Editorial condemns welfare penalty bill for lottery winnings
The Maine Legislature debates a bill by Sen. Walter Hichens to deduct winnings of 500 or more from welfare payments and previously propose terminating public assistance for any welfare recipient who wins 15 or more in the state lottery. The editorial argues the measure targets a vulnerable group, raises constitutional concerns, and urges opposing such moral legislation.
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Maine
Walter Hichens
R-Eliot
Vivian Kellems dies at 78 after long tax protest legacy
Vivian Kellems a staunch single taxpayer advocate dies at 78 amid an ongoing appeal from a U S Tax Court ruling. The former industrialist challenged tax code treatment of single filers and pursued her case through the 2nd U S Court of Appeals while continuing to protest perceived inequities.
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Vivian Kellems
U.S
Miss Kellems
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Tax Court
2Nd
U.S. Court of Appeals
Finlandization as fear and policy in divided Europe
The piece contrasts Western fear of Finlandization with Eastern insistence on it, arguing NATO unity underpins Western freedom while East Europe seeks Moscow alignment to avoid coercion. It notes detente strain, shifting economic and military balances, and rising global tensions from the Middle East to Southeast Asia, with Poland Hungary and Czechoslovakia cited as historical pressures.
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C.L. Sulzberger
Paris
Europe
Moscow
United States
NATO
Wellington
Soviet Union
East Berlin
Poland
U.S.S.R
America
China
Japan
Washington
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Pakistan
Peking
U.S
West Europe
East Europe
Kremlin
Secret Life of Oil Titan Revealed in Suppressed Documents
A Washington report cites a suppressed court file alleging H. L. Hunt funded anti Jewish and anti Kennedy campaigns, paid Nixon era figures, and backed third party tickets. Indicted aides Curington and Brown allegedly siphoned Hunt empire funds while Hunt’s private life drew scrutiny.
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Les Whitten
Washington
H.L. Hunt
John Curington
John Brown
Hunt Empire
Haroldson Lafayette Hunt
Wall Street Journal
Curington
Brown
Hunt
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Nixon
George Wallace
Curtis LeMay
Federal Communications
Robert E. Lee
Hunt Oil Co
Internal Revenue Service
Washington Scene Democrats stumble in early 94th Congress
The piece notes the Democratic Party’s weak showing against President Ford’s energy program and its lack of a cohesive policy. It highlights Hubert Humphrey’s call for a united leadership plan, the missed chance for a bipartisan energy and economic approach, and Ford’s counterproposal strategy.
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James Reston
Washington
Ford
White House
House
Senate
Hubert Humphrey
Carl Albert
House of Representatives
Kansas City
Albert
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Congressional Democratic
Humphrey
Bob Taft
Democratic Party
Capitol Hill
Herbert Hoover
New York Times
Quotable Lines on Pride and Choice Across Lounging Wit
A compact collection of brief quips and maxims from varied sources. The remarks explore vanity, luck, decision making, ambition, and humor with pithy, sometimes acerbic witticisms. Each line offers a window into attitudes about wealth, fate, and human folly.
Foster Family Newspaper Staff and Officers
Obituary and masthead notes list William E. Foster 1881 1963 and Alta W. Foster alongside Whitehouse publisher Charles C. Sutton editor Gladys M. Whitehouse as president and treasurer.
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C
Letter to the Journal on Social Security for Saco employees
A reader urges Mayor Braley and the City Council to reverse the decision to abolish the Social Security program for city workers. He notes the two year legal prohibition, fears hardship on retirees, and calls for maintaining half of Social Security contributions. He warns against delaying action and aims to protect workers’ benefits and morale.
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Braley
Saco
House Dogs Needs Outside Protection
Mrs William Parks of the Animal Welfare Society Inc warns dog owners they violate state law and face fines or jail if dogs are kept outside without proper shelter. Advice covers insulated, draft free houses with windproof flaps, straw bedding, elevated placement, and safe, long enough chains with access to shelter.
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Mrs
William Parks
Irate Citizen Flays Costly Living And Politicians
A reader vents frustration over rising utility bills despite conserving energy. He cites higher costs after cutting back, notes politicians preach austerity yet spend, and mocks officials’ perks. He laments rising living costs, uneven salaries, and declines in public service.
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Washington Scene
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FCC
Nevada
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Erickson
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