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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1969
Page
4
In Our Opinion the Saco City Council must decide whether to allow a beverage distribution warehouse after months of public hearings. The Planning Board opposes the warehouse, residents along North Street object, and the council has stalled.
Paul Harvey notes growing restiveness over Nixon's Vietnam strategy as critics urge action. He cites Sen. Mansfield and public frustration, warns against premature concessions, and suggests disengagement or strategic retreat as possible options. The piece frames the war as Johnson’s for many, while urging careful option review before drastic shifts.
The article links the El Paso Natural Gas dismissal to Eisenhower era incidents, noting connections to Richard Nixon and John Mitchell, and compares Dixon-Yates and the Hanna contract. It cites Griswold's role, Mitchell's knowledge, and questions whether Nixon could reverse the ruling, while recounting protocol tensions at Eisenhower funeral and future formal events.
1968 marks a pivotal year in plastics with a 100th anniversary, price stability amid shifting demand, and rapid growth. Major markets include construction packaging and transportation, with PVC polyethylene and polystyrene dominating. By 1970 and 1980, consumption and production are projected to rise dramatically across sectors and regions.
A reader attacks student support for using drugs and extremist rhetoric, while defending traditional values and national heritage. Another letter derides the Birch Society and media coverage of campus protest, urging restraint and decorum. A Biddeford reader calls to relocate a city dump for better sanitation and industry appeal. Easter reflections honor Evangeline Booth and Salvation Army service.
Washington reporter outlines Huntsville Alabama's tense wait over ABM defense funding and moon landings plans. Nuclear policy, Redstone Arsenal, von Braun leadership, and a surge of nonspace plants shape a boom town facing labor and economic limits amid 160,000 residents.
Inflation has surged after the debt ceiling increase to 377 billion, harming purchasing power as the banking system absorbs more debt. The piece argues for balanced budgets, tax gains, and reduced war costs to lower money supply and interest rates, advising conservative investors to buy bonds and stocks at low prices while Paris peace talks raise hopes for cheaper money.
A reflective piece links Jesus message at the Last Supper to daily family life. It frames communion as shared love within a household, where father mother and children each act in love to nourish and nurture others. The writing weaves humor and everyday observations with religious thought.
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