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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1972
Page
4
The Ford Motor Co may shut down to meet EPA rules amid alleged unauthorized 1973 engine test adjustments. The EPA head could halt a major company, raising concerns over unelected power and judicial oversight. Ford faces up to 100 days of testing delays as it launches new models.
Virginia Payette reports speculation that John Connally could be the Democratic nominee in Miami. Commentators note his economic stance may hurt or help as wage and price controls, Vietnam, and policy shifts loom. The column surveys factions and campaign odds amid party tensions and Connally’s surprising Treasury resignation.
Washington reports secret intelligence suggests North Vietnam's economy was already breaking under strain from floods and war. Hoarding, black market activity, and disrupted distribution preceded renewed bombing, while China and the Soviet Union may bolster Hanoi with increased rail shipments and cross-border support.
Dr. Lena Schreier of Huntington Utah, one of the nation’s oldest doctors, graduated from Nebraska Medical School in 1911. Now 88, she makes house calls in a 1939 Plymouth dispensing medical care and moral counsel. She recalls years of change for women in medicine and notes rising mental distress requiring friendly reassurance alongside treatment.
A humorous note describes an island in the Pacific where natives are famed cooks and warns gourmets to avoid the place on the premise of cannibal danger. The piece contrasts bargain pricing and thrifty spending with a farcical culinary scene.
Washington columnist Don MacLean argues that the major powers privately agree not to disarm themselves while arming others, shaping the Vietnam conflict and global power dynamics. He suggests a secret postwar deal among the U S S R and China to halt supplies, with broader implications.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey campaigns in California amid dwindling chances as his rival Sen. George McGovern gains momentum and delegates. Humphrey defends his record on Medicare housing subsidies and Social Security while stressing his long political life and leadership ambitions.
Russell Kirk critiques Father Berrigan and argues Hanoi seeks total victory, including Laos and Cambodia. He says peace would come only if Moscow and Peking halt aid and Washington refrains from expanding Saigon, enabling a stalemate and status quo ante bellum.
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