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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1967
Page
4
In Our Opinion, Saco should celebrate its centennial in 1967 since incorporation occurred in 1867. Delays risk confusing historians. Biddeford set a model 12 years prior. A simple, homespun observance this year with local initiative and careful planning is urged, avoiding grandiose excess.
A critique argues the nation clings to postponement on draft reform, noting Con Edison pollution, auto safety delays, and political resistance. It mocks leaders and cites Johnson, Hershey, and Congress while urging urgent, fair reform by 1969.
A fragment references a man joyriding with his mother in law and a doctor’s odd remark about men in the air preferring maternal types for security. The speaker countered that true security means staying grounded with his mother and a lady doctor.
Bolivian President Rene Barrientos and U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren gathered in Santa Cruz to compare strategies for government controlled tin mines and to explore large scale water projects. They described how state control yielded profits, and considered using Titicaca lake and Desaguadero river for hydro power and irrigation, with Bolivia seeking a Pacific outlet for oil and tin markets.
Ten years ago Boeing’s Dash 80 led Tex Johnston and reporters on the first passenger jet flight across the United States. The aircraft, later known as the 707, started as a noisy, controversial test craft and became the busiest flying simulator for Boeing’s new designs, helping birth the supersonic transport era.
President Johnson has delayed deciding whether local draft boards should continue or give way to a centralized system. Local boards give neighborhoods a say, correcting inequities and reflecting community conditions. a central system risks rule by bureaucracy without human judgment. The piece argues for reform including transferring records when people move, regular reports on inequities, reducing large boards and expanding small ones, and broader community representation.
The piece argues that Jimmy Hoffa Adam Clayton Powell Billy Sol Estes and Bobby Baker received light punishments given their long records of misdeeds. It asserts that justice should punish those tripped up regardless of status and criticizes calls for leniency due to ethics codes. It condemns the idea that greater sinners lurk in higher ranks.
A 74-year-old Wash DC woman became the oldest person to fly solo across the Atlantic and kept the secret until six days after completing the trip. She hid plans from her family until halfway to Iceland.
Biddeford daily lace journal lists Paul Casavant as publisher and P Ingalls as managing editor. It notes telephone numbers for departments and subscription rates in advance including one month two dollars sixty, six months fifteen fifty, and one year thirty one dollars. It is a member of the Associated Press.
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