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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
4
Editorial calls for women to volunteer as captains for the Biddeford Mothers March on January 25. It notes recruiting obstacles faced by Sheriff Dutremble and compares Biddeford to Sanford, urging extra effort and listing contact numbers for volunteers.
Mrs. Charles Smythe frets over falling hems and the rise of the maxi skirt as editors warn of five minutes to midnight in the atomic age. She imagines a perilous fashion future, jokes about Dior and Theseus, and physically contemplates an asp from the Bronx Zoo to cope with modern anxieties.
Washington report notes rapid spending for Congresswomen beauty equipment contrasted with slow antipoverty and crime bills. It cites leadership limits in the House, aging speakers, and a reform push in the Senate, while GOP gains under Ford promise fresh direction if minority obstruction wanes.
BY DON MACLEAN WASHINGTON This column gathers quotes from Rep. Frank Thompson Jr and Rep. Barber Conable Jr on the past year in Congress. It notes Thompson’s critique of 1967 and Conable’s joking New Year resolutions about politics and budget. It ends with brief notes on Nixon Rockefeller Scranton and Humphrey.
Washington correspondent reports hidden waste in foreign aid runs about 200 million dollars a year. The waste stems from rapid deterioration of buildings, ports, roads, vehicles, aircraft, and machinery due to maintenance gaps in recipient nations and slow repairs. The piece outlines four steps to correct the problem, including more training, spare parts, maintenance budgets, and ironclad upkeep provisions in aid agreements.
Russell Kirk argues education bureaucrats grow beyond need, citing University of Missouri and New York City schools as examples. He cites Stroup on inevitable bureaucracy, urges imagination to avoid overreach, notes power lust among college leaders, and warns against allowing deans to command nations.
Researchers in Chile developed a fog broom in a 30 by 48 inch aluminum frame with nylon filaments that fog together tiny particles into droplets and drain them from the threads. In tests it reduced mist in 60 seconds and cleaned it up in five minutes, with potential widespread use after further trials.
The piece jests about Lyndon Johnson urging Americans to stay home from Europe while urging a Texas ranch tour for a so called grand American trip. It riffs on draft cards Paris trips and protests, noting the absurdity of travel debates and national mood during a tense era.
Publisher Paul Casavant and Managing Editor E P Ingalls oversee daily operations at Adams Street Biddeford Maine with standard AP access. Subscriptions payable in advance 2.60 for one month 15.50 six months and 31.00 yearly. The paper is a member of the Associated Press.
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