Down with PTA Up with New Look in Saco
Opinion note argues the Saco PTA break up into school groups signals local action over umbrella control. It cites poor attendance and political overtones in citywide meetings, praising the Young School advisory start and noting possible disaffiliation from state and national PTA. The piece questions similar umbrella bodies and supports local, tangible programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
PTA
Saco
Saco Pta
Journal News
Parent-Teacher Advisory Association
Young School
Paul Harvey on teen drinking and rising early use
Paul Harvey recalls his Tulsa teen years and highlights a national survey showing 28 percent of 13-year-olds as problem drinkers and 50 percent or more of youths using drugs. He cites data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Texas programs, and secular trends, noting rising teen alcoholism and shifting legal ages.
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Paul Harvey
Tulsa
Oklahoma Wast
Coliseum
United States
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Ruth Rich
Los Angeles
John McDonald
Texas Commission On Alcoholism
Texas
Opinion Snippets Highlight Public Disagreement Quips
A collection of quoted lines from The Wall Street Journal and Chicago Tribune features Lucille S. Harper asserting free speech rights for opposing views and Al Bernstein’s quip about optimism and recurring bonanzas, ending with a bemused reflection on social discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille S. Harper
The
Wall Street Journal
al Bernstein
Chicago Tribune
Courage of Convictions Versus Prejudice, Early Bird News
An Optimist Club digest notes that bold belief helps success but warns against vanity and pigheaded prejudice. The contrast with Modern Maturity urges clarity of purpose and humility in conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Early Bird News
Optimist Club
Fort Worth
Texas
Will List Kissinger Distrust as SALT Issues Rise
George F. Will argues Kissinger’s handling of SALT I compliance and Senate/House testimony shows a pattern of bureaucratic manipulation. He cites a December press conference and postconference testimony revealing withheld information and guarded access, shaping a sustained distrust of the secretary.
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George F. Will
Washington
Congress
Kissinger
House Intelligence Committee
William Hayland
William Rogers
U.S
Nixon
Ford
Washington Merry-Go-Round Mission muddled by FEC failures
Column outlines the Federal Election Commission's early bungling of its duties under a tight 5 million budget. It notes hiring 127 bureaucrats, costly disclosures published before regulations, nine discrepancies identified by House staff, and a theoretical loophole for large ad buys. Also referenced are President Ford's testiness over budget cuts and energy deregulation debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Commission
E House
Bob Ownes
Federal Election Commission
Ford
Harry Truman
White House
Veterans mail praises published letter to editor
A December letter from Thomas C. Walker, commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, thanks John Richard Page of Old Orchard Beach for sending his Biddeford Saco Journal letter on veterans pensions. Walker notes public interest and has forwarded copies to Maine’s lawmakers with warm regards and comradeship.
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Thomas C. Walker
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
United States of America
Biddeford- Saco
Maine
Washington
D.C
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Biddeford
John Richard Page
Melvin Ave
Old Orchard
Journal Call for Signed Letters to the Journal
The policy urges signed letters with full street address and city or town. It asks writers to keep letters under 300 words and preferably on one side of the page. The Journal supports free expression, though views in these letters are not necessarily endorsed by The Journal.
Foster Family Editorial Leadership and Publisher Biographies
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 and Alta W. Foster 1889 1972 alongside B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 and W Paul Casavant as Publisher. Brian C. Thayer serves as Executive Editor with Gladys M. Whitehouse as President and Treasurer.
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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Alcoholics Anonymous
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South
Schlesinger
CIA
Colby
NSC
National Security Council
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Nessen
Denver Post
UPI
Lurie
FEC
Federal Register
House Administration Committee
Pentagon
Jupiter Hill
Houseommerce
Harley Staggers
D-W.va
Belly
Taggers Committee
Republican Conference
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
Republican
John Tower
Policy For Letters
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