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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1976
Page
4
The piece discusses how many people ignore political news during elections, citing poor listening, multitasking, and preformed rebuttals as barriers. It argues concentration and patience are needed to follow campaigns, noting the election year's heightened tendency to tune out political discourse.
An editor letter thanks 56 Biddeford volunteers who contributed 2,688 man hours and 25 donors supplying $20,000 in goods for a United Bikers of Maine event. Police and fire departments plus state police receive praise for their roles. The letter questions animal imagery and calls for tolerance while noting a local crash and damages. It ends with a policy note on signed letters.
Washington officials intervened with the Interior Department to gain permission for Dr. Robert Sansom to mine vermiculite on Green Springs Virginia farmland, a 300 year old historic landmark. Interior Secretary Kleppe resisted, while confidential memos show Sansom and White House aide James Connor pushing to direct a letter to the President. Connor later averred he regretted shelving the draft. Sansom defended mining as needed for industry and energy, dismissing historical value nearby.
A reflective editorial by Ivan Hill of Chapel Hill urges Americans to reclaim honesty to preserve freedom and free enterprise. It argues insiders destroy capitalism, calls for ethical reform across business and government, and envisions a republic reborn through virtue and accountability.
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