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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1967
Page
4
Opinion argues the proposed changes fall short and urge a full charter revision toward a council-manager system. It supports higher mayor and council pay, and rejects a tangled set of ballot questions forcing a Hobson’s choice.
Paul Harvey recalls hardship before welfare programs and cites a French mother demanding more aid. He notes rising welfare demonstrations in major U.S. cities and warns rewarding dependency worsens the problem, contrasting ADC support with personal initiative.
A reflective piece compares governance to steering a vessel, noting leaders and captains share duties to the public good, while acknowledging flaws in systems. It urges devotion to collective welfare and cites Acts 10 35 about righteousness. A light aside mentions canned TV laugh tracks and a tipsy neighbor.
Washington figure Mendel Rivers pushes through a bill to authorize three U.S. naval vessels to Greece despite State Department and allied opposition. The move comes amid Greek junta tensions, NATO debates, and broader U.S. policy strains in the Near East and Vietnam era.
A columnist muses on Christopher Columbus in Washington with a tour of a Santa Maria replica owned by Lawrence Vineburgh. He notes misattributed ship roles, compares costs to the space program, and jabs at public life and media, ending with light satire on politics and culture.
North Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh would lose little by not attending peace talks, as his mission to spread Hoism across Indochina remains central. He benefits from ongoing war, with Soviet and Chinese support strengthening his army, while the South Vietnamese force must be rebuilt to prevent Ho's forces from becoming dominant.
Russell Kirk argues McNamara resists aggressive moves in Vietnam and urges bolder options. He favors heavier bombing or coastal invasion to deter Hanoi, notes risks of Laos, China, and the USSR, and cites Burke on wartime courage. He concludes a sterner successor may act.
The passage notes Harvard recognizing Christopher Columbus while Yale scholars favor Leif Ericson. It jokes that Columbus had a better press agent and questions who truly discovered what, mentioning Isabella and other figures in a playful, debate-like tone.
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