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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1972
Page
1
Chinese White House announced a third trip to Peking in June 1923 to pursue concrete Nixon summit talks and consultations as a follow up to today with leaders named in the release.
EPA chief William D. Ruckelshaus announced an almost total national ban on DDT with a Dec 31 1972 effective date to phase out most crop uses. Affected exemptions allow limited public health use and three minor storage crops: green peppers onions and sweet potatoes.
Senate Judiciary Committee moves to double pensions for justices widows, with new contributory annuity plan matched by the government. The change would replace the current $5,000 annual widow pension set in 1937 as the system transitions toward an insured contributory framework for survivor benefits.
Washington report notes 1.5 million welfare recipients must register for work or training under the new law. Unemployment and tight budgets limit effects, with about 140,000 able bodied welfare fathers auto enrolled by July 1 and hundreds of thousands of mothers added as recertifications occur. Fewer than half will be called to interviews, and job placements will occur mainly when openings arise.
Presidential press secretary Ronald Ziegler said Henry Kissinger will meet Premier Chou En-lai and Foreign Ministry officials in Peking. He will depart Thursday or Friday, with a Hawaii stopover, refuel in Guam, then arrive in Shanghai Monday June 19. He returns directly to Washington after the visit.
The Biddeford Board of Education urged the Finance Committee to raise the budget above 2,200,000 after an initial 2,550,411 request. A spokesman noted drastic cuts would hit many areas including 82 new positions and athletics, with a potential 100,000 reduction possible but more would affect teachers and janitors. Superintendent Frechette planned a meeting with the committee the next day.
The United States rejected Hanoi's weekly offer to restart peace talks citing ongoing North Vietnamese military activity in South Vietnam. Washington and Saigon had suspended talks on May 4 after Hanoi’s offensive against Saigon. The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong had urged resumption.
John Eckoff of the Dade County Public Health Department warns 100000 protesters at upcoming national political conventions could overwhelm sanitation with 500 portable toilets costing about 115000 dollars from July 10 to August 23. He cites health risks from extended stays, cooking, water and food concerns, and garbage management.
Washington AP reports the Republican Congressional Committee distributes a Speech of the Week with canned quips and background notes. The package covers heckler responses and sticky questions, naming figures like Hubert Humphrey and Rogers Morton.
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