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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1968
Page
4
Editorial urges wider adoption of the Biddeford High School co op program now in its fifth year. It highlights vocational training benefiting students and employers, notes women’s inclusion in vocational homemaking, and praises officials for implementing a durable path to citizenship and skilled labor.
In Missoula a self made lumberman Horatio Greenough built a 22 room mansion with six baths and crystal chandeliers as a reward for family sacrifice. Art Mosby later moved it and restored the house after a fire and a moved across the Clark Fork River. Mosby now offers tours hoping young couples see a path to ambition.
A Gallup Poll shows 21 to 29 year olds may be 24 million voters, about one fifth of the total, with strong interest and willingness to back political ideals. Many in this group have worked for parties or candidates, ready to volunteer time and donate, reflecting enthusiasm despite affluence and mobility differences with older citizens.
Biddeford Maine daily newspaper listing publisher editor and contact details with subscription rates payable in advance including one month $2.60 six months $15.50 and one year $31.00. Associated Press member rights stated.
In Paris the people seek renewed cordial ties with Americans despite De Gaulle. Paris rebounds with American activity as NATO tensions echo globally. Shriver family and U.S. officials appear amid a mix of civic calm and student unrest. Across the world youths demand change, while many pursue productive public service paths.
Washington columnist critiques Senator Joseph S. Clark's self interview on gun control. He questions Clark's logic about registration and predicting criminals will register guns. The piece mocks the senator's reasoning and imagines criminals complying with unregistered gun laws. The column ends with a stray note about NATO and Europe.
H A Smith Jr argues against joining the SAD for Kennebunkport and against continuing large spending on education. He defends local control, questions funding via state tax, and warns against di tracking decisions to a few officials. The letter cites teacher raises, district costs, and potential loss of taxpayer input. The piece also notes national figures Humphrey Nixon Muskie positions.
The piece blends humor and commentary on media violence, work life, hippies, buses, dogs reading a magazine, aging, traffic, and a memory about spelling rules. It notes a time when TV shows omit violence, jokes about an onion sandwich tactic for seat privacy, and observes casual norms and mischief in everyday life.
A University of Chicago study by Rev Lamar Thomas finds student activists closely align with their parents politically. Liberal parents foster activist offspring. conservatives’ children stay conservative. Most activists’ views resemble parental stances, with 80 percent sharing their parents’ party preference and 19 percent independents. The study also notes parents’ support for greater student activism and cites limited sample size.
In this analysis Russell Kirk argues George Wallace cannot win the White House in 1968. Wallace's 20 percent national support and 30 percent blue-collar backing falter due to nonvoter segments and lack of a party machine. He notes Wallace cannot carry Northern or Western states and that Nixon's rising strength could yield a Nixon majority even with Wallace winning six Southern states.
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