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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1962
Page
4
Quote themed mind teaser notes Emerson on rare intellect and the books he reads. A succinct line reflecting on education and reading from an 1800s moralist echoing on intellectual discernment.
The oil company chief backs the Administration's world trade expansion yet warns against a plan to tax U S shareholders on a corporation's total earnings abroad. He argues such a shift would injure shareholders, hinder private overseas investment, and worsen the balance of payments while noting current laws should encourage ventures overseas.
A task force of freshmen Republican congressmen plans a major attack on The Liberal Papers a 12 chapter book edited by James Roosevelt. The GOP aims to use the work in a forthcoming floor battle while Democrats and Republicans alike show strain from their liberal and far right wings. Independent voters are urged to judge between both sides and press for action.
A 15 member Presidential Commission spent over a year studying railroad work rules and issued a report urging removal of obsolete regulations and other reforms benefiting workers and pay. Unions rejected the plan, railroads welcomed it and called for immediate bargaining. public opinion was urged to support prompt action.
A call to national service urges every adult to dedicate one night weekly to others through groups like the Boy Scouts or civic work. Leaders and followers are needed, and 1961 repeatedly raised the question of what individuals can do for their country, with many already aware that doing one's duty leaves little time for doubt.
A reflective piece notes growing social indifference as crowds increase. It cites a shopper ignoring a robbery nearby, drivers flouting lines, and people isolating themselves in capsules. It laments self centered youth, stale fashion, and trivial pursuits over communal awareness.
AP Movie Television Writer recounts Hollywood’s drinking days with Bogart, Curtiz, and Flynn. Lorre laments fewer incentive to drink, recalls blackmail jokes, long takes, and raucous Rome party. Curtiz died this week. Flynn remembered. times changed as good drinkers are gone.
New York AP notes TV moves from winter jargon to summer repeats as viewers face more reruns and cynicism about brutality on screen. It cites the shift from dynamic terms to phrases like re runs and repeats by popular demand. The piece mentions Lucy Ball and Vivian Vance reuniting, Frawley unavailable due to My Three Sons, Arnaz unlikely, and a still unnamed CBS Monday night show. It also lists weekend viewing suggestions including Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic, Give Us Barabbas, He Is Risen, and The Action in New Orleans.
AP News reports a fierce debate over profits versus wages and how production gains should be shared. Executives argue profits sustain investment and jobs while critics claim prices are manipulated by industry, with wage and government roles in inflation and public veto power cited as weak.
A reflective morning poem celebrates nature's dawn and divine order. It urges praise, renewal, and hope through faith, envisioning tears wiped away and reunion with loved ones in a glorious morning.
Tommy Bolt withdrew with a sore thumb and Bert Weaver of Beaumont Texas took his place in the St. Petersburg pro golf test. Weaver shot five under par 67 to win $255, with Pete Cooper posting 66 for $250. Weaver earned extra foursome money, was seven under for 14 holes, bogeyed the 15th, three-putted 16th for par, and bogied the 17th.
The Diddeford Lace Journal lists offices on Adams Street Biddeford Maine with publisher Mrs Marie Paul Casavant and editor T J Mahoney. It notes subscription rates in advance at 1 month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00 and confirms association with the Associated Press while indicating second class postage paid in Biddeford Maine.
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Ruth Millett argues that housewives, like office workers, often work at half speed. By setting personal time standards and using quicker methods, they can finish chores in five or six hours instead of eight, gaining leisure and a less tedious routine.
Paul Harvey attacks culture labels masking vulgar entertainment. He argues supposedly refined tastes excuse filthy language and exotic performances while condemning openly pornographic magazines and ersatz cultural status. He contrasts naked African dancers with genteel acceptance and questions public appetite for what is labeled Art.
The Chief Code Administrator Robert Swezey denounces adults only labels as a smokescreen for smut. He condemns cartoons and scripts that twist plots with profanity and titillation calling it mature programming. He warns against moral erosion and urges caution as society imitates past declines.
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