Euromart set to boost EC competition and unity
Editorial notes the European Economic Community aims for a strong 1980 economic union with a single currency and unified trade policy. Pompidou’s leadership dominates the summit while tensions hint at delayed federation. Economic independence signals fierce global competition ahead.
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European Economic Community
United States
Georges Pompidou
France
Britain
Pompidou
Economic Union
Soviet Union
Japan
Paul Harvey on Barbarian Rituals Across Time
Paul Harvey muses on humanity’s violence from Neanderthal cruelties to modern urban crime. He recalls his Tulsa radio start and contrasts traffic order with New York’s gun violence and bank robbery calls for a death penalty.
Biddeford Faces Ten Acre West Street Rezoning Debate
Myron Gregor of 94 West Street bids to preserve Biddeford’s forested beauty as the Planning Board considers rezoning about ten acres on West Street. He urges letters to City Hall to curb bulldozers and questions replacing aging homes with townhouses.
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Biddeford
West Street
Maine
Myron Gregor
Marriage Tensions and Endearing Words in Wives
A humorous take on couples dynamics cites marriage as a source of tension. It notes the challenge of handling a wife who acts true to gender and the value of polite phrases like yes dear. The piece ends with a quip about marriage counselors who are adept at smoothing over such frictions.
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Sam Devine
Ohio
Congress
Devine
United Police Fund
Pat Gorman
John Colcombe
Gorman
Colcombe
Campain
End Is Near for Saco Schools prompts voter plea
A reader urges approval of a new Saco Junior High as aging schools FACE safety and capacity issues. The letter cites Jordan Locke and Sweetser schools, taxpayer costs, gym access, and fire safety, urging a yes vote on November 7 1972.
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Saco
Jordan
Locke
Sweetser
Sweetser School
Locke School
Fairfield School
Saco Jr. High School
Annette M. Courtois
New County Rd
Maine
Journal
Burns
Nixon Favored 100-to-1 by Jimmy the Greek in 1972 outlook
Washington roundup shows Jimmy the Greek predicting Nixon’s reelection at 100 to 1 with an even chance to carry all states. Senate and gubernatorial races tilt variously, with Democrats favored to hold the Senate and several close governor contests noted. Uncertain late gains could shift outcomes as pollsters and bettors weigh coattail effects.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Jimmy
Nixon
Congress
House
Eame
Senate
GOP
Kentucky
Louie Nunn
Walter Huddleston
Louisiana
J. Bennett Johnston
John McKeithen
Michigan
Robert Griffin
Frank Kelley
Nebraska
Carl Curtis
Terry Carpenter
New Mexico
Pete Domenici
Jack Daniels
North Carolina
Nick Galifianakis
Jesse Helms
Oklahoma
Dewey Bartlett
Reublican
Rhode Island
John Chafee
Claiborne Pell
South Dakota
James Abourezk
Robert Hirsch
Texas
John Tower
Harold “Barefoot” Sanders
Virginia
William Spong
William Scott
Pell
Sanders
Nader Report on Congress Draws Mixed Reaction
Washington column criticizes Ralph Nader’s 250000 consumer report on Congress as a directory with background on lawmakers and their outside interests. The piece praises some data but calls the work mild, incomplete, and biased toward politicians’ quotes while noting entertainment and political speculation about future figures.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Gang
Ralph Nader
Congress
Nader
Senate
Bob Loring
Burns
Saco
Maine
Ralph
Consumer Report
Jack Anderson
Jack
Nixon's Domestic Role May Help McGovern in 1972 Race
Washington briefing notes that while McGovern pushes Vietnam peace talks, voters may still favor Nixon on the economy. Analysts see a possible domestic boost for McGovern from peace prospects, though his economic stance remains unclear to voters.
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Nixon
McGovern
NEA
Washington
George McGovern
Iowa City
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Vietnam
Hanoi
Paris
Lyndon Johnson
White House
U.S
South Vietnam
New Politics Doomed on Election Day
Washington column argues that a Nixon landslide would defeat not just George McGovern but a new leftist politics that the author calls a pseudo aristocracy. It accuses the McGovern movement of disruption, disrespect toward opponents, and ecumenical dissent, noting key figures and the party’s internal splits.
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William S. White
Washington
Nixon
George McGovern
Democratic Party
United States
McGovern
George Wallace
Wallace
Lyndon Johnson
Daley
Chicago
Biddeford Saco Journal Contact Details
Biddeford Saco Journal shows Alta W. Foster as founder years 1891 to 1971 with W Paul Casavant publisher E P Ingalls editor Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer and office numbers 283 3625 282 1535 for business and editorial departments at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 and second class postage paid.
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Alta W. Foster
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
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Pines
Y Warold Coffin
Alabama
John Sparkman
Winton Blount
Delaware
Caleb Boggs
Joseph Biden, Jr
Georgia
Sam Nunn
Fletcher Thompson
Idaho
James McClure
William
Bud) Davis
Iowa
Jack Miller
Richard Clark
Minnesota
Walter Mondale
Margaret Chase Smith
Massachusetts
Edward Brooke
Colorado
Gordon Allott
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Tennessee
Howard Baker
Montana
Lee Metcalf
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
Otis Bowen
Matthew Welsh
Indiana
Daniel
Walker
Richard Ogilvie
Illinois
Sherman Tribbitt
Russell Peterson
Hargrove Bowles
James Holshouse, Jr
Jay Rockefeller
Arch Moore
Christopher Bond
Edward Dowd
Missouri
Jimmy the Greek
Mac's
California
Donald Ck
Caifornia
Ronald Reagan
Washington News
By Bruce Biossat
Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
B. F. C. Whitehouse
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