Editorial Page In Our Opinion on Earths Deep Rift Voyages
Scientists will test plate tectonics by 1974 as an international crew uses submersibles from France and the United States to probe the mid Atlantic rift valley. NOAA and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution coordinate surface ships aircraft and surveys for dives to depths of 12000 feet. The undersea project evokes Jules Verne while aiming to reveal Earths crustal dynamics.
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Earth
Jules Verne
mid-Atlantic Rift Valley
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Washington
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Massachusetts
Pre-Legislative shakeup frames Maine House leadership
The Maine 106th Legislature readies for Jan 3 in Augusta as Republicans clinch a House majority with Dick Hewes elected Speaker and Ken MacLeod returning as Senate president. Monty Tyndale slated as Education Committee chair amid school financing debates.
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State House
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Cape Elizabeth
Dick Stillings
Berwick
Ken MacLeod
Senate
Maine
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Kennebunk
Elmont
Monty” Tyndale
Tyndale
Virginia's Viewpoint on Civil Liberties Overreach
Virginia Payette argues civil liberties groups overstep in airport security debates. She defends frisking as reasonable amid hijacking fears, noting many airport arrests relate to drugs or entry violations and suggests travelers can opt for other transport if they oppose searches.
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Scrooge
Will Young Lomae
Carlucci Specials and Flood Relief Fallout
Washington insider Frank Carlucci directed the Agnes flood relief with a press heavy approach. Reporters Ken Fisher Jim Dawson and Jack Cloherty found mismanagement and possible malfeasance as FBI probes continued.
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Nixon
Ken Fisher
Jim Dawson
Jack Cloherty
Wilkes-Barre
FBI
Wyoming Valley
U.S
Washington
Elderly Respect, Social Change, and Christmas Notes
AP analysis discusses how urban migration strains elder care and how Social Security and benefits shift as inflation lowers buying power. It notes changes in minimum benefits, exemptions for work after retirement, and payroll tax adjustments shaping elderly incomes in 1973 amid the Christmas season.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Ias
Ethnic separatism may not aid all in new American identity
Washington correspondent Bruce Biossat notes a revival of ethnic language press and a broader drive to affirm identity among groups. He cautions that renewed emphasis on special backgrounds risks deepening divisions, with militants pushing separatism and questions for mixed heritage Americans seeking attachment.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
America
Democratic Party
Population decline unlikely to hit America soon says Kirk
In a column Russell Kirk argues birthrates fell below replacement in 1972, predicting slower population growth with aging society ahead. He rejects contraceptive alarm and urges cautious long range planning despite potential regional growth from migration.
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Russell Kirk
United States
America
National Center For Health Statistics
John John
Kennedy
Paul Ehrich
Ehrlich
Europe
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and staff list
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Wm. E. Foster Alta W. Foster B F. C. Whitehouse W. Paul Casavant publisher E P Ingalls managing editor Gladys M. Whitehouse president and treasurer business office and editorial department contact numbers 283 3625 282 1535 published daily except Sunday at 11 ms Street Biddeford Maine 04005. The paper notes Associated Press membership and national advertising representatives Mathews Shannon Cul len Inc New York.
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Alta W. Foster
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