Editorial Page In Our Opinion on Vietnam War
Eight House members urge moral leadership as the Paris talks stall and air campaigns continue. The piece argues Vietnamization has shifted the burden north and questions why Americans overlook North Vietnam’s advances while withdraws proceed.
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New York Times
U.S. House of Representatives
Vietnam
United States
Paris
South
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William P. Rogers
Mig
Congress
U.S
Saigon
Hobson
Nixon
Paul Harvey decries animal cruelty and human hypocrisy
Paul Harvey argues cruelty to animals is a blind spot in America. He cites fur from Dalmatians and dog meat proposals, notes widespread suffering from traps and poisons, and urges humane population measures and ethical hunting comparisons.
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Paul Harvey
Orient
United States
Navy sewage program a flop amid political pressure
Washington pundit report says the Navy’s ambitious shipboard sewage system, using Fairbanks Morse units, is unreliable and deployed only as a show of progress. With holding tanks and lighter barges proposed, the effort struggles to reduce beach and harbor pollution amid high expectations and naval constraints.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
Florida Beach
Navy
Fairbanks-Morse
Nathan Sowenshein
Point
Elmo Zumwalt
Canopus
Holy Loch
Scotland
Mac's World Nation Honest Mood Sets Campaign Tone
Washington columnist notes an era of frank talk from voters and leaders. He questions honesty in campaigns, cites McGovern while recalling Barry Goldwater Lyndon Johnson and Kennedy campaigns, and warns of sweeping policy bets and public mood.
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Barry Goldwater
Ol’ Barry
Lyndon Johnson
Goldwater
John Kennedy
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
McGovern
Muskie Finishes as McGovern Humphrey Dominate Nomination Fight
Washington analyst notes Muskie's collapse after Massachusetts and Pennsylvania losses. McGovern gains momentum with wins in Pennsylvania and looming Ohio and Michigan battles, while Humphrey struggles to maintain delegate edge and Texas hold. It frames McGovern as the frontrunner and Muskie as effectively out of the race.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Boston
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Muskie
Ohio
Michigan
California
New York
McGovern
Humphrey
Delegates
Texas
Democratic Campaign Oratory and Vietnam War Debate
The piece argues that Democratic frontrunners Humphrey McGovern and Muskie risk alienating voters by opposing Nixon's Vietnam policy. It notes Viet Cong interference, a Sindlinger poll suggesting Nixon gains and Democrats drifting toward Wallace hawkishness, while warning against overreaction in wartime politics.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund Muskie
United States
Leap Year Gaffe Sparks Talks on Extra Daylight
The column jokes that an extra February 29 day isn’t enough and mocks officials for forcing an extra hour of daylight. It quips that in a Leap Year women lead the calendar while politicians fix the clock and save daylight yet keep people in the dark.
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William Colby
U.S
Saigon
Mylai
Les Aspin
D-Wis
John Hannah
Hannah
Vietnam
Robert H. Nooter
Pleiku
Washington
Local newspaper rate card and contact details
The Biddeford Journal lists subscription rates payable in advance and contact numbers for business and editorial departments. It notes publication as a daily except Sunday and provides office address and publisher information.
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Associated Press
AP News
Biddeford
Maine
Adams Street
Siddeford
Paul Casavant
P. Ingalls
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