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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1972

Page

4

Polls near the Canadian election but seat share differs

Editorial notes pre election polls were within three percentage points of total party votes yet Conservative seat share surpassed the poll hints due to vote distribution. It argues polls are surprisingly reliable though candidates can shift minds late, and US elections rarely reverse pre election leads.

Conservative Parliam United States

Prison factories inside walls proposed by lawmakers

Paul Harvey argues for reform through prison industries. He cites Maryland and Nebraska programs reducing recidivism, notes high costs of imprisonment, and endorses inside prison factories paying union wages to train inmates, support families, fund victims, and create post release earnings.

Paul Harvey Charles Dickens England Maryland Nebraska State Reformatory Lincoln Harvard Stony Charles Percy Illinois Norman Carlson Federal Bureau of Prisons Percy

Three Minutes A Day On Writing By Cyrille Arnavon

University of Paris expert Cyrille Arnavon outlines writing guidance for fledgling authors. Build vocabulary and style, organize facts yet leave room for inspiration, begin with a striking statement, and shift ideas smoothly. Pause after a few sentences to check clarity and logic while praying for Christlike motives to inform your words.

University of Paris Cyrille Arnavon

The Needle: Auto Image, Smog, and Ration Talk

The piece jokes that faster auto development could harm ecology by reducing traffic jams and smog. It mocks blaming the wheel inventor for pollution and suggests emissions controls might lead to smog rationing, then quips that removing autos would leave only women to complain.

Biddeford Saco Journal masthead and notices

Publication record shows Alta W Foster Wm E Foster BFC Whitehouse W Paul Casavant publisher E P Ingalls editor Gladys Whitehouse president treasurer business office and editorial departments with contact numbers 283 3625 282 1535 published daily except Sunday at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 subscription rates reported and AP membership noting republication rights and national advertising reps Mathews Shannon Cullen Inc New York City.

W. Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Gladys M. Whitehouse Adams Street Biddeford Maine Associated Press AP News Mathews-Shannon-Cullen Inc 3Rd Ave New York City

Interoperability failures mark early Vietnam War communications

House investigators issue a secret briefing detailing a severe communications mess in 1965 1968 caused by non interoperable equipment and delayed deployment. The report cites Louis DeRosa and military officials noting a lack of joint systems and insufficient circuit quantities.

Jack Anderson Washington House House Appropriations Committee Louis DeRosa Pentagon Telecommunications Pentagon DeRosa Vietnam

Newsweek Aided by Crack Team of Newshawks In Washington

Maclean chronicles how Newsweek assigns bylines and tasks, names staffers who prepared and edited the column, and notes the Washington notes source. He mocks public interest in newsroom labor while detailing a parody chain of editors and researchers.

Ry Don Maclean Washington Newsweek New York Times Trade Journal Don Maclean Algernon G. Smedley Maclean New York Frelinghuysen K. Snippet Ormalu Hepplewhite Smediey Naomi Numbknees Filander Fop Nicholas G. Horrid R. Fasinggame Butts Robe Simenon Mous Rt Farkle George Sandy _ Shostacovich Kachaturian R. Meadowlark

Nixon gamble eyed as path to quiet tensions with communist powers

Washington analysis argues that trade dollars and technical aid could temper Hanoi Moscow and Peking by offsetting ideology with economic incentives. It notes North Vietnam may breach treaties yet hopes aid could deter violations while Moscow faces consumer shortages. China also seeks technical aid as talks begin.

Ray Cromley NEA Washington Nixon Hanoi Meyrey Moscow Peking North Vietnam China Russia Indochina U.S United States South Vietnam Laos Cambodia Ussr Soviet Union Japan West Germany Kremlin Middle East Asia Africa Europe

Youth vote shifts small but telling margin in races

Across states youth turnout shaped state legislatures and local posts even as McGovern’s presidential bid lagged. Nebraska and Hawaii saw young lawmakers replacing veterans while campuses boosted liberal campaigns and campus precincts favored McGovern. overall Nixon retained national lead.

Steve Fowler University of Nebraska William Swanson Legislative Council Fowler Vermont House of Representatives Michael Obuchowski Harvard University Gregory Reed Archie Hapries Hawaii Mindro Inaba University of Kansas Douglas County Mt Mini Iahkeaaloa Terry Ryan Associated Press Nebraska Unsen Rct Athens Ohio Ohio University Congress Andrew Young Jr Georgia Atlanta Soclieu Flicatl UW Wiuvet Nixon State House of Representavate I.J. Stoneback George McGovern McGovern CBS News George Fine Research, Inc New York Iowa Edward Mezvinsky Fred Schwengel Schwengel University of Iowa Mezvinsky Indiana Purdue University Floyd Fithian Fithian Earl Landgrant Ithian Tippecanoe County

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