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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1973
Page
4
We urge Saco Police and fire officials to apprehend those behind the repeated fires on Simpson Road over the weekend. Fire crews made five runs before the prank ended. False alarms waste life saving effort, so harsher penalties for mischief may be warranted.
Paul Harvey reports on Abram Hoffer and megavitamin therapy using high dose vitamin B-3 and other nutrients for mental illness. He cites Dr Hawkins and the National Institute of Mental Health studies, claiming potential cures for schizophrenia and reductions in crime, while noting cautious scientific skepticism.
This set of letters outlines Letters To The Journal rules requiring signatures and addresses, 300 word limit, and single page submissions. It also mixes satirical lines about sleeping late, 1976 bicentennial promotions, next summer clothes, clock humor, old-timers and fortune telling by Swiss banks in a light whimsical tone.
The Biddeford Saco Journal details staff roles and contact numbers with publisher Alta W Foster and editor Wm E Foster, plus business and editorial offices at 11 Adams Biddeford Maine. It lists subscription rates and notes Associated Press affiliation and national representatives.
The FAA impedes surplus military helicopters reaching U S police fleets, forcing agencies to buy new choppers for 60000 to 100000 dollars each unless refurbished older units can be certified. The issue centers on data plates and airworthiness certificates tied to manufacturer data.
Washington columnist Don Maclean analyzes the 1976 presidential race focusing on how Democratic ouster or retention of the White House could hinge on Agnew and party bureaucratic entrenchment. He notes the value of change in government and in Washington's civil service and recalls past shifts under Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. He also critiques Watergate coverage and comments on Chicago politics and the Vietnam War’s cost and Mafia issues in Italy.
BRUCE BIOSSAT reports that critics question the impact of President Ixons new social programs and budgets. Experts note uncertainty over program effectiveness especially for OEO Model Cities and housing subsidies. Cronin finds no conclusive proof of outcomes amid shifting White House and Congress support.
Washington expresses public frustration with India and Sweden as neutralist powers. Moynihan is ambassador to India while no talks with New Delhi resume. Palme and Gandhi harshly criticize U S actions in Vietnam, highlighting tensions in U S foreign policy under Nixon.
A reader’s quip portrays Crime Prevention Week as insufficiently long and laments pervasive crime against law abiding citizens in the city and countryside. The note characterizes the period as open season on those mugged or bugged by crime.
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