Nixon Declares Candidacy for President in New Hampshire Letter
Richard M. Nixon announced as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in an open letter to New Hampshire voters. He urged unity beyond party lines and outlined goals of peace and progress at home and abroad, planning a six day campaign swing through New Hampshire Wisconsin and Oklahoma. Nixon noted his long experience in Washington and urged voters to join in an age of greatness for the nation. The letter was signed Richard Nixon and the piece notes New Hampshire primary on March 12.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Nixon
United States
America
Washington
Rich
Ard Nixon
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Miami Beach
John F. Kennedy
David Sterling
Federal Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect Today
The federal minimum wage rises to 1.60 an hour for 33 million workers and 1.15 for 8.5 million more, with about 7.3 million people gaining raises totaling roughly 2.3 billion dollars annually. AFL-CIO leader George Meany calls the rise a sign of working poor in America and reiterates support for a 2.00 hourly floor. Hotel, hospital, and restaurant operators react with price changes, layoffs, or already-paid wages. some plan stable prices. The measure is the second step since a 1966 wage law update. earlier hikes increased from 1.25 to 1.40 last Feb 1. The 1.60 rise affects six million pre-1966 covered workers and 1.3 million added under last year’s expansion. those previously under the 1938 act see no change beyond this step. Continued on Page Two.
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Washington
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
America
Congress
Jury Selected in Biddeford Murder Trial
In Biddeford Superior Court this morning 12 jurors were chosen for the trial of Armand A. Brochu 43 of Biddeford charged with murdering his wife. Brochu pleads not guilty. The panel includes Priscilla P. Soule of Buxton Road Saco.
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Alfred
Armand A. Brochu
Biddeford
Brochu
Priscilla P. Soule
Buxton Road
Saco
No-Strike Truce Called For By President Johnson
President Johnson urged a temporary no-strike truce between industry and labor and backed a 10 percent tax surcharge to curb a risky, rapid expansion. He proposed a Cabinet Committee on Price Stability to foster wage and price restraint and warned Congress to act within weeks to avoid a potential financial crisis amid inflation and balance of payments worries. The message emphasized maintaining gold at $35 an ounce and avoiding devaluation.
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Johnson
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
Arthur M. Okun
U.S
Central Maine Power names Kenneth G. Small Biddeford district head
Kenneth G. Small has been appointed district manager of Central Maine Power Co. Biddeford District, succeeding Gerald E. Tourigny who is promoted elsewhere. Small previously led the Dover-Foxcroft district since 1962 after a 1946 entry as a field engineer in Augusta and a 1949 transfer to Waterville as a lighting specialist. He is a Augusta native, Cony High School and Newark Academy of Aeronautics graduate, married to Irene Fournier with three children and one grandchild.
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Kenneth G. Small
Central Maine Power Co
Biddeford
Gerald E. Tourigny
Small
Dover - Foxcroft
Waterville
Cony High School
Academy of Aeronautics
Newark
N. J
Irene Fournier
Kiwanis Club
The
Baptist Church
Saigon battles intensify as Viet Cong press offensive
U S infantry and armored units clash with diehard Communist forces in Saigon as the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese push their largest offensive of the war. Fighting extends to nine capital districts with tanks surrounding the U S embassy and Bien Hoa air base under heavy attack. estimates place enemy casualties at around 5,800 killed nationwide, with Allied losses near 555 killed and 1,698 wounded. Local forces report Viet Cong political cadres surfacing and a possible revolutionary council in Saigon as Marine units battle across the city.
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U.S
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Westmoreland
National Liberation Front
Ellsworth Bunker
Bien Hoa
An Quang
Associat
Eddie Adams
Frederick C. Were
Dependents in 1967 Income Tax Rules Explain Exemptions
In filing your 1967 income tax return you may claim $600 exemptions for dependents. Rules vary by age, student status, and support. A child under 19 your dependent with over half support qualifies, as does a full-time student with sufficient support, while an older child with $600+ income may not.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
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