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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1969
Page
4
editorial notes a federal survey showing 63 percent of water systems in two metropolitan areas deficient by Public Health Service standards. Pesticide traces appear in most tested samples and 31 percent of Vermont water systems show bacterial contamination. Routine controls are sometimes skipped, signaling rising risk to Americans.
Paul Harvey notes growing evidence of instability in the Soviet Red world. He cites Soviet threats, leadership changes under General Tolubko, and Moscow Peking tensions, while highlighting uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia and Romania's asserted independence without Moscow response.
The text contrasts church-goers in Northern Ireland scrambling to balance worship with peace prayers while in the United States demonstrators compete in increasingly vigorous non-violent crusades. It highlights a global tension between faith-driven calls for peace and public demonstrations of dissent.
A 39 year old boy charged with shoplifting candy bars and a model car in Pocatello Idaho faced a judge who told him he needed a good spanking. The boy objected and the judge then sentenced four hours of work at a home for delinquent and neglected children. The piece reflects on balancing discipline and freedom in parenting and cites an Exodus verse urging guidance for children.
Washington columnist Jack Anderson lays bare Everett Dirksen as a polished public figure with a hidden profit mindset. The piece traces his use of influence for personal gain, from law firm ties and secret accounts to paid speeches, records, and newspaper ghosting, while noting moments of genuine national service.
Washington columnist Don Maclean argues 1969’s gas scare centers on industrial and military toxins like chlorine and phosgene. He notes limited leakage history, questions alarmist rhetoric, and defends transport methods while urging safer, feasible options. He also laments sheep casualties amid arms race rhetoric.
Congress may cut oil tax write-offs risking money for oil men and potentially costing gas buyers a fortune as lawmakers debate taxation. The proposal could shift costs across fuel markets and affect consumer prices nationwide.
Washington report notes a shift toward skilled specialists in the Peace Corps guiding reform under private management study. About 11 thousand volunteers remain, with goals to reduce generalists from 85 percent toward 70 percent while placing more craftsmen farmers and lawyers abroad.
In Washington, a New Left push against President Nixon's 20 million defense budget tests White House resolve. Senate allies like Sen. John Stennis shape the fight while Pentagon Whiz Kids advise critics, signaling bipartisan strain and a gamble by Nixon not to lead the clash.
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