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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1967
Page
4
The piece warns that while school enrollments reach 44.6 million, quality lags behind quantity. It notes teacher numbers at 1.8 million and per pupil cost at 529 dollars, with federal aid rising to 2.1 billion and state local outlays up 8 to 12 percent. It frames a 1967 policy question.
A Tanzanian trade union urges the government to bar Peace Corps volunteers from primary schools citing education misdirection and anti socialism sentiment. The regime also bans English in official business unless needed with foreigners. Public policy and lingering leftist influence provoke government and union frustration.
Paul Harvey notes Albert Lasker Award winner Mrs Eunice Shriver raises concerns about treating humans as parts and the push for efficiency in government programs. He warns of sterilization and euthanasia ethics and laments loss of inner peace amid digitization and space focus. He questions who safeguards humanity as science advances.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson reports from Ciudad Bolivar Venezuela where a vibrant democracy drives a subway project and steel mills. He notes U.S. ties with industry, exiled leaders turned reformers, and a proposed student exchange program to boost ties amid the Pan American Summit.
Cancer awareness campaign by the American Cancer Society features Sophia Loren ads and a focus on breast and throat cancer. Proctologic exams are urged, lung cancer ads target cigarette use, and a film by Hanna-Barbera is shown. About 580000 Americans may have cancer in 1967 with one in three curable if detected early.
A reader writes to The Journal thanking locals for Christmas cards and packages. CPL Andrew A Poisson says service members in Vietnam appreciate the support and promises they will not let readers down.
A court upheld informal marks like OK and initials as valid identifiers when their meaning was clear. Bequests and nicknames have been accepted if identity is unambiguous, while vague forms risk loss. The piece notes ABA public service guidance and Nobel laureate Dr. Huggins on cancer research funding.
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Harlem's leader, is denied a House seat amid calls for his expulsion. The column recalls historic cases such as Newberry, Bilbo, and the 90th Congress, noting Powell's jail term for contempt and the potential shift to another public institution.
Washington analysis notes President Johnson's preliminary 1968 budget of 135 billion could push federal outlays up by 100 billion over 20 years. Deficits rise. Congress may resist tax hikes while facing debt and war costs. fiscal tension signals a potential shift in U.S. money management and policy priorities.
A fragmented article discusses providence and divine guidance, quoting Shakespeare and a religious reflection. It reports on a Navajo Reservation English teaching method described as a structural linguistic approach to be used by 1968, with a Bureau of Indian Affairs official cited. It blends spiritual reflection with education news and a biblical benediction.
Biddeford Saco Journal lists Adams Street offices in Biddeford Maine with W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. It notes subscription rates payable in advance of 1 month 2 60 six months 15 50 and one year 31 00 and that the paper is a member of the Associated Press three line postal and republication statements.
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