and Mitch Miller's Sing Along audience draws heavy mail. Bob Hope plans a 10th Christmas tour to Arctic outposts with films for later airing. Recommended NBC Japan East is West documentary with Edwin Newman 8-9 EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
New York
Ed Sullivan
Sullivan
Mike Clifford
Connie Francis
Sid Caesar
Pure Caesar
Joan Sutherland
Japan
NBC
Edwin Newman
Investors Forum urges profits through gains not price
A stock market snapshot argues IBM at 600 a share with 85 times earnings offers meager yield. It recommends selling high priced equities for income and shifting to 4 5 percent yield preferreds from leading firms. Tax loss questions advised to consult experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IBM
America
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clue List
The page presents an incomplete crossword with numbered across clues and partial down hints. Many entries appear jumbled, with stray characters and unclear word breaks, suggesting a scanned OCR artifact rather than a coherent puzzle.
The Errand Running Life Of The Modern Housewife
Ruth Millet argues the suburban housewife spends hours weekly running errands. She notes a never ending to do list, car use for pickups and deliveries, and the social as well as practical tasks that fill days without clear achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett Newspaper Enterprise Assa
Paul Harvey Sees Defeat by Special Delivery
Paul Harvey condemns the Post Office Department for red ink and calls for higher rates after a government audit. He cites Communist propaganda entering the U S via New Orleans and argues the United States bears the cost while Russia limits its mail to the U S. He warns of Soviet propaganda funded by a two billion dollar annual budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostmaster
Red
New Orleans
American Legion Magazine
Unitedtates
United States
Russia
America
Biddeford-Saco Journal Publisher Details and Rates
Publication data from the Biddeford-Saco Journal lists Adams Street address, editors and publishers, contact numbers, and subscription rates. Rates shown include one month 1.85, six months 10.50, and one year 21.00 with advance payment. The paper notes AP news rights and second class postage status.
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Adams Stree
Biddeford
Maine
Paw Casavant
T J Mahoney
Associated Press
E Pais
Post
Red line on campus is urged by critics amid national debate
A fragment notes critics condemn campus art and photos as aiding propaganda while urging abstention from nuclear tests and loyalty oaths. The piece contrasts a religious press plea to Day for postage relief with Day's firm rejection amid accusations of Communist propaganda flooding the country.
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Castro
China
United States
General Features Corp
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Hawaii
Unemotions
Eric Ambler
John Buchan
Navy Officers Club
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Mitch
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Greenland
Labrador
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Investors Forum
By Harry C
France
G.S.W
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Ruth Millet
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