Editorial Page In Our Opinion On the Moon Landing
The editorial lauds the Apollo achievement as a turning point in human history. It praises international unity from the moon mission, notes upcoming Apollo targets from Apollo 12 to Apollo 20, and foresees a continued push toward planetary exploration with Neil Armstrong’s famous step evolving into a broader conquering stride.
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Embassies on Embassy Row Face Rising Vandalism
Virginia Payette laments the surge in attacks on foreign embassies in Washington as vandalism, bombings, and theft of china rise. She notes police efforts, the hiring of Chief John Layton, and the costly damage while recounting embassy tea traditions and security-conscious entertaining by diplomatic households.
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China
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Layton
Mme
Herve Alphant
Bahamas Cruise for Congressman's Son Stirred VA Fallout
Washington column recounts James Teague, son of House Veterans Committee Chairman Olin E. Teague, receiving a Bahamas trip paid by Blackhawk Construction with a Florida fishing guide and an 80-foot yacht cruise. The visit followed Blackhawk contract disputes with the Veterans Administration and involved Capitol Hill figures, prompting scrutiny of VA decisions and personnel changes.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
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Bahamas
Florida
Freeport
James Teague
Cp. Olin E. Teague
House Veterans Committee
Jim Teague
Blackhawk Construction Company
Blackhawk
Veterans Administration
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
William Driver
Chairman Teague
Veterans Committee
Chubb Cay
Sahemas
Colony Club
Florida Airmotive
John Wagner
Don Dorenzo
Dorenzo
Andrew Machata
Blackhawk Construction
Jim Scarborough
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Lucayan Hotel
Charles H. Stevenson Jr
Corpus Christi
Tex
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House Veterans Affairs Committee
Iowa
Don Johnson
Johnson
West Branch
American Legion
Sen
Miller
Iowa Legion
Don
Nixon
Sen. Miller
Power Engineering Company
Sioux City
Hines, Ill
Ray Murphy
Power Engineering
Fred Rhodes
Dirksen
White House
Driver
Don Lorenzo
Pay TV in London and US debate profits and access
In London pay-TV proves appealing with uninterrupted films and sports while US broadcasters warn it could end commercial funding. The writer notes licenses for TV sets and monthly fees, suggesting a charitable model to extend access, and contrasts it with calls for government support to avoid payments for the poor.
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London
Washington News Soviets Rivalry Seen as Inevitable
Washington correspondent Bruce Biossat analyzes how arms talks with the Soviet Union fit within a broader debate. Liberals push for near accommodation, hardliners warn of irreconcilable aims, while centrists favor limited accords to reduce danger. The piece invokes Tocqueville and Aron to frame superpower competition and questions Nixon’s arms-talk team.
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Alexis de Tocqueville
Russia
Raymond Aron
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Asia
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Kosygin
Nixon
U.S
Free World
The Treaty Trap and the Limits of Treaties
Russell Kirk reviews Lawrence W. Beilenson’s The Treaty Trap, arguing that treaties reveal a history of trust breaches by nations, including the United States and Soviet Russia. The piece urges a realist, strength-first approach and notes an “assumptions test” for disarmament pacts as Senatorial debate on Nixon’s Safeguard system looms.
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Soviet Russia
United States
European Nations
Public Affairs Press
Laurence W. Beilenson
Beilenson
Greece
China
America
France
Britain
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John Jay
Henry Laurens
Honor
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New Granada
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Panama
Poland
Germany
Yalta
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Stalin
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Latvia
Iran
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Czechoslovakia
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Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and staff listing
The Biddeford Saco Journal offers subscription rates in advance with one month at 2.60, six months at 15.50, and one year at 31.00. It is a member of the Associated Press and prints AP news watches. The paper is published daily except Sunday from 11 Adams Street, Biddeford, Maine.
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Maine
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