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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1968
Page
6
Editorial urges Maine residents to embrace the Yellowbird jet service at Portland Airport. It highlights 26 minute Boston and 58 minute New York trips, argues air travel offers faster, more comfortable options than roadways, and anticipates further airport terminal improvements this summer.
Paul Harvey profiles Dr. George Beto, director of the Texas Department of Corrections, noting his prerelease program, reduced recidivism, and disciplined approach. He rebuilt a prison culture with sports, a newspaper, and arts while stressing character formed by doing necessary tasks. He compares cost savings and calls for self-improvement after falls.
Bobby K aims for the Triple Crown with races across Oregon Nebraska Indiana Belmont Preakness and Kentucky Derby links. Gene McCarthy reportedly received the wrong dope in Nebraska while Nixon faces an un crowded GOP contest. Oregon lists LBJ though scratched. Florida racing also on the card as voters select jockeys.
Washington observes President Johnson maintaining calm toward De Gaulle amid Franco American tensions. The piece notes France’s labor unrest and De Gaulle’s nuclear program while highlighting Stokely Carmichael's Washington house purchase and Miriam Makeba's ties to anti American tours. It also discusses Shriver's France ambassadorship and a shift to leftist governance with ORTF's radio and TV control.
Washington columnist Don MacLean lambasts Esquire for shock value and recycled city pieces. He cites seven covers six city specific and one general, predicting a sales boost attempt amid weak editorial quality and filler content. He notes forthcoming Dr Timothy Leary piece and mocks the Washington bus gun novelty in Microscoops.
Dr. Harrison Brown argues at the University of Michigan that nuclear generated electricity could support about nine billion people at US living standards, or 40 billion at subsistence, by powering agro industrial complexes in arid regions and desalinating water. He envisions city areas run by nuclear power expanding habitation into areas like India Pakistan the Middle East North Africa Brazil Chile and Peru.
Washington correspondent Ray Cromley argues Japan shows how campus protests can escalate into organized student riots funded by slush funds. He links teachers and political groups to fueling unrest and warns coordinated U S riots could threaten colleges.
An editor laments Supreme Court overreach, arguing judges strike down Congress or state laws on vague principles rather than adhering to the Constitution. He recalls Marbury v Madison, notes Warren Court expansion of amendments, and warns that unchecked judicial power endangers separation of powers and the checks and balances.
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