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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1967
Page
4
The great end of life is not knowledge but action says Thomas Henry Huxley in this editorial page thought line. The quote emphasizes taking decisive steps over merely accumulating understanding.
Our opinion celebrates the newspaper boy as more than a deliveryman. The piece praises their independence, hard work, and lessons in business within a free society, noting how such youth shape future leaders and uphold a free press. It emphasizes duty, discipline, and community esteem for the newsboy tradition.
Paul Harvey portrays the National Welfare Rights Movement as a corrupt scheme with 58 locals in 31 states and 3,000 to 4,000 dues paying members. He criticizes leaders for subsidizing the movement and cites economists urging higher welfare for all, claiming relief rolls rise amid prosperity and cost. A Catholic missionary contrasts aid based on work with welfare as a right.
In St Paul Minnesota high school answers show popularity means thinking of others first being considerate and interested in people around them. Students emphasize involvement and gentle treatment over mere bubbly personality and good looks. The piece urges readers to show Christian love toward others.
Washington column warns that many advisory panels operate with little scrutiny, often representing special interests. It cites the Moynihan Haddon Traffic Safety group as undermining HEW and delaying action, with leaders from Harvard and the Transportation Department dictating policy.
A Post Office directive on using rubber bands prompts Sen. Stephen Young to question clarity. The column blends light micro-scoops about Congress, transport officials, Hong Kong photos, and a quip about Senator Young and Vietnam policy.
The piece notes Ronald Reagan may join GOP ticket humor as a noncandidate, using wit to poke at Democrats and even promising laughs with jokes about not running. It cites his vaudeville persona and potential risks and benefits in the political spotlight.
Washington argues a practical route to peace in Vietnam lies in winning over non Communist Viet Cong and National Liberation Front members rather than forcing talks with Ho Chi Minh. Many junior leaders fear uncertain futures, while capable non Communists seek jobs and democracy. attracting them could erode Viet Cong power. The plan stresses leveraging disillusioned leaders and offering real roles in a new South Vietnam.
An editor reflects on historic land deals like the Louisiana Purchase and Alaska, noting Alaska’s transformation from a rough frontier to a Korean era energy and timber bonanza. He cites Sitka’s 100th anniversary of U S acquisition, Seward’s folly cost, and modern oil, gas, and timber deals with Japanese investment shaping Alaska’s economy.
Biddeford Journal enters daily publication except Sunday with staff including Paul Casavant as publisher and P Ingalls as managing editor. The paper lists subscription rates in advance and states AP news is used exclusively for local dispatch republication rights.
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