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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1969
Page
4
Editorial urges higher education to set rules amid mass migration and campus hostilities. It condemns armed insurrectionists seizing buildings and intimidating faculty, noting widespread acquiescence by administrators. Calls for summer groundwork or legislative action in over a dozen states.
Paul Harvey argues that many campus demonstrators are physically unattractive, suggesting psychology links appearance to dissent. He cites Kent State Rutgers Colorado and American University incidents, notes a growing silent majority, and quotes Bob Hope and Bayard Rustin.
The piece critiques President Nixon for raising postage costs, arguing the second 100 days bring higher prices and inflation. It notes the impact on letter writing to congress and broad economic effects, while spoofs other sayings about snakes, roosters, and mousetrap patents.
Column notes Nixon interest in a National Square beside the White House and a plan to level blocks along Pennsylvania Avenue to clear space. The essay mocks the scheme, contrasts it with Washington’s existing parks, and laments public apathy while lampooning global politics and jokes about gambling odds.
Nixon emerges from the first hundred days more confident and relaxed while balancing party bosses. He charms at White House dinners, tones down former rhetoric, and navigates Senate curbs with aides like Finch guiding education and health appointments. The article notes shifts among La Follette-style Republicans, praise for Nixon's handling of the Sea of Japan crisis, and improved U.S.-Soviet cooperation after an EC-121 incident.
A lengthy exchange in Yeonle's Forum features a letter writer defending free expression while criticizing others for labeling dissenters as traitors. The writer defends the Founding Fathers, cites the July 4 1776 declaration, and argues for listening to both sides before deciding, warning against suppression of ideas.
William 8 White argues against campus political vigilantism and warns that excessive repression by government and Congress will harm higher education. He urges law and order through legitimate channels, cautioning against conspiratorial witch hunts and private meddling while praising public action by the DOJ FBI and courts.
Washington reports the next six months on the Sino Soviet border could determine how and when Vietnam is settled. A Moscow Beijing showdown could pressure Ho Chi Minh to settle, as reliance on Soviet and Chinese arms risks exposure if support is cut. Mao strives to prove Moscow's methods fail.
A Seattle resident reduces lawn time from five hours to one hour using a six-volt battery buzzers fish-line and tape to guide a mower. A 72-year-old neighbor credits the device with improved safety and efficiency as he praised the helper and reflected on community ingenuity.
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