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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1968
Page
4
Editorial argues ALCOA claims a new desalinization system using waste industrial heat could produce fresh water at 25 to 50 cents per thousand gallons, far cheaper than current methods. If true, it could ease shortages in New York City and other urban areas amid rising pollution and food needs.
A 1966 flower shortage in Moscow led to a decree allowing private vendors to sell blooms. The shortage eased and state florists protest private sellers undercutting prices as flowers wilt. Some economists urge loosening price controls to let quality and demand shape markets.
Jones surveys The Look's piece on American youth and their mock seriousness about security. He contrasts old and young generations, noting struggled realities, economic demand, and the need for true values beyond comfort while defending the value of work and national effort.
The text argues that unresolved issues in New Hampshire have sparked attempts to muddy the waters in Wisconsin. It notes Nixon’s near success in New Hampshire and questions whether Wisconsin’s primary is delayed or misdated, hinting at April Fool’s Day timing.
Washington observes that Eugene McCarthy is poised to win the Wisconsin primary, ending a long friendship with Hubert Humphrey and Orville Freeman. The piece traces their shared rise from Minnesota politics, their divergent paths, and the shifting dynamics as McCarthy gains support from conservatives, labor ambivalence, and Kennedy-backed attempts to influence the race.
The column imagines a reader poll on Vietnam and the gold crisis, mocking congressional questionnaire culture. It jokes about using such polls to decide editorial stance and includes a tongue in cheek eight question voters poll plus assorted pop culture quips and trivia. The piece ends noting Mt Columbia as Alberta's highest peak at 12,294 feet.
The Journal prints a reader letter criticizing Selective Service head Lt Gen Hershey for urging draft action against antiwar demonstrators. The writer argues this violates the First Amendment and likens it to Soviet trials, urging more broad protest against government policy in Southeast Asia and calling for democracy and opposition to administration actions.
In Columbus, Ohio, a bank robbery attempt ended with two men handing a note to a teller and securing $1,473 after a quick entry. A separate item highlights a 13-year-old boy saving a stroller with a baby by using his fishing line, an act praised as a rare life-saving feat.
Daily newspaper from Biddeford Maine announces publisher W Paul Casavant and editor E P Ingalls with contact numbers. Payment rates listed include one month 2.60 six months 15.50 and one year 31.00. It notes Associated Press membership and second class postage entry.
NEA Washington Correspondent Ray Cromley reports on Gen. Nguyen Giap s strategy in South Vietnam. He uses past French methods to push villagers toward Communist control, targeting rural leaders and driving refugees toward cities. The piece links city focus to weakened rural resistance and outlines a need for an underground network to uncover VC plans and leaders.
The piece argues for a U S president focused on domestic priorities, citing Johnson era deficits, foreign entanglements, and rising debt. It warns that funding wars abroad strains the treasury and calls for drastic measures, reduced spending, and a shift in global commitments to avoid national collapse. It also includes satirical quips about politics and society.
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