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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1973
Page
4
In Our Opinion the downtown Biddeford area should be beautified with real flowers rather than plastic ones. The piece praises decorative flower pots on utility poles and asks if civic groups could fund and water real blooms, noting Maine's short growing season and suggesting residents with gardens donate plants to brighten the streets year round.
Virginia Payette surveys a nation in a fragile quiet after almost 12 years of war with Vietnam drawing down, riots easing, campuses calmer, and minority gains visible as public conflict fades. Watergate remains a flashpoint as Americans wrestle with this hard-won peace.
Letter urges parents to support the traffic helper nicknamed the man in blue not a policeman. The writer shares incidents of near misses and urges mothers and fathers to ensure children wait for full stops before crossing. Readers are asked to discuss safety with children and thank the helper. Henri R Audet Biddeford addresses the editor.
Washington handling of the Watergate affair centers on Haldeman pressuring CIA to urge FBI to restrain the investigation to the five Watergate arrests. CIA memos show Helms Walters and Gray discussed tapering the probe, with Haldeman and Ehrlichman at White House office meetings. Nixon later fired Haldeman and Ehrlichman amid continued coverup fallout.
A columnist analyzes the Watergate scandal, noting Nixon's mixed legacy and the CREEP circle’s danger to democracy. The piece recalls past scandals, warns of government intrusion, laments public apathy, and critiques Connally’s Nixon race bid alongside Agnew and McGovern’s prospects.
Washington experts say the Soviet threat may hinge more on leadership changes in the high command than on missiles or subs. Replacing veteran officers with technocrat generals emphasizes advanced weapons and offensive potential, risking a strategic shift if the U S does not match innovation.
Radical student presses face competition from the Independent Student Newspaper Association formed by 14 papers led by Nicholas J. Loniello of the Badger Herald. ISNA seeks 6 000 to 10 000 dollars seed money to organize, arguing moderates are increasingly shut out on campuses.
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