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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
4
An opinion piece argues that non smokers face health risks from cigarette smoke in crowded rooms and on transport. It cites the 1972 Surgeon General report and urges stricter enforcement of no smoking rules, polite requests to smokers, and greater public awareness.
Virginia Payette argues Congress controls money and laws, limiting any president including Nixon or McGovern. She notes historical use of emergency powers, party factions, and the likelihood that a president must adapt to Congress to implement change.
Washington column reports Larry OBrien used a Bertram 46 yacht rented by Whittaker Corporation as a floating office during the Democratic convention week. He coordinated speech drafts aboard, funded initial stock, and paid replenishments. aides hosted guests while security boarded separately.
A satirical column critiques government responses to problems, proposing multiple choice style questions and essay options for schools and politicians. It includes jokes about unemployment, poverty, and media life, culminating in reflections on media and public figures.
Nixon faces hardline North Vietnamese conditions aimed at vetoing Saigon leadership and forcing a Hanoi dominated government before talks. European sources say Hanoi will not negotiate while Thieu remains, demanding US action that could render the United States openly allied with a Communist takeover and retreat from Vietnam. Kissinger and aides read Hanoi as pressing for Thieu’s ouster before any real talks on POWs.
Russell Kirk argues that tending the sick is a noble, necessary vocation driven by caritas, not pay. He cites St. Camillus de Lellis and Father Damien, warns against purely technical medicine, and urges religious compassion to sustain nursing amid modern bureaucracies.
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