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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1962
Page
4
A concise editorial note reflects on government design attributing to Thomas Jefferson the idea that good governance comes from distributing powers rather than concentrating or consolidating them. The phrasing emphasizes the enduring principle of balanced power.
Don Oakley surveys post office security and the lure of mail heists. He notes the U S Postal Inspection Service has a long record of arrests and convictions for mail crimes, explains armed defenses and convoy practices, and recalls a Plymouth Massachusetts jumbo mail truck hijack that led to a large post office deployment.
A Southern city weighs halting new gas stations to curb “overbuilding” while critics argue it scars landscapes and safety. An oil company employee paper counters that restricting stations would curb outlets, yet modernizing will shrink total sites while boosting profits, efficiency, and community value.
The Association of American Railroads cites editorials from major papers showing broad support for mergers. Proponents say consolidation cuts duplication and costs, raises efficiency, and stabilizes finances. Critics warn against government take-over if private lines fail, fearing loss of government ownership and poorer standards.
NASA administrator James Webb says the U S will land a man on the moon before the Russians if current efforts continue though a large booster could change the timeline. Deputy Hugh Dryden notes a moon landing would need multiple boosters and no one predicts Soviet next moves. Webb and Dryden defend momentum amid mixed Washington reactions to the Soviet twin cosmonauts flight.
The 1961 traffic toll topped 38,000 deaths with injuries many times higher. The economic impact reached a record 7.9 billion dollars, covering property damage, medical costs, and lost income, averaging 42.92 dollars per person. The bill, accumulating over decades, resembles a heavy portion of the national debt and productivity loss.
President Kennedy faces a growing labor-management clash as unions push for a 35-hour week to create jobs and curb automation, while the administration backs the 40-hour norm. Disputes also center on government role in bargaining and price controls, with labor seeking broader changes via Congress to cut the 40-hour week and require shorter contracts nationwide.
Hollywood reports Samuel Goldwyn, marking his 80th birthday with an industry dinner, remains a powerful negotiator with an untapped backlog of his films. He notes networks regularly seek his properties, and his interest may grow as prime time access improves. Actor Gig Young embraces comedic roles and discusses being typed, while Charlton Heston shines in The Pigeon That Took Rome, aided by Elsa Martinelli and Harry Guardino in a wartime caper set in Italy.
Biddeford Maine publication details list publisher editor and contact numbers. Subscription rates shown include one month at 1.85 six months at 10.50 and one year at 21.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and prints local news and AP dispatches.
A compiled list of crossword clues with numbers ranging from 5 to 64, covering topics from geography and astronomy to literature and anatomy. The set includes references to Melville, Cezanne, sailors, and various general terms such as nerve, chlor, and nerves. The page mirrors a vintage puzzle listing with scattered pairings and cross-referenced hints.
Ruth Millett quotes a male reader listing ways a woman can lose charm. Examples include dogmatic opinions, profanity, backstabbing, excessive I usage, shrill voice, gossip, monopolizing conversations, interrupting, dwelling on faults, over vivacity, rudeness to service staff, constant talk of career, snobbery, imitating youth, repetitive slang, diet or health talk, and failing to thank small courtesies.
Paul Harvey notes NBCs Wide Country is a Ralph Edwards production about a rodeo rider hero. Earl Holliman leads the cast with Levis and a 19 gallon hat as he compares rodeo life to Route 66 and Gunsmoke. The piece then shifts to a Harvey commentary on Liberia and the paradox of freed slaves becoming once more enslaved there.
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