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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1973

Page

4

Editorial Page Urges Council-Manager Biddeford Charter

In Our Opinion Biddeford needs a non partisan council manager government with a professional manager and seven member council. The editorial argues the proposed charter concentrates power in the mayor, risks continuity, and fails to ensure voters a choice based on ability.

Gilbert R. Boucher Biddeford State of Maine Charter Revision Committee Boucher

Word Oddities and Gym Nudity Origins

Bernstein muses on why G-string got its name linking violin strings to the lowest string and jokes about gym nudity origins from the Greek gymnazein meaning to train naked. He notes nudity was once essential in such places and traces to Greek roots gy n mo s meaning naked.

Theodore M. Bernstein The New York Times Syndicate

Biddeford Saco Journal masthead and staff listings

The Biddeford Saco Journal shows Alta W Foster B F C Whitehouse and W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C Sutton editor Gladys M Whitehouse officers and address 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 with Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates listed for one month three months six months and one year.

W. Paul Casavant Charles C. Sutton Gladys M. Whitehouse Nee Eens Ooo Adams Street Biddeford Maine Associated Press

Grain barons profited from subsidies and Russian wheat deal

Senate subcommittee reports grain merchants reaped $333 million in export subsidies amid paper transfers and inflated U.S. prices. Cargill cited as example, with affiliate shuffles masking profits, while subsidies raised meat dairy and bakery costs for taxpayers.

Washington Senate Henry Jackson Dwash Jackson U.S United States Europe Cargill Tradex-Panama Geneva Department of Agriculture Jack Cloherty

Presidential secrecy peak in Nixon era sparks court battle

The article argues executive privilege risks concentrating power as Nixon aides resist disclosure. It cites 75 historical refusals, notes White House staff growth beyond cabinets, and warns secrecy harms Congress and policy, urging legislative limits and staff accountability.

Republic Congress Richard Nixon Maxwell Taylor Joint Chiefs of Staff Nixon John Connally Treasury Lockheed Aircraft Corporation John Ehrlichman Senate Congressional Henry Kissinger Mr. Nixon Mr. Kissinger United States Cambodia Laos Emmet John Hughes Newsweek White House

Full Time Mayor Debate and Call for Truth in Government

A reader questions if officials have accepted incriminating actions during campaigns or office holding. The letter urges a full time mayor and criticizes a city manager, urging citizens to demand transparency and accountability from those in governmental trust.

Journal United States

Texan Wright defends Nixon in Watergate cases

Charles Alan Wright, UT Austin law professor, will defend Nixon in Watergate disputes. He stresses he chooses only cases aligned with scholarly belief and discusses proceedings with Nixon via an intermittent attorney-client rapport. Wright notes limited precedent but regards the defense as a historic constitutional effort by a small White House team.

Seattle Waterloo White House College Park Georgia Billy Graham College Park High School Atlanta Graham Joseph Bastardi Belli Hanoi Melvin Belli U.S Edison Miller Miller Navy James Stockdale Washington Charles Alan Wright Nixon Wright Supreme Court Howard Hughes University of Texas Hughes Erchibald Cox Senate Watergate Committee Right Constitutionalaw Leonard Garment Watergate Legal Defensive Squad Himself Garment J. Fred Buzhardt Ing . Mos Delphia New England Austin

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