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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1968
Page
4
In Our Opinion the piece argues Congress uses postal policy to gain political points. It notes the Post Office runs a chronic deficit and is tangled in politics, opposing an independent postal corporation while resisting reforms.
Hollywood AP report profiles Marcel Marceau the famed pantomimist as he tours the United States speaking at UCLA and appearing on TV. He calls mime the language of the heart and says audiences participate as he performs sharing his philosophy and career highlights.
Andrew Carron of Tampa Florida has visited 35 countries by age 15 starting travels at 9 with his parents to Switzerland. The family then toured Mexico Central America E as well as Brazil and Argentina. He urges prayer word and deed to improve a world in need and recalls gospel quotes and a message to stay healthy through exercise.
Publisher contact and editorial staff details for the Biddeford Saco Journal including Adams Street Biddeford Maine publishers and editors, office numbers, and subscription rates payable in advance with a brief note on Associated Press ownership of local news.
Washington commentator Drew Pearson argues the Prague invasion will fracture the communist world into three camps. He names Suslov Ulbricht and Gomulka as key figures shaping the split, with Yugoslavia Romania France and Italy on the liberal side. He notes Premier Kosygin Gromyko and Kuznetsov warming to cooperation, while hard-liners gain ground in the Kremlin. The piece forecasts sustained caution for U.S. policy toward Czechoslovakia and the West.
Maclean laments federal bureaucracy as the Administrative Conference, funded with $250,000, stalls with a promise of expert reports. He urges immediate action to cut studies and specialists, arguing that excess paperwork and endless reviews fuel chaos. He mocks the process and criticizes current governance methods.
The piece reflects on inflation as a constant force, once dismissed as the high cost of living. It contrasts past perceptions of rising prices with today’s realities, noting how economic pressure has long shaped everyday life and budgeting.
Washington Ho expects a bombing halt to shape 1968 69 diplomacy. North Vietnamese officials reportedly believe U.S. concession would be irreversible once offered to Johnson, with Nixon or Humphrey as possible next presidents. They view public antiwar sentiment rising since 1967 as leverage to force talks and exit.
An opinion piece recounts the Lidice massacre in 1942 as a brutal response to Heydrich’s assassination. It describes mass executions, deportations, and the brutal treatment of women and children, ending with reflections on memory and the Nazi badge of honor tattooed on a survivor.
A Maine reader argues dogs deserve roaming rights by day and confinement at night, praising canine loyalty and contrasting dog virtues with politicians. The letter cites inflation satire and quotes Woodrow Wilson on delinquency, ending with a tribute to dogs from Lillian Maco.
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