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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1968
Page
5
The editorial examines President Johnson's New Year pledge to cut the U S payments deficit and notes failure on measures such as the tourist tax and import surcharge. It warns that Congress must act to spur any real 1968 improvement as exports rise modestly while imports surge.
Paul Harvey outlines a reinforced East German border with nine obstacle rows including electric fences, guards, dogs, and mine fields. He notes 15,000 border guards ordered to shoot to kill, a 99 mile wall extension aimed for 1970, and compares Western freedoms to continued escapes.
Washington column argues big money dominates elections, naming past finacial backers and investigations. It urges Pulitzer winners to form a committee to probe campaign spending and improve governance, highlighting historic figures and disclosure efforts.
Washington column notes a parade of a Texas accent preacher selling a mock elixir called Surtax that promises to cure poverty and economic woes with a 10 percent tax rise. The piece satirizes deficit spending and tax debates linked to Resurrection City protest camp and University graduates seeking high five figure salaries.
Washington correspondent details Ho Chi Minh history as a Soviet agent from 1925. The account traces his training in Moscow, postings in Canton Bangkok and Hong Kong, and his 1941 return to Indochina to infiltrate and control nationalist forces.
Russell Kirk laments the rise of modern motels after World War II praising old hotels and railing against impersonal, lobbyless, congested roadside lodgings. He recalls a Massachusetts stay with minimal service and poor amenities, arguing downtown hotels offered better value and hospitality.
In Japan waves power harbor buoys using turbine and pendulum devices. The system generates electricity with minimal maintenance and yearly battery checks, offering a potential replacement for standard or solar batteries. The author urges utilizing divine power in creation for progress.
Publisher W Paul Casavant and Managing Editor E P Ingalls are listed for the Biddeford Maine paper with contact numbers, address at 11 Adams Street, subscription rates in advance, and AP ownership notice included. This entry provides a newspaper masthead style listing rather than a news story.
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