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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1964
Page
4
Editorial reflects on fatigue and moral cost of war citing Sherman quote that those without combat experience cry for blood. It condemns glorification of war and emphasizes the suffering of soldiers and civilians, urging restraint and peace.
General Douglas MacArthur dies ending a career spanning Vera Cruz to Inchon and World War II to Korea. His rise from West Point graduate to supreme battlefield commander and postwar leader left a lasting mark on U.S. and world history.
A malfunctioning electric computer produced bizarre answers to domestic questions and was described as unstable. The piece notes similar issues in a Quebec government computer that overpaid 2000 bursary students by more than 1.7 million dollars in 1962-63, with 275,000 still unrecovered.
Riots in eastern India leave hundreds dead and tensions rise as government troops intervene. Unemployment, corruption, and economic stagnation deepen woes for the Congress Party led by aging Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Calls for his resignation or power transfer grow amid Kashmir tensions and parliamentary pressure. The world watches a nation already fragile from internal strife.
Hollywood AP Milton Berle takes a serious turn in a CBS segment of The Defenders titled Die Laughing. He plays a nightclub comic with personal crisis tendencies, noting he once died onstage but will try dying offstage. The piece recalls Berle’s origins with Pearl White in The Perils of Pauline and notes the April 11 air date and NBC permission factors.
Washington notes mark two years since Baker v Carr as reapportionment actions surge in 38 states and 17 states issue decisions. The evolving debate centers on population basing for districting in Senate and House, with states balancing population, area, and other factors amid continuing court actions and pending cases. The Supreme Court faces a far reaching, rule defining decision.
The Biddeford Maine newspaper lists W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor with phone numbers for business and editorial desks. Subscription rates are shown as $1.85 for one month, $10.50 for six months, and $21.00 for one year. The paper notes Associated Press rights and indicates second class postage paid at Biddeford Post Office.
The Forum argues the 1960s usher in a supersonic age with aerospace firms like Boeing Douglas General Dynamics Grumman Lockheed McDonnell and United Aircraft central to growth. It notes plans for 2000 mph planes giant transports and long non stop cargo flights, urging cautious investors to buy aerospace stocks for potential long term gains. It also discusses the Kennedy and Johnson food stamp programs aimed at improving elderly diets, explaining how the stamps work, eligibility, and impact on food purchases.
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HAL BOYLE offers a light mosaic of facts and quips from mailbag musings. It surveys psychology of marriages, prices, famous fashion moments, patent backlogs, culinary myths, quotable lines, water use trends, a Boston radio streak, cognitive quirks, folklore cautions, and a flurry of last words from Voltaire Webster and Vespasian.
Editor notes York County Elementary Principals Association welcomed to speak at a new Saco elementary school on the Flexible Entrance Age bill. Educators largely favor raising ages for 5 year olds to five by September 1 and for first grade to six by September 1. They call for pilot tests to refine gifted testing and administrator roles. Maine educators mostly oppose Kindergarten programs replacing subprimary levels.
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