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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1977
Page
4
The massive swine flu vaccination program faced delays and reversals as Congress approved funding but liability limits faced scrutiny. States paused the drive amid concerns over whether elderly deaths and a rare paralysis linked to the vaccine were issues. With no epidemic yet, only about one sixth of Americans had been vaccinated by December, far from early protection goals.
The article critiques House Speaker Tip O Neill for dismissive remarks about a lame duck Ford and notes the 22 month transition period. It highlights Ford’s energy and 440 billion dollar budget messages and Carter’s planned changes while praising the outgoing administration for cooperation.
A reader details hazardous conditions at Golden Village on Bradley Street in Saco after severe storms. Narrow plowable drives blocked a car, an elderly resident was blocked from an apartment, and emergency access concerns are raised if snow is not cleared promptly. Stella Henning Skelton Dam Hollis Center obituary follows.
The Justice Department antitrust chief backs keeping ingredient secrecy for alcohol, after private talks with industry reps. FDA had urged mandatory labeling while ATF previously resisted. the decision now rests with the Solicitor General. Other notes discuss New Jersey gambling probes into Atlantic City casino interests and mob links.
George F. Will criticizes Treasury Secretary Blumenthal for advocating a zero unemployment target. He argues such goals are political rhetoric, not economic reality, noting unemployment's persistence among teens and women, wage effects, and the psychic aspect of job seeking.
The piece argues poll respondents expect industry to fund environmental cleanup via corporate taxes rather than passing costs to the public. It critiques reliance on government, cites a 60 Minutes segment with Milton Friedman, and notes steel price hikes as part of the inflation context.
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