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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1968
Page
4
Editorial recalls the Soviet Union’s pressure on Czechoslovakia during the visit of the Soviet Politburo. It links the Dubcek reforms to fears of Moscow and recalls Jan Masaryk’s death, suggesting he was pushed. The piece warns Dubcek to avoid risky openings.
Ragweed pollen causes hay fever for about one in twenty five Americans from July to October. The allergy is common from lower New England through the South and into the Rockies, with relief areas along the Canadian border and westward into the Rockies. Canada also offers relief.
A psychiatrist explains why 40 percent of American families own dogs and estimates 30 million dogs exist at an annual cost of about half a billion dollars. He cites substitutes for children or friends, a desire for superiority, and status as motives. He adds a neglected factor: a child’s plea, “Daddy, can I have a dog?” possibly accounting for about 20 million dogs.
Impressions Of Inez notes how Will Fiorentino polishes Nixon and other GOP candidates' TV images across campaigns. The piece highlights backlighting to sharpen hair and facial features, reduce gray, and frame leaders like Nixon Reagan Goldwater McCarthy Rockefeller Humphrey and Johnson. It also notes ongoing nonpartisan lighting tactics at Miami Beach conventions and special care for candidates' spouses on stage.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson traces the Czech and Slovak struggle from Woodrow Wilson’s postwar redrawing of Europe to the 1950s and 1960s. He links Czechoslovakia’s fate to broader resistance against empires, noting shifts under Khrushchev, Yugoslavia’s independence, and the enduring appetite for freedom amid Soviet pressure.
Mac's World Security by Don Maclean questions the efficiency of U S intelligence storage in Virginia where unreviewed data on North Korea and Pearl Harbor era alerts sit unread. The piece laments delays, imagines discoveries, and notes the risk of ignored urgent messages amid bureaucratic paperwork.
The Needle column jokes about Soviet attempts to standardize female beauty. A mocked plan involves a government beauty parlor and techniques like masking faces with snow and mud packs, while noting Russians lack beauty resources and misusing modern grooming terms.
AP writes about George O'Brien and Dorothy MacKain reuniting in Hawaii. MacKainl, 65, remains active and aloof from acting. O'Brien recalls a film career spanning 1920s to 1960s, including Ford connections and Navy service. He plans more acting, crediting saved money and past stardom. He is divorced from Marguerite Churchill, mother of his three children.
Wayne Hanley notes cormorants along the New England coast drying with wings spread like a spread eagle. He describes double-crested and great cormorants, their seasonal migrations, and the waterlogged feathers that explain why the birds dry with their wings open. Dr. A. M. Rijke’s feather studies suggest cormorant feathers trap water rather than air, causing wet plumage and the drying pose.
A 14 year old from Newcastle upon Tyne left home claiming a camping trip and soon tried to enlist in the French Foreign Legion in Paris. Police returned him to the British Embassy and he sailed back to England. His mother laments his push for manhood and urges guidance rather than suppression.
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