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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy urged passage of an $11 billion tax cut saying it would revive the economy and create millions of jobs, aligning with AFL-CIO delegates who view unemployment as the chief domestic problem. He noted the lower brackets gain most and the unemployed would benefit most, while avoiding work week questions.
An AP analysis notes U S Soviet relations are in a deep freeze after Yale scholar Frederick Barghoorn, 52, is jailed on espionage charges. President Kennedy says his arrest has badly damaged ties and calls for Barghoorn’s release. The piece links the case to broader post Moscow test ban tensions and stalled cultural exchanges.
City humor piece notes Washington D C serves as the center of national policy and power, comparing its political culture to a stew that shapes the country. The quip highlights D C as the place where major decisions and combined influences blend into national action.
Mayor Willie Pomerleau announced a 40 000 to 50 000 revamp of Five Points with traffic signals, funded by the state, to begin Monday with a field survey by the State Highway Commission. The project aims to provide a modern signal system to relieve heavy flow at Routes 1 and 111 near the city boundary, with completion planned for June 1964.
The tanker Dynamel, with a 20 foot hole in her side, sank after colliding with the Norwegian freighter Fernview about 10 miles west of the Cape Cod Canal in patchy fog. Five tankermen were burned and evacuated to a Boston hospital. crews remained aboard the Fernview as salvage operations began.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd charges President Kennedy risks national solvency by cutting taxes while spending rises. In an AP interview Byrd, head of the Senate Finance Committee, says no Senate action this year on the $11 billion House tax cut and warns of continued deficits. He notes the administration plans higher spending next year and says any tax relief must come with deep spending cuts.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 1.4 billion water projects bill planning by Army Engineers and Reclamation Bureau ending June 30. It earmarks 50000 for the Saco River survey and 6500 for Biddeford Pool Harbor with funding details still unclear.
The U N Command in Seoul said the ambush that killed Captain Hon Chung wi 33 and wounded an American soldier amid the Korean DMZ was an isolated incident. Eight men in a two American one South Korean patrol wore yellow armbands marking them as unarmed on social duty. Hong's body was recovered today.
Sen Harry F Byrd accuses President Kennedy of a very dangerous gamble hurting solvency by cutting taxes and expanding spending The dispute over gun sales to the Communist bloc delays the foreign aid bill Paris remains under control despite myths of easy spending U S francs and U S taxpayer costs The frost in U S Soviet relations persists until Yale Prof Barghoorn is freed Kennedy faces AFL CIO on labor policy while jobs data fuel urgency In New England 15 white clergy jailed after an antisegregation march in Williamston North Carolina U N Korea says ambush of an unarmed patrol in the DMZ was an isolated incident
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