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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1969
Page
4
In Our Opinion editors question Biddeford city officials over a fee rise for ambulance calls from 8 to 20 plus $1 per mile beyond city lines. They call the in city rate excessive, urge review of abuses, and insist essential service should be funded fairly by taxation.
Paul Harvey recalls Gandhi warning that hatred can corrupt the hater. The piece cites black leaders, reparations demands, and church protests including James Forman and Roy Wilkins, noting white backlash and calls for restraint as demonstrations unfold amid controversial claims.
Over 10,000 hard core unemployed took part in a National Alliance of Businessmen program. Detroit car makers employed men from ghettos with no tests or prison records, noting initial lateness and poor work habits but ending with 72 percent retention. A spokesman said once on the job, workers show no more problems than others. The piece emphasizes faith, dignity, and perseverance in job training and societal contribution.
Publisher details and departments listed for the Biddeford Saco Journal with rates in advance: one month two dollars sixty cents and one year fifteen fifty. Also notes Associated Press membership and rights to local news and AP dispatches.
Washington column reports Rep Edith Green led a push for a college anti riot bill requiring schools receiving federal aid to submit battle plans to curb campus disorders. HEW Secretary Finch and Education Commissioner Allen opposed, fearing government overreach, as the bill was defeated after tense caucus debates.
Writer DON MACLEAN recounts a visit to Oslo with a friend who mistook hair removal cream for hair tonic. The tale shifts to Helsinki legends of three blacksmiths waiting for a passing woman and a meal at Kalastajatorppa. He notes near endless daylight and Finnish language quirks, plus Ernest S Johnston’s film screening quirks and Embassy gifts.
Washington reports indicate big-city riots accelerate deterioration across entire urban areas. Indications from congressional hearings show business and tax bases shrink as middle and upper income residents migrate outward, while crime rises and firms move or plan to move out. Black capitalism alone cannot solve the widening urban gap.
Washington the House faced a ruling by Chief Justice Warren finding its refusal to reseat Rep. Adam Clayton Powell unconstitutional. The piece condemns the partisan rush to oust Powell, arguing the House erred, and warns against political theater undermining Congress and justice.
A reader recounts Finnish shipbuilding and Helsinki notes. Finns build ice breaking ships while offering "See Helsinki on $5 per day" tours. Sibelius and Nurmi have Finnair DC sets named after them. Nurmi, the Flying Finn, once set many track records and runs a sporting goods store in Helsinki. Dipoli Convention Center was built by students. Finnish is noted as a hard language and the phrase for French fries appears as Ran salaisia perunoita.
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