In Our Opinion On DDT Risks and Future Safeguards
An editorial reviews DDT history from synthesis in 1874 to wartime widespread use, then notes growing concerns about human and environmental effects. Testimony at a Wisconsin hearing warns of sex organ changes and drug interaction risks, while reports from around the world show traces in life forms and Lake Michigan salmon die‑offs. States weigh bans as farmers shift to alternatives and the piece questions safeguards for current insecticides.
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Wisconsin
Robert den Bosch
University of California
Lake Michigan
Great Lakes
Marshall McLuhan
NASA
Mars
WASP
National Commission On the
United States
John Wilkes Booth
U.S
Commission
Impressions of Inez Inez final newspaper era
Inez Inez bids farewell after 50 years in journalism. She recalls beginnings at The Evening Capitol News in Boise and praises publishers Patterson Hearst and Howard. She laments gender barriers, defends minority rights, and credits her husband and editor James Freeman for support before signing off with Ave atque vale.
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Inez
Ana Ieball
Robb
Cena
Boise
Evening Capitol News
Centu Lmela
Joseph Patterson
New York Daily News
William Rando Hearst
Roy Howard
Scripps- Howard
James Freeman
Uni Feature Syndicate
United Press National
Vapee Payette
Tim
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and Editorial Details
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 as the paper offices with W Paul Casavant publisher and E P Ingalls editor. It notes subscription rates payable in advance of 2.60 for one month 15.50 for six months and mentions postal service details and classification as second class mail.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Mana
Pameee
Asded
Ats
Publi
Post
Peru seeks Soviet ties amid oil seizures and U.S. pressure
Washington notes Peru's frantic wires to restore diplomacy with the Soviet Union after seizing American oil properties. The Hicklenlooper Amendment deadline of April 9 threatens to cut Peru’s sugar quota and aid, amid fears of a volatile military rising with anti-American leanings.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Peru
Russia
USA
USSA
Nixon
Fidel Castro
Hickenlooper
International Petroleum Company
United States
U. S
Mao Tse-tung
Eisenhower
Cuba
Castro
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Fernando Berkemeyer
New Language of Politics Explains Clout and Innuendo
Washington columnist notes William Safire’s reference work The New Language of Politics as a dictionary of political clout and evasive tactics. It defines terms like clout, art of the possible, hail of dead cats, cookie pushers, smokescreens and snollygosters with examples of how they shape Senate confirmations and public perception.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Richard Nixon
White House
William Safire
New York
Bartlett
Safire
Raw- House
Bly
Senate
Nixon's space triumph tests Europe as partner in science
A Washington observer argues Apollo 8 underlines Western Europe’s sense of being on the sidelines in the postwar scientific revolution. The piece urges new U S European partnership strategies to restore equality, shared progress, and avoid lingering perceptions of American superiority.
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Washington
America
Admiraion
Europe
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
France
Nixon
To The Point Face on the classroom Floor is a dead one
Russell Kirk condemns UCLA black power violence at a campus meeting and argues a genuine African studies curriculum would recognize Africa's diverse cultures. He notes similar campus turmoil elsewhere, warns against ideological strife, and questions the feasibility of uniform African studies programs.
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UCLA
University of California At Los Angeles
CLA
Democritus
United States
Brandeis University
Massachusetts
Wilberforce University
Ohio
Queens College
New York
Morocco
Congo
Ireland
Turkey
Ars
Compassion Through Shared Suffering and Service
A devotional reflection explores true compassion beyond words, tracing its Latin roots and urging believers to endure personal discomfort to aid others. United with Christ’s love, the message calls for practical aid in food, education, housing, and justice as part of living out faith in action. The author cites Philippians 4:13 to emphasize strength in service.
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Christ
Jet-age baggage hunt at airports sparks travel woes
The Needle Airlines pay thousands for advanced computers to locate lost luggage, while old days offered a 25 cent unsophisticated Red Cap scramble. Passengers miss Florida holidays as suitcases vacation in Hawaii, prompting hijack-like delays and travelers rushing to retrieve spare shirts amid bearded airport searchers.
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Florida
Hawaii
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Congress
Biddeford -Saco Journal
Hei
Zangara
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Shrank
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Garfield
National Advisory Commission On Rural Poverty
Ku Klux Klan
Mac's
Bomfog
Hickel
Democratic Party
Washington News
By Bruce Biossat
NEA
Western
By Russell Kirk
James Keller
Harold Coffin
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