Biddeford Gains Promising Economic Director Michael
Editorial lauds Samuel Michael appointment as director of Biddeford Commission of Economic Improvement. Highlighting four years with Oxford County EDC and Lewiston work, it credits him with bringing 19 new industries and 30 expansions, and sees the move as a strong bargain for the city’s industrial future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Michael
Biddeford
Michael
Oxford County Economic Development Commission
Lewiston
Impressions of Inez on the Pentagon Tax Bite and Military Spending
Inez argues the Pentagon devours 41 cents of each tax dollar, plus 13 more for Vietnam, totaling 54 cents and leaving little for education or social programs. She cites Eisenhower’s warning, calls for fiscal restraint, and accuses Congress and the military-industrial complex of overrunning the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
Vietnam
America
Eisenhower
White House
New York Times
Congress
Defense” Department
Aean
Department of Defense
Joe McCarthy
Tufts Students Form Group Ahead of Black Enrollment Push
A joint student faculty drive at Tufts University in Medford Massachusetts began with two students proposing 40 additional black admits. A biracial 150 member AR Students Concerned About Racism organized by telephone to contact high school seniors nationwide. The dean of men praised the effort, noting hundreds of qualified seniors were identified and goals could be raised. The piece weaves in uplifting quotes and moral exhortations amid a backdrop of education and opportunity debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tufts University
Medford
Mass
Tufts
Nixon Becomes 37th President in 1969 Inauguration
The piece recalls Nixon taking the oath with Chief Justice Warren and VP Humphrey nearby. It notes Warren’s memory, Nixon’s path over Eisenhower and Taft, and Humphrey’s heartbreak. It mentions Air Force equipment kept at LBJ ranch for possible Nixon contact and the favorable inaugural treatment of governors by the Can parties.
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Earl Warren
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Warren
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
California
Dewey
Hubert
Johnson
Capitol
Richard
Air Force
LBJ
White House
Lyndon Johnson
South Pasture
Texas Hills
Mac's World HHH gets invitation
A satirical Washington column recounts a narrator tidying an office after a presidential inauguration. He jokes about discarding clutter like chili canned goods and a cowboy hat while musing on status symbols and political figures. Clevelandish humor refers to Humphrey Daley and McCarthy.
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Arthur Schlesinger Jr
JFK
Joe al
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Ayor
Richard Daley
Johnson Budget Traps Aimed at Nixon Revealed
Washington proposes a 1969 1970 budget with apparent surpluses that mask hidden costs from Vietnam research and weaponry. It also includes expansive social programs likely to invite criticism if cut and traps Nixon to inherit funding burdens.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington Correspondent
Washington
Acr
Johnson
Nixon
Congress
Southeast Asia
College faults outlined by Russell Kirk in To The Point
Russell Kirk lists four core faults in American higher education. He argues excessive growth since World War II lowers teaching quality, student disengagement, shallow curricula, and the subservience of colleges to government and industry. He critiques Carnegie Foundation plans and fears mass expansion to 1976.
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Russell Kirk Benes
Speec
America
Anes Seng
Foundations
Carnegie Mission On Higher Education
Clark Kerr
Agg Ge
Ae Eae
Institut
Kerr
Carnegie
Nixon
Rouge
Nixon names football coach as presidential adviser
The piece notes President Nixon appoints Bud Wilkinson as special presidential consultant on football matters. It jokes that having a gridiron expert in the White House saves time for tickets and quips about Presidents and quarterbacks.
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Nixon
Bud Wilkinson
Mit
Wilkinson
White House
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Ad Rates and Address
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Adams Street Biddeford Maine as the publisher address with W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P editorial dept contact. Rates payable in advance show six months 15.50 and one year 31.00. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news reprint.
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Adams Street
Iddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Eee
Sani Ras
the Associated Press
Biddeford
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Inez
Fat Cat Military
BY Inez Robb
U.S.A
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Department of Government
James Keller
Jesus
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Richard Nixon
United States
Ixon
God
Taft
Denver
Murray Chotiner
Pennsylvania Avenue
J. Willard Marriott
GOP
William Guy
North Dakota
Col
George Watkins
Carrington
N.D
Mrs. Watkins
Mac's
Hhh
Don Maclean Washington
Geteg
Treasury Building
Washington News
American College
Truman
Kerr and Co
Berkeley
Harold Coffin
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