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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1963
Page
4
Virtue is described as a fragrant quality that grows more potent when tested by hardship. The piece reflects on moral integrity, suggesting that challenges reveal true character and resilience, aligning with a Francis Bacon maxim about virtue arising under pressure.
Gov John H Reed and the Executive Council approved a 50000 grant for an economic feasibility and engineering study of the sugar beet industry in Aroostook County. Maine competes with 13 states for two federal acreage allotments to be decided soon with hearings in November.
Northwestern National Life's 28th annual employment survey shows class of 1963 grads faring well with 90 percent of engineering, 80 percent of business, and 70 percent of liberal arts majors securing jobs by October. Starting salaries range from 460 to 610 dollars monthly across disciplines, while 48,000 new engineers are projected yearly this decade.
The article notes experts from Rand Corp and the Air Force envision computers already shaping traffic, steel processing, drug quality control, and banking. It suggests mass production could be done by a tiny workforce and raises the question of what people will do with more leisure time. It argues self repairing, self teaching machines won’t take over the world, as they replace tasks people dislike anyway.
The piece explains the shifting roles within espionage from spies to counterspies and counter-counter-spies, noting the confusion of loyalties. It remarks on M15 as a spy unit name and ends with a wry line about clear thinking and not erasing one’s progress.
A Washington column humor piece notes a Budapest tale of elephant stew lacking onions amid thaw hopes with Hungary. It cites a critical letter to Senator Keating, lists potential U S research cuts as examples, and jokes about Pentagon publicity for the TFX program fading into cancellation.
AP reports a rise in racial integration in TV and radio as networks plan greater Negro employment in speaking and atmosphere roles. New and continuing casts include Sammy Davis Jr. in Ben Casey and Ethal Waters Ruby Dee Brock Peters in Go down Moses, Virginia Capers in Breaking Point, Vince Howard in Mr. Novak, and Amanda Randolph with Danny Thomas.
Babson argues that rapid change will reshape markets cities and living. He predicts mergers and labor union power growth rising taxes and a shift from hotels to apartments with land along highways becoming highly valuable. He cites Roosevelt on change and urges prudent investment in land over stocks.
Biddeford Maine daily paper details layout and contact numbers for editorial and business departments. Subscription rates listed: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. Associated Press rights noted for local news and dispatches. Entered second class postage paid at Biddeford Post Office.
Miles A Smith reviews James A Michener’s Caravans and notes Ellen Jaspar’s defiant Dorset roots drive her to Afghanistan as a second wife. Miller’s mission in Kabul during 1946 blends ancient forces with Cold War urgency, amid vivid characters and adventurous narrative.
A review of Yevtushenko’s autobiographical short, noting how the 1963 Russian thaw, Khrushchev’s crackdown on intellectuals, and his stance on Leninism and dogmatists shape the author. Western readers may see him as truth seeker with a slippery ideological edge and a portrait of individuality under a regimented society.
Paul Harvey critiques U S support for Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam accusing his regime of Buddhist persecution. He cites Buddhist raids in Saigon July 17 18 and Kennedy's stance while noting 14 000 American troops and heavy aid. He argues the Church is not Diem and calls for greater U S policy action or withdrawal to end tyranny.
A reader urges publication of letters and quotes from California and U.S. Supreme Court justices about the Constitution. The letter cites McComb remarks from December 15, 1949, and Marshall’s 1803 assertion that any act repugnant to the Constitution is void, arguing federal supremacy and ongoing state law clashes.
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