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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1968

Page

4

Editorial Page: Kremlin Aims Beyond Czech Fray

In Our Opinion the Kremlin planned months ahead, using 650000 troops to intimidate Central Europe and pressure NATO. It widened aggression by moving Poland into Hungary and Hungary into Poland, increasing defenses along NATO borders while West Germany faces Soviet influence and a weakened alliance. The piece urges Bonn to coordinate NATO unity as plans unfold.

Moscow Czechoslovakia Europe Pravda Prague Hungary Poland NATO West Germany United Nations France United States Great Britain Italy Greece Denmark Belgium Bonn Council of Foreign Ministers U. S Vietnam Russia Kremlin East Germany

Hillside musings on hope, politics, and New England

The author reflects on escaping to a New Hampshire hillside for peace and Carlyle’s French Revolution, linking hope to national fate. She notes a federal plan to conserve the Connecticut River, cites the Redwood Park expansion, and warns that 1968 turbulence may test hope as Wallace rises politically. She ties these themes to a view of America’s landscape and civic prospects.

Inez Rob New Hampshire Carlyle New England Ireland Azores Grand Canyon Yosemite United States Department of the Interior Connecticut River Long Island United States Redwood National Park George Wallace Wallace

Biddeford Lace Journal Publisher and staff notice

Publication staff and office details for the Biddeford Lace Journal list W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor with editorial department contact. Subscription rates payable in advance show $2.60 for one month, $15.50 for six months, and $31.00 for one year. Member of organization designation incomplete.

Adams Street Biddeford Maine W. Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Panareee Susness

Washington Saboteurs Target Election Day Protests

Washington column warns that militant demonstrators, tied to the New Left, plan to disrupt the November 5 election by noisy protests, voter intimidation, and attempts to sabotage voting machines. It cites intelligence predicting campus disturbances at Columbia Harvard and nationwide efforts tied to antiwar protests with ties to Hanoi and the Viet Cong.

Jack Anderson Washington America Red Guards Chicago Hubert Humphrey New York California New Jersey Massachusetts Michigan Pennsylvavania Humphrey Castro Cuba Mao China Vietnam Democratic Party Columbia Harvard Columbia University Harvard University

Mac's World People Polling Made Easy

A satirical column argues polling is fallible and presents a boastful mock method. It contrasts Gallup's 2000 sample with an imagined Maclean Poll using two volunteers to predict national trends, then critiques media coverage and political angles with humor.

America Harris Gallup Maclean Hubert

Three Minutes A Day Three Minutes A Day

A car plunges into a canal near South Bay Florida. A 14 year old girl dives in to catch the baby, hands it to the mother then reaches shore as the car sinks and drowns the mother and her parents. The act is praised as a noble self sacrifice and lesson in faith and grace.

South Bay Fla

Washington leaders of Chicago youth riot strategists named

NEA correspondent outlines three top Chicago youth riot strategists David Dellinger Jerry Rubin and Thomas Hayden. Dellinger born Wakefield Mass fled draft records served prison terms and led antiwar efforts including the Pentagon march Rubin born Cincinnati rose to Yippie leadership and faced marijuana charges while Hayden helped found SDS and shaped Port Huron Statement and anti Dow Chemical protests.

Ray Cromley NEA Washington Correspondent Washington Chicago David Dellinger Wakefield Mass Dellinger New York Newark N.J National Mobilization Committee Vietnam Pentagon Jerry Clyde Rubin Cincinnati Ohio Oberlin College University of Cincinnati Cuba Ao Rubinhes Vietnam Ay Committee Berkeley Calif Rubin New York City Youth International Party Yippies Thomas Hayden Students For A Democratic Society SDS Port Huron Hayden North Vietnam Communist Party Herbert Aptheker Staughton Lynd Bratislava Czechoslovakia Dow Chemical Co Rutgers University

Miss America Speech Distinguishes Moral Equality From Merit

Russell Kirk argues that while Miss America asserts equal worth, real merit varies. He contrasts moral equality with differences in character, talent, and achievement, noting hierarchy among people and the danger of snobbery.

Miss America Rase Anyy Onmee

Call for Ramsey Clark resignation over lawbreaker stance

In a harsh forum, editors urge Attorney General Ramsey Clark to resign or be fired for aligning with rioters and critics compare his stance to Edgar Hoover. They praise Chicago police for their duties, tag McNamara and Clark as threats, and question President Johnson’s political acumen.

Red Guards Vietnam Hanoi Saigon Viet Cong Students For A Democratic Society SDS Chicago United States U.S South Vietnam Czechoslovakia Ho Chi Minh West Ramsey Clark Edgar Hoover McNamara Law and Order Johnson

Mixed moods amid Cold War fears and election jitters

The piece lampoons psychiatrists and Roumanian Communists, notes Russo-Chinese tensions, and observes nonpeaceful doves at home. It links global strains with looming Middle East crisis and jokes that Humphrey and Nixon will be past tense after November.

Far East Middle East Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon

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