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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1968
Page
5
State and federal agencies push theories and segregated retirement plans but Berry Gardens residents in New Jersey reject mandated activities and prefer quiet. They oppose living with children and want no enforced social services or clinics. An elder resident stresses I am an old man not a senior citizen.
Paul Harvey cites Dr. Albert Ellis and Freud to argue open marriage ideas undermine moral law. He cautions against credulity given credentials and media sensationalism, noting societal risks from sexual liberalism and public figures peddling such views.
The Kennedy-LBJ feud stretches from the 1960 convention to Johnsons later battles. Bobby Kennedy's bitterness toward Lyndon Johnson grew after JFK's assassination and shaped his later political moves, including a failed vice presidential bid and a push to keep a Kennedy in the White House. The piece notes Rockefeller era talks and Miller’s candid quip about votes.
Washington column ponders a booklet from the Coffee Information Service titled 12 Ways Coffee Can Help You Win Elections. The writer jokes about coffee parties, references Lyndon Johnson Baker and O'Brien, and notes Napoleon era lines and de Gaulle jokes alongside political satire and coinage insights.
U S aid should favor inexpensive, private technical assistance through joint research in local universities laboratories and agricultural institutes. Pakistan shows how new varieties like Mexi-Pak wheat and IRI-8 rice can dramatically raise yields, save foreign exchange, and boost future exports, suggesting broader, low-cost impact for development.
Polly Bradley reports on John Nelson of the Oklahoma County Soil Conservation Service who argues a new drought period won t trigger another Dust Bowl. He cites modern practices in Oklahoma including mulched wheat stubble, precision planting, and cattle grazing to protect moisture and soil, noting the 1930s drove nationwide soil conservation reforms.
Three minutes a day effort by Russian researchers uses silver or lead iodide filled shells fired into hail clouds to dissipate droplets before hailstones form. Radar and guns cover 1.2 million acres in the hail belt, cutting crop loss from 19 to 3.1 percent in protected areas. American meteorologists aim to adapt the system for the Great Plains, with eight stations possibly guarding Kansas.
The piece humorously critiques Western views of Indian culture and gurus, implying Beatle Ringo Starr struggles with Indian traditions. It jokes about sitars, philosophers, and a curry daily routine while noting cultural misunderstandings and a satirical trade balance.
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