Senate Passes 18.5 Billion Social Security Bill
The Senate approved an 18.5 billion Social Security welfare bill after a 17 hour session with 40 amendments. It boosts benefits for widows disabled elderly and the poor while extending aid to Families with Dependent Children and raising payroll taxes to fund the program. A conference with the House is expected next week with possible veto risks and a hoped for a final measure before adjournment.
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Washington
Holt
Congress
House
Nixon
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Russell Bb. Long
DeLa
Graf
Sen. Abraham
A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Nixon Pledges No Tax Increase in 1973
President Nixon repeated his no tax increase pledge for 1973 and warned Congress must agree to a $250 billion spending ceiling to avoid higher taxes. He argued Congress passing bills beyond the budget would amount to a tax rise, a veto would follow, and Congress might sustain it. McGovern challenged the stance during a Cleveland City Club appearance.
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Associated Press
Nixon
George McGovern
Congress
White House
McGovern
Cleveland City Club
Democratic
Unemployment Rate Dips to 5.5 Percent in Latest Report
The Labor Department report shows 47 million unemployed, down 200,000, with the unemployment rate at 5.5 percent. Employment rose to 82 million but the figure reflects seasonal adjustments, while average earnings edged higher. White workers’ rate fell to 5.0 percent, non whites rose to 19.2 percent, and construction and manufacturing Jobless rates declined to multi year lows.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
B52s Bomb Saigon Area as Fighting Rages on Highway 13
Fighting blocks Highway 13 twenty miles north of Saigon as B52s drop deep strikes estimated over 1000 tons. Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien reports 19 enemy killed, 3 captured, 1 wounded. raids hit base camps and infiltration routes along the Saigon River corridor while air and ground actions unfold across nearby provinces and Cambodia.
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le Trung Hien
Phu Cuong
Ben Cat
Hien
U.S
Frederick C. Weyand
Nixon
Weyand
Hobo Woods
Iron Triangle
Poll Taxes Challenge in Driver License Rule
Portland AP reports attorney Henry N. Berry asks the Superior Court to rule poll tax payment as a prerequisite for a driver license violates equal protection. Berry, who has paid the $3 tax, seeks recovery if successful. otherwise the state keeps the money.
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Portland
Henry N. Berry
Berry
St Louis High School Faces Finances and Franco Heritage
The 1939 founded St. Louis High School transformed Franco American education in Biddeford. Franco graduates at Biddeford High rose from under 50 to over half in the 1960s, peaking around 1970, while the parochial school's closing in 1970 prompted speculation about causes.
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Michael Guignard
St. Louis
Canada
Biddeford High School
Israel Shevenell
Biddeford High
Alfred Street
St. Louis High School
Monsignor Laflamme
St. Joseph Parish
AWOL soldier shoots guards and worker as train speeds away
In Hannover Germany an AWOL U S soldier opened fire on two U S army guards and a railroad cleaning woman early today. He seized the guards pistols then killed all three, tossing their bodies from the Aspen Express and disappearing. The woman was thought to have witnessed the attack.
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Hannover
Germany
Chuckle Salesman Promises Mind Free Auto Financing
A salesman extols a high priced car saying driving is nearly effortless freeing the buyer to plan how to meet payments. The line highlights sales rhetoric aiming to ease finance concerns while promoting the vehicle.
Biddeford School Busing Update
Readers get the latest on Biddeford School busing policies and changes. The brief outlines new routes, eligibility, and implementation timelines affecting families and students in the district. Local officials urge parents to review the updated plan and consent forms.
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Animal Shelter
Biddeford
Special legal counsel hired for land cases in Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach council hires Barnett Shur of Portland as special legal counsel for subdivision and land disputes. Town to limit assessor role to part time with $2,500 yearly salary plus $50 expenses. Zoning changes allow abutter notices by mail for appeals. street acceptance deferred for Ryefield Drive. skating rink project approved on town land.
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Michael Spath
Old Orchard Beach
Louis Savelas
Barnett Shur
Portland
Savelas
Shur
David
Jeannette McCallum
Robert York
York
Alan Radley
Radley
EEA
Leslie Wyman
Public Works Department
Ernest Brousseau
Adelbert Jakeman Jr
Barbara Freeman
Sidney Sclare
Alexander Pike
Marie Smith
Irving Hirst
Ryefield Drive
Smiths ‘Wheel
Fire Department
Ann Provencal
Zoning Board of Appeals
William Mullen
Planning Board
Amiy
Japanese Envoy To Visit Maine For Trade Dinner
A delegation led by Masao Sawaki with Nobuhiko Ushiba will visit York County Maine for a dinner at the Shawmut Inn Kennebunkport amid US Japan trade talks. Governor Curtis will host and meet the envoy during the New Hampshire trade symposium planning.
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Sawaki
United States
Maine
New Shawmut Inn
Kennebunkport
Hampshire
Nobuhiko
Ushiba
New
England
United Cooperation of
Kenneth States
Curtis
New Hamphire
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Phnom Penh
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Lesley
Inside the Journal
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Ford
William Spiller
Spiller Farm
Wells Branch Road
Wells
Maryline White
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