Inflation and tax brackets echoing beyond the dollar
The Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations highlights how rising incomes keep pace with inflation yet tax bills surge. A family of four earning 10 000 in 1975 could see a 22.5 percent income rise over three years but face a 58.7 percent tax jump, while six years later income may grow 40.3 percent with a 102 percent tax rise, urging CPI tied adjustments and relief measures. Nations like Canada France and the Netherlands already factor inflation into tax policy.
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Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Congress
Canada
France
Netherlands
IRS Special Agents Split Between Tax Work and Crime Fighting
The IRS, led by Donald Alexander from 1973, shifted 40 percent of its agents from tax cases to Organized Crime Strike Force and narcotics work. He argued 2,600 agents should focus on enforcing tax laws, though critics warned the line with general law enforcement was risky.
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Internal Revenue Service
Donald Alexander
IRS
Alexander
Justice Department
Ford Administration
Hazardous Biddeford bridge blamed after collision
Richard A. Nadeau of Biddeford urges residents and officials to address a dangerous South Street bridge after a bus and car crash. He notes no students were aboard the bus and calls on council members and lawmakers to act to prevent future harm.
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South Street
Biddeford
Richard A. Nadeau
Wentworth St
Biddeford resident praises hard-working street department
A Biddeford citizen commends the street department for clearing roads after a severe snowstorm. The writer argues crews did their best with many streets and cars hindering access, notes roads were opened for emergencies, and thanks the department for getting children back to school earlier. Vivian Bouchard of 289 Granite St. Ext. signs the letter.
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Biddeford
Portland
Street Department of
Vivian Bouchard
Granite St. Ext
Biddeford Firefighters Praised by Eagles Aerie 804
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 804 thanks Biddeford firefighters for saving homes during a Monday fire despite freezing temperatures. Secretary LeGrand Freeman urges residents to offer quiet thanks to the heroes who battled the blaze and protected neighbors.
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Biddeford
Order of Eagles
Aerie
Poe
LeGrand Freeman
Dinner at Home: A Family's Rough Night of Cooking
A mother narrates a chaotic dinner hour where Arty's cooking sparks complaints from teens Paula Scott and Jeff. Each relishes different tastes and presentation, turning a simple meal into a debate over vegetables, sauces, and favorites. The mother mutters a plan for roast pork as conflict persists, noting no dinner pleases all and bacon or burgers may be the only sure-fire options.
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Arty
Scott
Paula
Jeff
Oil firms push Arctic Wildlife Range for oil amid debate
Oil companies press Interior Department to open Alaska Arctic Wildlife Range for drilling after spotting oil seepage. environmental groups vow to fight to protect caribou, polar bears, and waterfowl. Interior secretary Cecil Andrus faces decision amid prior failures at Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 and a broader energy versus conservation clash. A separate note warns about neptunium security risks and a Panama Canal Zone sovereignty propaganda plan under Carter administration outlook.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
America
Alaska
Arctic Wildlife Range
Interior Dept
Wildlife Range
Arctic Range
Cecil Andrus
Interior Secretary
Idaho
Arctic Alaska
Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4
Terorists
Marvin Resnikoff
Buffalo Nuclear Poyaicist
New Yorkublic Interest Research Group
Nuclear Regulator Commission
NRC
Resnikoff
State Dept
Panama
Omar Torrijos
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Mother Luck
Main Street
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Saco
Alfred Roan
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Jeanne Tempest
Lurie
Panama Canal
Carter
Canal Zone
U.S
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