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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1972
Page
4
Editorial notes how Mariner 9 has captured over 7,000 photographs in Martian orbit. Scientists study the close-up views revealing a canyon ten times longer than the Grand Canyon and unusually recent volcanic activity. The images challenge existing Mars physics and spark widespread astonishment.
Virginia Payette recalls preferring New England tourist homes to motels for four dollars a night. She celebrates unique rooms, personal hosts, and village setting, contrasting old-fashioned hospitality with modern chain motels and urging readers to seek former guest homes while they last.
Georgia dentist Billy J Powell emphasizes avoiding patient waiting by arranging appointments carefully and explaining delays. His approach reduces anxiety and models courtesy, urging timely behavior for others while citing biblical guidance on patience and consideration.
A satirical note links Olympic opening ceremonies with Women’s Equality Day and suffrage history. It draws a humorous comparison between reporters, athletes, and voters, suggesting predictions are uncertain and change is unpredictable.
Washington reports a massive GOP effort to win California in 1972 as Nixon plans multiple state appearances and top allies including Agnew Rockefeller Goldwater and Rumsfeld will campaign. Black Jewish outreach expands with new campaign HQs and key figures like Richard Allen and Sammy Davis Jr. involved.
Washington columnist Don MacLean argues scientists are dangerous and should be watched, suggesting drastic controls and questioning motives behind risky research like nuclear plants and climate manipulation. He mocks political figures and includes satirical asides about science and power.
Washington reports conservatives at the GOP convention push to tie future delegate allocation to state voting strength. A 910 to 434 vote favored the compromise, seen as a bid to keep eastern and midwestern influence balanced and prevent a swift Nixon sweep altering party control for 1976.
Russell Kirk critiques Attorney General Frank J. Kelley for ruling that residents of state mental institutions may vote. He notes a proposed bill to disqualify institutionalized patients, warns of extending franchise to prisoners, illiterates, and younger voters, and questions the sanity of broad suffrage arguments in politics.
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