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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1962
Page
4
Editorial note presents a George Eliot quote on tolerance. It argues that the duty of broad-minded understanding rests with those who can see beyond narrow views, urging readers to practice restraint and open-mindedness in public discourse.
The piece argues nationalism strengthens resistance to communism as 40 plus new nations emerge post World War III. It notes leaders see rising independence in Africa and Asia, with Afghanistan and Yugoslavia cited, and doubt communism can unite the world. It warns the Moscow Peiping threat remains but may fade as nationalist currents grow.
NORSTAD cuts NATO Europe speech to greet the President. Romney appears among the 10 best dressed, trousers rip in Lansing. Rowan jokes about wife’s optimism. Enzo Stuarti recalls early jobs and keeps $1,000 in auto tools for backup. McNamara rumored to run for president. Mundt cites New Frontier Family Plan. Gardner pitches a satellite system to expand teens' communications. Cotton quips on moonlight and romance.
A 15 member Eisenhower Kennedy commission reports after a year of study that featherbedding wastes 35,000 diesel firemen, urging gradual elimination with retraining and partial pay. Management accepts most proposals, unions reject all, highlighting clashes over modernization and preserving human interests. Enterprises and public alike favor moving beyond 19th century methods.
A tax burden exceeding 30 percent prompts calls to halt needless government expansion. The piece cites 1960 tax disparities between private utilities and public power in Kentucky, urging voters to oust lawmakers protecting waste and inefficiency and to resist a looming 100 billion dollar federal budget.
Elizabeth Taylor will be unable to attend the 33rd Academy Awards in Santa Monica, with Joan Crawford replacing her for the best actress handout. Burt Lancaster will present, Jackie Gleason and George C. Scott skip, and Arthur Freed leads the telecast airing at 10:30 p.m. EST on ABC. The show plans clips from nominees, song performances, and a leaner format with about 28 Oscars plus five honorary awards.
AP reports a bustling TV week led by Monday's Oscar ceremony on ABC at 10 30 p m with Bob Hope and many stars. NBC airs Vanishing 400 a two part study narrated by Walter Pidgeon. ABC features All Star Comedy with Carson and Hackett. CBS presents Laudes Evangelii and Masters Golf Tournament Augusta. ABC airs Run Silent Run Dea n with Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. NBC offers a Rebecca adaptation with Mason Fackett and Foch. Edie Adams stars in Here s Edie before the Oscar show. Tuesday highlights include ABC Close up on urban traffic and NBC American Landscape with Burgess Meredith Connors.
Paul Harvey argues that heredity and environment create real differences among people and that equal rights should not be mistaken for equal abilities. He cites leadership potential, social independence, and the limits of enforcing equality while contrasting with the idea of equal opportunity. The piece notes the 1962 copyright and shifts to the 1963 space budget totaling about $5.5 billion across NASA, Defense, Atomic Energy, Weather, and NSB, highlighting rapid national spending growth since 1957.
Babson Park Massachusetts commentary analyzes President Kennedy facing two walls East and West Berlin and unemployment. It discusses rising calls for emergency public works, possible WPA style programs, fiscal strain, and a push for expanded tariff powers to boost trade. Notes labour-management tensions and automation questions shaping 1962 prospects. Also mentions Douglas Rain returning to Stratford festival as Cyrano de Bergerac actor with 17 roles since 1953.
A reader asks if first class mail is forwarded and at what cost. The answer: first class mail is forwarded at the charge. Second, third, and fourth class mail are forwarded only if forwarding postage is guaranteed by the addressee.
Biddeford Maine Based paper at 11 Adams Street with publishers and editors listed. Subscription rates are payable in advance: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. Associated Press member information noted.
A long list of across clues for a daily crossword puzzle including entries such as Small drums, Precious stone, Incitement to wrongdoing, and many others with numbers and foreign language hints. The fragment references months, Greek letters, and various general crossword vocabulary.
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