Editorial Page Submarine fleet vital
The Thresher tragedy prompts renewed Navy focus on nuclear powered submarines as deterrents and attack vessels. The article notes 39 attack subs planned or built, 24 Thresher class, current commissions, and ongoing inquiries. It honors the 129 sailors who lost their lives and urges renewed resolve to defeat totalitarianism.
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Threshers
Atlantic
Pacific
United Stats
Free World
Navy
Board of Inquiry
Bureau of Ships
Thresher
Patriot's Day observance recalls Lexington and Concord
The piece notes Patriot's Day on April 19 and the start of the American Revolution in 1775 at Lexington and Concord. It reflects on taxation, Parliament, and the enduring memory of John Parker’s urging to stand ground and fire only if fired upon. The author links past conflict to present tensions and urges remembrance.
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Massachusetts
Maine
Concord
Mass
Lexington Common
John Parker
America
Lexington
Boston
Concord Bridge
Berlin Wall
Florida Straits
Brain wave studies link delinquency to abnormal brain activity
Japanese criminologist Tsutomu Ishihara tested 311 juveniles referred for criminal action and found only three with normal alpha or beta waves. Most showed disorderly zeta or positive spikes, with spikes tied to higher theft and violent crime rates. The work suggests brain wave disorder correlates with behavioral resistance to social rules and may aid crime prevention.
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Tsutomu Ishihara
Osaka
Government employs seven of every sixty workers
The piece argues government is the fastest growing U S business noting that one in seven employed works for government. It cites a 3.6 percent 1962 private job rise and a government employment rise to about 10 million by the following year, framing taxes as the cost of nonproductive public labor.
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United States
U. S
Congress
Europe
Russia
de Gaulle
France
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
AP News
Securities study seeks investor protections over brokers
Washington notes that the SEC two year report prioritizes consumer protections for stock buyers over broker practices. Proposed measures include registration for brokers, new standards for salesmen, and SEC disciplinary power including license suspensions. Additional rules cover over the counter trades, annual financial reports, proxy compliance, and insider trading safeguards.
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SEC
Congress
Associations of
Securities Salesmen and Stock Exchanges
Imogene Coca Moves From Maid Roles to TV Series Grinds
Hollywood report: Imogene Coca, once offered a Paramount maid role, plays Lemmon’s maid in Under the Yum Yum Tree and will star in the TV series Grinds as a maid. She recalls erratic film schedules, early Broadway work, and success with Sid Caesar before returning to TV with colleagues she knows.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Comedienne
Imogene Coca
Paramount
Jack Lemmon
Miss Coca
Columbia
Broadway
David Swift
Swift
Marlow: Senate’s Role in NATO Nuclear Force Debate
James Marlow argues the Senate must approve any U S NATO nuclear force plan and warns that allies would demand veto power, risking rapid escalation in a Russian crisis. He notes current law keeps U S control and questions the plan’s value beyond allied rhetoric.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
United States
Senate
Atlantic
NATO
Russia
Television Star Griffin Signs On Talent Scouts Host
Ruth Millett notes on New Frontier fashion tips and social pretenses while CBS plans an hour variety show around Merv Griffin after NBC cancels his daytime program. Michael Dann discusses Griffin’s broad appeal and upcoming projects including Judy Garland Show and a prime time demo episode.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
CBS
Merv Griffin
Michael H. Dann
Griffin
Dann
Onriffin
NBC
Judy Garland
ABC
Tyne O
Whither the nation goeth by Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey decries expanded government power and federal overreach sparked by 1962 steel price actions. He questions the legality of police knock on citizens, congressional investigations, and executive measures while urging vigilance to preserve rule of law and constitutional limits. He warns of a drift toward government of men.
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Paul Harvey
Philadelphia
United States
New York City
Congress
Pentagon
Justice Holmes
Eyesores and cleanup notices spark reader letter
A reader commends an editorial on community eyesores such as automobile graveyards and notes Judge Cheater Cram of Kennebunk issued notices to cleaners. The writer asks why Biddeford lacks similar enforcement and questions law adherence by offenders.
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Eyesores
Community Eyesores
Cheater Cram
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Crossword puzzle lists numerous across and down clues with varied topics from geography and language to mythology and objects. The text presents a long mixed set of numbered clues including multiple misspellings and OCR artifacts.
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