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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1973
Page
4
Editorial urges starting a Dona Seed program to help families afford seeds as garden projects spread through communities. Recommends youth groups and organizations oversee seed distribution and asks officials to provide land access for apartment dwellers, noting the April 15 pea-planting date is near.
Cecil Day's Inns in Savannah spawned a nationwide trend of $8 nightly rooms. By 1973 budget chains like Motel Six and Scottish Inns expand as occupancy stays high. Uniform design, no frills, and taped New Testaments in rooms are features noted.
Eugene W. Phillips, 60, fell from a porch entangled in a new puppy leash from a friend. He awoke in a hospital able to see. doctors say a membrane over his optic nerve loosened during the fall. He had prayed for another dog after losing his seeing eye dog and attributes the recovery to divine intervention and faith.
The Needle jokes on snobbery and pretension. It quips that men are equal but women are built better and mocks bragging about ancestors. It parodies social polish and Darwinian references, ending with a wink at humility arriving after the fact.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists staff titles including publisher Casavant and editor Sutton with Gladys Whitehouse, plus addresses in Biddeford Maine. It includes subscription rates and notices about Associated Press content and advance payment terms.
Washington whispers about President Nixon and Watergate ethics. Reports allege he approved espionage sabotage in 1971 aimed at undercutting Muskie Wallace and McGovern, with Haldeman and Kalmbach named in the scheme. Deputy claims and Dean’s actions draw scrutiny.
A Maine reader urges action against Goosefare Brook pollution as tested in August 1972 showing high Bac teria counts near Old Orchard Beach. He argues for tighter sewerage treatment, opposes Maremont waste discharge, and calls for public participation at a April 3 hearing in Saco. He also discusses shellfish conservation bills and local school board decisions.
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