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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1968

Page

8

Municipal income tax coming to Babson Park and beyond

The piece outlines the rise of municipal income taxes across U S cities, noting that 170 cities by 1967 relied on such levies. It cites rates from 0.25 to 2 percent for smaller cities, with New York and Baltimore using graduated schedules up to 2 and 2.5 percent, and warns of broader adoption as local expenses grow and revenues fall short. It highlights the trend starting Philadelphia in 1938 and spreading mainly in the East, with potential impact on property owners and city budgets.

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Likeable Sinners and a Sister-in-Law

Dear Mrs Lawrence counsels a reader on dislike and jealousy toward a sister-in-law. The columnist reframes the reader’s resentment as love for a hurt father, asserting that sinners are those who wound others and that moralizing to like them is unnecessary.

Muriel Lawrence Hitler

Area Serviceman Completes Training Near Hofenfels

Sgt. Richard Moreau 21 son of Mr and Mrs Ovide Moreau 66 South St Biddeford Maine completed a month long field training January 25 with the 4th Armored Division near Hohenfels. The exercise tested combat effectiveness under realistic winter conditions.

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S and H Green Stamps 1968 catalog debut with 1900 items

The annual 180 page idea book introduces 1900 merchandise items and highlights national monuments as backdrops. About 33 million copies will be distributed through 70,000 retailers. 25 percent of items are new. The catalog showcases products from New England firms and reaches an estimated 55 percent of homes. People read want ads.

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Public elementary schools serve over thirty million children

United States education system operates more than eighty two thousand public elementary schools with attendance exceeding 30.5 million students across diverse communities. This snapshot highlights expansive school network and broad access to foundational education nationwide.

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