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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1968

Page

4

Editorial Page In Our Opinion Use of narcotics a Mounting problem

The piece discusses rising narcotics use in the United States especially marijuana and LSD. It argues current penalties and court decisions fail to deter offenders and urges a medical legal combined approach. It highlights a Philadelphia symposium noting development of a narcotics antagonist to provoke nausea and deter intake as a potential long term strategy.

United States Philadelphia

Nixon Doubletalk on Vietnam War Policy

Paul Harvey critiques the Nixon position on Vietnam, arguing the administration is trapped by positive proclamations and partial measures. He suggests a new leader could go all out or withdraw, notes Nixon’s mixed signals, and urges voters to demand a clear policy on Vietnam in November.

Paul Harvey Vietnam South Vietnam Korea Johnson Richard Nixon Nixon New Hampshire Inietnam Russia Miteh Eisenhower

New Hampshire Primary Worries Highlight Strict Election Edge

Politicians warn of national direction as New Hampshire primary draws scrutiny. The focus exposes a rigid New England voting climate where Democrats face ballot limits, while Republicans showcase growing influence through the Stop-Stassen movement. The piece notes quips on local life and service delays amid the political chatter.

New England New Hampshire

McCarthy gains NH bid amid New Hampshire war debate

Washington column by Drew Pearson notes Gene McCarthy strengthens choice in New Hampshire between hawks while attacking McCarthyism. Johnson pursues European outreach with Soviet pact to protect non-nuclear nations, igniting tension with Asia policy. Nationalism drives Vietnam, not pure communism, Pearson argues.

Drew Pearson Washington Gene McCarthy New Hampshire Senate Joe McCarthy Far East John Foster Dulles Vietnam Dulles McCarthy Dominic SEATO Johnson Harrison Thyng Tom McIntyre Thyng Texas Lyndon Johnson H. L. Hunt Joe Sen McIntyre Eugene McCarthy Minnesota USA Ussr India China Italy Germany Soviet Union Russia Europe

IBM Attacks Spark Pickets Turn To Flowers

A columnist critiques Young Americans for Freedom picketing IBM offices over data processing sales to Eastern nations. He mocks the call while noting concerns about Cold War era computer influence and ends with a light salute to IBM and a desert metaphor.

Don Maclean Washington Young Americans For Freedom YAF International Business Machines Corporation IBM

Latin America sees Castro’s threat wane amid regional crises

Washington notes Fidel Castro’s campaign to subvert Latin governments is weaker, with guerrillas in Bolivia and Venezuela diminished. Yet long term danger remains as Latin America faces soaring population, food imports strain, shrinking trade, and lagging reforms. Alliance for Progress funds have fallen, poverty persists, and education lags, while nonmilitary defense erodes with regional instability.

Bruce Biossat NEA Washington Fidel Castro Latin America America Bolivia Venezuela United Sates Alliance For Progress Chile Guatemala Free World Castro Vietnam Latin

Nay Sayers and No Aims in A Modern Age

Russell Kirk urges negative thinking as a moral discipline. He cites Amos Burke Kipling and Harding to argue that people should say no to false sentimentality, harmful schemes, and trivial pleasures, preserving virtue and common good through abstention.

Amos Burke Kipling Harding

Foster Parents Open Heart To Orphans In Need

A Rockford mother and her trucker husband have fostered 28 babies over five years, welcoming two or three at a time from birth to seven weeks. The couple grew up in foster care themselves and believe in extending love beyond their own home as a service to children and to God.

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Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and Editorial Details

The Biddeford Saco Journal lists W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. It notes a business telephone, editorial desk numbers, and subscription rates payable in advance of one month two dollars sixty, six months fifteen fifty, or one year thirty one.

Adams Street Biddeford Maine W. Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Telephone Associated Press

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