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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1968
Page
4
An editorial argues pay TV must prove itself via production and public verdict. The Hartford experiment faces heavy losses and strict FCC limits, yet supporters see promise. The piece questions government handling and frames pay TV as a test of free enterprise, noting risks and public market pressure.
The South Vietnamese government lists compensation for civilian losses from a Communist offensive. Payments range from 12.70 dollars for homes under 50 percent destroyed to 33.60 dollars for a dead adult, with 8.40 dollars for a wounded child. The figure highlights the disparity in wartime spending and its effect on the poor.
An unsigned 1960s column argues runaway inflation threatens every sector from life insurance to savings. It warns of mounting interest costs, rising prices, and the need for budget discipline, higher taxes, and reduced domestic spending to preserve the dollar and avert economic collapse. The piece cites Weimar Germany as a caution and calls for action by the president and Congress.
Washington columnist frames Charles Evers race as pivotal in Mississippi politics. It notes his brother Medgar Evers was slain, Byron de la Beckwith’s trials, and Evers’s push to register Black voters while navigating national civil rights pressures. The piece also covers McCarthy, Mondale, and Senate votes on open housing and drug pricing amid a broader 1968 political backdrop.
Washington notes mixed with humor on security tips from the Navy's Materiel Command and a critique of government spending, highlighting a Supreme Court ruling on job eligibility for Communist party members, plus anecdotes about politicians and quotes from LBJ. The piece also reflects on how ordinary citizens carry the nation through elections and daily worries.
A Kennebunk letter to the Journal criticizes 17.3 of the zoning code granting tax assessors and building inspectors the right to enter private homes at reasonable hours. G Warren Cochran e enters a home, sparking privacy concerns and a formal complaint to town officials. The writer calls for striking the law, cites the 4th Amendment, and notes Congressman Kyros’s support for removing the practice.
Former convict Bill Sands, sentenced at 17 for armed robbery, now devotes himself to helping soon to be released prisoners. Through the Seventh Step Foundation and eight prisons, Sands has influenced thousands, with 70 percent of convicts not returning to jail. He urges ex-inmates to aid others. The piece blends his rehabilitation philosophy with brief, disparate notes on sonic booms and a quip about truth in lending and the Post Office.
Washington Correspondent Ray Cromley reports curious Londoners discuss Vietnam with an amiable bias toward the U S stance. Public attention is muted. a small antiwar pull is described via a lethargic woman’s march before the U S embassy and a Communist youth-organized protest.
Paul Harvey argues George Wallace aims to leverage a potential electoral college deadlock. Wallace could extract public commitments on cabinet posts and concessions from Johnson or Nixon if he wins Alabama and nearby states. He frames Wallace as a catalyst for white backlash while his wife Lurleen Wallace battles illness from their bed.
The piece notes a credibility gap described as dividing Democrats by multiply ing Republicans and subtracting George Wallace. It contrasts an incredibility gap with a miniskirt hem line and plunging neckline and defines a communications gap as a voter refusal to listen.
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