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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1973
Page
4
The piece argues Washington and state governments should cut payrolls by removing staff who remain after being replaced. It contends many ex-post hires occupy costly roles and high-paid assistants, inflating government costs and tax burdens. The author urges severing ties with unnecessary officials to end public waste.
Washington circles debate Nixon's physical and mental state as Watergate disclosures heighten scrutiny. Critics cite strain in public appearances and irritability while supporters insist he remains in firm control, shaping his statements and policy responses.
The policy states all letters must be signed and include a street address and city or town. Letters should not exceed 300 words and are preferred to be typed on one side of the paper. The Journal supports free expression but notes views are not necessarily endorsed by the Journal.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Wm. E. Foster Alta W. Foster B. F. C. Whitehouse W. Paul Casavant publisher Charles C. Sutton managing editor Gladys M. Whitehouse president and treasurer and a local business and editorial office contact. Subscription rates are given as one month three dollars six months eighteen dollars and one year thirty six dollars. The press is credited with republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. An address in Biddeford Maine is noted along with advertising contacts in New York City.
The Maine GOP, led by Alex Ray at Augusta headquarters, plans a bold push toward the Blaine House. They cite Wall Street Journal praise, boost fundraising beyond 1973, and seek big-name surrogates to energize campaigns for governor and Congress as they ride into 1974 amid Watergate doubts and Biddeford mayoralty aftershocks.
Washington column notes heavy pre Christmas mail about Nixon emergency powers with callers debating Congress powers and campaign finances. Included is a claim tracing Sinatra contributions of 53000 to the Nixon Agnew campaign and a 1946 Camp David trip account from Maj. Gen. Vaughan with security details.
A column explores the origins of hack as a newsman label, plural forms of timeouts and compound words, and Ambition related to politicians. It includes examples and clarifications from Theodore Bernstein.
In a Boston column Anthony Lewis argues that American energy self sufficiency under Nixon risks Darwinian scarcity politics. He warns it could fracture global trade, fuel hoarding, and war unless the US adopts conservation and shared responsibility within a world community.
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