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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1968
Page
5
In Our Opinion editorial warns that global urbanization accelerates from 10 to 65 mega cities since 1900 and will push over half the world’s population into cities by 2020. It questions how cities will handle traffic, air pollution, blight, and water shortages or risk returning to past filth and plague.
Inez Robe reports from Miami Beach where Republicans face trouble as a convention opens amid beach culture. Gleason is tipped as a favorite, with bartenders’ union backing him, while Nixon Rockefeller and Reagan get playful scrutiny in a party that blends politics with resort glamour.
The passage notes a Republican gathering at Miami Beach with Dick Nixon expected to enter later. It mentions Nixon facing a left side audience and Rocky’s challenge in delivering a conservative message.
The piece notes Ron Reagan rehearsing a rock and roll beat for the man in the street while a possible stand-in role looms if any main stars miss a curtain call. Off stage, an experienced GOP figure Harold Stassen is mentioned as a backup.
Washington Merry-Go-Round analyzes Nelson Rockefeller's 1964 booing at San Francisco and 1968 prospects. It notes his long public service record from Roosevelt to Geneva and Lincoln Center, his New York governorship, and how GOP support mixes liberal image with potential cross‑party appeal.
A Washington column humorously contrasts nit picking with political memoirs and misstatements about Theodore Roosevelt. The piece cites Rockefeller’s blueprint, Brown’s corrective, and questions presidential accuracy while noting Time and Newsweek trends and lingering political skepticism.
Nixon aides spread word of his lead over Rockefeller to Republican leaders in several states, centering on his image as unifier and peacemaker. The campaign argues he would calm party factions, appealing to moderates while winning over right and left. Nixon’s appeal rests on being acceptable as a middle man who could hold the party together.
In this essay Russell Kirk notes many politicians are or have been professors, highlights Dr. James McClellan of Emory University turning Republican candidate in Georgia, and contrasts memory and personality with political skill. Kirk admires McClellan’s honesty and ability while joking about his own forgetfulness.
Public Health Service in Washington DC promotes a three minutes a day drownproofing method on a water size card. Adults and children can learn the simple aquatic skills to stay afloat in rough water with minimal effort. The official notes it teaches breathing in a bobbing up and down action and using a comfortable floating position for long endurance. It urges preparedness and self-reliance in danger while offering spiritual exhortation. The text concludes with a quip on a true-blue friend and a plant’s lazy worker.
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