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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1969
Page
5
Editorial argues the United States should reassess its global base network with Okinawa and Spain as prompts. It contends many bases cost billions and implant frictions, urging a phased removal of nonessential postings while preserving essential security sites.
Virginia's viewpoint surveys lawmakers' outside income and post office careers. It notes rising pay, travel, and consulting fees. two thirds of the House have bank or business ties, while senators hide earnings. It cites Goldwater, Brooke, Fulbright, Mansfield, and Dirksen with substantial honoraria and speeches as a critique of public service rewards.
Washington column notes House Appropriations Committee struck 150000 from funds to build a residence for Vice President Agnew amid cuts to HUD slum clearance and a broader shift of money and time for outgoing presidents. It also recalls Nixon and LBJ transition funding and King wiretap disclosures.
London humorist Don Maclean proposes the Nonsensical Sight-seeing Attraction Development Board to inject whimsy into tourism. Ideas include the Tomb of the Unknown Tourist and a country home named Loose aea with jokey displays for American visitors, plus fictitious war legends and playful digs at travel trends.
Washington notes argue for more research into causes of riots crime and poverty while highlighting space program spur on technology. Eyeing independent scientific methods, the piece cites centrifuges aiding cancer research and police program delays in Washington DC as effects of political control.
Russell Kirk laments Dracula’s imagined return as a Romanian project to revive a Transylvanian castle is linked to a gala Hollywood meeting and Dracula Society affiliations. He muses on Gothic fiction, Western tourism, and political tensions with Soviet Russia while noting Dracula’s cultural footprint from Hollywood to Los Angeles society awards.
The fragment portrays Harold Coffin and Charles facing lawn mowing troubles with negative thinking. Chuck might cry while the mower goes downhill. A plan suggests inviting Charles's wife's family to visit and get LBJ to mow the lawn as an alternative.
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