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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1969
Page
4
Our editorial admits a mental lapse and typographical gremlins caused errors in Wednesday's town meeting figures for dissolution of School Administration District 71. The corrected total was 927, not 673, and Kennebunkport was misreported. We take responsibility and vow to improve accuracy.
The piece argues that a year round Northwest Passage linking Philadelphia to Alaska will dramatically cut shipping distances, slash costs, and unleash a continental boom in oil imports and mineral mining. It credits Captain Ro ger Steward and the SS Manhattan for the historic routing and foresees vast economic impact globally and for Alaska.
Readers urge improvement of a dirty rat-infested tenement on Common Street Saco. They warn children passersby to avoid the area and express fear of worsening conditions without action. A separate note thanks the Journal for help with a French study abroad program and reflects on local life in Saco and Biddeford areas.
The Wall Street firm Mudge Rose Gunthrie and Alexander grows its Washington office near the White House, expanding staff from three to seven attorneys and attracting major clients like Pepsi Cola and Cargill while avoiding public comment on client lists and operations.
Writer pins Capitol changes on George Washington’s sandstone choice and architect J George Stewart. He condemns 1950s East Front repairs and a planned West Front restoration with offices restaurants and a theater at costs cited between 34 and 70 million dollars. Daniel Webster’s 1814 blessing is invoked as a counterpoint.
Washington analysts see Kosygin's trip as signaling Moscow aimed at a fast air and missile strike on China's nuclear sites. They cite the march to Peking after Hanoi and publicized talks as evidence of a planned, not casual, trip and note Beijing's harsh rhetoric suggests Moscow faced a China hostile to détente.
Washington voices worry over the field court martial for Col. Robert Rheault and his Green Beret unit in Vietnam. Critics argue the trial could threaten military justice and open doors to political manipulation, urging transfer to Washington for full public ventilation of facts.
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