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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1969
Page
4
In Our Opinion the Paris talks offer a light of hope amid tough days ahead. Dialogue among Americans, North and South Vietnamese, and Viet Cong is possible, and Washington should do everything to aid a successful process. Peace seems closer, though not guaranteed, and Nixon promises energetic pursuit.
A surgery professor, Dr. Ralph C. Richards, claims bathing removes only about 7 percent of body bacteria. He warns scrubbing with brush or cloth can irritate skin and increase bacterial presence, advising parents to keep the publication away from children.
Paul Harvey critiques Medicare and Medicaid driven price rises in hospitals and drugs. He cites higher daily hospital charges, increased Social Security taxes, and calls for federal controls to curb profiteering by doctors, nursing homes, and pharmacists amid rising government medical costs.
The Journal invites letters for People’s Forum and reminds writers to use one side of paper. An extra fee note explains initial or combined initial numeric license plates require a $5 annual service fee, making total $20 per year for five years, beyond the standard $15 registration. Mrs Elizabeth M Rice.
Local notice outlines newspaper office address in Biddeford Maine publisher editor and telephone numbers for departments. Rates listed: one month 2.60 six months 15.50 one year 31.00. Associated Press rights noted for local news republication.
Nixon faces a test of peace in Vietnam and relations with the Soviet Union. The article notes past Republican tactics, hints at Soviet willingness to engage, and cites Eastern European leaders who believe Nixon can pursue diplomacy. It calls for ratification of arms treaties and Near East talks as signals of goodwill.
Opinion column laments departing Johnson administration members and what they might have accomplished if they had more time. It mocks post-election confidence, cites Wilbur Cohen and other officials, and questions policy changes such as postal rate hikes and war timing.
Washington reports U. Alexis Johnson was named undersecretary of state for political affairs marking a historic fifth time a career diplomat has held the post. The veteran negotiator has served in Korea Laos South Vietnam and Czechoslovakia and attended Geneva talks on Vietnam and Korea. He mixes realism with steady honesty and longs for long term goals over short term gains while negotiating with Communist states.
Washington analyses how new GOP members on the Finance and Foreign Relations committees lean toward protectionism and isolationism. The shift narrows Nixon’s room for maneuver on tariff cuts and Vietnam policy, leaving him to rely more on the House leadership and Dirksen in crisis governance.
A Filipino worker who learned slum issues in Manila barrios joins 63 volunteers from 12 countries in Africa Asia and Latin America in a 13 month U S volunteering program. They serve as teachers health workers and community aides while exchanging skills with Americans in a reverse Peace Corps effort. The piece notes global interdependence and the burden of hosting such teams.
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