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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1972
Page
4
Editorial notes the Duke of Windsor’s life ends as he hoped with his duchess invited to Buckingham Palace to mourn his passing. The couple’s long struggle for recognition in England concludes in sadness as he rests beside his father and monarchs.
Virginia Payette laments ads economy while recalling the NAB's objection to a Florida orange juice campaign featuring nine year old Gloria Green. The NAB ruled the nurse outfit implied medical endorsement, halting the 60 second spot and prompting a rewrite to a Cinderella theme with no medical imagery. The piece mocks the episode and the advertising climate.
In Maine city elections, Berton Braley the GOP candidate is tagged as favorite while George Rancourt runs a low key Dem campaign. Campaign ads appear in the Journal and on radio as both sides prepare for Tuesday voting and possible last minute pushes. Congressman Peter Kyros may visit in support of Rancourt.
Rep. Emanuel Celler of New York faces scrutiny over undisclosed financial ties to Fischbach and Moore, a major electrical contractor with federal contracts including FBI headquarters and ABM sites. The report alleges he served as a director and his firm did legal work, while he promoted projects benefiting the conglomerate without disclosure.
In a reader contributed column, anecdotes about odd U.S. laws including in Massachusetts banning eating peanuts in church and tomatoes in clam chowder, plus reflections on airport assistance carts and billboard removals planned by 1976. The piece blends humor with social commentary.
Nixon's Washington trip could nudge the Kremlin toward consumer betterment and housing expansion, with modest political liberalization in Russia. Analysts say changes hinge on Brezhnev’s technocrats and the Soviet leadership's need to balance security with greater contact with Americans and Western scientists.
Russell Kirk argues for a cautious defense of Nixon’s Vietnam strategy. He notes counteroffensives by South Vietnamese forces, American sanctions on Haiphong, and halted North Vietnamese logistics as signs of gradual impact. Kirk contends Buckley and Braden overstate failure while urging patience for Saigon’s longer-term security.
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