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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1967
Page
4
Editorial urges that 25 years since the first controlled chain reaction mark a turning point toward peaceful harnessing of the atom. It notes rapid plant growth and propulsion advances, experiments with explosions for engineering feats, and the potential for weather control and future impossibilities becoming commonplace.
The article describes about four dozen whooping cranes along the Texas Gulf Coast and their broader range from the winter refuge at Aransas to their summer home in Wood Buffalo National Park Canada. It notes their mating dance and high danger from hunting, urging population increases to prevent extinction and ensure their migration south to Texas.
A columnist urges shrinking the Department of Defense budget arguing items like the poverty program and civilian agencies should be cut first. He criticizes military spending as driving fiscal decline and calls for restraint by generals and Congress, including reform of Defense budgets and tax approaches.
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson discusses raising two daughters in the White House and Senate glare. She recalls schooling, changes of residence, discipline, and how public life shaped Lynda and Luci. The interview, conducted for Der Stern, continues tomorrow.
Column critiques McNamara's defense era highlighting F-111 doubts, unreliable missiles, weak ABM defense, and the M 16 rifle. It questions future military needs, cites LBJ Humphrey politics, New Year timing, subway project, and space budget implications alongside a driver education stat.
Washington insiders and outsiders clash over criticisms of policy in war and politics. The piece argues many critics claim certainty of outcomes in Vietnam and other disputes, but such judgments are often unprovable. It notes leaders and strategists muddle toward victory or defeat, while true consequences remain unknowable.
Professor Joseph E. Baker of the University of Iowa faces church preservation controversy as the Southeast Iowa Presbytery considers expulsion for disturbing church unity over plans to demolish or restore the First Presbyterian Church on campus. The piece critiques modern architecture and defends preserving historic churches, citing Mailer and Kerrigan in a broader debate on progress and design.
The text traces the word contem- plate to cum templum meaning together with others in a temple and frames contemplation as a form of prayer. It urges regular quiet time to reflect on life’s meaning and one’s definite purpose, linking contemplation to sound judgment and action. It cites Descartes and Luke 1 47 to affirm reflection as essential and inspiring prayer.
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