Editorial Page In Our Opinion Physician shortage grows more acute
Editorial notes a 20 percent rise in medical student numbers and a 40 percent expansion of school capacity over 25 years urged by AMA and AAMC. It cites limited rural access, reliance on unlicensed foreign doctors, and local efforts by Kennebunk Rotary and Chamber of Commerce urging a doctor to settle in Biddeford-Saco area to offset growing shortages.
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The
American Medical Association
Association of American Medical Colleges
Biddeford-Saco
Kennebunk
Fairy shrimp prove undependable animals found in melting snow
Wayne Hanley reports on fairy shrimps, tiny translucent crustaceans that bloom in temporary snowmelt pools. Their brief, unpredictable life spans means some springs yield abundant shrimp while the next bring near absence, with eggs awaiting the next thaw. Nationwide unpredictability underscores their fragile, fleeting existence.
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Wayne Hanley
Just Peace and War Debates Stir Local Forum
A correspondent from York County questions Vietnam war critiques by Professor Wagner at St. Francis College. The letter argues for a strong stance against communism, cites New Year truce violations, and urges action to contain the spread of communism before it reaches U.S. shores. It challenges calls for “just peace” and suggests sending letters to Ho Chi Minh as a protest.
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Journal
St. Francis College
York County
Vietnam
Wagner
Professor Wagner
Andy
Mragner
Mr. Wagner
United States
Hanoi
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
South
North
China
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
Philippines
Pacific
America
Ho Chi-Minh
The Needle: Lobbyists Dominate Washington Scene
There are more lobbyists in Washington than lawmakers. Lobbyists carry longer cigars and bigger expense accounts while politicians have shorter memories. Some lobbyists use expense money to lunch rivals. Pressure groups hire legislative advocates to influence lobbyists. Every bill needs a Congressman to introduce it, a lobbyist to promote it, and taxpayers to pay for it.
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Washington
Senate eyes military role and Johnson policy shift
Washington columnist Drew Pearson argues the Senate should scrutinize the escalation in Vietnam and the growing influence of the military on U.S. foreign policy under President Lyndon B. Johnson. The piece traces past Presidents, the Joint Chiefs, and key figures like Rusk, Rostow, McNamara, Clifford, Ball, and Westmoreland, noting a pattern of military sway and a push for 200,000 additional troops amid questions of civilian control.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Vietnam
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
State Rusk
Walt Rostow
Kennedy
Defense
Clark Clifford
Defense McNamara
Clifford
North Vietnam
Johnson
George Ball
Ball
Kosygin
Hanoi
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Franklin Roosevelt
Navy
Army
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Missouri National Guard
Harry Vaughan
State Department
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Capitol Hill
Lyndon
South Pacific
LBJ
Texas
White House
William Westmoreland
H. F. Kimmel
Walter Short
Pearl Harbor
Westmoreland
Sen
Richard Russell
Georgia
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Gen
Tempest in a Teapot and Other Oddities
Maclean weighs in on the embassy blast fallout and diplomatic missteps in Washington with a satirical take on the press and police handling. A light aside notes Bonnie and Clyde, Johnson hair, and Peace Corps rumors while Barcelona reports a newborn son in a separate brief.
Washington News Merchants Take Fresh Look at the Consumer
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports that two popular beliefs about consumer buying are being challenged. Katona argues the high savings trend may persist amid inflation war and tax uncertainty, with many shoppers delaying big purchases while preserving a 7 percent savings rate. He suggests an adaptive consumer will upgrade possessions as prosperity returns.
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New York
George Katona
University of Michigan
Katona
Joneses
Princes of India Struck By Poverty and Privilege
In Hyderabad the seventh Nizam survives on under $300,000 yearly while 6,000 released laborers press for royal largesse. His assets, gems and a vast Rolls caravan, face division by court, family fights, and looming death duties. Wars over inheritance foretell lawsuits as India contends with wealth disparity and a fading princely era.
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Russell Kirk
India
Hyderabad
United Nations
Sir Duncan MacKenzie
Nizam
Azam Jah
Taj Mahal
Three Minutes A Day Driver Education Program Advised
Shelby County sheriff endorses a three hour driver education class as an alternative to fines for minor traffic violations. Judges may offer payment of fine or enrollment in the program to promote safer driving habits. The aim is to address human weakness rather than malice with ongoing support.
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Shelby County
Tenn
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Listing Notice
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Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
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