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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1967
Page
4
A Midwestern daily studied two weeks of coverage and found about 70 percent of printed news was positive. It argues that rare sordid events drive big headlines, while kindness and accomplishments sustain public morale and the newspaper’s purpose.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced Britain's historic decision to apply for entry into the European Common Market, aiming for 1970. De Gaulle is expected to oppose, citing ties to the Commonwealth and the United States as obstacles. Domestic opposition from labor unions and party radicals looms, with potential farm policy impacts on food prices. Wilson says alternatives exist, and a stay-out option remains.
The author denounces the Job Corps as wasteful, cites an $8.9 million Fort Custer center with low completion rates, and praises Mississippi's junior college vocational model as a cheaper alternative. Vocational training should return to middle and high schools to curb dropouts. The piece ends with a folksy adage about curves and luck.
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon championed a 90 day mediation framework for the railroad dispute, rejecting AFL-CIO threats to withdraw support. The plan stages three 30 day periods with a final report and limited term enforcement, while Morse stresses non compulsory arbitration and wartime supply protections. The piece also notes Johnson administration staff actions around Medicare ceremony planning and a Youth Opportunity Campaign listing summer job programs and scholarships.
The article notes a shift in corporate culture toward formal training programs for underachieving middle executives. Companies justify on the job supervision and external courses as necessary in a modern environment, with sabbaticals and resort-style schools becoming common to polish talent and address the rapid pace of technological change.
The piece reflects on past campus culture with student activists, glee club humor, and demonstrations on the eve of games. It contrasts liberal professors giving Cs with academic freedom during summer and notes undergraduates swallowing goldfish instead of LSD and youth seeking to burn draft cards.
Politicians say the nation is youth dominated but Census figures show 1966 median age at 27.8 years. By 1990 even with high birth rates the median may not drop to 25. 21st birthday turning ages surge in 1967 68 and 75. Political parties must target first time voters to endure.
Russell Kirk argues that force strengthens not weakens core ideals and defends against Communist expansion in Vietnam. He contrasts Dr Eugene Blake’s plea for moral persuasion with history showing military action deterred Nazi and fascist ideologies. He warns that negotiations without force risk victory for aggression.
Keep America Beautiful reports that litter cleanup costs 500 million dollars while bank robberies and burglaries total 4.5 million dollars in a year. The message urges public virtue and personal responsibility guiding citizens to uphold integrity in government, business, and daily life.
Publisher W Paul Casavant and Managing Editor E P Ingalls listed with address 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 and telephone lines for business and editorial departments. Subscription rates in advance: one month 2.60 six months 15.50 one year 31.00. Member of the Associated Press.
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