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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1965
Page
4
Editorial feature urges readers to trust that right makes might and to reserve judgment until duty is understood. It frames moral courage as a daily standard, advocating steadfastness, integrity, and personal responsibility in public life.
Bates Mfg Co Lewiston and the Textile Workers of America arranged periodic talks to iron out issues. Pepperell and Saco-Lowell already hold multi annual sessions to inform workers about management problems, profits forecasts, and labor relations, fostering a harmonious industrial climate.
A wave of recent unidentified flying object sightings renews debate about their nature. Some dismiss reports as illusions, others insist they are advanced craft, while a growing faction calls for further study. Police, witnesses, and radar tests feature in the ongoing mystery.
A former Procter and Gamble junior executive was convicted for using the telephone to solicit selling an outline of his employer's toothpaste marketing strategy to Colgate-Palmolive. The case prompted FBI action and underscores industrial espionage risks in corporate sightlines.
Pope Paul VI condemns atomic death anniversaries while a broader critique questions the inevitability of war. The piece argues violence stems from war itself, pins blame on aggressors, and notes the Tokyo air raid’s 97 000 deaths, with Hiroshima cited as a cautionary symbol of humanity’s failure to end slaughter.
A column of trivia notes figures on family costs to raise a child, global hunger in India, Japanese women and heart health, U S defense spending, littering by men, and various quips. It cites humor from contemporaries and mentions a dog-stopper spray product and a banana coconut diet trend.
Hollywood recounts a dramatic filming crisis on the Hawaii production where native cast and Polynesian crew resisted the firing of director George Roy Hill. Backers feared budgets could reach 20 million as mutiny yielded reinstatement and a celebratory luau.
Maine columnist recounts how the Kennebunkport Dump Association evolved from a playful group into a national symbol of beautification. Edward Mayo leads 36 members in a campaign that treats refuse as art, stages National Dump Week, and argues dumps can be cleaned with gaiety. Nearby notes compare dumps to landmarks and caution about rat shoots. A second brief reports two men plead guilty after a “friendly fight” in Jacksonville, where knives were left behind and a lead pipe used.
The Biddeford Lace Journal at 11 Adams Street lists W. Paul Casavant as publisher and E. P. Ingalls as managing editor. It notes telephone numbers for business and editorial departments and shows subscription rates in advance. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and entered as second class mail.
Essex Community College in Baltimore County Maryland piloted an outreach to learners 60 and older by waiving tuition and skipping entrance exams. A one day “College Day for the Aging” drew over 100 seniors who chose from nine courses in sciences social sciences and humanities.
The American Journal by T H White, Putnam, $4.95, recounts White’s three month transcontinental tour and his claim of becoming an addict to America. The Irish descent scholar enjoyed college campuses, skyscrapers, Gothic architecture, and the Washington monument, believing an American Renaissance is under way.
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