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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1975
Page
4
In Saco a Monday hearing attracted only one attendee as officials consider applying for Housing and Community Development Act funds. Proposals include 75000 to extend sewers to Saco Middle School and 72000 to offer low interest loans for home improvements.
The Will argues that postwar Manhattan overbuilding and rent controls created a housing and office property crisis. Vacancies rise, World Trade Center rents collapse, and many landlords struggle with taxes and repairs as sections like the Bronx and Brownsville face abandonment and decay. The piece frames the skyline as a fading symphony to a costly mistake.
Washington columnist recounts Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos replying to appeals to free Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Aquino, jailed on murder and subversion charges, faces possible execution. Marcos warns against believing plots to liquidate witnesses and notes witnesses’ defections. The piece frames Aquino’s alibi and political peril amid dictatorship.
Anthony Lewis argues that Vietnam War policy reveals how leaders react to folly and how the American people and Congress now reject direct intervention. He contends the effort to build a nation in Southeast Asia on an American model was a fundamental error from the start.
Paul Harvey laments the national media's neglect of the Mississippi flood threat to Arkansas and Louisiana, contrasts Vietnam coverage with domestic disaster, and accuses leaders of misleading the public while urging truth and accountability. He critiques Ford and Kissinger, cites Lon Nol and Saigon aid, and calls for honest reflection.
Obituary notice listing Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 Alta W. Foster and others with birth and death years. Names include B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 1889 1972 W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C Sutton managing editor Gladys M Whitehouse president treasurer.
A reader defends Mrs Belair’s right to Food Stamps and her town manager position. The letter replies to Mrs Gerry’s 4/25/75 critique, arguing immigrants deserve opportunity and that jobs vary in required knowledge and pay. It praises parental immigrant roots and asserts personal resolve in public policy debates.
Citizens and parents are warned after a group of children walked on the wrong side of Ocean Park Road in April. Officials cite state and national safety rules requiring leftward pedestrian movement facing traffic to avoid danger near Goosefare Brook curves.
The town of Kennebunkport Maine endorses L D 1485 An Act to Assist Small Communities in the Development of Recreation Services The letter notes a $1000 allocation from the Municipal Recreation Fund could aid recreation and human services without added state costs It urges state support and forthcoming endorsement from town officials
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