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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1967
Page
4
The Biddeford Police Department faces deep unrest with council involvement and protests by residents. Executives argue for public disclosure as rumors of mass resignations swirl, urging clarity to protect the public and restore a well functioning force.
Editor contends Hollywood and TV overrepresent heroic Negroes and stereotype white villains. He notes Los Angeles crime stats and asks if perpetual misrepresentation harms interracial understanding. He suggests desegregating villains like jets and golf balls to reset imagery.
Washington dispatch notes high vacancy rates in Congress with many lawmakers from the East abstaining from votes for extended periods leading to a poor legislative record. It highlights Asheville Appalachia aid debates, absentee roll calls, and ethics concerns involving Rep. Cramer and related spending, plus a side mention of British MPs visiting the State Department.
Column argues against a $300,000 Small Business Administration study on how riots affect small businesses. The author likens it to studying a forest fire’s impact on a forest and mocks surveys of landlords and merchants amid Detroit and L A looting. He cites Rep. Colmer and Rep. Gross opposing the plan and notes red tape and disaster-relief funding as motives.
Bruce Biassot reports on Marion Barry criticizing Urban Coalition for not engaging the poor. The piece argues power in the United States is pluralistic, not monolithic, with multiple overlapping elites including political, economic, and civic leaders.
Inez Robb argues that the American public remains largely indifferent to large scale defense plans. She traces the failed Civil Defense shelter program and the parallel push for an antimissile system costing about 40 billion dollars. The piece notes public skepticism and questions efficacy and hidden protections versus nuclear threats.
In 1931 Carlos Gesell arrived on a barren 250 mile south of Buenos Aires beach. He bought 4000 acres for 36000 esos about 10000 dollars and began planting to tame shifting dunes. After a decade the plants survived and last year the area hosted about 180000 tourists with 150 hotels and 800 chalets.
The piece muses on autumn as a lull between lawn care and winter tasks. It notes ads for winter rates and hints at social changes, including fashion, home upkeep, and television sports viewing shaping mood and expectations.
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