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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1967
Page
4
In Our Opinion the June class faces a shift with high premium on abilities rather than mere degrees. Educators note renewed interest in capable students as labor shortages ease. Employers seek talent beyond a degree and now expect real ability to accompany credentials.
A 1966 tally by the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association shows toll roads are not universally safer than ordinary roads. Five of 28 toll systems had higher death rates than the 5.6 per 100 million miles on regular roads, with Kentucky Mountain Parkway, West Virginia Turnpike, Western Kentucky Parkway, Kansas Turnpike, and Louisville Elizabethtown turnpike among the deadliest. Excessive speed appears a key factor in severe outcomes.
Paul Harvey argues the US cannot police every conflict from Korea to the Middle East. He warns overextended policy drains oil and money, risks American lives, and suggests leadership by example rather than force as a realistic path forward. A final quip notes marriage politics as a lighter aside.
Washington debate signals Dodd likely to secure 12 to 15 votes on censure. Debate spurs talk of softening charges amid concerns about Senate prestige and public distrust after Bobby Baker and Dodd cases. Yoakum argues press coverage failed to press Hartford links, noting Connecticut papers largely ignored the story.
New York AP: Supplemental airlines rising from surplus World War II aircraft and ex military pilots seek big profits this year. They rely on package tours, vast CAB policy changes, and strong military and tourism demand as these carriers expand with 250 seat jets and high load factors.
Washington columnist Bruce Biossat argues that global talks have deteriorated into hair-splitting rhetoric. He warns that noncommunist and communist negotiators alike degrade dialogue, making violence more likely unless negotiation regains real meaning and honor, with nuclear-tinged crises highlighted by past shows of force.
RUSSELL KIRK contemplates Armageddon and the Second Coming through biblical Revelation. He links modern warfare to prophetic dread, noting atomic fission and recent wars as signs while recalling visions of plague, earthquakes, and ultimate salvation.
A Brooklyn taxi driver and college student found a diamond case worth $22,000 left on a New York subway car. He turned it in to the Transit Authority, enabling the salesman to recover the gems and promising a reward. The incident prompted the man to praise honesty and faith.
The columnist notes National Little League Baseball Week lasts all summer and contrasts league games with sandlot games. Umpires exist to teach sportsmanship as parents argue, while the boy Drifts to baseball as a preferred path to play first base.
Publication details list the Biddeford Saco Journal staff and contact numbers. It notes W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor with editorial and business department lines. Subscription rates are published: monthly 2.60, six months 15.50, yearly 31.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with AP dispatch rights.
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