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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1973
Page
4
The editorial argues for early boating regulation as seven bills seek horsepower caps or bans. It notes cottage owners on lakes urge limits, with many advocating a 10 horsepower cap and others calling for a total ban. It frames the issue as inevitable given reckless use on small waters.
The Equal Rights Amendment faces fierce public debate in Maine as opponents mobilize through groups like the Daughters of the American Revolution and the John Birch Society. Supporters, including lawmakers, argue the amendment simply guarantees equal rights under the law regardless of sex.
Virginia Payette analyzes rising job discontent among workers and managers in a nation enjoying higher wages. She cites surveys showing up to 33 percent of 18 to 29 year olds unhappy, 52 percent loafing, and 70 percent under 30 goofing off. The piece notes productivity risks and hints at management experiments offering more variety and responsibility.
Washington dispatch reports President Nixon seeks a political path to reunification in Vietnam. He aims to gain Hanoi trust through relief and rehabilitation while promoting independence from China and Russia. Nixon envisions a Yugoslavia-like Vietnam and plans large aid to preserve peace and avoid renewed conflict.
Column laments environmental protests against the Alaskan pipeline and Concorde SST, arguing the car and highway culture cause far more harm. It condemns eco campaigns as superficial, suggests targeting the American car would be more effective, and mocks eco rhetoric while predicting concrete buildup by 1986.
Washington correspondent Ray Cromley quotes a former POW who spent six months in solitary confinement in Japan and describes how he learned to cope, survive, and regain inner strength after release. He argues adjustment varies and urges balanced support for returning prisoners of war.
Russell Kirk argues against gift tax reform that would curb tax free gifts to family. He warns such changes inflate social control, erode private capital and raise incentives for welfare, urging gifts be taxed to recipients or not taxed at all, with income tax as the main levy.
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