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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1973
Page
4
The piece argues Congress may enact year round daylight saving time to conserve energy with cited 2 percent savings by advancing clocks. Public support is broad, but opposition could grow if fuel-saving rules seem biased or bureaucratic. bureaus must avoid inflating importance.
Russell Baker argues the Clarkstown NY decision to appoint a blind censor, Harry Snyder, symbolizes broader judgment debility. He praises blind censorship as sensible, critiques seeing censors, and questions enforcing standards on movies and books as a defense of the community and protection for the blind.
A reader queries whether LOAN can be used as a verb and cites examples. The column recalls prior discussions from July 1972 and letters from readers Waronk and Larson. It explains possible replies to inquiries and concludes with a brief note on the word FACILITY from Latin roots.
Internal Revenue Deputy Chief Counsel Roger Barth testified to the Senate Watergate committee that about 20 to 25 of roughly 200 monthly sensitive tax cases are flagged for the President. The White House and Treasury discuss which high‑profile cases to raise, aiming to avoid embarrassment in official duties. The network allegedly involved Nixon allies, big contributors, and associates, with past presidents using similar private briefings for sensitive matters.
Washington scene reports the Senate passed a broad energy bill granting the President sweeping powers to conserve fuel. It faces questions on rationing fairness and defining essential needs across states and regions, with debates over nonessential recreation, advertising, and Sunday limits highlighted.
Paul Harvey reports a changed U S approach as the fourth Middle East flareup in 25 years draws cautious reactions from the Kremlin and Congress. Leaders urge restraint, with Humphrey, Fulbright, and Mansfield now opposing intervention. Goldwater calls for higher defense, while Gallup polls show rising war weariness. The energy bill and fuel regulations loom, shaping policy as Western powers face oil pressure and regional tensions.
A Letter to the Journal contrasts the 1872 presidential election between Ulysses Grant and Horatio Seymour with a later era. It notes heavy private funding for Republicans, weaker Democratic backing, and several Grant administration scandals. The writer argues distrust of self investigative efforts and cites Nixon era warnings.
The Biddeford Saco Journal shows Alta W Foster wm E Foster B F C Whitehouse W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C Sutton managing editor Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer and business office staff. It lists the newspaper address St Adams Street Biddeford Maine 045 and mentions second class postage paid there. Subscription rates are printed: one month 3.00 six months 18.00 one year 36.00. The Associated Press is cited for republication rights. National advertising representation is Mathews Shannon Club ben Inc New York City.
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