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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1972
Page
4
The Biddeford City Council approved a second reading for a community wide revaluation, with unanimous support. The editorial argues state law requires a ten year revaluation and notes fairness concerns, urging residents to use appeal routes if values rise. Mayor Gilbert R. Boucher backs the decision, praising the council’s action.
Virginia Payette argues that modern mystery writers chase authenticity with lie detectors and high tech plots, but fans still crave the puzzle solving of classic whodunits. She praises Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot while noting the shift toward sexier, more specialized storylines and less cozy country house murder.
Patti Broderick, a Trinity College graduate and car accident survivor, uses her wheelchair to connect with future clients and motivate rehabilitation. She earned a two year George Washington University scholarship and aims to help others by turning hardship into guidance.
The lunar tourist season dating to 1968 nears its end. Some claim the Apollo program has lasted too long while others feel it ends too soon. Uncle stops importing moon rocks due to high freight rates. better to run out of lunar rocks than money.
The piece notes Admiral Hyman Rickover giving up profits on his 316 page book Eminent Americans to sell at cost via the Government Printing Office to reach low income readers. It also flags Greek businessman Vardinoyiannis funding Nixon campaigns and pursuing a $4.7 million refueling contract with the U.S. Navy, plus a $5 million relocatable pier plan in Greece and inquiries by Congress into potential conflicts of interest in homeporting.
Commentary on holiday toys and the appeal of socially aware games. Questions whether children will play ecological or peaceful products, noting adults push such ideas but kids prefer exciting play. The column laments violence in media and toys and queries if wars drive toy demand or vice versa.
Washington reports a new push to attract Japanese capital into Canada and the United States. Japanese firms eye subsidiaries, U.S. joint ventures, and assembly in North America to bypass potential import limits while expanding access to American and other markets. The drive follows rising overseas investments and aims to counter U.S. import restrictions.
In a radio address Nixon decries permissiveness, citing a Greenville church sign about Ten Suggestions. He argues fundamental truths must endure while noting professors may favor his stance, ahead of a shift in academic opinion and campus disorder.
The Biddeford Saco Journal notes Wm E Foster 1881 1963 Alta W Foster B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 W Paul Casavant publisher E P Ingalls managing editor Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer business office and editorial department contact numbers listed. Subscription rates published. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with AP news republication rights.
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