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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1972
Page
4
The editorial notes empty freshman seats amid 8 million college openings nationwide with as many as 500 000 unfilled. Colleges cite rising wages and job opportunities outside academia while vocational training grows. It questions if the trend is lasting or a temporary pause in higher education.
Virginia Payette argues hijacking for money fails as a career plan. The piece details extradition risks, long prison terms, and the grim fates of many hijackers, including deaths, life sentences, and mental health confinement, while noting FBI recruitment and airline rewards.
A letter to the Journal's People's Forum argues Biddeford's football success stems from a coordinated system, not politics. It criticizes administrators for cutting coaches, blocking clinics, and misusing funds while praising the team and large game crowds.
A memo from a New York ad executive alleges the Nixon White House seeks to replace FCC and FTC chairs with appointees aligned to the administration. The memo cites White House staffer Brian Lamb and notes Richard Wiley as a likely future FCC chair candidate. Katzenstein and Lamb dispute aspects, but authenticity is affirmed.
The note summarizes Life Extension guidelines for fatigue and burnout. It urges a complete physical exam, cutting unnecessary tasks, doing more than complaining, avoiding loneliness, planning pleasant events, resisting excessive rest, and showing interest in others, with a verse from Galatians and personal reflections.
An inventor in Texas develops an automobile engine that runs on vegetable oil rather than gasoline. The salad oil engine may reduce dependence on Arabian petroleum sheiks and Italy’s salad chefs. The piece jokes about taste and performance while stressing safe driving.
Washington columnist Don Maclean defends Senator Eagleton amid mental health scrutiny noting treatment may prove beneficial. The piece recalls Washington insiders, controversial behaviors of unnamed congressmen, and satirical jabs at politics and the press.
Washington correspondence notes how summers in presidential races often derail nominees. McGovern’s camp faced turmoil after the Eagleton affair and O’Brien debates, while rivals like Dewey and Johnson used summer timing to their advantage or suffer. The piece cautions against overreliance on a calm campaign season.
Russell Kirk assesses McGovern's prospects, noting South Dakota as his strongest potential state while predicting Nixon's broad Electoral College edge. He argues McGovern's campaign faces internal Democratic resistance and radical opposition that could threaten his own party and possibly cost South Dakota.
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