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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1974
Page
4
Older students increasingly join colleges to supplement dwindling traditional enrollments. Evening and weekend classes expand access and fill empty facilities. Some campuses let weekenders complete degrees in four years, but high upfront costs hinder broader participation. Flexible payment options could attract more adults.
The piece argues the Boston busing crisis exposes deeper class tensions and white violence, contrasting historic federal action with contemporary political inaction. It cites South Boston fears, Roxbury segregation, and national figures while condemning mobs and hypocrisy in public officials.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Wm. E. Foster Alta W. Foster B F C Whitehouse W. Paul Casavant as publisher and editor staff with Gladys M. Whitehouse serving as president and treasurer. It provides office contact numbers and addresses in Biddeford Maine and notes Associated Press news use and national advertising representation.
State and Defense officials warn a renewed Middle East war could trigger a global oil embargo, risking a U.S. recession. Secret studies cite Israel’s potential military victory but crippling debt, possible Saudi arms deals, and talk of intervention to protect oil fields amid cooling diplomacy with Egypt and the USSR.
Washington. Walter Lippmann argues fear stems from erosion of public trust and unity. He warns demoralization threatens leadership and urges adherence to duty truth justice and mercy to guide a nation through change.
In The Nation analysis, the United Nations confronts a rising non Western majority and shifting power dynamics. It argues American threats to withdraw undermine a charter built on collective participation and questions Western veto power in shaping policy on South Africa and Israel.
A fragmented collection of quotes from various authors and public figures. The line includes a weary wife speaking about bedtime battles and several aphorisms from John Tillotson Samuel Butler Lillian Gish Jonas Salk Bishop Warburton and others. The text presents a mix of proverbs observations and reflections on liberty duty vanity and ambition.
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