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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1968
Page
4
In Our Opinion Hanoi repeats old tactics delaying a ceasefire while insisting on bombing cessation as the price. North Vietnam clings to propaganda over real talks, with the U S alone showing any real interest in stopping the fighting as negotiations drag on.
An Oregon primary post mortem poll questions the Kennedy appeal after the Oregon showing. Voters describe matriarchal fears and cuff link visibility as key factors. Critics warn against an early coronation and imply public resistance to a Camelot rerun.
Publisher Daily Except Sunday Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 lists W Paul Casavant as Publisher and E P Ingalls as Managing Editor with telephone numbers for Business and Editorial departments. Subscription rates payable in advance show a month at 2.60 six months 15.50 and one year 31.00. Member of the Associated Press. Second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine 04005.
Washington observers say the Poor People's Resurrection City shows how farm subsidies and land laws favor large cotton planters over tenant farmers. The piece cites big payouts in Sunflower and Limestone counties Mississippi and California firms, noting Congress supports anti poverty and housing cuts while sheltering subsidy recipients. It highlights Spanish speaking residents and Puerto Ricans displaced by these policies and critiques the distribution of agricultural subsidies.
In a misty Washington weather column, Don MacLean notes persistent rain, mud at the Lincoln Memorial, and demonstrators leaving. He sarcastically cites forecasts of 40 days and 40 nights, mentions a weather bureau source, and riffs on rain’s mixed mood among locals and critics. He jests about rain boosting golf plans and hints at political gossip surrounding Bobby Kennedy and Frank Howard.
Washington dispatch reports Ho Chi Minh faces growing discontent in North Vietnam U S bombing pause from Paris talks eases domestic pressure. Ho seeks time to reinforce infiltration networks while South Vietnam’s government splits amid shortages and unrest. U S pacification and training efforts should accelerate.
Russell Kirk surveys Nixon’s Oregon victory and broad GOP momentum. Nixon appears poised to win a majority of convention delegates, with Reagan and Rockefeller campaigns failing to derail him. The piece weighs Nixon's general election prospects against Humphrey, Wallace, and Democratic weaknesses.
A milkman in Exeter, England, admits stealing milk to “make up” for milk he paid for elsewhere. A rival’s bottle found on his steps leads to dismissal after his repentance. The reflection urges warning against dishonesty and the value of a clear conscience and truthful conduct.
A patient compares his coronary attack to Eisenhower's and contemplates what to do before the doctor arrives. He jokes about breaking his piggy bank for funds, recalls a nurse reading his blood pressure, and notes the paradox of youth and heart attack. The doctor orders a strict diet, abstinence from women, liquor, and smoking, and expensive pills for years of supposedly carefree living.
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