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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1969
Page
6
Editorial argues for a revised foreign aid program shaped by Nixon, with emphasis on technical assistance, agriculture, health and education. It urges private capital, concentrating funds in fewer developing countries, and warns against spreading funds too thin or using aid as a bribe.
Paul Harvey argues that rising welfare rolls threaten work ethic and national character. He cites 4.4 million on relief and analyzes proposed reforms from family allowances to negative income tax, warning government programs could erode the American spirit.
The column flags Alaska Governor Walter Hickel as a risky pick for Secretary of the Interior noting his oil industry links. It warns of conflicts with oil interests, campaign funding, personnel moves, and proposed tax positions that could test his watchdog role after Jan. 20.
In a Washington column, MacLean denounces New York City teachers who claim teaching as a cover for draft deferments. He mocks civic instruction and Patriotism, urges discipline for alleged cowards, and riffs on political topics from Pueblo to Middle East to Cuba.
Washington correspondent Ray Cromley notes the Nixon team emphasizes seasoned professionals in key posts. He highlights A Alexis Johnson at State, Robert Yost at the UN, David Packard as deputy defense secretary, Robert Seamans as Air Force secretary, Ellsworth Bunker as ambassador to South Vietnam, and Henry Cabot Lodge as chief negotiator with Hanoi.
Washington profile portrays Eugene McCarthy as a puzzling figure to colleagues and followers. The piece argues his actions defy simple liberal or hawk labels, noting his New Left role while courting an antiwar stance and shifting alliances.
Two 19 year old high school seniors salvaged a discarded furnace pump at a New Jersey child welfare center. They machined and reassembled it in the school shop, producing a usable emergency or replacement unit worth about $1000 to the center.
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