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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1968

Page

4

Editorial Page In Our Opinion Body chemistries mystery

Editorial notes that body chemistries remain largely mysterious to medicine yet attract intense research. Mood changing drugs such as tranquilizers sedatives and stimulants are widely used and prescribed by non specialists. The National Institute of Mental Health launches a nationwide study to assess use and outcomes as calls grow for clearer understanding.

National Institute of Mental Health America

Impressions Of Inez Capital On Poor And Power

A critical reflection on how Washington handles poverty across eras. The piece links 1932 troop eviction of the Bonus Army to 1968 police dispersal of the Poor People’s march, contrasts GNP growth with congressional inaction on hunger aid, and questions legislative priorities amid election year politics. It condemns inadequate food stamp expansion and costly missile defense while noting political cynicism and distrust in signoffs.

Inez Rob Washington Douglas MacArthur Washmere Capitol Grounds Congress Webster's Standard & Poor House of Representatives House Senate

Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher details and closing notice

The Biddeford Saco Journal lists publisher Paul Casavant and editor E P Ingalls with contact numbers for business and editorial desks. It includes subscription rates payable in advance of one month at $2.60 and six months at $15.50, and notes Associated Press rights for local news and dispatches.

Adams Street Biddeford Maine W. Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Telephone Business Associated Press AP News Post Biddeford

Turn off TV horror shows to curb violence on screen

Washington readers join advertisers and networks in a broad outcry against violent television. Parents pledge to cut programs and sponsor products, while groups form Advertising Men for De-escalation. Levi Strauss drops violent show sponsorship. networks edit and rewrite violent episodes. Political figures probe TV violence as industry budgets and sponsor lists face scrutiny.

Washington Madison Avenue TV 3 Levi Strauss and Co C. M. Robinson Jr National Association For Bettery Broadcasting ABC Felony Squad Guns of Will Sonnett CBS U. N.C.L.E Syndicated NBC Frank Orme NABB Weee Ee Wooy Seeeewessay Tom Dodd D-Conn TV_ networks Miaroia Spens Beecham Orme Super President Superman Birdman Herculoid Super Six Mighty Mighter Space Ghost Samson and Goliath Better MacCleans Kellog American Tobacco Company American Tobacco Lucky Strike Pall Mall Tareyton Carlton Montclair Warner - Lambert Dubarry Mars, Inc Shell Oil Bell Telephone Company Bell Telehone United Nations Lord Caradon V.V. Kuznetsov Moscow Lion Lamb

Washington Diary 1968 Riots and Reflections by Don MacLean

In a 1968 Washington diary MacLean depicts a night of riots near Capitol Hill and personal scenes of fear and indifference. He recalls a curfew, police and National Guard presence, a liquor store closure, and two youths fleeing with bottles as he carries a nonviolent .32. He muses on change, LBJ, de Gaulle, and recent articles shaping public mood.

Washington Ae Abernathy Capito Hill National Guard

Washington News SDS studied riot techniques of many leaders

Washington correspondent Ray Cromley reports that some Students for a Democratic Society members studied riot and demonstration methods used by Hitler Guevara Mao and Ho Chi Minh. The piece argues SDS lacks self discipline and many members are detached from real constituencies, treating revolution as a game.

Ray Cromley NEA Washington Democratic Society Adolph Hitler Che Guevarra Mao Tse-tung Ho Chi Minh Columbia University SDS Hitler

To The Point Aspirants to presidency Are Running More Risks

Russell Kirk argues presidents face rising danger as executive power grows. Citing Gottfried Dietze, he warns democracy expanding means the president becomes a target and may be blamed for policies, risking assassination and erosion of liberty under a centralized government.

Russell Kirk New York United States John F. Kennedy Robert Kennedy Damocles Gottfried Dietze Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins Press America Congress Dr. Dietze Tribune of the People Kennedy White House Dietze Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Kennedys Harding Coolidge Hoover Eisenhower Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt Washington

Brassiere Engineering Awards Invite University Students

A New York brassiere manufacturer offers awards to university students for bra engineering. The prompt urges engineering students to study stress and load principles as applied to brassieres. The piece reflects on changing opportunities for today’s youth and recalls past taboos about unmentionables.

New York

Three Minutes A Day Shark Shield Aids Drifters At Sea

A pocket life vest bag becomes a five foot inflatable shield when opened and filled with seawater. It emits three air flotation chambers to deter sharks and calm survivors. Researchers report effectiveness and the piece notes moral reflections on human resilience and care.

Atlantic Pacific

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