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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1968
Page
4
Editorial lauds the Office of Economic Opportunity for 1965 to 1967 poverty declines. It cites 2.9 million moved out of poverty in 1967 and seven million over three years, with drops in nonwhite poverty from 47 to 35 percent and whites from 1 in 7 to 1 in 10. Officials warn against dismantling the OEO.
Rep William V Roth Jr probes 20 billion dollars in domestic federal aid annually revealing 1001 projects and a university storage room for aid material. He finds 211 scholarship programs managed by 14 agencies, prompting taxpayer frustration at widespread government largesse in a time of national prosperity.
Inez Robe argues political conventions are repeatedly criticized yet unchanged. She predicts bipartisan pushback against direct primaries and urges McGovern to push reform after the 1972 election, noting public boredom and the need for a better path to presidential candidates.
George C. Gillingham former FCC press man wrote Behind Washingtons Paper Curtain from Dorrance and Company priced at 3.50 The book spoofs federal PR life with stories about gobbledygook public notices and a tongue in cheek view of congressional rec ords and agency missteps including printouts of notes labeled as remarks and the war era typing grind The piece closes with light political jabs about Rockefeller Nixon Stassen and LBJ as well as Nixon attempting to snatch a dog and his goats metaphor
Washington reports Sargeant Shriver, Kennedys' brother in law and ambassador to France, as a leading Democratic vice presidential contender. His youth work, Watts reform, and Kennedy ties boost his electability, while past friction with the Kennedy family adds complexity.
A marketing concept envisions talking packages that speak when handled. A loaf of bread might say Ouc when squeezed and urge buyers to switch to economy size. A milk bottle could respond with a message as well.
A page of reader letters discusses U S constitutional changes proposed by 1913 reformers including the 16th and 17th Amendments and the Federal Reserve. It cites Wallace as a reform candidate and critiques welfare policy in Maine, Boston and Saco, arguing for trained welfare staff and concern over self reliance. The piece cautions against voter manipulation and stresses fiscal responsibility and public health warnings about smoking.
Senator Robert Griffin of Michigan leads a GOP push to delay confirmation of Justice Abe Fortas as chief justice and Judge Homer Thornberry as associate justice. He argues for Senate scrutiny and links the seat to broader constitutional safeguards while resisting swift approvals before the autumn session and the November elections.
The article recounts Phan Boi Chau's life and its betrayal by Ho Chi Minh and the French police in Shanghai. Chau's capture led to amnesty, house arrest, and shifts in French policy toward Communists. Ho's role disrupted nationalist groups and helped the French curb independence efforts in Indochina.
Amateur radio operators assisted Floyd Young of St. George Utah and his siblings in reuniting after two decades. Separated when their mother died in 1916 the family letters faded by 1947. Hams broadcast appeals nationwide locating four relatives in Everett Washington Crescent City California Los Angeles and Custer South Dakota.
The page lists Casavant as Publisher and Ingalls as Managing Editor with contact numbers for the editorial department. It notes subscription rates one month two sixty, six months five fifty, and one year thirty one dollars. It also references Associated Press content and second class postage at Biddeford, Maine.
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