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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1972
Page
4
The piece warns of rising electricity use as summer arrives and urges attention to energy reserves. It notes a shift from an abundant supply era to a tighter one, critiques environmental barriers, and highlights efficiency and reliability issues in power plants while projecting growing energy demand over the next 20 years.
Virginia Payette argues the federal government faces bankruptcy by 1975 due to high spending and deficits. She warns voters that either spending must be cut or taxes rise, citing Brookings Institution data and looming budget pressures as Congress debates new programs.
Investigators from the House Internal Security Committee, overseen by John Ashbrook, sought to wire a Chicago hotel listening room during a Workers Liberation League convention. Hotel staff questioned the legality, and the hotel president called the surveillance improper. Norusis and Rommerstein used a phony address and did not pay for the room. The same article notes McGovern’s campaign strategy and adviser Arthur Schlesinger Jr. urging a broad reform platform, comparing 1972 to 1932 Roosevelt era.
Column argues for tighter gun controls and an end to public firearm sales. Writer critiques gun lobby influence and cites past shootings including Wallace era attacks, Kennedy and King eras, urging that owning a pistol be illegal and gun laws be strengthened.
Washington notes Sen. George McGovern's confidence grows as California primary turnout swells with thousands canvassing and 18 regional managers plus 157 local offices aiding his surge. Observers caution that Humphrey debates and broadening his coalition remain challenges. McGovern projects momentum from early victories shaping a potential July nomination.
Russell Kirk argues Governor Rockefeller vetoed New York's abortion repeal and condemns abortion as a dire moral failure. He links state policy to a supposed slide toward modernistic decadence, praising traditional values while predicting political fallout for pro abortion lawmakers and broad social clashes ahead.
A humorous column notes President Nixon’s relaxed mood in Moscow, joking about a cottage cheese diet and tasting caviar with Brezhnev. It highlights SALT support by both leaders and the televised emphasis on Red Square as a place, not a person.
The Biddeford Lace Journal notes its status as part of the Associated Press apparatus with exclusive use of AP content. It lists the paper’s address, telephones for departments, and notes daily publication except Sundays with standard subscription and management details.
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