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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1976

Page

4

Inflation drops living standards across income levels

A Conference Board study shows inflation erodes purchasing power, with a four person family needing 19000 today to match 1960's 10000 income and higher tax burdens intensifying the effect. Inflation accounts for about two thirds of lost earning power across income groups, challenging the view that small inflation aids the economy.

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Amen Speaking Dems Seek White House Change

A New York Times piece depicts a Democratic rally where Hubert Humphrey pushes for sweeping changes and unity while leaders and attendees chant amen in an ironic revival of party loyalty. The scene features figures like Mayor Daley George Meany Louise Day Hicks and Governor Brown in a satirical examination of politics and power.

Russell Baker New York Times NEW York Daley Democratic Party George Meany George Meany Sister Hicks Louise Day Hicks White House Beame Brother Beame Abe Beame Democratic Brother Kennedy Senator Kennedy Brother Cunningham Patrick J. Cunningham Ubert Humphrey Brown Brother Humphrey Brother Brown Hubert Humphrey

Hidden joker in Standard 413 costs millions to taxpayers

Washington report reveals the Cost Accounting Standards Board quietly proposed 413, then 414, risking hundreds of millions in inflated asset depreciation. Contractors would gain, taxpayers pay, and experts uncover the fine print is to blame. CIA files on Post figures noted in Washington Whirl raise further concern.

Jack Anderson Ith Les Whitten Washington Ting Standards Board Congress Sen. Lee Etcalf D.mont Library of Congress Arthur Schoenhaut Ashington Whirl Central Intelligence Agency Washington Post Kay Graham Philip Gegelin Tom Wolfe

Tax Expenditures Debate Echoes in Kennedy Letter

George F. Will notes Edward Kennedy's April 15 letter urging readers to consider a New Republic editorial on tax expenditures. The piece explains tax provisions that forego revenue to influence behavior, cites mortgage deductions, and predicts costs rising toward over 100 billion dollars next year while defending bond interest tax exemption for state and local governments.

George F. Will Washington Edward Kennedy District of Columbia Kennedy George New Republic Senate Budget Committee Budget Committee Ocal

Nicaraguan ambassador responds to columnist on highway project

A letter from the Nicaraguan ambassador defends the Managua By-Pass plan and denies bribery claims against the Somoza government. He argues the by pass serves over 100000 residents and outlines public ownership, tax considerations, and tender processes under IDB supervision.

Oposition Party Inter-American Development Bank IDB Nicaragua Hether Anderson Somoza Banco Nacional de Nicaragua

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