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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1969
Page
4
Editorial argues for a revised aid program emphasizing technical assistance, agriculture health and education, a larger private capital role, and targeting fewer developing countries to avoid waste and protect U S prestige. It warns against using aid as a bribe and notes friends rely on continued funding.
Paul Harvey voices concern over rising welfare dependency during prosperity, noting relief rolls grow twice the population. He cites proposed reforms including a universal basic income, family allowances, and negative income tax, urging a return to work incentives and reduced government dependency. Roosevelt’s State of the Union quote is invoked to stress moral consequences.
The article flags Alaska Governor Walter Hickel as Nixon’s potential Interior Secretary with a pro oil industry record. It lists concerns including his ties to oil firms, campaign contributions around 400000, appointment of industry allies, and stance on mineral and tax policies, suggesting Senate questions before confirmation.
Washington column by Don Maclean denounces male NYC teachers who teach only to gain draft deferrals and questions their patriotism. The satire targets civics and American history instruction and suggests harsh penalties for draft dodging teachers.
Washington report notes Nixon will rely on veteran officials and specialists rather than politicians. Appointments include A Alexis Johnson at State, Robert Yost to the UN, David Packard as deputy secretary of defense, Robert Seamans as Air Force secretary, Ellsworth Bunker to South Vietnam, and Henry Cabot Lodge as Paris negotiator. The piece compares U.S. needs to British and Japanese systems of continuity.
Column analyzes Senator Eugene McCarthy as a shifting, paradoxical figure voting with hawks on Vietnam while opposing mainstream leadership. It argues his 1968 run aimed to shape policy, not spur a New Left, and notes perceptions of his conservatism on race and finance.
Two 19 year old high school seniors salvaged a discarded furnace pump from a New Jersey welfare center heating system. They dismantled, machined parts, and reassembled a functional unit, praised as valuable emergency equipment by the center's general services committee chair.
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