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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1959
Page
4
Editorial thought mirrors a classical quotation about expectation by Johnson. The page presents a pondering tone on anticipation, linking reader desire for outcomes to the emotional response of gratification or disappointment.
The text argues the governor's council is obsolete and should be removed from Maine politics. It claims Governor Clauson has the council cornered, notes the council lacks constitutional authority, and suggests dropping county governments, district courts, and central bureaus to modernize governance.
Reports by Joseph A. Dear depict Khrushchev alarmed that rising arms spending hampers Russia’s consumer gains. A Democratic victory could change priorities, but Moscow seeks to avoid diverting rubles to weapons while Russians demand housing, meat, radios, cars, and better living standards. Analysts see a possible arms limit pact easing Berlin tensions and enabling a summit between Eisenhower and Khrushchev.
Washington observers note Gallup results showing Stevenson Kennedy leading Nixon Rockefeller by 53 to 42 percent, fueling talk of a Stevenson Kennedy ticket at Los Angeles in 1960. Nixon Rockefeller appears weaker, while Kennedy is seen as a potential future first choice for the ticket.
AP Movie-TV writer Bob Thomas reports Tony Curtis faulting stars like Tony Perkins for leaving Hollywood to perform on Broadway. Perkins counters that theater work deepened his craft and kept him in demand, while Curtis notes his own string of film hits and continued work with top directors. Perkins trains at UCLA to mimic a basketball thrower for Tall Story and reflects on Fear Strikes Out.
HAL BOYLE argues American women may resist Dior’s knee length decree, noting men favor shorter skirts only at home. He recalls past fashion fads and mocks the look, suggesting many women feel kneecaps are not an ornament and would reject exposing them. He ends with a quip about a wife’s reluctance to wear short skirts.
The Liddeford Saco Journal from Biddeford Maine announces Vaul Casavant as publisher and T J Mahoney as editor. The paper lists Atlantic 3-3625 for departments, subscription rates of 1 month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. It notes AP news is exclusive for local content and dispatches.
Ruth Mlett is profiled as a supportive wife and mother who strengthens the household. She turns a house into a home, engages with her husband’s work, shares interests, manages finances, maintains warmth and humor, and bonds with extended family, portraying a devoted partner valued for steadiness.
In a two part column Robert J Myers, chief SSA actuary, discusses the Soviet Social Security model seen during a visit to the USSR. He notes broadly developed benefits, early retirement in dangerous jobs, survivor and disability provisions, sickness benefits, and gaps for collective farm workers, with medical care public and salaried, and pregnancy payments.
Across clues list items such as cabbage dish hymn writer larva garden willow character Wind in the Willows author of The Lower Depths rested presents merchandise ornamental work nut tree little one farewell pays homage to poetic time cask soprano Jenny Remember the.
Charles Mercer reports on CBS morning show host Sam Levenson, praising the program as a bright spot in network morning TV. The piece notes his witty, wise, and engaging conversations amid a lineup of giveaways, soap operas, and reruns.
Local residents are listed visiting relatives in Biddeford Kennebunkport Saco and other towns. A note on the obituary for Sam Levenson and an appeal to viewers precede news that See It Now will return to CBS TV after Edward R Murrow’s sabbatical with ten hour long reports planned for 1960 61 season.
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