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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1972
Page
4
The National Coordinating Council on Drug Education criticizes current school films as harmful with 48 percent deemed unacceptable and 21 percent not to be shown publicly. It urges urgent review of the evaluation standards and the use of films in state drug education programs.
Paul Harvey notes a shift driven by the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness toward individual athletic activities over team sport emphasis. He cites Utah educator Robert Leake and others advocating skills like bowling, skating, tennis, and swimming as lifelong activities while Frisbee between Rutgers and Princeton sparks renewed interest in nontraditional games.
New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway expands a program hiring men over 65 as toll collectors. Starting with a dozen, the plan grows to 50 more workers who log 4 to 6 hours daily during peak times and earn up to 2300 dollars yearly. The effort aims to aid social security and provide responsible employment while offering a humane model for older citizens.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Alta W Foster and Wm E Foster among staff with Gruing W Paul Casavant publisher and E P Ingalls editor in chief Gladys M Whitehouse as president and treasurer. Office contact 282 1535. published daily except Sunday at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Defense Chief Mel Laird enforcing no public discussion of SALT with Joint Chiefs backing a stricter ban. The piece also highlights Pentagon dining excess, tax official perks, and industry ties in funding and budgeting debates.
Space enthusiasts say the moon offers a launching platform for long voyages and that current rockets limit travel to Mars or stars. They point to the space shuttle concept and exotic propulsion research by the United States and Russia, hoping dramatic gains arrive within a few years.
Washington observers note that though many intellectuals see a real revolution in the United States, most Americans resist drastic change. The piece argues the 1972 election reflected caution toward radical shifts, with upheaval limited to targeted protests while employment and institutions remain largely intact.
In a California speech Senator Edward Kennedy signals a move toward the political center and offers a thaw to President Nixon in a bid to influence 1976 leadership. He praises anti McGovern figures like Eugene Wyman and signals reconciliation with moderates and regular Democrats while distancing from McGovernites.
In his second term President Nixon plans to concentrate on domestic issues like crime and Watergate fallout. He aims to address unemployment by joining Democrats on Capitol Hill, while spending time at Camp David to sidestep burdens at home.
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