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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1973
Page
4
An editorial urges conserving fuel oil this winter as shortages loom. It criticizes heating public schools colleges and municipal buildings at high temperatures and argues for prudent use of Maine's fuel oil ration to avoid waste.
A columnist notes Nixon paid minimal federal income taxes in 1970 and 1971 through deductions on mortgages and real estate taxes, including a deduction for gift of vice-presidential memorabilia. He jokes about forming SPEC, a nonprofit to collect and donate journalist clips as tax deductible gifts, and suggests valuing worn or priceless clips for donations.
The piece argues John Dean sought immunity from prosecutors early in the Watergate saga but did not threaten the President. It questions Dean’s motives, notes changes in his testimony before the Ervin committee, and suggests his later Nixon disclosures were strategic for a splash before TV cameras.
Isle Au Haut, a quiet 3 by 7 mile island in Penobscot Bay, faces conflict over park management and visitor impact. Residents, hikers, and private landowners clash as the National Park Service and State Coastal Planning Office pursue a master plan to balance preservation and recreation while maintaining limited campground access and cautious visitor scheduling.
A thief stole hundreds of pages from Justice Felix Frankfurter’s Library of Congress collection. Five anonymous manila packages arrived with copies of the diaries and letters. The theft prompted an FBI search and a public appeal for the return of missing diaries.
A reader asks if a husband is a cuckold after his wife’s affair, with Abby’s view that repeated affairs change the label. Another note introduces a playful coinage I s experience and then explains ketchup etymology from Malay and Chinese origins. The page ends with Journal letters policy.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Alta W Foster Wakres Wm E Foster and B F C Whitehouse with W Paul Casavant publisher and Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer. It details addresses at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine, and subscription rates of 3.00 monthly 18.00 semi annual and 36.00 yearly with AP republication rights.
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