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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1973
Page
4
The 1973 national soapbox derby scandal shocks readers and prompts calls for reform. A Colorado judge censures the adult involved, saying an apology is due to youths, as investigators report at least 34 doctored cars, including six of the top 10 finishers, threatening the derby’s ideals.
Russell Baker writes on 1950s London winters without central heating. He recalls frigid rooms, woolen wear, and tea and stove rituals that made coping a shared daily habit. He contrasts then with later warmer comforts and urges caution against overvaluing comfort.
Nixon releases the Watergate tapes amid a widening crisis. Archibald Cox is fired after White House pressure while Attorney General Richardson and Acting FBI Director Ruckelshaus refuse to comply. The episode exposes White House strategy, court and Congress tension, and Haig's communications as Richardson weighs resignation.
A column discusses word division rules and their quirks with examples like MISUSED and SOURCES, then shifts to a Nixon administration crisis. It analyzes Cox Richardson and Ruckelshaus, the tapes, and the impact on Congress, the courts, and the Republican base amid Watergate era turmoil.
A brief masthead item lists Alta W Foster B F Whitehouse and W Paul Casavant as publishers or staff at the Biddeford Saco Journal in Biddeford Maine. It includes mailing and Associated Press affiliation details and subscription rates.
Washington report traces Donald A Nixon’s ties to financier Robert Vesco and IOS Geneva moves in 1971 72. It notes letters blaming the White House, Ehrlichman discussions, and Meier’s legal troubles tied to Nixon family actions and Vesco associations. Vesco fugitive status and indictments of Mitchell and Stans are referenced.
Western Europe tightens petroleum exports as eight Arab states curb supply cutting into the United States and Dutch transshipments. Nations weigh quotas to assure minimum needs while stockpiles and supertankers buffer potential shortages. Contingency fuel plans and licensing curbs spread across Italy Belgium Netherlands Austria Sweden Spain Luxembourg as Europe fears winter byproducts.
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