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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1973
Page
4
An editorial argues soaring prices push consumers to grow vegetables. It cites price jumps for meat, fruits, dairy, and cereals and rejects cheese as a replacement. The piece urges planting a vegetable garden this spring and preserving surplus as in World War II.
Paul Harvey argues airport screening encroaches on privacy and hints at slippery slopes toward tyranny. He critiques mandatory searches and the expansion of government power, warning that persistent regulation may erode civil liberties.
A reader argues that animal testing by elementary and secondary students harms character and is cruel to animals. The letter claims it desensitizes youth and fosters violence, urging removal from all schools nationwide. The communicator warns lawmakers against any proposal to reintroduce such practices and cites concerns about children’s safety.
Educators favor returning to traditional arithmetic arguing New Math fails to add up. Critics say the newer methods, born 15 years ago, overemphasize concepts and ignore rote learning while debates on death penalty policy loom in unrelated commentary.
Biddeford Saco Journal details publisher Wm E Foster B F C Whitehouse Alta W Foster and staff roles. Advertising rates and office contacts listed. Subscription prices are shown: one month three dollars six months eighteen dollars one year thirty six dollars. Associated Press membership noted.
Washington talks reveal Nixon aimed to deter a Soviet strike on China by leveraging Moscow relations. Brezhnev pressed the U.S. role as arbiter while Kissinger briefed Beijing, signaling a balance strategy to ease Asia tensions and preserve peace amid Xi...
Washington columnist Don MacLean muses on Vietnam intervention and its motives, questioning domino theory and public support. He jokes about offering wheat to defend allies, notes shifting China relations, and predicts postwar South Vietnamese emigration and fading defense budgets.
Washington reports that in two decades poorer lands from Latin America to Africa have seen their share of world trade fall from one third to one fifth while raw material prices drop and imports rise. Protectionism in the United States and Europe worsens their plight, with unemployment reaching 30 to 40 percent in some regions.
Republican National Chairman George Bush tells conservatives he will not reopen the 1976 delegate fight or push quotas for minorities. Eight senators warn against any McGovern style reforms and urge Bush to keep the party from moving left. Bush promises a broad reform panel and a balanced course to make the party the majority again.
Dr Murray Feingold of Boston’s Floating Hospital for Infants and Children says baby cries reveal rare disorders through pitch loudness and effort. He argues infants should be induced to cry during exams and notes communication ranges from smiles to cries to convey messages.
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