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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1976
Page
4
The article notes strong early 1970s economic gains with GNP rising 7.5 percent and inflation under 4 percent. It argues voters may shift focus from pocketbook concerns as prosperity returns, making it hard for Ford to gain late in the election. Defusing rivals’ pocketbook themes is seen as the main strategic gain.
Yale biochemist Harold J. Morowitz calculated the average value of human body components at 254.54 dollars per gram. Using his weight and a 68 percent water content, he estimated his own body would be worth six million dollars, noting this excludes the cost of assembly.
The York County Coast Star notes a March 19 1974 authorization for Sheriff Dutremble and County Attorney Cole to study four jail sites. A reader claims Dutremble pressed private land owners before a Genest sale and questions soil tests, sewage capacity, and a $45000 allocation. The letter accuses attempts to cover up and urges scrutiny of the county’s decision.
Washington reports two brutal dictatorships, Cambodia and North Korea, as vast human rights crises aided by intelligence analysis. Khmer Rouge forced mass exodus, city dissidents crushed, education halted, and mass indoctrination used to control the population. North Korea divides citizens into reliability categories with severe surveillance, arrests, and purges under a tightening security state.
Supreme Court rules trigger congressional changes to campaign finance rules in 1976. Ford, Reagan, Humphrey and Carter face funding hurdles as matching funds may be withheld. FEC reconstitution stalls, private money limits persist, and independent campaigns test free speech.
James Reston notes diplomats in Washington puzzle over the 1976 presidential race and U.S. foreign policy. Ambassadors and aides guess Carter’s stance and Kissinger’s future moves while China leadership shifts fuel speculation about Teng and Hua Kuo-feng amid global realignments.
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