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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1975
Page
4
The Ways and Means Committee backed a compromise energy tax on gasoline to start next year at three cents a gallon and rise to 23 cents by 1977, a reduction from an earlier 40-cent proposal. The plan would exempt 40 gallons a month, with credits likely offsetting higher costs, and business use allowances.
A letter notes Buddy Poppies funds since 1922 support disabled veterans widows and orphans with most proceeds staying local. VFW Post 489 and Ladies Auxiliary lead the annual BIDDEFORD sale and urge citizens to wear poppies as thanks to those who sacrificed. The piece thanks Saco Jaycees tri-city police and rescue units for support and honors those who walked for March of Dimes and attended local plays.
A collection of sayings on parenting and marriage. Walter Schirra Sr. argues that treating sons like sons helps them become heroes in your eyes, while R A Lymon cautions that marriage initiates family life, implying commitment before starting a family.
A brief staff credit line lists Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 and W. Foster id B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 with 1889 1972 dates, alongside W. Paul Casavant as publisher and Charles C. Sutton as managing editor with Gladys M Whitehouse as president and treasurer.
Washington Merry Go Round reports Nixon golf on April 24 at Camp Pendleton while about 18 000 Vietnamese refugees shelter nearby. He played with Gen Paul Graham Col Tullis Woodham and Col Jack Brennan, toured in an electric cart, shooting a high 90s score, and spoke only of golf.
In The Nation, scholars Grinspoon and Bakalar acknowledge a link between unemployment and crime but argue the relationship is complex. They warn that simple economic remedies won't deter crime and call for targeted interventions, while noting rising crime coincides with high affluence and persistent inequality, with New York showing notable increases in robberies, larcenies, and burglaries as unemployment climbs.
James Reston reports on disarmament experts at Geneva redefining the second nuclear age as broader proliferation of bomb making materials. Dr. Fred Ikle warns of international controls, theft risks, and the limits of mutual deterrence, urging global cooperation and new institutions beyond bilateral treaties.
A tired farmer sought a real estate agent to list his land but rushed back to the office the next morning declaring he would not sell. He exclaimed the ad revealed his dream farm, one he had always wanted, per The Little Gazette.
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