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Editorial page presents Walt Whitman’s line on liberty from enslavement, noting the permanence of lost freedom and urging reflection on political and civic rights.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1964
Page
4
Editorial page presents Walt Whitman’s line on liberty from enslavement, noting the permanence of lost freedom and urging reflection on political and civic rights.
The CIA and a congressional panel report Soviet growth under 2.5 percent annually for two years. The Joint Economic Committee confirms the CIA finding, showing USSR agriculture in trouble and industrial output in a long decline since 1958. Soviet per capita GNP trails the United States, heightening Kremlin’s push for foreign trade.
The piece argues Americans pursue health through lifestyle and insurance. It notes 145 million of 199 million have some form of medical coverage and 60 percent of those over 65 are insured. It contrasts private plans with the myth of universal compulsory coverage and highlights healthier alternatives.
The piece notes a steady rise in married women in the workforce from 1946 onward, driven by living costs and dual incomes. It argues the trend reshapes family life, youth behavior, and home environment, while experts offer no clear answers and politics are criticized for biased truth.
Washington reports that European and Asian nations, with Treasury backing, have developed pricing schemes that undercut U S producers. Luxembourg steel groups use dual markets to charge high prices at home and in Europe while exporting cheaper to the United States, exploiting regulatory loopholes and sharing profits and losses through cross owned firms.
HAL BOYLE discusses henpecked husbands and how to spot them with a humorous guide. He notes American wives' growing authority, contrasts European views, and lists signs of a henpecked husband such as cashing paychecks, lunch money requests, and being out of step with his wife on daily routines.
A Journal reader argues Saco should build its own high school using existing city buildings and land rather than sending students to Thornton Academy. The letter condemns prior funding of TA and calls for a mass city hall meeting on April 6 to demand budgeting reforms and tax fairness. The piece ends with a note about Charles A. Lindbergh and his mascot Patsy, saying the kitten was deemed too risky for a transatlantic flight.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists address at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine W Paul Casavant publisher E P Ingalls managing editor and phone numbers for departments It also notes subscription rates payable in advance one month 185 six months 1050 one year 2100 and that it is a member of the Associated Press and entered as second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine.
Ruth Millett argues parents should require chores to teach responsibility. She recalls neighbors who avoid housework, while disciplined children grow into better adults who respect their parents. The piece frames discipline as loving guidance, not resentment.
Paul Harvey speaks on unemployment in the United States arguing four million jobless sprawl in cities while England’s rate is lower. He dismisses welfare dependence, urges job takeups like washing dishes, and criticizes immigration and government handouts. He cites youth unemployment and calls for reducing aid until jobs exist.
February CPI dipped slightly due to gas refunds and lower prices in some areas while wages rose on higher industrial activity and a tax withholding cut. Paychecks may surge with Easter demand, even as most items on the index stay higher than a year ago. In Salis bury a police dog chasing a cat burglar abandoned the trail and the cat and burglar escaped.
Puzzle clues list includes former ring champion and drift angles plus entries like flophouse district two words and a French pronoun. Several clues cover musical show conscious and related terms, with references to pronouns, wood knot, and seaside names.
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