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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1968
Page
4
The piece argues October 6 to 12 as Newspaper Week, urging the public to value a free press as a bulwark of liberty. It warns that censorship and press control threaten democracy, noting the role of newspapers in reporting facts, framing meaning, advertising, entertainment, and public discourse. It stresses freedom to read diverse material as a core American right.
Inez Robb argues for silent cellophane to curb noisy eating at Broadway and Opera, criticizing high ticket prices and seating disruptions. She riffs on theatre life, cites Carmen and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and suggests isolating noisy patrons in a glass booth to protect the arts.
A Gilbert Youth Associates poll of 1,100 teens coast to coast found honesty ranking highest among about 40 traits including bravery faith loyalty and charity. It edged friendliness by more than two to one with New Jersey youth stressing honesty as essential for personal growth and good for others. The piece cites Luke 8 15 and calls for personal honesty starting with oneself.
The column portrays Nixon surrounded by a polished staff and slick Madison Avenue messaging aimed at shaping a friendly image. It notes controlled appearances, careful issue handling, and avoidance of TV confrontations to prevent eruptions from his temper. Negotiated TV time and a streamlined, businesslike campaign operations center the piece.
Column by Don MacLean criticizes presidential candidates Humphrey Nixon and Wallace for offering only complaints. The author ridicules their lengthy fault lists and calls for real solutions rather than slogans. He notes Humphrey seeks UN action on Vietnam, while others push law and order and inflation remedies.
Washington observers note Nixon guards against Wallace and Humphrey threats while building a national count. Wallace threatens key Southern states, with Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana as certain, and Georgia South Carolina Arkansas as possible. Nixon hopes for Virginia Tennessee Florida and perhaps Texas North Carolina, while fearing losses in New York Michigan and Pennsylvania if Humphrey strengthens. Humphrey’s campaign lags with weak organization, raising the chance he latches onto a sharp issue like Vietnam peace to disrupt Nixon.
Column by Jenkin Lloyd Jones analyzes George Wallace's rising third party influence amid liberal missteps in policy and public sentiment. He argues Wallace could spark a three way electoral split, risk a constitutional crisis, and reflects on civil rights debates and liberal establishment strategy.
The piece notes Nixon and Humphrey avoid debates due to hecklers in audiences. It cites constitutional free speech as a hinderance for candidates to speak. George Wallace also seeks equal air time amid rioting at rallies.
Publisher and editor credits for Biddeford Maine paper listed with contact numbers and association with the Associated Press. Subscription rates shown include one month two dollars sixty cents six months fifteen fifty and one year thirty one dollars. Entry notes second class postage and postal details.
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