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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1972
Page
2
An overseas traveler tale shows 157 American tourists stranded in London receiving British help while the U.S. embassy offered no aid. British residents opened homes with food, and the government and firms funded transport home. The piece applauds Britain's generosity vs American bureaucracy.
Paul Harvey recalls the 1932 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach and exposes misread identities. He argues the real figures behind the event, from Huey Long to FDR, shaped the political drama that year.
A California youth stranded with a friend and a broken truck in Dillon South Carolina receives help from Sheriff Roy Lee. The sheriff feeds them secures spare parts and a $10 loan later repaid with a note promoting tolerance and non prejudice.
A sententious column riffs on middle-age as a stage in life and politics. It lampoons campaigns, pranks, and the old pledge to remove campaign signs, laments noisy political culture, and notes the waste of discarded signs in Miami Beach.
Washington files reveal evidence that U S ground and air equipment backed by U S agencies aid Laos narcotics operations. Reports accuse Royal Lao Army and Royal Lao Air Force units of protecting transporting and processing opium with U S owned or leased aircraft. Proposals call removing high ranking officers and curtailing aid to Laos to stop narcotics shipments.
DON MACLEAN recalls quirky science tales from freezing hopes of reviving the dead to plant mind reading and a beer powered radio. He notes dubious breakthroughs, a Japan based cheap plastic substitute search, and whimsical quips on politics, New York garbage, and a doctor with skeletons in the closet.
In Pacifica California a multi group youth support system cut juvenile arrests 15 percent in 1970 and 23 percent in 1971 with a further drop to 742 in 1972. The program removes selected youths from standard police court flow and refers them to confidential community based advisers tutors and activities. It relies on broad community involvement including schools parents and local volunteers to redirect at risk youths toward constructive engagement.
William S. White discusses Hanoi’s possible moves before the November vote. He argues North Vietnam may seek an early settlement if Nixon appears likely to win, while McGovern’s prospects could push Hanoi toward increased aggression or a pre election cease fire.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Associated Press rights and publication details. It provides office address at ll Adams Street Biddeford Maine and editorial staff contacts plus subscription rates: one month three dollars, six months eighteen dollars, one year thirty six dollars.
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