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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1972
Page
3
The 92nd session ends amid a fiscal imbroglio with the White House. Budget deficits and partisan plans push Congress toward abdication of full fiscal leadership. A January outlook rests on whether Congress can unite spending and revenue actions.
Paul Harvey discusses rising crime and argues sex offenders remain free. He cites Lee Jennings, a 29 year old linked to a babysitting case with fatal outcomes, noting prior prison and mental hospital history. The piece critiques justice handling and calls for stronger action against repeat offenders.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists publisher Wm. E. Foster Alta W. Foster B. F. C. Whitehouse and editor E. P. Ingalls with staff Gladys M. Whitehouse. It provides office addresses in Biddeford Maine and subscription rates payables in advance for one month six months and one year. It notes Associated Press membership and national ad representatives Mathews Shannon Cullen Inc. New York.
Washington reports Kenneth T. Lyons national vice chairman of Democrats for Nixon and head of the National Association of Government Employees faces a Justice Department perjury inquiry tied to a Mafia linked Poly-Clean case and a Labor Department review of alleged union fund misuse. Lyons attends White House events and a Connally barbecue while probes unfold amid political jockeying for 1976.
The piece projects a tight race with Nixon favored but undecided voters crucial. It notes no McGovern landslide and humorously markets the author’s bold bets, while stressing the election hinges on voters' views of issues and the candidates’ stated goals.
A letter to the Journal argues residents of Washington Park face unmet needs and condemns a non citizen chief tax assessor and building inspector for issuing permits for 18 family buildings on small lots. Kennebunkport rejected similar plans and the writer urges Saco citizens to follow suit.
Washington correspondent Bruce Biossat analyzes President Nixon's campaign strategy during a New York stop. He notes signs, crowds, and occasional disruptions that expose limits of control even in favorable areas. The piece weighs risks of visibility and anger from antiwar protesters amid a strong campaign lead.
The Capital Scene columnist argues George McGovern avoids issues by elevating morality to a nonissue. He cites McGovern’s rhetoric linking good and evil and compares Nixon to Hitler, Ho Chi Minh to Washington, and questions the value of debates given shifting stances on welfare, defense, and cultural permissiveness.
Marion Gordon Banks of Ocean Park Ave., Saco warns residents that new apartment projects will turn Saco into a slum unless a hearing at Saco City Hall on Wednesday evening Nov. 1 is attended. If not, citizens may write to the Appeals Board to oppose the plan and prevent a precedent inviting further development.
The piece mocks office seekers delivering ghost written speeches to sway voters. It portrays campaign rhetoric as trick or treat and alleges both parties share ghostly, hollow philosophies.
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