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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1976
Page
4
The piece notes how modern households enjoy labor saving advances yet face new dependencies when essential services fail. It cites a Wall Street Journal experiment: 30 electricians masons and carpenters were contacted across six cities with many replies missing. It argues keeping the good life running is harder than creating it.
A profile of James Otis, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and Haym Salomon. The piece traces Otis against royal intrusion, Carroll as Maryland’s champion for independence, and Salomon funding the cause amid prison and peril. Their faiths differ, yet all three aided liberty’s birth.
Washington reports detail how Maj. Gen. Andrew Rollins, top Interior pipeline regulator, took favors from Morrison-Knudsen while overseeing an $1 billion Alaska pipeline contract. The piece also notes prior weld faults, x-ray questions, and a history of controversy around the builder.
A reader cites Journal and Commission on Maine's Future debates on nuclear waste disposal, arguing for geological, health physics, and safety basics. The letter explains shielding, distance, and on site cooling, promotes salt mine disposal, and notes six waste repositories planned by mid 1980s. It also includes a second reply critiquing a driver letter, defending driving experience and humor.
A reader challenges the Journal for endorsing candidates while omitting several listed contenders. The letter urges deeper, in depth interviews with council and school board members and more coverage of meetings to reveal the candidates’ qualifications and public contributions.
George F. Will argues that US politics lacks a genuine left focused on redistributing wealth via government action. He traces influence from Galbraith and Harrington, noting Kennedy's tax-cut push favored by liberal advisors, not by leftists. The piece questions who truly shapes economic policy.
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