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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1968
Page
4
The piece argues the Viet Cong failed to spark a South Vietnamese popular uprising, blaming war weariness rather than Thieu's regime or democracy’s fate. It notes daily killings by all sides exhaust the rural population and suggests Vietnamese dedication leans toward the enemy, enabling Viet Cong infiltration and future “last gasps.”
A blunt op ed attacking welfare spending and the War on Poverty, arguing Americans overtaxed to subsidize nonworkers. It cites Wichita welfare payrolls, calls for cutting public funds, praising workers and producers, and praises Lincoln for rising from poverty through work.
Space program tests show an energy absorbing device attached to guard rails can yield up to 12 feet of give on impact, potentially saving thousands of motorists per year. The design aims to reduce injuries from unyielding rails while urging safer attitudes toward others. It cites a biblical benediction urging balance and reasonable compromise.
Hockey players split on wearing helmets with pros claiming they curb self expression. A columnist quips players show self expression by bashing opponents with sticks. The piece notes scoring comes from goals while crowd approval comes from crashing opponents and compares hockey’s violence to football and baseball roles.
Sargent Shriver, longtime Peace Corps organizer and architect of the anti poverty program, plans to bow out as administrator. Despite Kennedy-Johnson tensions, he remains loyal to LBJ, who has treated him cordially and considered him for a 1964 vice presidential run. Shriver helped defend OEO funds amid GOP opposition and now plans retirement while remaining on good terms with the President.
In a satirical vignette set in 1980 Washington the narrator questions endless war and large government, mocking budget talk and the idea that poverty and Vietnam are enduring, while imagining a fantastical scene with a steel violin atop the Kennedy Arts Center as cities burn and agencies proliferate. The piece lampoons bureaucratic logic and the permanent state.
Washington correspondent Ray Cromley outlines a pattern of Japanese Chinese and Soviet backed communist provocations across East Asia. He cites the Pueblo seizure in January cross border raids on Seoul the DMZ tensions Viet Minh and Viet Cong activity in Indochina and renewed Arab Israeli hostilities as part of a broader effort to bog down American forces. The piece argues the aim is to widen war zones reduce U.S. leverage over Vietnam and force recall of troops from Southeast Asia.
Political sketch notes Nixon likely to stroll the campaign trail as Romney stumbles through Wisconsin. The piece highlights Romney's quips on neutralization, clashes with a picket, derisive applause from Romnesettes, and uneasy reception from Wisconsin women bowlers, contrasting Nixon’s poised, steady approach.
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