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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1969
Page
4
In our opinion Apollo 10 stands as a symbol of teamwork and precision engineering. The Saturn V rocket with 5.6 million parts and a reliability target exceeding 99.99 percent embodies careful testing. After years of planning the eight day mission showcases human capacity to meet daunting challenges ahead of Apollo 11's July moon landing.
Virginia Payette notes a shift from scholarly leaders to taskmaster presidents who negotiate student demands, manage riots, and fundraise. She cites Berkeley, Columbia, Swarthmore, Duke, and NYC College of the City among campuses facing protests, expulsions, and leadership turnover while praising cautious, steadier governance and funding growth.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists publisher W Paul Casavant and managing editor E P Ingalls with telephone numbers for business and editorial departments. Subscription rates payable in advance are one month 2.60, six months 15.50, and one year 300. It notes membership in the Associated Press and post office entry details.
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes renewed Dodd censure benefits as pressmen disclose financials under the new ethics code. Rep Wright Patman faced backroom banker conflicts with committee members holding bank stock, including Brock, Mize, Stanton, Gettys, Stevens, Rees, Hanna, and Sullivan, while Beall joins Banking and Currency. Gonzalez recounts a banker offer of stock and board chairmanship, and several committee members accepted bank ties. Rogers’s White House foes whisper his ouster, and Navy loosens the military code, while Chernoff and the US exhibit project promote the U S image abroad.
West Berlin faced 35,000 overdue books in East Berlin after the 1961 Wall division. The West Berlin library had 60,000 donated volumes, and overdue notices continued to accrue, totaling an estimated 2,172,100 dollars in fines. The piece jokes about book return days becoming a political bargaining chip and laments imagination in the North American era.
Washington notes Nixon draft revision may reduce chances of being drafted for 19 to 25 year olds in 1969 and cut the share of college graduates among draftees. The shift could dampen underground Army papers and campus demonstrations as graduates face fewer suitable military roles and seek to resume civilian life.
Russell Kirk critiques sensitivity training in schools noting mixed methods and dangerous excesses. He cites a Florida reader’s experiences and exposes claims of sexual impropriety, professional hypocrisy, and harmful effects on students and staff. He condemns novel therapies as fad and calls for scrutiny.
A late arraignment led to a judge postponing proceedings as the defendant faced a second bank robbery attempt nearby. After conviction he received a 25 year cooling off period in federal prison. The piece also includes moral exhortations and humorous asides about honesty and reliability.
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