Editorial Page In Our Opinion On Primary Muddle
The piece argues 1972 shows two flaws in state presidential primaries voters tire of them and no better alternative exists Fewer states have presidential preference ballots but contests for pledged delegates increase The piece weighs national primaries as a possible fix but notes risks including standardization crossover voting high costs and potential to worsen results Conventions are seen as a preferable method to select candidates despite shortcomings
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Journal
Jesse G. Wallace
Kennebunk
Joe Deering
Saco
East Coast
Atlantic Coast
Rachel Carson
Goosefare Brook
Poll finds 90 percent say they are happy in small study
Virginia columnist notes a tiny poll ordered by an advertising agency shows 90 percent describe themselves as very or somewhat happy. Religious, educated young adults and those earning under 15k predominate in the very happy group, while the unhappy skew includes higher earners and older folks.
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Virginia Payette
Seaboard
Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn
Igh
Biddeford City Council creates engineer post over Public Works
Letters from readers allege mismanagement and political meddling as Biddeford votes to hire a full time engineer to oversee the Public Works Department replacing the current commissioner. Residents criticize morale equipment and city hall control.
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Journal
Biddeford
Esdras Goulet
Boucher
Public Works
Goulet
Ronald Lizotte
Saco
Street Committee
City Hall
Bergeron
Public Works Department
Alfred Street
Kremlin to Cuba and Latin American revolutions
Washington report notes CIA findings that the Kremlin asked Cuba to regain control of Latin American revolutionary movements. It says Soviet funds via Cuba will back armed or political struggles, with Santiago Chile as a new liberation center and $100,000 yearly support to Guatemala’s PGT.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Kremlin
Fidel Castro
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Europe
South America
Castro
Latin American Liberation Center
Paris
Santiago
Chile
Latin America
Enrique Benavides Santos
Benavides
Cuba
Soviet Union
Communist Movement
Guatemalan Communist Party
PGT
United Nations
Che Guevara
Brazil
Reapportionment creates new ball game in Maine Senate race
Maine reapportioned senatorial districts shift the field as Raymond J Letourneau of Sanford files for the Democratic primary in District 3. The 1970 race pitted Letourneau against incumbent Peter W. Danton of Saco. redistricting now redraws boundaries to include a wider county triangle and multiple towns reshaping the contest.
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Maryline White
Maine
Senate
Augusta
Raymond J Letourneau
Sanford
Letourneau
Peter W. Danton
Saco
Danton
House
Alfred
Dayton
Lyman
Old Orchard Beach
Parsonsfield
Berwick
Carroll
Mac's World It will be fun to watch
A column discusses the pending ratification of the women's equality amendment and predicts it will pass, with reflections on gender roles, laws, and the political landscape. It also touches on Muskie, Humphrey, and global affairs with satirical tone.
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Lincoln
Hand of Kremlin pulls Hanoi toward Moscow in Vietnam push
Washington says Hanoi's South Vietnam attacks show Moscow influence growing in North Vietnam. The piece notes Soviet arms buildup in Hanoi and suggests Moscow aims to pressure the United States during Nixon's trip to Moscow. It warns of broader Soviet gains in Asia and caution about arms talks masking expansion.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Moscow
Mao Tse-tung
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
China
United States
Southeast Asia
Middle East
India-Pakistan
Indochina
Burma
Malaysia
Indonesia
Vietnam
Nixon
Leonid
Brezhnev
Kremlin
South Asia
Georgia conservatives in 1972 race shaping up in divided Democrats
Russell Kirk notes Georgia’s political shift as the Democratic Party loses old control. Georgia Republicans, notably in the 10th District, back Dr. Stephen Maloney who opposes busing and backs a constitutional prayer amendment. Carter’s delegates and the district conventions reveal liberal realignment and potential Republican gains in a state long dominated by Democrats.
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Robert Stephens
Stephens
Georgia
Maloney
Nixon
Henry Jackson
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Hubert Humphrey
University of Georgia
Stephen Maloney
Pan American Day draws praise and poke in equal measure
The Needle Today laments Pan American Day as proclaimed by the president to foster hemisphere unity while critics from abroad and some Americans mock and belittle Uncle Sam. The piece argues pride in achievements need not ignore faults.
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Uncle Sam
America
Biddeford-Saco Journal Publisher and editor details
The Biddeford-Saco Journal lists its Associated Press rights and postal details. It provides staff contacts and subscription rates including monthly six month and yearly prices.
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Associated Press
AP News
Biddeford
Maine
Adams Street
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
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