Tax repeal urged as 1% hike eyed for November
State leaders push repeal of the pending one percent income tax hike set to take effect in January. Governor Tawes considers a November special session after reviewing a reported twelve million dollar surplus. Delegates Wirts Collins Payne back repealing now, with county option tax flexibility as a counter.
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Arthur D
Louis L Goldstein
Tawes
Rogers CB. Morton
R-Md
Frederick County
C. Clifton Wirts
Wirts
Goldstein
Collins
Payne
Move Tr
Remsburg
Lawmaker Gaps on Tax Hikes and November Session
Rep. Morton argues the tax increase is unnecessary and urges a November return of the legislature. He contends repeal would free funds for families and boost business, and calls a special session if November data from Comptroller Goldstein backs August reports.
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Rep
Morton
Washington
Goldstein
$1.3 Billion In Security Monthly In 1964
At end of June 1964, 195 million people received social security benefits totaling $1.3 billion monthly. 33.5 million retirees and dependents, 15. million disabled workers and dependents, and 4.5 million survivors. Average payments ranged from 66 to 193 dollars with regional parity to national levels.
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W S King
Hagerstown Socal Security Office
Ins
Mammoth Water Diversion Plan Draws Senate Scrutiny
The Senate Subcommittee on Western Water Development reviews a $100 billion plan to divert Alaskan river water through Canada to the southwestern and midwestern United States. The Rampart dam in Alaska would form a reservoir larger than Lake Erie, amid warnings of looming water shortages and land acquisition hurdles.
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Tom Nolan
Washington
NEA
Senate Subcommittee On
Western Water Development
Canada
United States
Sweden
Egypt
Corps of Engineers
North American
Rampart Rapids
Yukon River
Alaska
Rampart
Lake Erie
National water policy debate spans droughts and Alaska plans
The piece surveys water problems from Kerr’s warning on pollution to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress push for policy. It notes local and national efforts, including Dallas drought responses and Alaska’s proposed water redistribution, plus regional shortfalls and infrastructure like canals, pipelines, and power concerns. It also reports a 4.8 million Rural Electrification loan to Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative for 135 miles of lines serving 3,500 customers.
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National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Dallas
Culpeper
George Washington
Alaska
Ralph M. Parsons
Corps of Engineers
New England
Middle Atlantic
Seaboard
Mengalopolis
Susquehanna
Potomac
Delaware River
Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Inc
Hughesville
Carlton R. Sickles
D-Md
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Fredericktown Savings and Trust Co
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Frederick, Md
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sen. Subcommittee
Middle Atlantic States
Fficult
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Chattahoochee River
Midwest
Ohio
Illinois
Chicago
Plains States
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
Southwest
Metropo
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Tucson
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Mars Opticians
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Bausch & Lamb
PCA
Frederick
Production Credit Association
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Woodsboro
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Norelco
Charles E. Gordon
George WM. Smith
Emory Cutshall
Monrovia
New Market
Maryland
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Joseph H. Ganley Bowlus
G. Trout
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Merhle N. Wachter
Advance Winter Sale
Carter & CO
George W. Carter
Tony” Marrone
Esterbrook, Sheaffer & Parker
Storm & Shipley
North Market Street
West Second Street
Barberree Studio
Scotty's Toys
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