Editorial Thought For Evening
Editorial page quotes Mary Baker Eddy stressing personal responsibility with the line Each individual is responsible for himself.
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Mary Baker Eddy
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1959
Page
4
Nixon: High Tide
Bruce Biossatt notes Nixon’s Russia trip boosted his poll standing, potentially overtaking Adlai Stevenson and challenging other Democrats. The piece argues Nixon’s gains may fade but could linger, influencing Rockefeller’s 1960 decision and shaping GOP doubts about victory. Democrats recognize him as a formidable adversary with clocked “high” periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Russia
Adlai Stevenson
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Lance
Medicine to move ahead in the next century
Dr Wyman C C Cole of Detroit spoke before the American Medical Association in Atlantic City, outlining a forecast from 1919 to 1999. He predicted near elimination of diphtheria and tetanus, rare infant illnesses, and mass-immunization success. He foresaw cancer and leukemia relegated to history, and revolutionary advances in genetics and enzyme science improving disease control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman C. C. Cole, Sr
Detroi
American Medical Association
Atlantic City
Health News Institute
Cole
Dr. Cole
Road to ruin and inflation threat to individual freedom
The passage warns inflation as the country’s key danger next to nuclear war, caused by an oversized government that spends beyond income. It argues only individuals pay the bill through taxes, risking loss of freedom if spending isn’t curbed. A separate line notes careless driving in heat and a Colorado man leaving home over a cooking dispute.
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues Snapshot
Crossword clues list numerous entries with numbers 12 to 58. Items include names like Sam and Tom for 12, Charles for 13, 19 Angry, 21 Spice, 24 Scheme, 25 Unconventional modern artist, 26 Economics abbr, 27 Florida resort, 30 Woven fabric, 32 Interior authority, 33 Midyears event, 34 co of ae, 36 Announces loudly, 38 Affluent sailors, 41 Brier, 43 Ostrich, 45 Set back from, 49 Sign of the zodiac, 50 Articl of the masks, 51 Canal Zone town, 52 Named, 54 Large rodent, 55 Great fuss two words, 56 Quarrel, 58 So American city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Tom
Charles
Florida
Canal Zone
Washington News Face unrest in Caribbean
Washington reports rising Caribbean unrest tests Latin American cohesion. Foreign ministers discuss new tools for peace as Quito later considers any agreement. Cuba accuses Dominican Republic. Rio Treaty invoked twice amid invasions. future steps hinge on OAS leadership and a strengthened Peace Community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Santiago
Chile
Caribbean
Nixon
South America
Kubitschek
Brazil
Latin-America
United States
Sec
John Foster Dulles
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Quito
Ecuador
Panama
Nicaragua
Americas
O.A.S
O.A S
Girls Seek Safe Husbands Not Adventurous Heroes
A column quotes Ruth Mellett and anthropologist Margaret Mead on changing views of marriage. It argues postwar girls favor steady, secure husbands over adventurous, career-focused men, predicting dull lives for those chasing only pension security. NEA Service attributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mead
Miss Mead
Federal Judges Pension Sets Superior to Other Plans
A comparison of pension schemes shows federal judges receive full pay as a pension after 10 to 15 years on the bench, funded entirely by the government, with Chief Justice at 35,500 dollars and other Supreme Court justices at 35,000 dollars. Civil Service and Social Security provide far smaller benefits, while military retirement offers up to 75 percent of base pay after 30 years. all military pensions integrate with Social Security. The piece contrasts lifetime Supreme Court tenure and potential recall with Civil Service caps, Social Security limits, and military pay scales, noting the payer and eligibility differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Supreme Court
Court of Ogy
Court of Claims
Court Customs and Patent Appeals
Customs Court
Ceive
Andy Williams Mirrors Desert Mirage With Rapid Rise
New York AP profile of Andy Williams, a 28 year old singer whose TV and recording career has exploded from $175 weekly gigs in 1952 to a six figure income. He faces bids for an hour long TV show, movie offers, and Broadway interest while stressing gradual growth and staying grounded. Williams hails from Wall Lake Iowa, rehearses 48 hours for a one hour show, and values bachelor freedom as he balances art, career and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Andy Williams
Networks
Broadway
Hollywood
Andy
Wall Lake
Midwest
East Side
Mutual funds drive buying in postwar market study
AP observes how mutual funds shape stock demand as markets swing. Massachusetts Investors Trust chairman Dwight Robinson outlines portfolio shifts since 1924, tracing six original holdings from U S Steel to Texaco and Kodak, now held in much larger quantities and valued in the millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
Wall Street
Dwight P. Robinson, Jr
Massachusetts Investors Trust
Boston
Robinson
MIT
U.S. Steel
Eastman Kodak
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
of Texas Co
National Lead
Santa Fe
Texaco
Biddeford Daily Press masthead and details
The Biddeford newspaper lists publisher Paul Casavant editor T J Mahoney and contact line ATLANTIC 3-3625. Subscription rates are in advance: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and entered as second class matter at the Biddeford post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Atlantic 3
Associated Press
Seat Work Poem by Sarah Bridge Graves
A short verse notes Johnny’s fatigue misread as lack of effort but reveals he has merely been paddled. The writer, Sarah Bridge Graves, frames a behavioral misunderstanding through a concise lyric moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Sarah Bridge Graves
Local Names in The News
Mrs. Emily Cram of Bradford Massachusetts visits Mrs. Anne Dolbin on Avon Avenue Old Orchard Beach. Roger Pare of San Francisco and his wife stay with Wilbrod Pare and family on Park Street Kennebunk. William Fenton of Lawrence Massachusetts visits Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hill Hills Beach. Peter Paul of Granby Connecticut visits Adolphe Normand on Prospect Street Biddeford. William Bryant of Portland visits Smith family in Kennebunkport. Alice L Downing of Kennebunk visits Mrs. Elodie Renault in Biddeford.
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Emily Cram
Bradford
Mass
Anne Dolbin
Avon Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Roger Pare
San Francisco
Cal
Wilbrod Pare
Park Street
Kennebunk
William Fenton
Lawrence
Joseph Hill
Hills Beach
Peter Paul
Granby
Conn
Adolphe Normand
Prospect Street
Biddeford
William Bryant
Portland
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By Bruce Biossat
Colorado
Jumna
Italy
Washington News
Peter Edson
Ruth Mlett
NEA Service, Inc
By Ray Henry
Pensions
Lemieux
Democratic Club
Splendid
Margaret Doyle
Eugene Johnson
Nyee Hot Springs
Rose Drouin
Ark
Valerie Ledoux
Emery Street
Richard Bullock
Providence R. 1
Charles Fenderson
Main Street
Saco
Eugene Campbell
Newton Center
John E. Rice
Cutts Street
Philip Southwick
Springfield
John C. Nichols
West Kennebunk
Ralph A. Johnson
Hartford
C. W. Smith
John Shannon
Norwood
Edwin T. McDowell
Elm Street
Red Grange
Jack Thomson
Mott E. Willett
Vermont
Violet Cummings
Bristol
Ray Henry
Boyle
Business Mirror
Diddeford - Saco Journal
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