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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1967
Page
4
The piece argues nepotism is loosely defined yet questions its presence among 51 congressmen with relatives on staff in 1966. It notes 484 lawmakers lack relatives on payroll and calls for a rule banning employing relatives at taxpayer expense, tightening ethical standards in Congress.
A compact meditation on March highlighting its raw weather yet its gifts like budding signs of spring and the Easter holiday. It notes March 26 as a date near record early spring and jokes about Easter timing tied to the lunar cycle.
Russell Kirk argues idleness harms youth and parades a Palermo hotel Tiny Buttons as a moral mascot. He describes how the uniformed boy fetches items, opens doors, keeps birds away, and guards the restaurant, illustrating discipline over indulgence and the nursemaid role of adversity versus affluence.
The Biddeford Saco Journal publishes daily except Sunday from 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine. W Paul Casavant is publisher and E P Ingalls managing editor. Subscription rates are payable in advance One month 2.60 six months 15.50 one year 31.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press.
Rep. Patman pressed IRS officials over August 1964 questions about the Kaplan Fund and its ties to the CIA. IRS officials cited the CIA file and sensitive matter as reasons for inaction while Patman demanded the fund’s donor addresses and tax records. Returns cited years 1961 1962 1963 were never located.
Der Stern editor Henri Nannen explains his refusal to fully yield to Kennedy family demands to delete passages from Manchester manuscript. He details pressures from Look Magazine, discusses edits kept and removed, and notes Kennedy legal action and public reaction in Germany.
The piece mocks Mao Zedong’s Yangtze publicity swim, calling it a hoax and saying Red China’s wall posters faced press agents. It notes Mao’s associates urge him to “go jump in the river” and claims he can be in hot water without the Yangtze.
A family lawyer sues over a bumper car injury, but the court rejects the claim noting participants in amusement rides accept inherent risks. It cites cases where hidden defects or lack of safe exits upheld damages, while ordinary discomfort or dizziness on rides does not.
The text notes that 26 000 marks were spent by opponents to block censorship. Mrs Kennedy’s wish was believed to be enforceable, but Der Stern vows to publish the account unabridged including politically and historically important pages Kennedy sought to omit from the American text. The publication rejects political censorship and cautions against arbitrary concessions.
Washington reports Gov. George Romney's six state swing as a display of rugged West identity and strong conservative themes. He emphasizes limited federal power, state local control, self reliance, and law and order to win broad GOP support. Romney's character and religious conviction are noted as key factors.
Inez Robb critiques The New York Times fashion coverage and pot culture in a lively defense of propriety. She condemns sensationalism, notes the era of La Dolce Vita in fashion journalism, and argues editors chase headlines over taste while arguing for restraint and decorum.
Two quick-thinking women halted a car thief after seeing a trunk lid open at night. They locked the suspect inside, drove to police headquarters, and handed him over. The man faced breaking and entering charges. The incident underscores readiness in daily life and faith guided action.
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