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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1969
Page
4
An editorial urges wider adoption of a Saco police youth outreach after a Linnell gym basketball game between officers and teenagers. It argues shared activities reduce youth antipathy toward law enforcement, fostering cooperation and harmony, with similar programs cited as successful elsewhere.
A drama unfolds at NASA's Houston Manned Space Center as Apollo XI faces a hijack crisis aboard the lunar module. The hijacker demands Havana amid tension with mission control, while the crew and pilots work to ensure a safe lunar landing. The hijacker is persuaded to board the moon module, but the incident raises concerns about the mission and national pride.
Nixon faces a Latin American time bomb centered in Peru where a military regime seizing control risks triggering U.S. cutoffs in aid and sugar quotas. Peru’s takeover follows a rift with Belaunde and a shift toward or away from the United States, with potential moves toward the communist world and seizure of key American assets.
A satirical column recalls a late shift at work where the writer notes the shift in authority with Nixon as president. He mocks old habits, imagines admonishing coworkers, and jokes about public behavior, press releases, and indecisive actions influenced by the new administration. The pieceAbstracts a light, period voice on politics and social conduct post inauguration.
Washington observers note President de Gaulle retreating from reality as France longs for balance in Europe. A British entry to the Common Market looms as a remedy to franc crisis, while De Gaulle’s embargoes and lone foreign policy lens threaten France’s ties with NATO, the United States, and its European partners.
Russell Kirk critiques calls to teach Swahili in public schools as a Black Power aim. He notes Swahili’s mixed Arabic Bantu roots and limited literature, questions ties to Zanzibar, and contrasts with proposing other African or world languages while urging focus on authentic African tongues and nations. He references Stokely Carmichael and Guinea immigration.
A Seattle dentist, 51, sheltered his two children during a sudden Mt. Rainier blizzard. He used his sleeping bag to cover them as a storm trapped them. the father died of exposure while the two children survived after a two day ordeal.
The Biddeford-Seco Journal lists subscription rates payable in advance: one month 2.60 dollars, six months 15.50, one year 31.00. The paper notes Associated Press membership and postal details for Biddeford Maine listings.
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