Editorial View Supports Postal Reform Under Nixon
The editorial argues for converting the postal service to a semi autonomous government corporation, noting initial capitol Hill resistance but underlying common sense in the plan. It warns of continued rate rises, questions self support, yet expects improved efficiency and dependable service as a potential historic achievement of Nixon’s administration.
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Nixon
Congress
Capitol Hill
Post Office
Lawrence O'Brien
Inceptive views clash over volunteer army policy
Paul Harvey argues Gen Hershey opposes Nixon's all volunteer army. He says the draft clashes with American tradition and morality, but foresees adequate volunteers for national service. He warns against relying on conscription and favors a skilled, well-paid force with a nuclear-armed approach to future conflicts.
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Hershey
Gen. Hershey
Buden
Sam
Progres vs zoning debate in Saco over North Street plan
A reader letter to The Journal argues against changing North Street from residential to allow a warehouse by National Distributors. It links zoning, property values, and tax revenue, urging orderly growth and a park alternative. The writer questions railroad siding costs and favors locating industry in a designated Industrial Park.
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Saco
North Street
Gaziano
Planning Board
Burger Selection Brings Clash Over Court Loyalties
Washington seeks justification for Nixon choice Warren Burger as Chief Justice amid past McCarthy era ties and Peters case controversy. The piece revisits Burger’s obscure background, his press use, and calls for due process while contrasting prior nominees with his profile.
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Burger
Nixon
Joe McCarthy
Eisenhower
John Peters
Yale
Washington
Peters
American Bar Association
Supreme Court of the United States
Don Maclean recounts Hubert Humphrey London visit and public reaction
Washington columnist Don Maclean reflects on returning from Europe and encountering former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey in London. He notes Humphrey’s wealth and public roles, then describes a London bar incident where patrons made anti American remarks before Humphrey departed.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Europe
Dulles
Democratic Party
Hubert
Didate
London
Encyclopedia Britannica
Hum
West Minpore
Neapolis
Fleet Street
HHH
Burger as Chief Justice Faces Scrutiny and Reform
Washington analysis argues Warren E Burger would not be immune from examination as chief justice. It critiques his views on legal education policing and judicial fallibility, and warns of unreviewable power in the Supreme Court. The piece highlights his stinging critique of criminal defendants treatment and calls for accountability in courts.
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Washington
Nixon
Warren Burger
United States
William Howard Taft
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Supreme Court
Harlan Fiske Stone
Fred Vinson
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Court of Appeals
Warren
California
Tom Dewey
Burger
U.S. Court of Appeals
Robert K. Walsh
Ashington Star
Walsh
William O. Douglas
John P. Peters
Yale University
US Public Health Service
Peters
Justice Department
Simon Sobeloff
Tyo
Huhhlee
Eisenhower
Louis F. Budenz
Budenz
Vannevar Bush
Harry Cain
Cain
NEA
Warren Earl Burger
Webster
LDS College
Ton Burger
U. S. Supreme Court
America
Los Angeles Victory Shifts National Political Mood
Washington reports that Los Angeles mayoral winner Sam Yorty signals a national shift toward crime and disorder toughness, boosting conservatives while unnerving liberals. The Bradley-Lindsay contrast shows polling and party strategies misfiring, with urban liberal standards challenged and adult voters tilting right amid campus leftward trends. The result casts doubt on national committee influence in local races and underscores the widening urban rural political divide.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Angeles
Megalopolis
Nixon
Gallup
New York City
John Lindsay
Lindsay
Thomas Bradley
Bradley
Democratic Na
Fred Harris
Edward Kennedy
California
Thomas Kuchel
The
Los Angeles Times
Yorty
Democratic National Committee
Kennedy
Fragmented political chatter spans canals and leaders
The text cites scattered lines about Northern Ireland Central America Guate and de Gaulle, mentioning Nasser Tel Aviv and the Aswan Dam. It hints at a canal and dam topics tied to American activity and a far reaching trip by Nelson Rockfeller.
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Goodefeller
al Ptees
Northern Ireland
Guate
de Gaulle
Nasser
Canal
Aswan High Dam
Aswan Low Dam
Nelson Rock
Biddeford Saco Journal Masthead Notice
Publisher Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 Paul Casavant publisher E P Ingalls managing editor telephone numbers for business and editorial departments listed subscription rates payable in advance One month two dollars sixty six months fifteen dollars fifty one year thirty one hundred Associated Press rights noted exclusivity for local news and AP dispatches mailed from Biddeford Maine 04005
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Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Unio
AP News
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