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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1972
Page
4
Editorial warns of rising credit and easy lending signaling economic risk. It notes widespread installment buying now spans more than autos and appliances and calls for realism to correct imbalances amid political factors shaping the outlook.
Virginia Payette argues Bobby Fischer’s genius is dimmed by greed and rudeness as his Iceland match with Boris Spassky descends into delays, grievances, and petty complaints. He arrives late, insults Reykjavik, balks at details, and suffers back to back losses amid mounting drama.
A reader in Biddeford reflects on Democratic prospects in 1976. He and the editor prefer Ted Kennedy over George McGovern and argue Kennedy could have beaten Nixon, criticizing Nixon’s promises and Social Security stance while noting Tom Eagleton’s unclear positions.
California teens from several high schools challenged city hall over three storm drains draining into the ocean. After indifference, they returned with waste diagrams and cost estimates, prompting a council vote to form an ecology council and allocate funds for the project.
Rep. John Rooney uses appropriations power to aid shipping firms in election years. Subcommittee clout helped Moody lines win subsidies. donors include Nicholas Pasco and Spyros Skouras. Also notes past illegal contributions and Rooney’s influence on agencies.
In a reflective column, Don Maclean muses on the Women's Lib Amendment and a future Army with 50 percent women. He imagines mixed roles, critiques potential combat placement, and jokes about logistics, uniforms, and camp life while noting he might not reenlist. He tosses in humorous asides about skiing injuries and odd document stamps.
NEA correspondent outlines a North Vietnamese strategy in South Vietnam involving systematic civilian screening, mass rounds up, work battalions, refugee manipulation, and infiltration. Cadres pose as refugees to weaken cities, while cadres move between countryside and towns to prepare coordinated future attacks.
Russell Kirk argues high schools bore bright and vocationally minded students by forcing long attendance. He urges accelerated graduation, partial college study, and early entry into trades or practical training to reduce rebellion and wasted potential.
The Hawaii cannery faced a costly setback as a new pineapple product cannot fit standard cans. Workers complain about waste from pineapple trimmings while a computer model fails to propose larger cans. The piece notes Hawaii's lush landscape and jokes about tall grass growth.
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