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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1973
Page
4
An editorial argues Montgomery Alabama may repeal backyard chicken bans as inflation drives interest in home egg laying and vegetable gardens. It notes wartime victory gardens and questions if many Americans will turn to small scale farming to curb food costs.
Virginia Payette urges using taxpayer funds to remodel Nixon's San Clemente and private residences. The column attacks government spending on shrubbery, gardeners, and security features, joking about boisterous upgrades and potential tax implications while lampooning presidential perks.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Wm E Foster 1963 B F C Whitehouse 1889 1972 and W Paul Casavant as publisher, Charles C Sutton editor, Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer. It shows offices at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine with phone numbers 283 3625 and 282 1535 and notes daily publication plus AP affiliation and subscription rates.
Four Cubans recruited for Watergate missions describe CIA ties and motives as taxicab rumors fade. Bernard Barker led the crew to White House orders while Ellsberg records and hush money reshaped the scandal. They defend patriotism amid arrests, broken lives, and limited relief funds.
James Reston argues President Nixon's appeal to narrow legal rights reveals a deeper moral political and psychological crisis amid Watergate. The piece contrasts Burkean civic duty with Nixon's reluctance toward candor and compromise, warning of a divided nation and eroding public trust.
In a Milwaukee analysis George Reedy argues for shrinking the White House staff and limiting executive privilege to personal advisers. He proposes an outside funding audit and annual congressional scrutiny to force accountability, noting staff insulation from reality and potential misuse of access and resources.
A New York Times Syndicate piece reviews overlong legal phrasing heard during the Senate Watergate hearings. It contrasts phrases like pertaining with pertinent and explains word origins such as handicap from hand in cap, noting the tendency to pad for effect.
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