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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1968
Page
4
Editorial urges voters to seek direct encounters with candidates, prepare questions on spending taxes and government actions, and use in person meetings to judge character and proposals. It stresses public speeches are polished and that every November winner will shape constituents and the nation.
At the Republican gathering in Miami Beach delegates praised Barry Goldwater and John Wayne with the warmest ovations, while Ol’ Er Dirksen also drew applause for his bipartisanship. The mood suggested a dream ticket, but pragmatism surfaced as the convention moved toward selecting presidential and vice presidential candidates.
By Harold Coffin notes that crime and civil disobedience blur as officials debate causes. Federal offenses feel like boyish pranks in a heated era. Domestic strife has soldiers seeking Vietnam rest while others join the Marines for National Guard duty.
Three minutes a day hippies and art students rushed into a burning 16th century Belzin church in Antwerp to save 10 million dollars worth of Rubens and Van Dyck works. About 60 students fled paintings as firemen arrived, with officers and youths recalling their daring rescue efforts and a call for patient guidance of youth.
Dingell charged influence from the trucking lobby after Schwengel cited questionable ethics and asked Congress to probe campaign contributions. A near fist fight erupted when Schwengel and Dingell argued over the lobbying money and its impact on House ethics standards.
In a humorous Washington columnDr. Albert F Sisson author of The Una bridged Crossword Puzzle Dictionary and Sisson's Word and Eion Locator shares odd terms like misocapnist empleomania and dendrochronology as examples of playful lexicography He teases his own coinages and previews Sisson's Synonyms and Related Terms to come noting 479 synonyms for bad and joking about chirospasm in writers. The piece also riffs on LBJ TV coverage and GOP convention chatter with light political quips.
The Biddeford Daily Except Sunday lists offices at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine with Paul Casavant publisher and P Ingalls managing editor. Editorial and business contact numbers are provided along with subscription rates of 2.60 for one month 11.50 for six months and 31.00 for one year. It notes Associated Press exclusive republication rights and second class postage status.
Rich Pentagon of lethargy argues that post McNamara reforms slowed US defense progress. The piece warns eight year timelines for major systems vs four to five in the Soviet Union and cites declining US defense research while Soviet research grows. It calls for objective review of new concepts to avoid delayed breakthroughs and warns long term weakness from reduced research funding.
Russell Kirk argues modern electric lighting dulls imagination and overshines night. He recalls personal nights without power, the bakery’s kerosene lamps, and walks in Scotland, Florida, and Long Island. He warns against abolishing darkness and its eerie, revelatory quality.
A lawyer explains that pharmacists must meet a standard of care in filling prescriptions. Illegible doctor writing does not excuse errors, and causation is crucial for liability. Cases show fault for wrong ingredients or mislabeling, yet customers can be negligent if they ignore basic safety. The piece notes limits when no causal link or self-negligence exists.
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