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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1973
Page
4
The editorial argues Biddeford and Saco face frequent flooding from sewer and storm drainage. It calls for a separate storm drainage system, notes high water tables in the river valley, and warns sewer plants cannot handle extra storm load. Homeowners suffer financially from flooded cellars.
Letters from readers question the $250000 eminent domain purchase of the Pool Beach Association seven acre parcel in Biddeford Pool. Critics demand clarity on taxes and long term costs while debating who gains access and how the oceanfront will be managed. A second letter decries local apathy toward school issues and urges public participation at meetings and on school safety.
The quoted lines contrast a person bound by rules with another who follows the wind’s call and disregards others’ judgments. A German proverb adds that a hedge between friends sustains their bond.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Alta W Foster C Whitehouse W Paul Casavant and Gladys M Whitehouse with publisher managing editor president and treasurer in the newspapers masthead. It details staff roles and office numbers in Biddeford Maine and notes Associated Press copyright and subscription rates.
Washington investigations reveal Rep. Ken Gray used campaign funds for personal items including a boat, clothing, tickets, and debt payments. He cites constituents and entertainment as legitimate expenses while denying wrongdoing, asserting campaign income reporting on past taxes and promising separation of official costs.
The Nation essay notes defense funds for Agnew Krogh and other political defendants, contrasting private fundraising with taxpayer financed prosecutions. It cites Ellsberg Russo and Gainesville Eight trials, detailing attorney and witness costs, court expenses, and the burden on taxpayers, calling for government defense cost allocation to curb harassment.
A feature discusses coinage and dissent around terms like NONMENTALS and G STRING, exploring origins of burlesque show terminology. Letters from H J Howard and Alfred Buchwald debate whether the G string name derives from geography, instrument anatomy, or general coverall usage.
The beached whale metaphor frames the Senate Watergate committee as a decaying, powerless body. Patrick Buchanan defends conservative journalism amid leaks. the panel’s tactics draw criticism for civil liberty encroachments and a shift from finding truth to political strategy. The piece likens the committee to a dangerous, unhealthy carcass in need of disposal.
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