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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1974
Page
2
Editorial notes that negotiated pleas attract judge concerns about fairness while aiding court dockets. It cites Spiro Agnew and Judge John Sirica as examples and calls for closer controls on the practice to prevent potential miscarriages of justice.
An Analysis Spoof by Herbert Mitgang notes lingering Vietnam era issues from a doomed herbicide stockpile on Johnston Island to ongoing U S military commitments in Southeast Asia. The piece links environmental risk, arms commerce, and political dependence with the broader American involvement in Indochina.
Reporter surveys Seoul to Pyongyang era, noting 1950s losses, Park Chung-hee's rule, and mixed freedoms. North Korea remains repressive while South Korea shows economic gains and rising press scrutiny. Citizens fear surveillance and political arrests yet preserve room for protest and democratic dialogue.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists publisher Wm. E. Foster Alta W. Foster B. F. C. Whitehouse W. Paul Casavant publisher Charles C. Sutton editor Gladys M. Whitehouse president and treasurer with a local editorial office and phone numbers 283-3625 and 282-1535. It notes daily publication at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 and Associated Press membership with subscription rates 3.60 monthly 21.60 six months 43.20 yearly.
Washington scene portrays Henry Kissinger pressured by Congress over arms policy and aid, while his trips to Vladivostok Peking and negotiations with Israel and NATO allies yield mixed results. Growth of criticism from Meany Ball Jackson Brademas and others foreshadows a difficult period ahead.
Paul Harvey cites economists and historians to map a cautious 1975. He notes postwar recessions with 1953-54 and 1969-70 depth, Detroit car slump, Wichita boom, and a housing rebound with mortgage rates at 9.17 percent in October. Bankers expect an 8 percent prime rate and housing upturn by mid-1975, suggesting a bottoming recession and an eventual upturn by summer 1975.
The piece argues President Ford should push long-term sacrifice over polls in battling inflation. It defends leadership over opinion polls, calling for delayed gratification, higher unemployment if needed, and a gasoline tax as a painful but necessary policy. References to Ford, the Washington Post copyright line, and quotes on leadership and public sentiment appear in the critique.
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