Editorial Page Thought For Evening
Quote from Ovid urges readers to be brave and rise above sorrows with an unbroken spirit. The item presents a reflective mood typical of an editorial page.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1962
Page
4
Quote from Ovid urges readers to be brave and rise above sorrows with an unbroken spirit. The item presents a reflective mood typical of an editorial page.
A column by Don Oakley argues taxation is essential to civilized society and warns against abolishing or evading taxes. It cites Holmes and Webster to defend the duty of paying taxes, noting government must tax and that grumbles in April reflect political maturity and confidence in government.
Keith Funston urges stronger personal and institutional responsibility beyond legal liability. He outlines voluntary self regulation, audits, weekly underwriting reports, and fidelity insurance as protections for 15 million savers. He argues the nation should favor self reliance over expanding government control in economic life.
Washington correspondents report Administration pressure on Congress to pass a plan for medical services for social security recipients. Critics warn of compulsion and higher taxes while noting Kerr Mills and AMA Blue Shield alternatives. They warn of socialized medicine and higher government control.
Washington notes a parallel between U S congressional reluctance to pass Kennedy programs and Latin American congresses delaying land tax and other reforms. Critics blame oligarchies, poverty, and low living standards, while pointing to U S delays on voting rights and broad reforms as reflecting similar inertia.
Babson outlines paths for young innovators to start their own businesses. He cites Gerber Baby Foods as a model of turning an idea into a million dollar enterprise and urges pursuit of new ventures in food, chemistry and technology, noting opportunities in cellulose digestion and DNA RNA drugs.
Rutgers president warns that college and university libraries lag behind rising enrollments as 1961-62 enrollments near 4 million and projected to 7 million by 1970. He notes growth in facilities and faculty but questions adequacy of library resources to meet demand.
Mo and Mrs Joseph Nassau of Merrick New York spent their winter vacation in Nassau Bahamas The New York businessman's office is on Nassau Street in the city rumors and names connect the places and people to the locale
An editorial urges expansion of college and university libraries to meet rising needs for books and journals. It argues 50 000 volumes for four year and 20 000 for two year schools, plus 5 percent of budgets for library funding, are modest standards. The piece links literacy to civic peace and stresses the role of undergraduate libraries in fostering lifelong reading.
Puzzle lists numerous crossword clues from a daily edition covering diverse topics from geography to language and literature. Readable entries include names, places, and terms across multiple difficulty levels, with several themed and cryptic style hints.
Paul Harvey recounts how Battle Creek Sanitarium doctor John Harvey Kellogg invented wheat and corn flakes after a guest broke her teeth on zwieback. He notes Kellogg’s fame and then tells of a former patient who copied Kellogg’s caffeine-free cereal coffee recipe to start his own business.
A garter salesman turned marketer built a fortune through bold merchandising and a borrowed recipe. Kellogg learned of the missing Postum formula and welcomed its removal as boosting cereal sales. The tale credits the garter salesman, once an invalid, as Mr. Post, and notes Kellogg becoming the world’s largest cereal maker.
Bob Horton the scout Flint leaves Wagon Train after five years. He says he feels older wiser richer and full of enthusiasm. Horton plans 10 NBC guest appearances this season and a summer tour playing The Man in multiple cities including Chicago Atlanta Charleston Columbus and Kansas City.
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