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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1969
Page
4
The Teamsters Joint Council of New York City found that wage gains since 1965 for workers from $8 to $30 weekly are now mostly eroded by rising prices. The piece argues inflation harms all workers, notes unions can push inflation via higher settlements, and urges broader action beyond government policy to curb inflation.
The piece argues Paul Harvey views President Nixon and his family as emblematic of middle class America. It praises Nixon’s controlled, formal style and frugal, family-centered life, contrasting it with past leaders and broader social chaos. It highlights Nixon’s focus on war, inflation, and crime and lauds his integrity amid national strain.
A Consumer Economics class at Biddeford High School suggests opening a non profit store to curb price hikes. They propose land purchase, a 75 by 20 foot building, leasing a truck, and selling mostly bottled or canned goods at cost plus small markups, with all cash sales.
A collection of brief motivational lines urging teens to persevere, seek good information, and reflect on personal value. It emphasizes unique worth, enduring effort, and faith centered support, citing resilience amid external pressures and the reminder of loving others. It ends with a bizarre aside about birds and teeth.
Washington column notes Otepka’s fund raising links to Liberty Lobby and John Birch Society figures, including Willis Carto and James M. Stewart, with over 22000 dollars raised. It questions Nixon and Dirksen backing, cites connections to James Capell and Marilyn Monroe smears, and mentions Otepka’s later federal appointment amid controversy.
Senator Harris mocks the field with quips on 1972 candidates Edward Kennedy Muskie and Humphrey, while GOP and Democratic committees spar in a golfish ball game on the Washington Monument grounds. Other notes touch space funding, litter patrols, Playboy versus Moscow, May being National Egg Month, campus missiles, overseas junkets, and census form cutbacks.
Washington analyst Ray Cromley argues that five million Czech workers and union leaders show resilience against Moscow rule. He notes unions have become hesitant to submit to the party line, risking factory slowdowns and weak obedience to Soviet orders. Stronger union autonomy could complicate Soviet control.
Washington observers describe Senator Charles Percy as a rising figure in Republican circles who may challenge President Nixon in 1972. His antiwar and anti-ABM stance, long Senate tenure, youth appeal, and alliance with Senate leader Everett Dirksen position him as a potential rival, though far from secure in a hostile national climate.
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