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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1967
Page
4
An editorial quotes Samuel Johnson on the harm of neglect and silence in friendship, urging against letting relationships fade during life’s weary journey. It emphasizes that friendship is a great comfort and should be tended rather than neglected.
An opinion piece urges defending privacy against sale of 6 million NY registrants by the DMV. A New Yorker seeks an injunction and damages for invasion of privacy after mailing lists are sold for commercial use. Similar Connecticut case cited amid concerns over data lists and bureaucratic snooping.
An editor recalls a cross country trip by plane and train from Prescott to Yakima exploring Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks, Wasatch, Grand Canyon, and Grand Tetons. He encounters travelers, a Crow hitchhiker, and railway crew while musing on busy businessmen racing to offices and graves at 6% miles an hour.
A terse reflection contrasts youth certainty with maturity’s doubt. The line suggests growth comes from challenging initial assumptions and testing knowledge against deeper understanding.
A reader urges installation of a bicycle rack behind the Kennedy School to protect boys bikes from yard traffic and accidents. He proposes controlled bike entry and exit via a rear lot, with adults using cars outside the yard and city officers overseeing street access. He even offers to contribute 50 cents weekly to fund the rack.
Washington lawmakers report major cuts under Rep. Carl Perkins as travel and staff costs drop after Adam Clayton Powell’s departure. New bookkeeping and tighter controls target waste with 18 permanent staff cut and key personnel reassigned to leaner roles.
World tension remains despite space feats and peace talk. The Komarov funeral images echo Kennedy rites. Telstar signals and press briefings show Cold War gaps. Stalin’s daughter’s plea for more justice and democracy frames a sobering view of East West relations.
The Needle Congress grapples with saving money and daylight. Citizens mock government attempts to control the sun and warn of farm surpluses. Farmers resist Uncle Sam dictating time while urbanites welcome extra evening hours. The law’s aim appears to hint it is later than expected.
A Washington dispatch discusses the uncertainty around draft dodging and conscientious objection as Vietnam divides opinion. Letters from a Canadian draft escapee and a Congo based educator illustrate mixed motives, conscience, and calls for open debate on policy and classification.
Paul Harvey notes nursing evolved from Nightingale era handmaids to highly specialized professionals. Today's registered nurses blend science, ethics, and skill, overseeing IV therapy, coronary care, and surgery with increasing responsibility and self respect. Projections expect massive nurse shortages and rising pay tensions as the profession expands.
A 16 ounce premature girl born in Brackenridge Texas survived 40 days with respiratory support and blood transfusions. Intravenous feeding helped restore strength as she gained four ounces, defying dire early estimates.
The Biddeford paper notes a fragile infant showing improvement and eating well. A hospital official calls the baby the smallest born in recent history yet surviving, reflecting on life and nurture with a biblical verse. In Wichita Kansas, a bakery owner jokes about sunflowers on cakes, suggesting meadowlarks as an easier decoration.
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