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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1972
Page
3
Editorial calls for donations to the Biddeford-Saco Community Chest with a $67,000 goal. It highlights aid for a child with a hearing issue an elderly nursing patient and a special needs child urging gifts whether lump sum or via payroll deduction. It appeals to workers to persuade employers to adopt payroll withholding.
Virginia Payette critiques Christopher Jencks on schooling and earnings arguing that quality education does not guarantee higher income. She notes cognitive skills matter more, cites Carnegie support, and urges continued cultural exposure despite doubts about poverty reduction.
Henry Morissette of 7A Pool St Biddeford writes endorsing John R Bolduc for Maine Representative. He praises Bolduc as intelligent and sincere with strong interest in national politics, vows to vote for him in November, and urges change to laws amid rising crime.
James P. Grant president of the Overseas Development Council urges rapid growth in developing nations and higher aid from rich countries to curb unemployment in the 1970s. He calls for labor intensive production and no quotas on such exports to help millions of young people worldwide.
Washington report notes Greek reluctance as the Sixth Fleet makes Athens its home base. Locals fear American sailors altering neighborhoods and rents while authorities dispute polling data and cover stories about site selection and Greek attitudes toward the United States.
Amer icans in 46 of 50 states will set clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday Oct 29 as DST ends. The piece recounts the history from Ben Franklin to the 1967 Uniform Time Act and notes Arizona and Hawaii exempt, states that once observed and later dropped DST, and rural opposition including farmers and Fundamentalists. It also mentions Michigan Indiana referenda and local opt outs.
Bruce Biassot recalls a search for lost innocence and enduring attachments as he writes about his mother’s life, a Michigan home, and the people touched by her warmth. He notes how memories of family, a beloved house, and shared generosity spread to neighbors, friends, and community. The piece ends with a question on whether such spirit can endure.
Russell Kirk discusses a theology professor at the Catholic University of Fribourg who argues for sexual happiness as a basic right and questions moral rules. He warns such views threaten social order, love, and restraint, noting the harms of promiscuity and sexual exploitation.
The Bideford-Lace Journal prints local news from Biddeford Maine with Associated Press content. It lists staff contacts, publisher and editor names, and mailing address at 11 Adams Street Biddeford ME 04005 along with subscription rates and phone numbers.
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