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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1967

Page

4

In Our Opinion on Crime Statistics and Lawlessness

The piece argues the FBI 1966 crime analysis shows repeat offenders and low clearance rates, noting 24 percent clearance, high murder and theft totals, and rising crime outpacing population growth. It urges examining justice and rehabilitation, warning society cannot live with such lawlessness.

Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI

Marshlands not wastelands says voice of nature and law

Marshall Burk argues the Great Storm of May 67 shows wetlands protect water supply and absorb flood energy. He warns against building on flood plains and drained marshes, urges flood plain zoning and protection of marshlands for flood control and drought reserves.

Marshall Burk New England Marsh

Biddeford Saco Journal Office Listing

Publisher and editor names with office address in Biddeford Maine are listed. The notice includes telephone numbers for business and editorial departments and subscription rates in advance for one month six months and one year. The publication notes Associated Press rights and second class postage status.

Biddeford Maine Adams Street Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Associated Press

Hawaii Race and Harmony Under Pearl Harbor Echoes

Washington Merry Go Round notes Hawaii’s racial mix and peaceful coexistence despite postwar tensions. It cites Japanese and Chinese communities, social security as a bridge, and incidents like Michener’s home denial. It highlights Maui crime low, Honolulu crime rise among part-Hawaiians, and club access disparities.

Honolulu Pearl Harbor Arizona Hickham Field Air Force United States Congress Hawaii Japan Detroit Newark James Michener Maui Leslie Medaris Hana

Mac’s World Out of touch with reality

Washington columnist laments the era of computers and new programming jargon. He mocks time sharing ads and historic machines like FRED and jokes about an improved paper cutter as a weapon against computing, ending with quips about Congress and markets.

Washington al Kelly Smithsonian Fred

No label or context to form a headline

Fragment discusses 1950s school integration and segregation terms with a reflective note on past one room schools and discipline methods. It mentions confusion among today’s students about integration, segregation, busing, pickup, or psychoanalysis as possible approaches.

Goldwater Signals Possible Romney Backing Amid 1968 Row

In a closed session with Republican staffers Goldwater praised Governor Romney as an attractive capable candidate while reiterating he cannot support Romney over Nixon. The remark, tied to a California lunch with Ronald Reagan, leaves open a potential, conditional Romney backing depending on future GOP dynamics and a Phoenix fundraiser later this year.

Bruce Biossat NEA Washington Rayburn Barry Goldwater LBJ Defense McNamara George Romney Michigan Goldwater Richard M. Nixon Arizona Romney Vietnam California Ronald Reagan Ronnie Republican Party Trunk and Tusk Club

Fear and mystery mix in a columnist's look at superstition

Russell Kirk notes fear is not absurd and recounts Mary’s misfortunes from missing items to a burning apartment in Long Island. He contrasts supernatural explanations with entropy and urges caution, citing Shakespeare and lingering unknowns as proof that mysteries endure.

Russell Kirk Franklin Roosevelt Mary Long Island New York City Shakespeare Lord Lafey

Three Minutes a Day by Rev James Keller

A London man misreads a request for sea shells and receives 2912 pounds of shells in 10 sacks 9 cases and 2 barrels. The piece argues against material excess and urges contentment with God supplying both spiritual and physical needs.

James Keller London Zanzibar

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