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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1967
Page
4
A brief editorial note quotes Abraham Lincoln stating that important principles may and must be flexible. The passage reflects on balancing core beliefs with changing circumstances and practical realities.
The piece argues that artificial import barriers like quotas and tariffs distort resource flows and harm broader industry. It cites cotton, textile, oil, and steel as examples and notes how protective actions create ripple effects through suppliers, customers, and the overall American industrial complex.
Restless campus mood ends year as two students publish a provocative photo essay for the yearbook featuring marijuana parties and a motel departure. Printers balked and the college attorney warned of libel while the pair flunked out after years of effort.
Inez Robb recounts Admiral Corporation chief Ross Siragusa leading a boycott of network TV ads to push better programming. The piece notes wartime grit, criticizes obsolescence, and argues viewer patience with commercials has declined while praising Admiral for standing up to what he calls low quality fare.
The column traces Sen. Tom Dodd’s use of anti-communism as a shield amid a pending censure debate. It cites past episodes, including bar exam rumors, a Windham High School lecturer probe, and family tensions, while contrasting Anti Poverty policy plans led by Rep. Quie and Rep. Goodell with President Johnson’s programs.
Admiral Rickover told Congress that cost effectiveness should not be the sole measure of value in defense tech. He warned the nation risks stifling innovation by equating progress with cuts and urged balancing cost analysis with human outcomes and scientific goals.
Harold Copein laments failed diplomacy and the loss of peacekeeping machinery in a world of advancing armaments. He argues self defense shots are seen as offensive missiles by opponents, highlighting the perils of misperceived force.
Washington analysts warn limited U.S. military action in the Israeli Egyptian dispute could delay Viet Nam operations. Even a UN task force would strain logistics, divert ships and aircraft, and complicate supply routes to Viet Nam. State Department favors non U.S. force solutions to reduce global tension.
Russell Kirk blasts travelers he calls pests for misbehaving on planes. He cites prelanding standees in aisles, heavy items stored in overheads, odd ticketing habits, mixups over coats, demand for meals, chairs reclined into laps, and front‑of‑line kin blocking aircraft access, hoping for a rough ride.
A multi-vehicle wreck on a foggy freeway near San Diego kills two drivers and injures 34 as drivers slam into mutal wreckage after one car slowed at an earlier accident. Witnesses report screeching tires and twisting metal while cries for help echo amid tangled cars.
The Biddeford Seca Tournal lists W. Paul Casavant as publisher and E. P. Ingalls as managing editor. It provides contact numbers for business and editorial departments and outlines subscription rates of 2.60 monthly 15.50 half year and 31.60 yearly. It notes affiliation with the Maine Associated Press.
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