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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1968
Page
5
The editorial notes a modest quarterly U S balance of payments improvement in Q2 but warns the gain is temporary. Purchases by Canada, West Germany, and other governments plus private investors total 1.5 billion dollars, postponing but not eliminating a large deficit. The piece questions creditor patience.
Two weeks before the Prague invasion, Gus Hall and Charlene Mitchell questioned the legitimacy of Communist alibis as Moscow pressed for loyal regimes. The piece argues old excuses crumble as totalitarian power claims truth, eroding free speech, press, and assembly, with tanks justifying suppression.
The piece accuses Soviet leaders of public relations spin to hide oppression in Czechoslovakia. It argues communism spreads constraint, mocks the Kremlin’s tolerance for freedom, and contrasts Soviet methods with Western imperialism.
Washington column notes widespread airport crowding across the Northeast and Midwest with 17 airports handling 1 every minute, 41 at 2-3 minutes, and 92 at about six minutes. It cites the AOPA lobby and opposition to private flight priority, calls for more airports, discusses noise rules, and mentions political angles around Johnson and Humphrey.
In a witty column the narrator riffs on religion and politics, joking about birth control papal doctrine and the Pope’s plans. He riffs on Galileo, McCarthy, and Neville Chamberlain while mocking political debates and the friction between faith and public policy.
Washington reports detail how Czechoslovakia sits at the door to southern Germany and France, with strategic value in mines and factories. Prague supplies weapons and technicians for allied regimes, uranium deposits boost Soviet nuclear work, and Czech plants aided Mao era research.
Russell Kirk argues the Soviet leadership will crush Czech and Slovak reformers after the Bratislava pact. He contends Western nations are preoccupied, allowing Soviet aggression to go unchecked, and predicts global condemnation of Communism alongside rising anti Soviet sentiment in Europe and at the UN.
A man robbery at a California filling station led to mistaken capture attempts. A passerby tried to intervene but was struck with a bottle. A shepherd dog and a bystander further confused the scene before the thief fled. The account ends with a moral reflection.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Adams Street Biddeford Maine as its office with W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. Subscription rates are Payable in Advance One month 2.60 six months 15.50 and one year 31.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and prints local news for republication.
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