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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1968

Page

4

Editorial Page In Our Opinion Time out once again

In Our Opinion the piece criticizes progress on Northeast Corridor fast-train service. It cites New York airport congestion, CNs Toronto to Montreal high speed line, and Metroliner electrification delays between New York and Washington. It notes Boston to New York turbo trains require a wider buckboard for a fireman due to union rules despite simplified controls.

New York Airport Canadian National Toronto Montreal Boston-New York

Women define themselves beyond home and marriage

Editor Mary McGrath argues modern women inherit a heritage from Rosie the Riveter suffragettes and frontier pioneers. She contends women seek identity as people first, not as objects of tradition or proposition, amid changing roles and expectations.

Mary McGrath Inez Robb Rosie

Overcoming Jealousy Through Faith and Love

A devotional piece cites Shakespeare Dryden and Solomon on jealousy and urges replacing fear with benevolence. It argues jealousy harms both others and the jealous person, advocating loving trust as taught by Jesus to follow John 13 34. The text invites prayer to learn trust over envy.

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Snorers Criticized as Marriage Partners Study Funded

A Tennessee professor notes snorers are unpopular marriage partners. The Carnegie Foundation funded a study to test controlled snoring. The piece jokes that snoring annoys the person being snored at, while home remedies include a wife's elbow in the ribs.

Tennessee Carnegie Foundation

Poland wary as Kremlin pressure grows over Czechoslovakia

Drew Pearson reports Polish sentiment toward the Czech invasion is uneasy yet wary of further Kremlin moves. Poles, while privately ashamed, prefer peace to war, with Warsaw rebuilding after World War II and fearing renewed conflict.

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Delta Queen river cruise with Bourbon samples and poker

Reporter recounts an overnight trip aboard the Delta Queen from Cincinnati to Louisville with 100 newspaper men aboard. The night features Dixieland music, a poker game with real money, and a distillery visit planned at Louisville, plus satirical micro scoops on politics and space.

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Humphrey Faces Gloomy NY Prospects in uphill Campaign

Vice President Hubert Humphrey suffers a troubling private poll from two Brooklyn Jewish districts showing a strong Nixon tilt. Analysts warn his New York prospects look bleak while his campaign struggles with financing and organization.

Bruce Biossat NEA Washington Hubert Humphrey New York State Brooklyn Richard Nixon New York Humphrey Nixon Pennsylvania New Jersey Massachusetts Michigan

Campus crisis and the call for raw courage on campuses

Jenkin Lloyd Jones argues that U S colleges will face intense student activism this fall led by SDS aims for faculty control and campus disruption. He warns administrations must confront rioters and defend teaching authority amid pressure from New Left and media scrutiny.

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Readers urged to join force against censorship and prayer rulings

The letter to the Journal urges rebellion against Supreme Court decisions on mailing pornography and argues for opposing school prayer, stating George Wallace should revive the Christian spirit of decency. The writer criticizes both courts and seeks popular action, reflecting strong partisan views of the era.

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