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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1972
Page
4
An editorial urges every American adult woman to take the Pap test after noting its early cancer detection power. It highlights Dr. Papanicolaou’s work and the Cancer Society goal for widespread testing with April Crusaders delivering life saving leaflets and calling for donations.
Virginia Paverute argues inflation harms the consumer and laments inflated living standards. She contrasts past modest living with modern abundance from homes to vacations, cars, and central air, citing Columbia President McGill on misaligned priorities.
Interesting race looms for Saco mayor as retirement opens a vacancy. Rumors place Patricia Reny and Berton Braley in consideration, with council dynamics and party backing shaping potential candidacies amid looming primary and election questions.
Washington column reports a CIA memo calling Bulgaria a new center for narcotics and arms trafficking from Turkey to France, with Bulgarian officials possibly involved in selling seized drugs. The piece also notes HEW blocked a pediatrician from warning the Senate on lead in car exhausts and EPA-related censorship friction before a hearing.
In Washington readers urge more historic plaques to mark notable former residents and events on buildings, citing lacking reminders like the earlier home of John F. Kennedy. A mix of anecdotes about plaques in Paris London and a prank misidentification highlight public interest and caution against false claims.
Chicago mayor Daley leads 59 Democratic delegates facing a court challenge over McGovern Fraser reforms. Singer and Jackson allies argue underrepresentation of women blacks and youth. Daley camp seeks injunction to keep delegates in place as reform rules clash with Illinois election law.
Russell Kirk argues that Washington remains the capital of the United States, and that diplomacy with Beijing is rooted in strategic interests rather than friendship. He uses hypotheticals about a Cuban Confederate government to support the view that national security guides policy. He cautions against acting as if historical ties dictate present decisions and calls for realist diplomacy.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Associated Press rights and contact details. It notes publication frequency as daily except Sunday and provides Adams Street address along with publisher and subscription rates for one month and one year.
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