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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1968

Page

4

Editorial Page In Our Opinion Space program will Feel money pinch

NASA faces budget squeezes as Congress trims its funding from the prior level and Nixon weighs a stance. With Apollo wrapping up, officials fear reduced momentum and a lack of future targets could erode the nation’s space capability after 1969. A priorities plan will be key for Nixon.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Congress NASA Nixon Johnson

Gold in mattresses haunts De Gaulle era forum warning

Investor Forum discusses gold hoarding in France and US fiscal risks. It notes $4 billion of French gold hidden, reserves declined by $1.169 billion from May to October 1968, and warns that inflation and deficits threaten the dollar. It recommends caution for stock investors and suggests keeping telephone shares for now.

Harry C France Charles de Gaulle Tse America U.S. Treasury Treasury Washington New York Stock Exchange

Three Minutes A Day on Alienation Among College Students

A student alienation overview cites Dr. Halleck of the University of Wisconsin noting symptoms such as avoidance of commitment, communication gaps with parents, severe depression, concentration problems, unfulfilling sexual behavior, and drug use. The piece suggests personal contact and a Christian example as possible remedies, quoting John 13:15 to urge acts of service.

Halleck University of Wisconsin

Biddeford Lace Journal Publishes Daily Rates Notice

Biddeford Maine issue lists subscription prices payable in advance: one month $2.60, six months $15.50. Publisher credited as Paul Casavant with editorial and business departments noted. Associated Press rights stated for local news.

Adams Street Maine W. Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Semnaing Eater Telephone Business The Associated Press Biddeford

Oil man Bob Anderson Influence on Nixon Cabinet

Washington column notes Atlantic Richfield chairman Robert O Anderson urged Nixon on Cabinet choice and may affect Interior, with Alaska oil fields and Wally Hickel linked to the post. Hickel, former Anchorage Gas chair, would guide federal lands policy in Alaska affecting oil firms. Johnson-like caution on pre inauguration statements cited.

Drew Pearson Jack Anderson Washington Nixon Robert Orville Anderson Atlantic-Richfield Anderson P Rre Robert B. Anderson Eisenhower Obert O. Anderson Roswell Ed Meacham Jae Ae New Mexico Atlantic- Richfield Combine Alaska Bob Anderson Wally Hickel Regin Alasa Stewart Udall Gov. Hickel Secretary of the Interior The Hickel Anchorage Natural Gas Company Cook Inlet Anchorage Colorado Utah Wyoming Walter Hickel Seattle Washington State House Appropriations Subcommittee Interior Department Julia Butler Hansen

Mayors' world problems and unhelpful cures

Washington columnist Don McLean mocks John Lindsay and Milwaukee mayor Henry Maier for proposing grand fixes to poverty and defense spending. Lindsay urges shifting spending to domestic programs while lamenting defense costs. Maier critiques Agnew's remarks on poverty grants, noting confusion and Greeklike rhetoric amid political humor. The piece ends wryly on crime and riots during televised violence.

Don Maclean Washington John Lindsay Bey New York City New York Hsa Ripon Society Jay Lindsay Nixon Lindsey Gen Lindsay Wizard of Oz Henry Maier Milwaukee Spiro Agnew Agnew Congress of Cities Yor Maier S. Gomationt Maier

The Cabinet Shuffle and a Womanly Twist

The article riffs on the new cabinet appointees being “Big Men” with “extra dimensions.” It hints Dick Nixon’s team has a planned media angle and sexualized framing behind announcements. It suggests Rusk and others may be sidelined as Dick shelves them.

Nixon Richard Washington Dean Rusk and Associates

Nixon’s Bold Yet Quietly Experimental Cabinet Moves

Washington observers view President elect Nixon’s cabinet as fundamentally conservative yet oddly experimental. Kissinger is seen to review NSC structures rather than mirror past coordination. Moynihan heads urban affairs to test centralized city policy, while Finch Romney and Sears will push major GOP reorganizing and policy innovation.

NEA Washington Sesponden Washington Richard Nixon Henry A. Kissinger McGeorge Bundy Walt W. Rostow Kissinger National Security Council Daniel P Pat) Moynihan Nixon Moynihan Dhain John P. Sears White House National Republican Party Counry Sears

Storm King project sparks Hudson valley preservation clash

Russell Kirk warns against industrial schemes harming the Hudson Valley landscape. He contrasts Con Edison Storm King Mountain plans with pumped storage ideas, arguing for preserving scenic views around West Point while noting higher costs and greater efficiency of alternative power methods.

Hudson River Consolidated Ed of New York Storm Mountain Cornwall York Con Edison Constitution Island Association West Point Hudson Storm King Mountain Highlands Nis Nine Mile Point Lake Ontario Doychildren

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