There Is No Free Lunch in Government Spending
An editorial argues that the cost of every government lunch program falls on taxpayers. It warns voters to question whether the proposed spending provides value for money and stresses that someone must pay for benefits, even when touted as free. The piece cites the old saying that there is no such thing as a free lunch.
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Alexis de Tocqueville
Earl Warren
Congress
Warren
Legis Ie Saan Sen
Everett Dirksen
Warren Court
Impressions of Inez Collegiate Capers Motivate Morality Essay
Inez Robb opines on a Barnard College off campus liaison as Hollywood fodder, framing it as a moral issue. She critiques Barnard president Martha Peterson for a public letter to the coed’s parents, questions campus double standards, and urges clearer accountability from administrators and families alike.
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Inez Robb
Hollywood
Barnard College-Columbia Unibay
Articular
Acadme
Colegiate
Barnard
Martha Peterson
Miss Peterson
Misseterson
The
Roves
Patrick Campbell
Biddeford Saco Journal publisher and editorial notes
Publisher Daily Except Sunday l) Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 W Paul Casavant Publisher E P Ingalls Managing Editor Editorial Dept 282-1535 Subscription rates Payable in Advance $2.60 six months $15.50 per year AP exclusive rights to local news Entered second class Post Office Biddeford Maine 04005.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Smepsene Duseets
TED Press
Associated Press
Delinquency Links to Ray to Nation’s Crime
Washington Merry-Go-Round by Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson examines James Earl Ray’s early thefts as juvenile missteps that escalated into murder. The column notes Big Brothers dinners aid fatherless youths, highlights Frank Sinatra’s Capitol return for charity, and recalls Hubert Humphrey’s evolving stance on civil rights in Mississippi. It references political tensions, racial issues, and upcoming Democratic Convention dynamics.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
United States
Ray
Ewing
Carlyle Washburn
America
Big Brothers
Frankie Sinatra
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sinatra
Fontainebleau
Hubert Humphrey
Mississippi
South
Humphrey
Chicago
Ole Miss
Oxford
Charles Evers
Broth“Hher
Medgar
Aaron
Bobbysoxers
Art Buchwald
Bobby Kennedy
Bobby
Vietnam
HHH
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Alabama
Wallace
Mac's World Paperwork for Homes
A citizen columnist vents at the four page form from the Census Bureau asking homeowners to assess their houses for fallout shelter. He jokes about engineering questions, privacy, and the odd idea of shelter ratings affecting neighbors, while critiquing the nuclear era duties and politics of the era.
Trust in government rests on selecting worthy leaders
Washington opinion argues that trust is essential to democracy and warns that broad distrust harms the system. It notes most public figures are decent, capable individuals, though some missteps occur, and citizens must discern the good from the bad when voting.
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NEA
Washington
Saturday Evening Post
Daniel P. Moynihan
U.S
New Left
Michigan
Morton
Orestes Brownson
Reapportionment and local government under siege
Russell Kirk argues the Warren Court's one man one vote doctrine erodes local government and invites nationwide upheaval. He warns Michigan towns like Morton will consolidate, rural representation suffers, and a top‑down, numerically driven solution rules from Congress or amends constitution.
Law Day reflections on law and order in society
A reflective piece argues the law should be respected for its rule rather than force, noting civil disobedience, selective compliance, and debate over enforcing or striking down laws. It suggests lawmakers, citizens who obey or break laws, and courts shape law’s reach, amid concerns about fairness and trial processes.
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U.S.A
Three Minutes A Day On Friendship and Selflessness
Cicero defined a friend as a second self and the word stems from freend meaning to love. The passage urges reaching out to all with compassion, notes that friendship costs sacrifice, and appeals to be an instrument of God’s love in every life sphere. It cites Sirach 6 14 and asks for guidance to remain friendly in all circumstances.
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Cicero
Sirach
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Inez
Gwendolyn
Giddeford
Saco Journal
Charlie Cohen
American Legion
Tommy Dorsey
Frank
Dorsey
Cohen
District of Columbia
New York
Europe
Mac's
Don Maclean
Office of Civil Defense
Census Bureau
Mets
Japan
France
Nixon
Washington News
By Bruce Biossat
Johnson
By Russell Kirk
Supreme Court
Senate
John Randolph
House
Inter- Roanoke
Harold Coffin
James Keller
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