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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1964

Page

4

Florida’s spaceport rises as moon program unfolds

Editorial notes the $100 million vertical assembly building in Florida near Cape Kennedy and other spaceport structures. It describes the vast complex rising from swamps to assemble Saturn V rockets, with clouds forming near the ceiling and a cooling system big enough for 3,000 homes. The piece casts Cape Kennedy as a grand spaceport hub, likening it to a modern Grand Central.

United States Florida Cheops Lunar Space Launching Station Cape Kennedy National Aeronautics and Space Air Force Moon Florida Swamp Grand Central Station New York International Airport New York International Florida Gateway

Strange Viet Nam war tale from a Cromley eyewitness

Washington correspondent Ray Cromley recounts visits to Vietnamese hamlets under Viet Cong pressure. He notes strategic roadblocks, repeated attacks, and local leadership dynamics. Villages with organization resist despite limited arms while others fall to insurgents, highlighting daily dangers and shifting control.

Red tape unknots chair sale in Washington column

Reporter Mr X battles private enterprise red tape to buy a chair for 99 dollars. After weeks of calls to executives, the department store president agrees to deliver the chair, echoing a retired dry goods clerk memory. Boyle’s column ends with a light jab.

Raymond J. Crowley Washington Georgetown Mr. X Mr. Y Mr. Z Lowell Massachusetts Mr. and Mrs. X

Husband hints for happier marriages from Ruth Millett

Ruth Millett offers seven tips for husbands to improve married life. Share daily events, avoid silence at home, and announce if late for dinner. Be neat, show appreciation, limit criticism, allow social life, and create a trusted financial plan. Tell her she matters and she will strive to keep you happy.

Ruth Millett Assa

Paul Harvey on Chicago mob rule and arson

Paul Harvey decries a wave of bombing and arson in Chicago linked to crime syndicates and insured by “controlled” companies. He argues motives include protection rackets and profit, notes unsolved cases, and discusses broader implications for city governance and national politics.

Paul Harvey Chicago Illinois Otto Kerner Joseph Ragen

Behold a Pale Horse and a Madly Named Memoir

Hollywood notes on Behold a Pale Horse by Fred Zinnemann and a spoof memoir by Patrick Dennis titled My Thirty Days Upstairs in the White House. The film’s political optics draw Spanish controversy while Dennis lampoons First Lady Martha Dinwiddie Butterfield with slapstick and 172 Alexander photographs.

Partick Dennis Morrow White House Martha Dinwiddie Butterfield Bosky Dell Hollywood Fred Zinnemann Zinnemann James Michner Hawaii United Artists Emeric Pressburger Columbia Pictures Columbia Martha Pellagra River George Washington Butterfield Albumen Ind Dennis Cris Alexander Peggy Cass Mame Martha Ss Usua Miles A. Smith

Rusting bicycles highlight Maine education critique

In a Maine Educational Television address during the University of Maine commencement, Dr. Warren G. Hill challenged the era’s emphasis on rank. He warned of mental strain on students and warned that the pressure suppresses individual creativity. He urged educators and parents to value non top-ranked students and to rebalance toward personal development.

Maine Maine Educational Television Warren G. Hill University of Maine Dr. Hill Trenton N. J.) State College Hill

Push-Button Dialing Slashes Phone Time

The article touts push-button telephone dialing cutting average dial time from fourteen to five seconds. It argues faster dialing frees up time for teens and adults, enabling longer calls and more activities in a busy world.

Income up in July as wages and salaries rise

Personal income reached a new July high at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 490.8 billion dollars, with the gain mainly driven by more employed people. Dividend payments rose for some, and stock prices increased over six months, boosting totals beyond wage growth.

Sam Dawson AP Business News New York Department of Commerce

Biddeford Lace Journal and World News Snapshot

Biddeford Maine paper notes daily except Sunday edition details and staff contacts. It reports AP policy and a brief national economy snapshot showing July payrolls rise and farm income dip, with optimism for autumn and early 1965.

Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Teaser

QONQ Sacundi BMILUPCUL DAILY CROSSWORD 34. Morsel 35. Join $7. King of Bashan 88. 40. 41. 43. 45. 46. Roman house god Cry of a sheep Let down A speck of food Quantity of paper A book clasp Serpent lizard Yesterday's Answer 36. Mistreat 38. Jump 39. Weapons of defense 42. Tiny 43. Mandarin tea 44. Beam DAILY CRYPTOQUOTE Here s how to work it AXYCLBAAXR LONGFELLOW One letter simply stands for another In this sample A is used for the three L s X for the two O s etc Each day the code letters are different XONQ TECUJIJIWUVUIQ IL XOSFO QUNFOUL TBUQOU GULQ ML Yesterday s Cryptoquote WHAT I VALUE MORE THAN ALL THINGS IS GOOD HUMOR JEFFERSON 1964 King Features Syndicate Inc

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