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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1969
Page
4
An editorial: Arthur Maxwell receives a fitting tribute sponsored by the Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce at Biddeford High School. A limited guest list praised a local boy who stayed home and achieved success in business and extensive humanitarian and philanthropic work, often unseen.
Virginia Payette comments on mounting living costs and a rising price spiral. She notes an 0.8 percent March rise, the largest monthly spike in 19 years, and compares dollar value from 1957 59 and 1939. She discusses wage limits, tax surtaxes, luxury price hikes, and regional cost disparities.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists subscription rates payable in advance: monthly $2.60, six months $15.50, yearly $31.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches. Entered as second class at Biddeford, Maine.
Washington President Nixon has spent hours in the Lincoln Room shaping a disengagement strategy with peace as the aim. He prioritizes ending the war, then halting crime and rising prices, while Kissinger urges caution and unilateral withdrawal plans proceed amid a possible new Vietcong offensive.
A satirical look at organized crime planning political ventures as a way to expand illicit profits. The mock meeting imagines mobsters proposing front businesses and a culture clash swap with Red China, highlighting the absurdity of crime entering politics.
A reader pleads for merit over family ties in Little League selection, urging boys to play for skill. A separate note promotes democracy in Saco by inviting residents to sign a petition on a beer warehouse zoning change, calling for citizen voice in the fall vote.
Washington correspondent Ray Cromley surveys fears and praise of police in a society tense over crime and control. He notes some officers are corrupt or brutal, yet most are honest, overworked family men. The piece argues strong policing protects liberty and resists totalitarian designs.
Russell Kirk discusses back-to-Africa schemes as a potential but unlikely remedy for urban disorder. He notes past and present proposals, including emigration plans supported by Colonel W. B. Higgins, Liberia and Sierra Leone precedents, and the slim chances of substantial African settlements by Black Americans.
Harold Coffin notes the long history of tenant disputes and landlord burdens, from roach infestations to late night disturbances. He recalls the Pony Express era to illustrate stubborn service delays, arguing landlords deserve relief from disruptive tenants and uncooperative parties while preserving neighborly peace.
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