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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1960
Page
4
Growing thought spurs a growing revelation as the writer contemplates George Eliot's ideas. The piece reflects on inner insight and the transformative power of sustained reflection.
William E Gilroy presents Rev. Raymond Calkins urging individual responsibility to shape society. Calkins argues that one person can counter despair and intolerance by living a holy life and promoting good, alongside others, even amid modern tensions.
Roswell Magill of the Tax Foundation argues taxes spread across federal, state, and local governments are becoming complex and burdensome. He notes rising revenue and a shift to federal support for services, warning future self government could suffer.
A humorous note questions claims dolphins rival humans in brainpower. It recalls dolphins evolved from land mammals and suggests if humans ruin land life, dolphins might evolve again, though they likely won’t repeat the mistake.
The piece notes two new phrases "low road" and "high road" shaping discussion of electioneering. It questions whether voters feel railroaded and jests about generational behaviors and daily domestic roles with light humor.
Washington based report highlights how space program advances already aid medicine, surgery, mining, farming and industry. It notes hydrozine derivatives treat TB and mental illness, valve tech aids hearts, infrared analyzes fluids, ground to air sensing speeds surveying, and jet drilling expands ore access. The committee argues space tech secures future survival as Earth becomes uninhabitable.
AP analysis notes merchants plan for summer-to-fall demand upturn aided by expected Fed credit expansion by Labor Day. Back‑to‑school sales, food demand, and auto production are highlighted, with caveats from stock market volatility and fears of unemployment affecting consumer confidence.
Joe Grapple frets over a letter from his daughter Doris at Camp Birchbark. The note shows a happy girl with a fond home life, easing his tension and affirming his role as a loving father. A separate report from St Augustine notes $375 stolen from the Cathedral Parish House safe, recovered from a car linked to Charles Young.
Ruth Millett questions reveal how families judge status through home, profession, invitations, moving up, name dropping, and club choices. The column notes readers’ ability to recognize their own snobbery based on everyday social signals.
A trio of studies from Cornell University, the Social Security Administration, and a Canadian team finds retirement does not hasten death or worsen health. In many cases mortality drops after retirement and health improves, with younger retirees sometimes faring better later on. Researchers used mortality tables and medical histories to reach these conclusions. Ray Henry’s updated Social Security handbook is available by mail for 35 cents.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists publisher Paul Casavant editor T J Mahoney and contact numbers AT 3 3625 and AT 2 1535. Subscription rates are shown as one month 1 85 six months 10 50 and one year 21 00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and notes AP dispatches.
A compact crossword list with clues across multiple entries from prevent to action through musical terms and place names. The entries include grammar abbreviations and historical references, challenging solvers with varied categories like geography, music, and inventions.
A poem recalls a doctor's hall display honoring months of wartime service tending wounded, homesick and disabled soldiers, and his human understanding. Distant kin cherish the keepsake as a reminder of anxious years. The verse by Mabel M Emery ends with a note on Peruvian weaving threads.
Las Vegas story notes Belgian singer Monique Van Vooren refuses to share a stage with nude performers at the Riviera citing intelligence perceptions. She compares European attitudes to American audiences and explains she would rather rely on talent than nudity to impress.
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