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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1976
Page
3
The piece notes few running mates this year as presidential candidates multiply and conventions approach. It argues the vice president must be able to step into the presidency, and observes that about one fifth of U S history shows the elected president was not the original term winner.
A controversy rages in the legal field over whether esquire properly applies to women. Some say the term is archaic and chivalrous, while others argue it can follow any gender. Some propose using doctor for a juris doctor instead.
In a satirical interview, B J Marvellus of Dynamic Consolidated boasts he is the most dynamically corrupt of American businessmen. He claims widespread bribery and crooked accounting underpin fast growth across industries and even international ties.
The piece reports that CIA State and Defense departments knew of illegal foreign payoffs by multinationals, citing Lockheed with a secret intelligence group and a CIA liaison. It notes the White House research revolt under Ford and a separate FBI report rewriting uproar in Congress.
By Paul Harvey the piece imagines alternate histories where John Connally or Tom Dewey could have become president. It contrasts public apathy toward politics with calls for decisive leadership and notes Connally as a plausible Democratic successor at the time.
A resident of Saco describes a Saturday shooting at their dog by a passing car. The dog suffered an elbow wound and swelling required veterinary care the next day. The writer questions the motive and thanks the shooter for missing.
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