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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1967
Page
4
In Our Opinion the federal payroll has grown despite a 1965-66 freeze. By end of 1966 employment rose by 273000, costing 1.7 billion dollars. An extra 10 percent hires occurred in 1966, widening deficits and prompting calls for decisive executive action. The piece argues Congress alone cannot curb spending before the next election.
An Outlook on Loch Ness features witnesses from Mrs Basil Cary to Tim Dinsdale and Col Patric Grant, noting a string of sightings from 1930 to 1960. The piece weighs possible explanations from natural phenomena to plesiosaurs, and cites historical mentions from St Adamnan to naval reports, ending with Hamlet’s line about limits of philosophy.
A New York shop maintains a 950 person roster offering 221 personal services from Swedish babysitting to Swahili interpreting and car moving. The owner says loneliness is the town’s prevalent disease and urges aiding lonely people in Christlike service.
Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson discuss how moderation among Negro leaders is punished by fellow activists, with Newark as a example. They compare McCarthy era labeling to today’s branding of moderates as Uncle Toms, urging attention to television as a key radical tool and noting historic race riots from 1836 to 1920s.
Washington columnist notes Education Commissioner Harold Howe leans against deserting downtown schools while lampooning public morals cases. He cites a Wall Street nude incident as symbol, and comments on diplomats, Congress and foreign affairs with satirical asides about public life and policy.
Washington correspondent notes Ho Chi Minh and Maoist tactics aim to pull U S troops from rural pacification zones. The piece argues guerrilla strategy prioritizes population control and disruption over decisive battles, with local leadership as key targets and North Vietnamese losses deemed tolerable.
Paul Harvey argues America must choose authority over mob rule amid widespread urban violence. He cites Newark Harlem Watts and other cities, criticizes political leaders for inaction, praises decisive leaders like MacArthur and Reagan, and warns that leniency harms citizens and national interests.
A reader letter complains about government waste and secrecy in building private elevators for Senators while praising the newspaper’s Centennial Edition on Saco history. The writer admires the issue and plans to save copies for posterity.
Biddeford Maine publication shows publisher Paul Casavant and editor P Ingalls. It lists contact numbers for business and editorial departments and displays subscription rates of 2.60 for one month 15.50 for six months and 31.00 per year. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and carries second class postage paid markings.
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