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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1973
Page
4
Editorial notes that federal funding cuts will push St Andre’s Home in Biddeford to convert to a sheltered group home for unwed mothers. Services remain education counseling prenatal care and adoption options, with the same area presence. Since 1940 the facility aided over 2500 women and placed 1200 babies, and will continue in the same region.
Virginia Payette notes a rise in students moving from dorms to off campus homes driven by costs and responsibility. Institutions rethink housing policies as campuses lose room and board revenue while students confront bills, shopping, and budgeting. Off campus living offers practical life lessons and potential long term savings.
A Biddeford High School history class poll shows a strong student push for restoring capital punishment with 63 percent of seniors in favor and all policemen supporting it. Teachers oppose the measure, while the school debates naming the new gym after Steve White per student mock vote results.
Washington reports thousands of internal GM documents show safety defects hidden from the public and not recalled. Memoed notes, restricted files, and executives’ quotes accuse GM of prioritizing profit over road safety and delaying recalls.
Don MacLean notes Dr William Carr's claim that teachers suffer aristophobia and neophilia shaped by fear of excellence and love of novelty. He cites politicians, fashion writers, and a lighthearted chain of etymologies from Ampere to Phlugg, ending with a Florida marine salvage sign saying Our business is going under.
Ray Cromley reports on Nixon's 1974 social and welfare budget. Despite headlines about large cuts, the new plan increases total social spending versus last year, with higher outlays in education, health, and income security. Experts note a broader fight over effectiveness and future of programs.
The essay discusses federal revenue sharing, its aim to empower states and localities, and concerns about waste, accountability, and the future balance of power. Jim Johnson argues for strong state authority and limits on central funding, warning that weak planning risks centralization.
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