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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1975
Page
4
An opinion piece argues that police should release details on rapes and warn the public. It cites incidents in Ocean Park Biddeford and Dayton, urges families to press for descriptions, and recalls a Cumberland County case where a rapist was caught after public exposure.
Claire M. Goudreau of Biddeford writes that police fail to act against a teen who smokes, steals, and threatens lives. She recounts an assault on her daughter and claims officers blame her for her daughter’s friends while probation favors the boy due to his deaf mute parents.
A Maine State housing official critiques Secretary Hills of restricting housing programs and subsidies. The piece argues government should enable home ownership and urges readers to push Washington for policy change. It references Maine residents unable to afford homes without federal help and notes a policy on Letters to the Journal.
The Diddeford-Saco Journal credits Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 Alta W. Foster 1891 1971 B F C Whitehouse 1889 1972 W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C Sutton managing editor Gladys M Whitehouse president treasurer with historical staff notes
Washington memo recounts Nixon praising Chicago Mayor Daley as a patriot despite Republican lore that Daley stole 1960 Illinois votes. It also details House probe into FBI transcript errors cited in Hall and Taylor bribery cases and calls for accountability.
An interior department plan to lease 1,300 square miles of the Atlantic seabed from near Atlantic City to Rehoboth Beach for oil and gas drilling alarms locals who value the coast. The article questions whether oil will dominate the region or be dominated by it, highlighting the unease of this overbuilt yet beloved shore.
Russell Baker's column features the Loch Ness Monster offering playful yet sharp responses on Howard Hughes and high society questions. It critiques media sensationalism and political opaqueness while warning about offshore oil drilling's environmental risks.
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