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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1973
Page
4
The piece denounces last year s sale of U S wheat to the Soviet Union as a deceitful move masking price inflation. It argues the Soviets profit while U S stockpiles dwindle and aid to dependent nations suffers amid deteriorating hunger and shortages.
The piece portrays Superman, now middle aged, losing his X ray vision and vitality. A doctor suggests rest and weight loss while the hero contemplates one final bold mission to save the President or Vice President amid a chaotic Watergate era backdrop.
President Nixon era also faces a clash with Congress over pocket veto use. Postmaster General Ted Klassen is accused of steering non competitive contracts to cronies like Martin Segal for a 15 percent finder fee. Segal’s firm won a 50 000 contract and retirement booklets while unrelated clients received favorable treatment.
U.S. trade leverage with the Soviet Union should include human rights concessions. The Panov case shows clerical cruelty and emigration bans. strong bargaining and open public pressure are needed, as quiet diplomacy has failed for Soviet Jews. Congress must connect trade deals to minimum decencies and not normalize repression.
In Sweden a close election left Premier Olof Palme and the Social Democrats with a precarious hold. Voters expressed concern over high taxes, impersonal medical care, and bureaucratic state direction, while farmers and rural nostalgia boosted the Center party. The vote split 175 seats each for Socialists and non-Socialists, signaling cautious continuity rather than a mandate for sweeping change.
A compact selection of quotations on passion and trust. It contrasts Chambers on mind shaping, Cholmondeley on zeal and vigor, and Macdonald on trust as a greater praise than love. Each line presents a thought provoking bite for reflection.
Brief obituary item notes Alta W. Foster 1891 1971 and B. F. Whitehouse 1889 L y72 with sparse biographical references. The entries appear in a local Biddeford publication, listing birth and death years for two individuals.
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