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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1976
Page
4
A Biddeford area editorial condemns recent church vandalism and urges vigilance. It discusses possible links to a TV program and calls for public awareness, police and clergy cooperation, and swift legal action to deter future acts.
The Los Angeles board of education considers a policy requiring basic reading ability for high school diploma eligibility. Critics call it survival reading, while supporters cite widespread illiteracy as a national issue. The piece notes federal studies showing many adults cannot read signs or fill forms, and cites local concerns in Saco about language arts skills.
The piece accuses the CIA of poor protection for top operatives in Athens and globally. It describes Welch’s cover, past station houses, and repeated risks. It notes dangers from Agee’s disclosures and threats to agents and contacts abroad.
The notice lists Wm E Foster 1881 1963 and Alta W Foster, B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 and 1889 1972, with W Paul Casavant as Publisher Brian C Thayer as Executive Editor and Gladys M Whitehouse as President and Treasurer, detailing key family and press leadership lines.
Washington Merry Go Round reports an unconfirmed FBI file note of an alleged illicit relationship between Richard Nixon and a Chinese woman during a 1960s Far East visit. The piece notes Hoover's secret blackmail file and FBI circulation of the rumor amid Watergate era scrutiny.
The text depicts Hoover and his powerful circle using gossip to feed a private file system. FBI agents abroad report legal concerns and potential blackmail risks from slanderous materials kept out of official law enforcement channels.
In Washington last week Transportation Secretary William T. Coleman Jr sat alone through a full day hearing weighing whether Concorde the British French supersonic airliner should land at Kennedy and Dulles airports He pledged a decision based on open records and merit to persuade both sides that the process was honest The piece notes cynicism abroad about White House influence and argues open informed democracy supports Coleman’s cautious approach while warning of political pressures and broader implications for government decision making.
Washington confronts two questions about U S support for anti-Communist factions in Italy and Angola and whether the press should disclose clandestine actions. Ford and Kissinger favor intervention but oppose publicity, while the press is divided. The piece weighs executive Congress and press duties amid Cold War tensions and potential global instability.
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