Editorial Page In Our Opinion Aged Drivers Safer Than Stereotypes
The editorial argues that older drivers 65 and over are safer than presumed, citing a major study across 30 states and DC. It shows seniors comprise 7.4 percent of drivers but 4.8 percent of accidents, with 37 percent fewer injuries than expected, and a near error-free record on major driving errors. Washington adjusts re-exam age from 65 to 70.
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University of Denver
Administration On Aging
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
District of Columbia
Minnesota
Sherman G. Finesilver
ADA
William Bechill
Washington, D.C
To The Point Preservationists win and Lose in endless battle
Russell Kirk argues that preservationists face a lifelong struggle to safeguard historic sites and civic dignity. He cites Philadelphia where the Rush House was demolished after plans to relocate it, and New Orleans where opposition to an elevated Riverfront Expressway grows. He notes federal hesitations and potential Supreme Court appeals, predicting a costly but just cause that may preserve vanishing beauty for posterity.
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Russell Kirk
United States
New Orleans
Penn
Benjamin Rush
Rush
Interior
Stuart Udall
Washington
Korman Corporation
Philadelphia State Hospital
Mysterios
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, State Hospital
Federal Bureau of Roads
Louisiana
Mississippi
Vieux Carre
Federal Advisory Council
Federal Department of Transportation
Jackson Square
Supreme Court of the United States
Biddeford-Seco Journal publisher details and rates
Biddeford Maine newspaper lists address at 11 Adams Street and staff, Casavant publisher editor, business and editorial departments, phone numbers, and subscription rates in advance including one month 2.60 six months 5.50 and one year 31.00. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news. Entered as second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Casavant
Associated Press
Auto safety fight tainted by highway bureau chief Turner
Washington editorials charge Francis C. Turner with undermining auto safety progress by halting car crash tests and favoring secret industry meetings. The piece argues he prioritizes highways, tolerates high traffic deaths, and scales safety funding while flexing influence over regulatory policy.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Federal Highway Administration
Francis C. Turner
Turner
John Volpe
Messey Safety
Opels
Trudeau Not A Good Sport Says Don MacLean
Washington columnist Don MacLean answers a reader’s question about Pierre Trudeau and Canada’s role in ABM defense. He argues Trudeau would either support or obstruct protection, cites Russia’s missiles and Canada’s place on the continent, and ends with quips about American industry and de Gaulle.
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Washington
Morning Mail
Canada
Pierredeau
Pierre
Pierre Salinger
Mr. Trudeau
Trudeau
United States
Vna
Omaha
Norway
D.M
The Needle By held for Wednesday, April 16
The piece discusses astrology as a growing fad in America, noting its reach into college life and politics. It observes shifting cultural trends from traditional subjects to star signs, with a humorous tone about society consulting the stars before psychiatrists.
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America
Nixon favoring aid cast toward aged over urban youth
Washington notes that despite strong growth and possible Vietnam wind-down, federal outlays will mainly flow to the elderly through Medicare and Social Security. By contrast, spending on Americans under 21, especially urban youth and young Black residents, remains small and less funded amid rising education costs.
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Biossat Nea
Washington
Nixon
Hat
Virginia's Viewpoint on Adolescent Boys Study
Virginia Payette summarizes a four year study by Dr. Daniel Offer on middle class suburban high school boys. The findings stress normal interests in school sports and family, ambition toward careers, occasional irritations, and generally positive mood toward parents. A personal Easter week anecdote contrasts with the formal study, noting boys smoked little, sought no girls, and spent time in New York adventures, dining, and culture while avoiding heavy textbook use.
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Virginia Payette
Kinsey
Tenon
Daniel Offer
Institute For Psychosomatic and Psychiatric Research
Phaspaptane
Michael Reese
Offer
N Omode
Texas
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
New York
Readers panel urges lectures by marked figures on Vietnam
The Journal prints readers letters urging St Francis student council to invite Herbert Marcuse Paul Harvey and Russell Kirk. They suggest inviting Dan Lyons Ed Butler and Father Raymond J de Jaegher to speak on Vietnam while noting de Jaegher’s long time in Asia. Observer quips about pizza and loud plaid suits.
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St. Francis
An Aker
Ginsberg
Herbert Marcuse
Paul Harvey
Russell Kirk
Biddeford - Saco Journal
Dan Lyons
Twin Circle
Ed Butler
Westwood Village
Calif
Raymond J. de Jaegher
Vietnam
de Jaegher
China
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Drew Pearson
Clark Clifford
John Mitchell
Nixon Law
Internal Revenue
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Wall Street
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Clifford
Defense
Mitchell
el Paso Natural Gas
el Paso
Erwin Griswold
Pentagon
du Pont
Pennsylvania Railroad
Phillips Petroleum
John Sharon
Carson Glass
Samuel McKiiwain
Tom Finney Jr
Alwdbie
Melvin Laird
Sharon
Warnke
Clifford, Warnke, Glass
Mellwain and Finney
Mac's
Don Maclean
Russia
North Pole
Detroit
de Gaulle
France
U. S
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Hestos
Washington News
U.S
Virginia
Central Park
United Nations
Chinatown
Staten Island
Manhattan
College
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