Hildreth backs negative income tax in campaign
State Senator Horace A Hildreth Jr Republican candidate for Congress in Maine's First District surprised Rotary members in Biddeford Saco by endorsing a negative income tax saying gradual introduction over five or six years would be easier to administer cheaper and aid the needy He criticized the current welfare setup noting incentives to work and praised a plan seen as not ultra liberal He argued Kyros has poor record compared with Muskie and Wallace polls predict 17 18 percent for Wallace at national level He also faulted Johnson Humphrey administration and urged firm handling of civil disobedience and stronger crime measures.
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Congress
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Kennebunk
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Falmouth
Ed Muskie
Kyros
Johnson-Humphrey
Muskie
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New Hampshire
Maine
CIO
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Thornberry and
Fortas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Warren Court
George Walace
Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Chicago Convention Hall
Daley
Air And Ground Assaults Marled Against Viet Cong Near Saigon
Allied air and ground offensives pushed toward Saigon from the north and northwest as U S and South Vietnamese forces tried to block Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops. Intelligence cited a possible Sept. 15 attack window, with casualties for the week at 408 killed and 2,513 wounded. Near Saigon, rangers repelled an enemy force 2½ miles southwest, and fighting continued in the Boi Loi Woods 30 miles northwest, where Viet Cong regiments may have entered in recent weeks. B52 bombers pounded suspected positions within 38 miles north, while storms reduced air sorties.
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Saigon
U.S
Boi Loi Woods
Boi Loi
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
Loc Ninh
Wedge Named To Webber Hospital Post
Carleton F. Davis announced the appointment of Anthony Wedge Jr. to the hospital staff as assistant administrator. A Maine native, he is a Gorham State College graduate with a Master's in Administration from the University of Maine. Wedge, former SAD 6 school supervisor, lives in Hollis and will start in September.
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Carleton F. Davis
Webber Hospital
Anthony Wedge Jr
Maine
Wedge
Gorham State College
University of Maine
Hollis
Grand Jury to Hear Charges in York County Case
Alfred Goodwin and Raymond Chesley face presentation to York County Superior Court grand jury by the Attorney General's Office. Chesley, arrested August 30, allegedly lied about murdering his stepfather. Walter Dube, 51, died from a gunshot wound at Webber Hospital. grand jury to rise tomorrow with potential indictments.
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Alfred
Ralph Francis Goodwin
Raymond J. Chesley
York County Superior Court
Oday
Attorney General
Chesley
Walter Dube
Webber Hospital
Muskie Opens Campaign Start In San Antonio HemisFair
Sen Edmund Muskie Democratic vice presidential nominee launches campaign in San Antonio with a 1 30 p m major address after a 12 30 arrival and airport ceremony He greets Polish American Day at HemisFair attends a 40 member Kujawicki Polish Folk group performance and begins a tour still being finalized.
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San Antonio
Tex
Edmund Muskie
National Democratic Campaign Committee
Muskie Inashington
Washington
Muskie
HemisFair
Latin American Bishops near policy on reforms and reform
In Medellin Colombia AP reports Latin American Catholic leaders craft a policy document at the second general conference of the Latin American Bishops Council. They seek a moderating liberal reform stance to resist milit arism and promote democratization of foreign capital while aligning with youth and the poor.
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Medellin
Colombia
Latin American Bishops’ Council
Latin America
United States
Paul VI
Bogota
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