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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1973
Page
4
Editorial discusses the shift to metric measures in a forthcoming American made car. It notes a 2.3 liter engine, 79.4 millimeter piston stroke, and suppliers adapting catalogs while a company rep admits thinking in metric terms. The piece jokes that the car reportedly gets about 10 liters per kilometer, highlighting consumer confusion with metric jargon.
Russell Kirk notes that while compulsory attendance remains, parents hold primary control of their children's education. He reviews Arizona Senate Bill 1312 aimed at limiting school power over curricula, testing, and materials, with parental consent and dismissal penalties for violations. The piece discusses rising parent activism and potential shift toward private or home schooling as public schools face political and demographic pressures.
Biddeford Journal details staff and offices with publisher editor and treasurer names. Publication address in Biddeford Maine lists daily schedule and Associated Press membership. Subscription rates show monthly and yearly prices.
Column argues the U S system is designed to constrain officials and withstand scandals. It credits checks by press courts Congress and public for exposing Watergate era transgressions and upholding liberty, praising the nation’s resilience and the public verdict.
James Reston argues for a general amnesty for draft dodgers and truth dodgers as a path to reconciliation. He questions accountability from Nixon aides, Watergate, and legal battles, noting renewed campaign finance efforts and a need to forget to heal the nation.
Paul Harvey notes pervasive surveillance through hidden devices and eavesdropping, citing 1971 data on 390,681 conversations involving 29,558 people. He laments privacy erosion, aided by military tech now used in civilian gadgets, and warns of big business in bugging while urging free expression in letters to the Journal.
Theodore Bernstein explores the origins of punctuation from ancient scripts to Aldus Manutius and discusses how comma placement can alter meaning. The piece cites a Michigan constitutional error and a debate over periods inside quotation marks, ending with a note on the word PUNCTUATION and its Latin roots.
A collection of quotes on truth happiness fortune and society from Addison Bacon Adams Aesop Aeschylus Anspacher Chamfort and others. Notable lines include united we stand and poverty as parent of revolution.
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