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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1968
Page
4
The piece argues nations and individuals must plan for an endless future amid rapid knowledge growth and recurring crises. It cautions against apathy and crash programs that sacrifice long term stability for immediate results, urging prudent, foundational efforts to sustain civilization and prevent life from ebbing.
In a sardonic column Inez Robb lampoons a committee urging funds for broader sex education. She mocks permissive culture, ads, and media saturating youth while joking that Ralph Nader could offer a worthy alternative. The piece critiques modern openness with biting humor.
Archaeologists report a 9500 year old village 200 miles from Damascus where huts 12 feet square sit on stone foundations with clay floors. Thousands of chipped stone tools and traces of pigs gazelles bears wolves and wild cattle were found. Evidence suggests inhabitants hunted and harvested crops before farming.
Major Viet enemy germs and U S health officials warn that infectious diseases from Vietnam are spilling into America. Malaria hepatitis typhus plague and cholera rise among troops and civilians as soldiers rotate home. Rat ports and cargo risk spreading pathogens worldwide despite guard measures.
Senatorial commentary recalls how American fishing boats faced seizure and fines off Latin American coasts from Ecuador Peru and other nations between 1951 and 1967. incidents include gunboat shel ling and paid “licenses” with penalties up to 43 000 dollars. The column likens the real events to old pirate confrontations and notes varying official conduct.
Washington correspondent reports that renewed U S protectionist steps could trigger retaliatory tariffs, shrinking export markets for major farm commodities. Farm exports currently near 7 billion yearly, with potential rise to 10 billion by 1980. Major crops like wheat soybeans corn and cotton heavily exported overseas. States rely on exports for substantial farm income. a quota backlash threatens national agriculture and regional economies. A May 7 conference aims to unite against protective trade measures as public attention remains low.
Russell Kirk argues peace in Asia could be a complex option if Hanoi and Washington reach a settlement. He warns that a coalition government in South Vietnam with Communist posts would invite a purge and total Communist power, risking broader regional war if American troops withdraw.
The Needle Hope urges wives to remind husbands to buy a gift for the office girl on National Secretaries Day. It jokes that every married man needs a secretary and says a secretary lets him admire mini skirts while his wife stays unaware of late office returns.
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