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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1973
Page
4
Editorial notes a Green Beret dental unit from Fort Devens will parachute near York Junior High to distribute care kits and teach oral hygiene as part of a Department of Defense program aimed at improving Maine’s high dental decay rates.
Paul Harvey criticizes newsmen for turning Watergate coverage into a vendetta. He notes McGovern, Ralph Nader, and others question motives while media focus on impeachment rhetoric. The piece argues righteous wrath should avoid feuding and note the dangers of excessive partisan pressure.
A letter to the Journal quotes Russell H. Conwell on officeholders being servants of the people and not masters. The writer argues great men are defined by intrinsic value, not public office, noting elections cost them. Reader Bob Demers also offers cartoon commentary and a cartoon-panel suggestion.
Policy for Letters To The Journal states all letters must be signed with street address and city or town, should not exceed 300 words and preferably be typed on one side. The Journal welcomes letters and says views are not necessarily endorsed. It adds we never make mistakes and comments that the little rascals are self-perpetuating.
Washington Merry-Go-Round details entwined roles in wiretap politics from 1969 to 1971. Sam Dash, once critic of Mitchell, becomes cross examiner as Mitchell faces implicated illegal tapping of Democratic telephones.
columnist Don MacLean muses on roller skating waiters boosting speed and sales at a Washington DC eatery while joking about long book proposals and rejected offers. He notes chatter about a heavy title on the spear and reflects on translation issues with foreign publishers.
Washington watchers attributed the 1972 Democratic nomination outcome to alleged Watergate era dirty tricks aimed at discrediting Edmund Muskie and boosting George McGovern. The piece notes fake letters and slurs affecting Muskie in New Hampshire and Florida, while acknowledging other factors shaped the overall result.
William S. White compares Sen. Sam Ervin to Sen. Richard Russell as he takes on Watergate inquiry with the same constitutional caution and national duty that guided Russell's 1950s MacArthur-Korea investigation. The piece frames civilian supremacy, presidential powers, and Senate tradition amid a volatile political era.
Obituary brief listing Alta W. Foster 1891 1971 and William E. Foster 1881 1963 along with B F C Whitehouse 1889 1972. Mentions Biddeford Saco Journal context.
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