Editorial Page In Our Opinion Postal service compared worldwide
The editorial argues the U S postal service lags behind international peers in speed and reliability. It contrasts Britain Japan France and Mexico, noting Britain and Japan offer frequent city delivery and low first class rates, while Mexico shows delays. It concludes the U S system is not much better and may worsen.
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British Isles
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Britain
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Mexico
Democrats’ Ten Commandments prompt TV friendly convention
Impressions from Chicago say a DIY decalogue for convention decorum may calm nerves after Miami Beach glare. The piece lists ten commandments urging decorum, focus on speakers, avoid reading, sing allegiance, and dress dignified while sparing on-camera antics. If networks face sabotage or a blackout, the commandments could shape a calmer Chicago show.
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Senator McGovern
Lester Maddox
Nelson Rockefeller
Lord Fauntleroy
Thomas Jefferson
Eleanor Roosevelt
White House
Chicago
CBS
Huntley
Brinkley
Miami Beach
G.O.P
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Ad Rates Listing
Local publication listing shows Adams Street Biddeford Maine contact details for W Paul Casavant publisher and E P Ingalls editor. Subscription rates in advance: one month 2.60 six months 15.50 one year 31.00. Associated Press news rights noted. Entered second class mail at Biddeford Maine.
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Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Humphrey Pioneer in Civil Rights and Foreign Policy
This Washington Merry-Go-Round column recalls Hubert Humphrey’s early Senate days in 1949, praising his civil rights leadership at the 1948 convention and his early push for federal education aid, Food for Peace, and arms-reduction study. It notes Republican jabs, McCarthy-era criticism, and Humphrey’s 1949 Europe trip aboard a slow boat with his wife, funded by a bond from his father-in-law.
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Europe
Mac world newsman tours California film and politics
Los Angeles interview with Don Maclean covers Reagan, Hollywood, and studio life. He visits Warner Bros Seven Arts in Burbank to see The Big Bounce with Ryan ONeal and Leigh TaylorYoung, while discussing government decisions and Truman era memories with director Alex March.
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Los Angeles
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Hollywood
Rome
Madrid
London
Paris
Warner Bros
Seven Arts
Burbank
Ryan O'Neal
Leigh Taylor- Young
Peyton Place
Alex March
Washington
Arch
Democrats in Chicago Strike Convention Bargaining Session
The Needle reports rough time for Harold Coffin convention delegates in Chicago as pickets crowd sidewalks and rooms fill with press and television. One Maine delegate leaves wife at home to share a room with Sen. George McGovern amid talk of moving the meeting, which would violate rights of picketers and rioters and force a bargaining session rather than a formal convention.
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Harold Coffin
Chicago
Maine
George McGovern
Washington HHH and LBJ split threaten Nixon victory at convention
Democratic leaders fear Vice President Hubert Humphrey could win the nomination but still lose in November if he fails to present himself as independent from President Johnson. Delegates across states await a clear Vietnam stance and a strong display of leadership to win back Kennedy and McCarthy supporters.
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Korea
Dean Acheson
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South Korea
March
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Taylor Young
Croscoop
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Richard Nixon
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Johnson
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McCarthy
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South Dakota
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Nixon
A Novel Take on the Democratic National Convention
Russell Kirk imagines reforms for the Democratic National Convention mocking excesses and mediocre candidates. He proposes speaking petitions for nominees, grammarian speeches, and trimming delegates to about 1,300. He also jokes about Nixon, Rockefeller, and post convention outcomes.
Farewell to Saco River anglers from a weary editor
The Journal editor bids fishermen farewell after a long run on the Saco River expressing mixed memories of past hunts. He notes the river’s charmed spots and shared jokes while conceding changing tastes, economic concerns, and a hope to return if fortunes shift. The piece ends with a nod to striped bass and ongoing river life.
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