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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1967
Page
4
An editorial urges Saco residents to review the Legislature passed city charter bill proposing a council manager government. It notes the December election as the decision point and calls for informed debate and use of the People's Forum for public comment.
An elder columnist recalls a May Wisconsin riot and laments runaway student egos. He contrasts past campus discipline with today’s permissive culture and urges college administrations to reclaim authority and moral direction. He cites Whitewater protests over censorship as a warning.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson surveys a Johnson era debate on using the break with Egypt to push internationalization of waterways including the Suez Canal. He rebuts Nasser’s charges against the United States and contrasts Israeli and Arab combatims, noting U.S. caution and regional wealth gaps shaping the conflict.
Hollywood AP Lucy Ball says honors fuel not fatigue. She credits learning craft and past colleagues leaving for her ongoing drive. Desilu head and Desilu stock sale to Gulf & Western will free her from many duties, though she will stay president and act.
Biddeford Journal details publisher W Paul Casavant and editor E P Ingalls, newsroom and business phone numbers, subscription rates in advance for one month six months and one year, and AP membership notice.
Washington dispatch notes VC radio and Hanoi claims of unity and victory while US voters loom in 1968. Analysts say North Vietnam seeks a long war to erode American will, while Hanoi exaggerates losses to pressure U.S. negotiations and Johnson’s fate.
Paul Harvey argues incumbents use unity at the water's edge to shield flawed policy. He faults candidates for avoiding real alternatives, criticizes calls to negotiate with the Communists, and urges concrete plans rather than empty rhetoric to end the war. He warns politicizing defense delays victory.
The piece notes plans for a supersonic airliner that could cut travel times, promising quicker journeys though commercial service may not start until 1974. It humorously recalls a long road trip and remarks on limited champagne aboard early flights.
A would be burglar tunneled from a Los Angeles store behind a bank to reach a vault. He removed a 4 by 4 foot section of concrete and dug nearly 20 feet beneath the bank but failed to pay rent, allowing the store owner to padlock the shop and call police. The detective called the tone of the crime stubborn yet futile and noted the dirt resembled concrete. The story ends with a religious reflection urging diligence and justice.
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