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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1967
Page
4
Our Opinion argues that 1930s relief schemes and Roosevelt era welfare are ineffective today. The piece notes wartime shifts, continued joblessness, and calls to cut foreign aid while allowing the disadvantaged to work for meaningful rewards. It also cites Rev. Leon Dujon’s Vietnam stance as questioning aid parity.
Paul Harvey argues that American minorities rise through evolution not violence, citing Irish Jews Slavs Italians and Negroes in sports politics science and business. He condemns violent tactics and blames mercenary leaders and opportunistic politicians for civil unrest.
A satirical column jokes about attempts to grow hair on bald men using mirrors and experiments. It mocks mid century vanity, middle class stress, beach dieting, and modern trends from wigs for hippies to auto safety campaigns and helicopter aid ideas.
Washington columnist Jack Anderson argues Senator John McClellan of Arkansas wields power as a top investigator while avoiding probes into big business. The piece notes his CATV copyright moratorium push, stock holdings in CATV firms, and past bank charter battles. It suggests a deeper look at the senator’s finances and affiliations.
Washington readers learn of Navy dairy farm politics as Congress debates cow farming, cost savings, and midshipmen sentiment while other global and domestic issues persist. The piece blends satire on committees, the ambassador dance hall, Vietnam limits, and a trivia tour of cultural notes.
Washington observers say the National Conference for New Politics may name a 1968 ticket featuring Dr. Martin Luther King and Dr. Benjamin Spock to pressure President Lyndon Johnson. The plan aims to influence New York and California voters and could be seen as revenge more than a viable path to power.
Congo crisis deepens as Moise Tshombe risks judicial murder in Kinshasa. Leonardville reports Tshombe’s exile, Mobutu’s fragile rule, and international stakes. The piece notes U S aid, Haile Selassie, Johnson influence, and Soviet leverage amid looming civil conflict.
A small hospital aid group with 5000 members, centered in the New York area, helps patients with uncommon blood types. When a hospital requests help, a member responds quickly and has never turned down a call. The director says they are lifesavers and ambassadors for Christ.
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