Biddeford Polling Places Fall Short on Signage
Journal political writer Maryline White found seven wards with poor or no polling place signs in Biddeford last week. One ward was locked, another access was blocked by a parking lot, and several had no street visible identifiers. Mayor Gilbert Boucher pledged street visible signs and better identification for upcoming municipal elections and urged communities to review polling sites to aid voters.
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Biddeford
Journal
Maryline White
Gilbert Boucher
A Conservative Viewpoint on Women’s Liberation Shifts
A columnist reflects on ten years of the Women's Liberation Movement, noting benefits and excesses. He contrasts earlier female students' caution with a decade of coed Dartmouth and Princeton changes, praising increased assertiveness while warning of campus dormitory pressures and peer influence on freedom of choice. The piece ends with journal policy on letters to the editor.
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Wniversaty
Fev
Dartmouth
Princeton
No Resignation Change: Essay on U S Parliamentary System
Washington editorial argues against replacing the United States with a parliamentary system as urged by some pundits. It stresses the American framework limits rapid swings in policy, preserves checks, and reflects Founding Fathers who chose a strong, separately elected president.
Readers Debate Resignation and Continuity After Nixon
The piece argues against forcing Nixon to resign via polls or impeachment, warning it would upend 200 years of presidential precedent and push the nation toward a parliamentary system. It discusses political pressure, potential constitutional chaos, and the dangers of treating resignation as policy.
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Nixon
Quit
Coonskin
Con
Macauley
Word Oddities On Gay Term For Men And Women
Theodore Bernstein discusses the lack of a male-specific term for homosexuals and questions adopting gay as a uniform adjective. He jokingly proposes HOMEX as a noun and adjective, urging a gender-inclusive coinage to preserve language clarity.
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Theodore M. Bernstein
The
New York Times Syndicate
Energy Crisis and Parade Timing Critique in Journal
Readers share strong opinions on an energy crisis causing acute hardship and political missteps in waste removal plans for Blue Haven, plus concerns about parade timing clashing with Sunday worship. James W. Fletcher urges ecumenical action and better planning for Veterans Day events.
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Cofeucon
Eac
Blue Haven
Mobile Home Park
Thornton Academy
Ecek Mobile Home
Journal
Rsons
Caulfield Reveals Wiretaps On Donald Nixon And Kraft
Former White House operative John Caulfield testifies to Senate on wiretaps of Donald Nixon and Joseph Kraft. Ehrlichman ordered the taps, with Caulfield coordinating surveillance and later reporting no valuable leads. The Kraft tap faced covert hurdles before cancellation.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
White House
John Caulfield
Senate
Nixon
Donald
Joseph Kraft
John Ehrlichman
FBI
Secret Service
Donald Nixon
Caulfield
California
Ehrlichman
Jack Ragan
Ragan
George Clifford
Philip Herrick
Senate Watergate Committee
Davies
Hawaii
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Details
A Biddeford Maine newspaper masthead lists Alta W Foster 1891 1971 B and C Whitehouse 1872 W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C Sutton managing editor Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer with a 283 3625 business office editorial department address and subscription rates including one month 300 six months 1800 and one year 36 00 plus AP republication rights and national advertising reps Mathews Shannon Cub Ken Inc 757 3rd Ave New York City.
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Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Associated Press
AP News
Mathews-Shannon Cubken Inc
3Rd Ave
New York City
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Saco
Faith McKnight
Blue Haven Park
Laco
James W. Fletcher
First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ
Nixons
Georgetown
Kraft
John Davies
J. Edgar
Hoover
Middle East
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Associates’ National Board
Coopers and Lybrand
San Clemente
Justice Department
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Washington Post
Maxine Cheshire
Henry Kissinger
Saco Journal
Alta W. Foster
Adams Street
Maine
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