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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1968
Page
4
The nation shows a quiet mood shift as space feats lose headline impact. Society grows inward looking, focusing on daily duties, youth values, and the duties that come with abundance. The moon mission is seen as a curiosity. the enduring challenge remains human nature and progress.
A satirical column argues elderly citizens form the Order of Ancient Activists to resist youth activism. It pokes fun at the New Left, proposes humorous slogans like Legalize Geritol and Free Winters, and stresses experience over youth while urging political action and self preservation.
Washington column cites confidential documents showing big steel firms shipped below standard plates to shipyards for nuclear submarines. Penn Galvanizing found 750 defective plates since 1962, with 80 percent undetected. Lukens and others named. Navy warned but continued self-testing. Thresher and Scorpion disasters linked by critics.
Washington columnist recalls Hillary Zeltser and her five year old Erica on a slow freighter trip to Italy and Switzerland. They repack into trains, face small mishaps with currency and services, and return via luxury liner France. Humorous anecdotes include bugs in cabin, rude waiters and missed hotel clues.
U S reports highlight a sharp generation gap in the Soviet leadership with more than half the population under 30. Aging 60-somethings dominate policy, bred by Stalin era power, leading to disconnect with youth demanding civil rights, free speech, and due process. Dissent among young Russians grows as calls for reform and new political voices challenge the regime.
In a clipped critique of grants and subsidies aimed at the underprivileged, the author condemns programs that put a rehabilitated felon in charge of a Christian reading room in a vice district and cites a riot at the University of Illinois involving 500 supposedly dis advantaged freshmen. He argues such aid breeds crime and waste.
Dr. Fred Pettijohn of Indianapolis reflects on 70 years in medicine noting progress yet persistent human traits. He stresses that medicine succeeds only with individual cooperation and faith, while divine guidance offers spiritual help if accepted. He cites Romans 12:6 about using differing gifts and asks for ongoing cooperation with God. Published in Biddeford Maine by W. Paul Casavant.
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