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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1969
Page
4
Editorial on Harvard faculty fear and disruption. The piece cites a Harvard history professor quoted by the Wall Street Journal who laments that teaching and thinking have been displaced by terror and tension. Bomb scares strikes office takeovers and police student clashes disrupt scholarly work.
Virginia Payette laments the decline of passenger rail during the 100th anniversary of the first transcontinental run. She notes full trains, hard reservations, and indifferent clerks while praising good service on remaining routes like the Santa Fe Super Chief.
In Orrville Ohio a city computer is being replaced by people after the machine miscalculated utility bills. The joke notes automation outpacing humans yet cannot vote, likening computers to city hall and commenting on the complexity of machines and women in a dated, satirical tone.
Washington coverage details internal Nixon admin debate over Fortas investigations and Wolfson funding. Nixon discourages partisanship while Dirksen and Ford weigh impeachment risk, as Attorney General and Justice Department pursue subpoenas and grand jury activity amid Fortas ethics questions and reform bills.
Washington columnist decries government math on a proposed subway plan. He mocks costs from 2.5 billion for 100 miles, notes Senate and Rayburn projects, and jokes about leftovers. A sharp jab at inefficiency and bureaucratic budgeting.
A Los Angeles clinic touts instant therapy to ease living pains for the poor. Founder Dr. J. Alfred Cannon says patients seek relief over analysis. The center, serving 5,000 yearly, offers teen clubs language classes seminars for retirees and alcoholism education.
NEA Washington correspondent Ray Cromley profiles Dr Kyung Chik Han, a pioneering Korean Christian leader who fled North Korea with 27 parishioners in 1945. Han built 100 churches, many self-supporting, and leads a network of missions, schools, and evangelists across South Korea, underpinning a rapidly growing Christian society. He helped mobilize a wide range of society, including educators, soldiers, and officials, seen as central to South Korea’s postwar rise.
Russell Kirk reviews Richard Weaver’s The Southern Tradition at Bay, a posthumous study arguing the South’s distinct culture and heritage outlasts northern rationalism. Weaver, born in Weaverville NC and long at Chicago, contends the South kept a primitive life that could endure longer run.
A speaker links hunger and poverty to mental distress among children and warns that neglect can foster delinquency. He urges basic therapy of selfish love and urges believers to practice genuine consideration for others. He cites a Bible verse from Corinthians to reinforce the call for communal responsibility.
Biddeford Saco Journal lists Adams Street address and staff contacts for publisher and editors. The notice includes subscription rates in advance and postage details, noting second class mailing and city of Biddeford Maine.
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