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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1969
Page
4
The nation faces a severe strain on medical services with overcrowded urban facilities and rising costs. Rural hospitals receive Hill-Burton funds yet many remain half empty, while cities need renewed construction and revised federal guidelines.
Virginia Payette reports AMA political action pressured Nixon on Dr. John E. Knowles nominating him for health secretary. The piece details AMA fundraising, Dirksen opposition, ABM costs, and surtax fights while Knowles stays with Massachusetts General Hospital awaiting a possible confirmation. The tone remains critical of political maneuvering behind the Knowles episode.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists subscription rates payable in advance: one month two dollars sixty, six months fifteen fifty, one year thirty one. Editorial and business contact numbers are provided along with postal and AP notice information.
Charles Evers takes office as Fayette mayor amid a Mississippi backdrop of voter rights gains. The ceremony, barbecue and ball symbolize love over hate, with black and white cooperation growing as registration and turnout rise and the Voting Rights Act faces scrutiny.
In Washington at the Pentagon cafe General Harley P Gra velcrancher voices disappointment over the South Vietnamese Army’s readiness and questions the wisdom of continuing bombing or staying in Vietnam The general compares Saigon's forces to Chiang Kai-shek's and hints at an eventual withdrawal while noting lack of other wars to pursue.
Washington analysts warn the Sino-Soviet clash may push Ho Chi Minh toward a settlement. Ho tightens supplies as he arms his forces with Chinese weapons and Soviet anti aircraft gear, while laboring under potential cutbacks in aid and rail freight from Russia and China. Time favors the guerrilla as Ho seeks a durable political outcome despite growing pressure.
The editorial damns the NBEDC led by James Forman as a fringe, self serving group using extortionary tactics to pressure churches for reparations. It cites incidents in Detroit and Charleston and argues existing laws suffice to curb such agitation while urging public refusal to fund or promote these acts.
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