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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1973
Page
4
An elderly widow urges a city program to help seniors find work while noting Social Security earning limits. She recalls payroll clerk experience and health readiness, arguing May's Senior Citizens Month theme Older Americans in Action is a suitable prompt for assisting job seekers.
Virginia Payette notes Skylab crew will eat near restaurant fare like filet mignon and shrimp cocktail, costing about 26.35 dollars per astronaut per day. The column connects space dining to soaring domestic prices and broader inflation, predicting a tough reality when astronauts return to Earth and face higher hamburger prices.
A Maine reader reiterates support for the Supreme Court action against Elks Club discriminatory practices. He notes the club's national charter, tax status, and philanthropic role, contrasts free expression with moral boundaries, and praises the ACLU for defending civil rights across faiths and races.
A brief item notes a social gathering themed around a wealth related misstep with emphasis on the folly of spending past the limits of a guest list and budget. Local attendees include hosts and a few named social figures.
The piece traces Nixon’s college days including a dean’s office break in to inspect grades, early campaign tactics, and links to aides like Haldeman. It cites sources on Nixon’s 1960s campaigns, the White House reaction to Watergate, and views on impeachment pressure.
Nostalgic ramble on Algonquin Hotel era and its famed wits. The author questions bar chatter being immortalized and contrasts with Washington and New York clubs. He notes Boswell-like records are rare and recalls Art Buchwald as a personal exception.
Newspapers mislinked a 1960 Kennedy related burglary to Watergate causing widespread but erroneous headlines. Reporters confused Dr. Eugene Cohen and Dr. Janet Travell offices with the Ellsberg case, misreporting addresses, dates, and outcomes while ignoring corrections and the July 4 health controversy.
Russell Kirk argues for aggressive promotion of books via free review copies to newspapers magazines and public figures. He contrasts high prices and limited catalog sales with the need for bold advertising and loss leader strategies to drive reader purchases and bookstore traffic. He notes distributors bakers and dog food firms used similar ploys and warns booksellers to adopt frequent clearance sales and generous promotions.
Biddeford Saco Journal details publisher Wm. E. Foster and editor B F C Whitehouse with staff names Alta W. Foster and Gladys M. Whitehouse. offices on llms Street Biddeford Maine. subscription rates listed including one month three dollars and one year thirty six dollars. Associated Press membership noted.
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