Tax road is rocky for states and cities
Our opinion notes that during fiscal 1966 state and local revenues reached 56.7 billion dollars, up 5.5 from the prior year, with per capita burdens rising to 290 dollars. New York led in revenue and per capita, while 11 states stayed at 220 or less. The piece highlights rapid growth, shifting tax bases, and the rising need for attention to state and local finances as traditional sources fade and new ones emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Commerce Clearing House
New York
Massachusetts
Hawaii
South Carolina
Impressions of Inez Kids Sell It All They Own
In a San Diego Union survey of grade and junior high ads more than 2000 listings reveal a generation with affluence and boredom. Kids seek to dispose of toys pets bikes musical instruments and clutter while expressing a desire for simpler wishes like a surfboard or riding gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Robe
San Diego
Calif
The
Animals
Living Dead
San Diego Union
Leslie
Jim
Legion
Mama
U.S
Westmoreland
National Association of Vietnamese Students
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Information
Publisher W Paul Casavant and Managing Editor E P Ingalls guide the Biddeford Saco Journal at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 with AP news dispatches and subscription rates in advance. One month costs 2.60 and six months 15.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Washington Merry-Go-Round ethics and Moscow spy intrigue
The piece mocks House Ethics scrutiny on Capitol Hill and lampoons lobbyist influence while noting poker games with lawmakers. It also covers Svetlana Alliluyeva defection, Soviet reactions to her memoirs, and CIA/KGB involvement in translation issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Olympia Heights
Capitol Hill
House Ethics Committee
John McCormack
Charles Halleck
R-Ind
House Post Office Committee
Jerome Keating
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Don Kerlin
Thaddeus Dulski
D-N.y
Congressional Hotel
District of Columbia
Joe Pool
D-Tex
Dominick Daniels
D-N.j
Robret Giaimo
D-Conn
House Merchant Marine Committee
House
Congress
Justice Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Soviet Union
CIA
Svetlana
Kosygin
Victor Louis
Russia
KGB
Marines and a misprint spark a two week Beaufort drill tale
The column recounts Marine reservists in Beaufort South Carolina training, a photo controversy over a Viet Cong village punji pit image and a uniform issue. It also lampoons Defense Secretary McNamara and US space plans while quipping about Irish discovery of America.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Washington Area
Beaufort
S.C
Cherry Point
N.C
Iwo Jima
Marine Air
USMC
Usmc Informational Services
Ture
Capitol
Robert McNamara
The Needle Satire on Yoga and Misunderstandings
The item jokes about how people confuse yoga with various things and misunderstand its purpose. It notes some think it is a baseball catcher or a diet plan while delivering a playful take on the practice and its pose, ending with a quip about standing on one's head.
Viet elections seen as first step toward self rule
Washington reports South Vietnam's 1967 elections, though flawed, show voters backing younger professionals and a constitutional check on military power. U.S. and Vietnamese press must expose fraud and push accountability to advance democracy and self rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
South Vietnam
Constitutional — Assembly
U.S
Five New Gigantic High Schools Proposed for Pittsburgh
Russell Kirk argues Pittsburgh plans five or six thousand student giga-schools surrounding 40 acre parks to pursue social engineering through integration and urban renewal. He warns these behemoths may become social experiments rather than true education, risking suburban flight and loss of neighborhood cohesion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Lord Percy of
Newcastle
John Mauro
Congress
Aldous Huxley
Three Minutes A Day Sermon on Teamwork and Modern Life
The piece reflects on teamwork over rugged individualism, urging cooperation for common goals. It praises unity under God, cites Romans 1 12, contrasts simple engravings with modern art, and notes urban growth and a gossiping trope. It ends with blunt social observations about money and risk.
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Samual Johnson
Inez
Biddeford -Saco Journal
Mac's
Don Maclean
America
Hlubert Humphrey
LBJ
Harold Coffin
Washington News
By Russell Kirk
Sidney P. Marland, Jr
Behemoth High
James Keller
Petraits
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln
Earth
Moon
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