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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1964
Page
4
Editorial note urges that no town can prosper without a press that vigorously aids. Quotation attributed to Eugene Fitch Ware emphasizes the press as a driver of prosperity and trade.
The American Hospital Association reports hospital operating costs surged since 1946, with labor expenses up 545 percent and non labor costs up 425 percent. Daily patient costs climbed from 9.39 to 38.91 dollars as hospitals expand skilled staff and technologic care.
The piece argues Bolivia under Victor Paz Estenssoro has shifted left, embracing Marxist and pro Soviet ideas. It notes Bolivia's continued Havana ties, OAS sanctions support by Chile, and Mexico's stance. Despite aid, U S funds are used for political ends like subsidizing a state railroad. It urges reassessment of a relationship built on gifts and questionable motives.
A House bill would authorize the U S Secret Service to protect major party presidential and vice presidential nominees. The measure argues protection is vital for national stability, prestige, and the safety of candidates who face heightened risk during campaigns.
Washington sees the eight midwestern states Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Minnesota Iowa Missouri Wisconsin and Missouri as pivotal in the 1964 presidential contest. Goldwater leads in Ohio Illinois and Wisconsin, while Johnson is favored in Michigan and Minnesota. Indiana and Iowa show close margins with Republican splits and local concerns, and Missouri remains competitive with strong Democratic roots.
AP Business News Analyst SAM DAWSON reports July 1964 shows nonresidential building contracts up 22 percent from 1963, lifting seven month totals to 28.7 billion dollars, while residential building remains weak. School and hospital constructions rise sharply, public buildings gain 36 percent, but street and highway contracts fall 6 percent. Mortgage costs ease as savings rise to fund construction.
HAL BOYLE muses on boredom and lists tasks he has never done after decades on earth. The piece invites readers to itemize unrealized ambitions to spark life. The column ends noting Lillian Hellman receives the 1964 National Institute of Arts and Letters gold medal for drama and cites her Broadway hit Toys in the Attic and Watch on the Rhine.
A humorous guide asserts that wives should show appreciation and make home life happy while social expectations apply to husbands too. It argues couples both benefit when men engage with their wives daily and listen, and that husbands can support their wives as much as wives support husbands.
A health feature by MARTIN E. SEGAL and staff outlines false beliefs about heart attack causes and presents seven controllable risk factors. It explains heredity age and sex as non controllable, weight blood pressure stress cholesterol smoking and sleep as areas to manage. The piece stresses practical steps to cut risk and stresses the need for medical guidance. It also includes a brief entertainment note about Charles Boyer turning 65 and his film and TV projects.
Beddeford Sare Journal lists Adams Street offices with W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. Subscription rates prepaid show one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and holds second class postage.
Across 36. Sounded as a bell. A cryptogram example explains letter substitution. The sample shows Longfellow quotation encoding with daily varying mappings. Yesterday's quote by Goethe is noted for cautionary generalities and conceit.
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