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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1967
Page
4
An opinion column urges banks to question large cash withdrawals by elderly savers and to offer safer options like treasurer's checks. It argues bank staff should engage customers to deter scammers posing as investigators, noting fraud preys on the credulous and the aged and calling for stronger safeguards.
Three Rembrandts and three Rubens valued at 8.4 million were stolen but later recovered behind bushes after police tipped off by informants. The thieves likely sought ransom, shying from dealers and risking exposure to London police and underworld figures.
The column imagines 1987 medical and tech advances such as preventive testing fed to doctors, sunlike scalpel surgery, smart pills, brain-stimulating drugs, and new energy from sewage. It also envisions lunar bases, space resources, inner space research, and dreamlike cities with air travelable living units.
Washington reveals the sequence behind John F. Kennedy's 1963 Texas visit. The account credits Kennedy with initiating the Texas trip to secure fundraising support, with key roles played by Sam Rayburn Albert Thomas Connally and Lyndon Johnson who advised delay or supported the later schedule. The narrative traces Summers 1961 to 1963 events and the resulting Dallas visit.
The first Look installment of William Manchester's The Death of a President centers on the Texas feud between Governor Connally and Senator Yarborough and links Vice President LBJ and President Kennedy to the turmoil. The author casts JFK as peacemaker amid media scrutiny while portraying LBJ as powerless and to some extent ridiculed in the Texas political fray.
Washington says action is needed to renew the U S Japan security treaty to prevent turmoil in 1970. Tokyo confronts rising prices corruption and political split with a pro American Liberal Democratic party facing a growing ultranationalist opposition and pressure to boost US aided housing and highway programs to shift farmers to industry.
To the Point warns Americans abroad about risks in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The piece cites cases of foreigners jailed or harmed and argues Soviet authorities target nonconformist writers but tolerate some scholars. It advises travelers to avoid risky regimes like Russia and East Germany while noting Yugoslavia's tourist appeal with caveats for potential conscription.
William Verity, a 40 year old Florida boatbuilder, sailed a homemade 12 foot sloop solo across the Atlantic in 62 days. He claims the feat shows small boats could cross the ocean long before Columbus. He cites Phoenicians and Irish monks as past examples and urges pursuit of high, noble goals.
Publication details for the Biddeford Saco Journal include address 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 publisher W Paul Casavant editor E P Ingalls editorial department contact numbers and Associated Press membership terms plus nationwide AP rights. Subscription rates shown cover one month six months and one year with advance payment.
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