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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1974
Page
4
The piece warns against a vicious confidence scheme that dupe the elderly into handing over savings after posing as a bank investigator. It urges banks to question large cash withdrawals and suggests treasurer's checks to reduce risk and protect seniors from fraud.
The 1954 death sentence of Maurice Schick for murdering an eight year old girl drew a 1960 commutation to life with no parole. The 1972 retroactive ruling on capital punishment and the Justices’ views highlighted limits of presidential clemency vs legislative power, concluding with Chief Justice Burger’s defense of broad pardoning authority.
The Biddeford Maine daily paper lists staff including Wm E Foster B F Whitehouse Alta W Foster and W Paul Casavant with Charles C Sutton as managing editor Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer. It announces subscription rates of three months six months and one year and notes Associated Press rights and national advertising reps in New York City.
In a secret White House briefing, Henry Kissinger criticized Israel for not yielding six kilometers of land, warning that failure to move could spark war and jeopardize U.S. support. He described a step by step approach with Egypt and warned of renewed oil embargos and Soviet involvement.
A New York Times reflection on Walter Lippmann and the press, its power, responsibilities, and self scrutiny amid Vietnam Watergate and CIA scrutiny. It notes the need for truth, detachment, and transparency in journalism, with Lippmann's legacy guiding editors and commentators.
The Nation reports on T J Reddy James Grant and Charles Parker still jailed near Charlotte N C on arson charges amid renewed hearings led by Judge Sam J Erwin III. Supporters warn of political injustice while DOJ witnesses faced immunity and relocation payments.
The piece argues Nelson Rockefeller is unfit for vice president and suggests appointing him to the Kissinger plane to keep him occupied abroad for two years and remove the foreign policy risk while highlighting Ford's need to preempt a push for the presidency. The column portrays Kissinger as indispensable and outlines the political logic for the plan.
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