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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1968

Page

4

Editorial Page In Our Opinion Heart Transplant Caution

Editorial cautions about early heart transplant results after Dr. Barnard’s Cape Town operation. Of 95 transplants, 43 survivors, only one alive six months. Geneva panel warns against glamor and unwise ventures. Two medical teams proposed to ensure donor viability and safe surgery. NPR style note on future mechanical hearts and public confidence.

Christian Barnard Cape Town South Africa Geneva Gustav Nossal

Negroes who went back to Africa not welcome

Paul Harvey notes white segregationists and black nationalists urging African return to home soil. He recounts Liberia’s wary stance toward American ex-slaves who migrated in 1967, many facing discrimination, economic strain, and eventual repatriation. He argues true Promised Land remains the United States.

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Pollution burden debated by Muskie and public

The Journal argues Senator Muskie urged shared responsibility for air and water cleanup at a New England conference. It questions if local towns, states, and their people can or should bear the burden alone amid industrial pollution and waste disposal costs.

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Rockefeller and Nixon Rift Deepens in Republican Split

Washington report analyzes why Gov. Nelson Rockefeller remains unhappy after a briefing with President-elect Nixon and details long standing policy clashes. Rockefeller, a liberal GOP leader, was offered no top cabinet post and felt sidelined, risking growing disunity in the party ahead of further national politics.

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Ohio State Wins Football Game Noted In Ohio Rep Wife Letter

Washington observes a quirky dispatch from Joyce Brown wife of Rep Clarence J. Brown Jr notingOhio State's victory over Michigan, a pregame luncheon with Rep Jackson Betts and a colorful mix of weather, town lore, and a Honduras style tour through Inaugural Week. She also mentions air hijack concerns and a future of political chatter amid detector details and a lighthearted pig tale in Shenandoah Valley. The piece ends with a broad sweep of national promontories and nostalgia.

Don Maclean Washington Joyce Brown Clarence J. Brown Jr Ohio Sen Astronaut Eisele Sey MiChigans Panuapa Hio State Bob Long

Finch set to accept Nixon cabinet post in HEW move

Washington report says California Lt. Gov. Robert Finch likely will resign to become secretary of health education and welfare. A Sacramento lunch with Gov. Reagan did not settle the choice, but signals point to Finch stepping into a national role as Nixon advisers consider his future path toward higher office.

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End of the beginning in Vietnam peace talks

A cautious read of the Paris talks signals a major diplomatic win for U S policy under Johnson and a boon to Nixon. South Vietnam’s boycott ends and Hanoi accepts Vietnam’s presence, keeping bedrock policy against rewarding the Viet Cong. The transition to Nixon’s presidency is pivotal, with risks from both the current and incoming administrations. The piece notes the delicate balancing act and the potential for escalation without undermining South Vietnamese resolve.

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