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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1975
Page
4
The piece argues that energy development requires about 600 billion dollars in private and public capital over the next decade and 1985 targets, forcing higher savings, investment incentives, and government restraint. It contends expediency must yield to statesmanship as capital constraints drive economic policy.
The article traces Christmas card origins in England with Sir Henry Cole and J. C. Horsley in 1846, notes Americans later adopting cards, and highlights Elihu Vedder as a noted designer funded by Louis Prang and Co. It contrasts early emphasis on design with today's balance of sentiment and imagery.
Paul Harvey argues democracy fails because voters are illiterate or misinformed and cites a 1960s education study. He contends the nation is a representative republic. leaders should be exceptional, not merely elected from the populace, as inflation and education debates frame governance.
Washington energy czar Frank Zarb weighs a bold recommendation to break up the giant oil companies amid concerns of their power over energy markets. He has asked FTC data and may rely on public documents as he considers options and potential payoffs affecting Ford administration policy and future votes.
Vice President Rockefeller abandons the 1980 vice presidential race and gains freedom to speak openly on policy. He leverages the Ford administration past while pushing forward on domestic and foreign issues, using the “critical choices” analyses to guide future planning amid GOP shifts and a broader public debate.
Washington columnist George F Will riffs on a U.S. Department of Education study labeling 23 million adults as functionally illiterate and 40 million more barely competent. He mocks assumptions about reading timetables and cereal shopping, notes political and educational implications, and jokes about Socrates and Cheerios in a satirical critique of reform.
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