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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1969
Page
4
The Nixon administration should void the 1964 secret Thai pact allowing U S troops to operate under Thai command. The piece urges full disclosure of all such agreements, argues past secrecy endangered constitutional processes, and calls Congress to probe hidden military commitments abroad.
Virginia Payette critiques White House Sunday prayers, noting conservative critics and theologians like Reinhold Niebuhr warn the ritual may blur church and state. The column questions motives, laments public fervor, and imagines how figures such as Dr King might respond to Nixon’s religious practice.
A Bedouin found a briefcase from Col. Critchley of the Black Watch after it fell 1500 feet from a helicopter over rugged terrain near the Persian Gulf. Delivered to a Glasgow army base, the case contained a passport worth 240 on the black market and 60 in cash and traveler’s checks. A mix of quotes and reflections follow.
Washington column reports missing pieces in the Green Beret case. It alleges U.S. advisers and South Vietnamese forces carried out or facilitated killings of Viet Cong suspects, with hundreds possibly executed, while noting internal CIA and military tensions over how to handle suspects and informants.
Washington columnist Don MacLean announces a transatlantic joke contest with Michael Watts of the London Sunday Express. Readers submit worst jokes for $2.40 from Watts and a prize stack of Time magazines from MacLean. Examples include a finger healing piano gag and a drunken lecture joke.
Microscoops notes President Nixon travels to California for a lengthy stay, aiming to escape Washington during peak tourist season.
Washington analysts link Hanoi’s negotiations to American public mood as 1969 antiwar actions loom. The piece outlines hopes that rising U S demonstrations could push Hanoi to negotiate while signaling gradual troop withdrawal. It notes planned events from October to November 1969 and the aim to keep public opinion favorable.
Russell Kirk urges the American-Scottish Foundation to build Scotland House in New York, a cultural and social center with a library and information hub, an educational and research center, dining and bar facilities, and Highland activities. The plan envisions a $500,000 project supported by some 22 million Americans of Scottish ancestry.
The Needle notes complaints about inflation fade beside the lure of trading stamps and easy payments. It mocks how purchases now come with longer payments, cheaper down payments, and widespread instant credit, while warning that safer cars require long repayment.
Publication notice lists publisher W Paul Casavant and editor E P Ingalls. Rates shown: one month 2.60 six months 15.50 and one year 31.00. Paper is a member of the Associated Press and filed at Biddeford Maine 04005.
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