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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1968
Page
4
The piece muses on seasons shifting from summer to autumn and the approaching snow and school year, contrasting heat waves with distant cold. It notes days growing shorter, midsummer near, and the northern border awaiting near zero temperatures in a few weeks, while readers endure heat.
A study shows two thirds of the unemployed face recurring joblessness while most people remain work secure. Education influences this with college graduates hardly troubled, while many with only grade school education suffer repeated periods without work. The chronically unemployed number about two million and many could gain steady jobs with training and motivation.
A Vietnam dispatch reports Viet Cong guerrillas sprayed a nausea type gas near a government outpost in the Mekong Delta. South Vietnamese soldiers suffered vomiting and nausea while defending the position. The note questions reactions to chemical weapon use by both sides in the conflict.
Paul Harvey cites generational shifts in morals and religion, noting clergy activism in civil affairs fuels disarray. He cites declines in church attendance through the 1960s, changing perceptions of religion, and critiques the World Council of Churches stance on draft resistance as part of broader secular drift.
The new sandwich quarters face limited acceptance with few retailers willing to take the coin. Local merchants report hesitation and unclear vending options, leaving collectors unsure where to spend the unusual currency.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson credits President Johnson with steady handling of the East European crisis. Johnson pursues discreet diplomacy, avoids provoking the Kremlin, while Eastern Europe courts independence from Moscow. The piece contrasts US and California policy and warns against isolationist moves that would hinder aid to Eastern Europe.
Columnist Don MacLean questions why Upper Volta and other minor nations signed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty while major powers and key nonsigners hesitate. He casts satire on world powers and imagines absurd wartime scare scenarios, interspersed with notes on F-1 aircraft and Paris peace talks.
Washington report outlines S L Halleck MD Wisconsin Univ findings on two groups of restless students the activists who seek societal change and the alienated who reject Western ethics and may drift toward despair and rule breaking. The piece notes their limited ability to organize and potential for guilt and distress.
Wayne Hanley notes many lesser kestrels over Seville and unlike solitary American hawks, European cities host large colonies. He contrasts Mediterranean pollution, pesticide use, and bird welfare with the United States, observing swifts and martins thriving amid minimal window screens and abundant insects. The article highlights regional varieties such as the Italian sparrow displacing the common house sparrow.
Two couples escape death after their 21 foot boat capsizes off Florida. Three cling to the overturned hull while they rescue a fourth as he surfaces beneath. They drifted in cold winds and lightning for 19 hours before a fisherman spotted them and brought them to safety. The group emphasizes calm, perseverance, and faith as key to facing danger.
The Iswaelord Saco Journal lists Biddeford Maine address 11 Adams Street 04005 publisher W Paul Casavant and E P Ingalls managing editor with editorial and business phone lines. Subscription rates are payable in advance at 2.60 for one month 15.50 for six months and 31.00 for one year. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with AP news dispatches and local news rights.
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