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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1977
Page
4
The piece argues Social Security faces a funding imbalance as costs rise faster than revenues. It notes the wage base more than doubled from 6600 to 16500 in a decade and that tax rates rose several times. It blames liberalized benefits and an aging population, asking how to bring control and at what cost.
William Safire argues that U S coffee dependence mirrors oil reliance and warns that Brazil’s export tax and OPEC-like practices threaten Americans with higher prices. He urges a national boycott to pressure cartels, reduce consumption, and spur conservation across industry and policy.
Roger Crepeau of Saco Maine argues the death penalty would deter crime and calls for Brennan to resign. He suggests replacing him with a prosecutor who will uphold harsh crime deterrence and criticizes perceived bias against the death penalty while asserting taxpayers pay the bills and suffer the deaths.
Jack Anderson and Les Whitten describe how legalized gambling fuels organized crime, with mob bosses profiting from bookmaking and off track betting. A Rick Sokolow visit to New York contrasts state parlors with street bookies, noting increased illegal wagering and risk, while a Michigan study links legalization to higher illegal betting.
Washington columnist George F. Will discusses a Minnesota NCAA case where a federal judge examines whether playing intercollegiate basketball constitutes a property right under the Fourteenth Amendment. The piece argues about due process, contractual authority, and potential judicial activism in sports eligibility disputes.
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