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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1963
Page
4
Maine nears a banner year as July tax revenue rises nearly ten percent on June data and sales tax also climbs. Forecasters expect August income to follow, with fall visitors anticipated and weather aiding outdoor activity despite school openings and football season.
The August 28 March on Jobs and Freedom will feature a mass picnic with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fruit, cake, and drinks. 80,000 bag lunches from New York arrive by refrigerated trucks, sold for 50 cents, with hot dogs and soft drinks sold on site. 100,000 marchers expected. extensive safety, medical, and communications setups accompany the event.
Boston fisheries report July catch the lightest on record while coastal Russians use illegal nets with close mesh. Officials blame the Soviet fleet for an eight million pound drop in total catches, arguing the fish cannot mature and reproduce.
An inventor, Stanley F. Reed, urges the government to replace paper money with a durable square plastic note about half the current size. He argues it would be counterfeit proof and vending machines would automate most purchases, prompting readers to choose among three attitudes about the proposal.
A satirical tour of Nikita Khrushchev’s Black Sea hideaway described as luxurious and private. The piece contrasts Soviet pomp with a concrete wall around the estate, notes luxury gadgets and an eight year old grandson in a sports car, and ends with general reflections on happiness and family peace.
New York AP columnist HAL BOYLE compiles reader mail with quirky facts. Americans eat more than their weight in red meat yearly and 1963 average meat intake is seen passing 166 pounds. Iceland mandates swimming for children. the Pacific Ocean could swallow continents. water use per person runs about 5 million pounds annually. Rattlesnakes absent Maine. alligators rarely eat. 43 percent of eggs are laid 9 to 11 a.m. Yul Brynner quips on rock n roll. Cat life expectancy tops 21 with a 35 year record. Somerset Maugham noted women seek perfection in husbands English women merely hope for it in their mates.
Hollywood AP profile on Peter Fonda notes his tall frame and blue eyes, his roots as Henry Fonda’s son, and his early success from Broadway to film. It highlights his critical win as 1961's most promising new actor, his test for PT 109, and key roles in Tammy and the Doctor Lilith The Victors and The Young Lovers, with his resolve to prove individuality in the industry.
Business mood shows resilience as consumer spending remains strong and housing and auto purchases rise, while rail labor disputes and political debates over nuclear tests and tax policy loom. Confidence stays high despite turmoil influencing business planning and operations this preholiday week.
Paul Harvey critiques the nuclear test ban as a flawed agreement driven by politics not safety. He cites Dr. Edward Teller General LeMay and others urging rejection while acknowledging limited positives. The piece warns of strategic danger, Moscow timing, and mocks the pact as a risky, misleading move ending with a metaphor about mushrooms and toadstools.
James Marlow surveys a Washington protest march and links modern civil rights activism to a long arc of nonviolent resistance. He traces ideas from Adam and Eve to Gandhi and Tolstoy, noting religious, philosophical, and historical precedents shaping marches for justice and economic policy through eras.
In the Journal's People's Forum the editor backs Coastwatcher’s call to drop hazing as an outdated practice. Parents should protest to officials, and schools are urged to end Freshman Day, fostering dignity as students begin high school journeys. Upperclassmen should welcome newcomers and maintain kindness.
Biddeford Saco Journal published daily except Sunday at Biddeford Maine by The Journal Publishing Corp W Paul Casavant president E P Ingalls managing editor. Subscription rates payable in advance one month 185 six months 1050 one year 2100. Associated Press member. Entry second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine.
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