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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1967
Page
4
The page presents a quotation by Alfred Edward Housman on the value of reading good literature and its impact on readers. It emphasizes literature’s role to enrich perception sharpen judgment and temper strong opinions for a more thoughtful mindset.
An Our Opinion piece argues the public and government face similar debts. It notes revolving charge accounts charge about 1 percent monthly, totaling 18 percent yearly, with consumer debt reaching 95 billion and credit charges at 13 billion. It urges truth in lending data and personal accountability.
A Chicago sociologist Dr. Alice S. Rossi of NOW argues airlines market stewardesses as symbols of motherhood to please male passengers. She says men may feel better served by motherly staff, though evidence is weak that flight attendees affect homesickness or security.
Inez Robb argues from a New York Times memo that the Vietnam war seems unwinnable in the near term and suggests a staged withdrawal after South Vietnam's September elections. She contrasts war costs with domestic needs like urban renewal and urges focus on fixing America at home.
In a Readers Forum letter Eddie L. Beard cites a 1848 Lincoln remark on kingly oppression and wars to critique constitutional power. The Journal invites signed letters on local topics, noting opinions need not reflect the paper’s stance and addresses may be withheld upon request.
Washington health crusaders falter over replying to cigarette ads under the fairness doctrine. FCC rule could force broadcasters to provide time for anti smoking pitches, but fund raising and broadcaster relations weigh against a bold challenge led by John F. Banzhaf III. Legal firms, industry groups, and health bodies debate costs and strategy with no united counterproposal yet.
Washington column notes the Airman magazine asked for an up to date report on flying saucers. Maj George W. Ogles says sightings rise with media but the Air Force avoids unbased statements. Of 11,108 reports, 676 remain unidentified. most were weather balloons or known objects.
Pentagon leaders admit U S efforts to foster self government and stability in South Vietnam villages falter as Gen Westmoreland warns civil affairs are essential. The Army plans rely on civilian experts across engineers agriculture education and governance to back military actions amid recurring Viet Cong gains.
Russell Kirk reviews Louis Filler’s The Unknown Edwin Markham: His Mystery and its Significance. The piece argues Markham’s obscurity reveals how mass education erases important authors and questions the democratic drive toward institutionalization in universities.
A Biddeford Maine store advertises unusual electronics from a compact postage stamp sized broadcasting unit to an infinity receiver claimed to pick up conversations hundreds of miles away. A lion tamer in training bought a system to comment from inside a cage without provoking the animals.
The Needle by Harold Coffin ponders the word urbanologist defined as a country boy who goes to Harvard and turns city slick. It asks if a farm expert could be a pharmacologist and jokes about Latin Greek study. It argues country folk can guide city dwellers through urban dilemmas.
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