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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1973
Page
4
Editors note that hikers and campers increasingly share lean-tos and campsites with many strangers. Great Smoky Mountains National Park issued permits for popular sites for the first time. Canoeing on the Allagash is restricted due to high demand. Backpacking into less crowded areas is encouraged to ease crowding.
Paul Harvey argues Americans will endure reduced energy use and comforts. despite living with less heat light travel and luxury, he contrasts Britain and the US showing how energy dependency shapes daily life and urges development of alternative power while preserving inner resources.
Bernstein surveys a Time letter ending with We the People and its grammatical gloss. He tests quotation, ellipsis, and the phrase’s sense while critiquing corporate securities labeling and misuse of LESS vs FEWER. He also notes word oddities UXORIOUS and HOBSEGOW from Spanish J and Juzgado in slang history.
The article accuses the Justice Department of a biased trial against an Ojibway and two Tuscaroras over allegedly stolen government papers. It cites false testimony by a witness and notes the defense lawyers charged modest fees, while the jury acquitted the defendants after 55 minutes.
The piece argues that the world is undergoing a fundamental shift in economic power and resource dependence. It warns that by 1985 the United States will import over half its essential metals, despite strong domestic deposits, and criticizes leaders for false assurances on the oil embargo while urging realistic, limits-aware policy and energy planning. It cites Simon and Arthur Auers and warns of the looming peak in world oil production and the need to reduce consumption.
Paris analysis argues the Arab oil embargo reveals a longer term shift from fossil fuels to coal and other energy sources. It notes oil’s political leverage, but warns global energy demand will push nations to diversify despite Palestinian tensions. The piece cites US energy self sufficiency and compares other powers’ exposure to oil dependence.
Two obituary notices honor Alta W. Foster 1891 1971 and B F C Whitehouse 1889 1972. The records list birth and death years, signaling memorial notices for these individuals in the community.
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