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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1973

Page

4

Editorial Call for Fairer Biddeford Parking Rules

The editorial argues against tickets on streets without time limit signs and urges a fairer policy. It criticizes two hour limit signs as arbitrary and notes the city aims to boost downtown shopping. The piece calls for parking rules that respect motorists on unrestricted streets.

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Investigative democracy not governing in Nixon era

William Safire argues that persistent investigations by Congress and agencies like the GAO, SEC and FBI threaten governance. He notes multiple probes into Watergate era conduct, argues investigation should not replace decision making, and warns of a protracted, partisan assault on the presidency.

William Safire Washington Nuremberg New York Times News Service General Accounting Office Nixon Congress Senate Senate Committee Eliza Doolittle Roceed Robespierres Washington, D.C New York Houston Orlando Los Angeles Senate Appropriations Armed Services C.S.A F.B.I House Armed Services, Commerce, and Banking and G.A.O F.B.I. 1 Nixon-Agnew Ramsey Clark S.E.C

Notable quotes and reader letters mix in public discourse

A collection of quotes from Eisenhower Emerson Machiavelli White and Truman alongside Journal policy on letters to the department and reader tips about word limits, signed letters, and causing hay fever hints.

Gunboats and missing Men in Nixon Era Diplomacy

Washington reports allege U S taxpayers funded Paraguay navy gunboats used in drug smuggling down the Paraguay River while Navy Pentagon documents show 1970s contracts for patrol craft. The piece notes missing Marines and contested resignation of Robert Gottschalk amid a bitter patent office clash with Betsy Ancker Johnson.

Jack Anderson Washington Asurcion United States Paraguay Pentagon Navy Sewart Seacraft Yards U.S. Navy New Orleans Little Navy Alfredo Stroessner Iran U.S Cambobia Dominican Republic Guatemala Philippines White House Congress Commerce Nixon Department Betsy Anckera Johnson Southeast Asia Marine Corps Robert J Gottschalk Gottschalk Patent Office MIA League of Families Betsy Dr. Ancker

Mac's World Sport Wry take on modern games and sport fairness

Sports columnist criticizes pro dominance in Wimbledon and basketball. He cites J Ravenall Valuing and Bobby Riggs as examples while proposing radical, humorous reforms for fairness. Microscoops touch on Nixon pen gimmick Phase the Nation and Italy’s unstable postwar governments.

Don Maclean Donald Duck Trini Lopez J. Ravenall Valuing International Society For the Bobby Riggs Margaret Court

Arabs in quandary over U.S.-Soviet pacts and Middle East drift

Arab governments reassess ties with the Soviet Union after the Nixon Brezhnev communique. Egypt Syria and Libya debate strategy amid fears of renewed conflict with Israel and a stronger Israeli air force. Officials warn the Arab world faces a losing hand whether pursuing force or negotiations.

Juan DE Onis New York Times Beirut Israel Soviet Union Moscow Washington Middle East Nixon Leonid I. Brezhnev Communist Party Anwar el-Sadat U.S Damascus Muammar el-Qaddafi Egypt Libya Qaddafi Andrei P. Kirilenko Poliburo Syria Euphrates River Kirilenko Suez Canal Cairo Hussein of Jordan

Newsmen under attack again in post Watergate debate

Paul Harvey reflects on the media climate after Watergate as officials and publics push back on press freedom. He notes reactions from White House reporters, international figures, and critics who see aggressive coverage as overkill, while urging restraint and responsibility. Alta W. Foster obituary included.

Paul Harvey Whitehall White House Nixon Watergate Israel Abba Eban

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