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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1973
Page
4
Editorial condemns fan harassment at Biddeford High School games. Hooligans pulled girls skirts, teased spectators, and disrupted the event under athletic director Brother Richard. The piece calls for removal and future bans to protect attendees and prevent injuries.
A narrated vignette in a Washington town voice portrays a crowd around a big fence house amid gossip and suspicion. Characters Billy Dick Jerry Ted Henry Law n Order John and aunt Hepzibah feature in a satire of small town pressures, bribery rumors, and police hints. Tourists and a police officer appear as distant echoes.
The Nation argues Agnew’s plea bargain for tax evasion and betrayal of public trust undercuts justice. It contrasts harsh penalties for petty crimes with Agnew’s light sentence, urging that officials be punished equally to others. The piece condemns the leniency as a public-trust betrayal and calls for accountability.
Theodore Bernstein notes the shifting terms for dark skinned people from Negro to Black and other labels. He discusses capitalization issues and proffers a brief history of usage while critiquing Agnew era corruption and Nixon administration scandals.
The Journal invites letters to the department and notes opinions may not be endorsed by the Journal. All letters must be signed and include a street address and city or town. They should not exceed 300 words and are preferred to be typed on one side of the paper.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists B F C Whitehouse 1889 1972 Alta W Foster 1891 1971 W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C Sutton managing editor Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer with business and editorial offices in Biddeford Maine 04005. Printed daily except Sunday at 11 Adams Street. Membership in the Associated Press.
The IRS quietly audits Hubert Humphrey's 1970 71 and 72 returns while investigations into Spiro Agnew and a $50 000 handover from Robert Maheu raise questions. Sources say Maheu claimed delivering cash to Humphrey in 1968 and Humphrey denies memory of receipt.
An open letter from Biddeford voters and AFSCME Local 1828 argues that city police bargaining talks stalled due to the city attorney’s delays and high fees. The letter details a year of meetings from 1972 to 1973, calls for faster negotiation, and urges taxpayers to pressure the Police Commissioners to hire a more committed attorney.
The passages compare personal effort to ascent and praise faith as life’s driving force. Nietzsche urges using one’s own legs rather than relying on others to rise, while Osiler extols faith as a wonderful, unmeasurable moving force guiding life.
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