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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1973
Page
4
The Biddeford Conservation Commission has dwindled to one member. Leonard Levasseur offers to serve and suggests candidates to Mayor-Elect Lucien Dutremble. The board should be reactivated to engage citizens in conservation efforts.
Paul Harvey urges that Americans 65 and older face discrimination in jobs taxes and advertising but predicts a culture shift by 2000 when one in three will be over 65. He notes elder drive and independence, previews retirement living, and compares aging to a baseball rally.
A University of Michigan demographer warns that within ten years cities must reprocess and desalinate water or face severe shortages. Congress established the OSW in 1952 and tech foresees desalters producing water and electricity with nuclear help, framing desalting as essential for mankind.
Rep. Lester Wolff of New York, sought by Shan rebels as an honest broker to free two kidnapped Russian doctors in Burma, has agreed to travel to Shan territory. The story notes prior Shan offers to destroy 400 tons of opium for 12 million dollars and mentions State Department cautions and related U.S. involvement.
Column arguing America’s decline from No 1 to smaller power status. It contrasts high spending for armament with the practical comforts of smaller nations, citing Ho Chi Minh and Nasser and noting rising foreign tourism as a sign of shifting power dynamics.
The Nation argues the energy shortage could drive innovation and mass transit expansion, pushing Detroit toward smaller cars and new high efficiency electric concepts. Officials worry about rising gasoline prices and limited mass transit availability, while coal and strip mining pose environmental challenges and policy needs.
A compilation of assorted opinions from several papers contrasts public campaigns with broader civic actions and includes quips about politics and commerce. It notes commentary from Tulsa World Chicago Tribune Reinbeck Courier Kansas Farmer stockman and a Nebraska store sign stirring shopper interest.
Biddeford Maine area notices list Alta W Foster 1891 1971 and Wm E Foster 1881 1963 along with B F C Whitehouse 1889 1972. Publication details show Biddeford Saco Journal with publisher Paw Casavant and office at 23 3625 ties At ul, and address lines for subscription rates and Associated Press notices.
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