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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1965
Page
4
A compact reflection notes that people discuss idealizing life a great deal and questions what the term may mean, referencing a quote from Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.
An opinion piece condemns liberal protest against U S policy in Viet Nam. It argues college professors and students aid communism by their rhetoric while Republicans and Democrats largely support President Johnson. It warns of dangerous slogans and calls for national unity.
The International Executive Service Corps dispatches retired U S executives to advise a Peruvian whaling company on diversification. The program, funded by AID and U S business support, has 11 projects active with 30 more approved or under study, aiming to prove free enterprise can lead to real development and new jobs. The Peru project recommends using waste products for meat extract manufacturing, earning high praise from the whaling company manager for potentially preventing economic collapse and boosting foreign currency inflows.
The piece analyzes a five million ton wheat sale from Canada to the Soviet Union noting Khrushchev's past boasts of surplus and questions whether the loaned wheat will be needed and who else may rely on Soviet bread. It marks agriculture as the USSR's persistent weakness.
Washington correspondent Bruce Biassat argues the Watts riot and similar unrest expose the limits of sweeping civil rights laws aimed at the South while neglecting northern despair. He warns of instant revolution and urges programs to expand opportunity, housing, and schooling to the millions left behind.
Ruth Millett critiques reports of charm schools offering courses for girls aged four to ten. She argues four year olds naturally possess charm and that modeling confidence and poise belong at home with mothers teaching table manners, not in formal classes.
New York AP reports Boyle's satirical piece on double-talk notes students learn to say the opposite of what they mean. The column lists common examples and literal translations, ending with the class dismissed.
Investor writer Harry C. France argues Uncle Sam funds poverty relief, warns wealth gaps threaten security, and urges affluent readers to deploy capital bravely. He cites $100 billion in 18 years and highlights Viet Nam, Cuba, Berlin as signs of a coming era. He urges investors to act beyond smugness and protect global stability.
Crossword puzzle with numbered clues across many categories. Entries include geography language and history terms, plus common objects and actions. Answers reference familiar nouns such as tools garments animals and elements, requiring broad general knowledge for completion.
Ten million people aged 65 and over must keep existing health coverage until Medicare coverage begins in 1966. Guidance warns against canceling policies, explains gaps in Medicare, and notes ongoing private plans evolving to cover non Medicare items. Also mentions seagull problems at Miami Crandon Park zoo.
A critical appraisal of Le Carre's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and The Looking Glass War. The piece praises Le Carre for a psychological, bittersweet espionage drama that questions Cold War pretensions and mocks traditional spy glamour. It notes Le Clerc and Leiser as focal characters and admires the author’s style. Also reports Glasgow pubs reducing whisky measures to one fifth gill.
Biddeford Maine publication notes subscription prices and staff contacts. The paper is published daily except Sunday with W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. Subscription rates are one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00.
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