31 Aug 1962
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1962
Page
1
An editorial urges responsibility on the roads during the Labor Day holiday. It warns many will travel and risk fatalities, citing Maine's high death rate and urging cautious driving. The piece promotes the Lights on for Safety program by the Maine Truck Owners Association and State Police, urging headlights on low beam from now through Tuesday daylight hours.
Della Derrien, paralyzed from the waist down by spinal meningitis, has regained most faculties and learned to swim. Now 26, she lip reads, dresses herself, handles meals, and works part time as a photo retoucher in Sheboygan. She eagerly awaits her brother Dennis’s return from the Navy in mid September.
An outbreak of sleeping sickness encephalitis reaches Pinellas County Florida with 108 suspected cases and eight suspected deaths. Hotels report cancellations along the Gulf Coast as Labor Day weekend fills. Officials warn the illness spreads via mosquito bites from infected birds and plan an all-out spraying campaign. lab confirmation takes weeks.
St Louis based AP report notes Professor Boris M Levinson told the American Psychological Association that the homeless share a lack of drive and desire for security. He argues many would end up on skid row without money, while currently some are in residential hotels or jumping between jobs. He says homeless men lack close relationships and seek short-term, cash jobs, avoiding self-involvement. He adds becoming homeless requires learning a new professional mindset.
The Public Works Authorization bill includes about 4.78 million dollars for Biddeford and Saco sewage projects. A central treatment plant would serve both cities, with 75 percent federal funding and 25 percent local share. Senators and representatives weigh surveys, bonds, and potential Town referenda to implement.
President Kennedy signed the communications satellite bill to establish a privately owned corporation guiding the nations role in a global network for messages and pictures. He praised benefits for all and world peace, noting safeguards to prevent dominance and ensure public, industry, and government input. The bill, after a prolonged Senate filibuster, clears the way for a privately run orbital relay system to expand cheap, reliable international information exchange.
CHICAGO AP Safety officials warn of rising highway deaths during the Labor Day weekend. The National Safety Council estimates 410 to 490 people may die in 78 hours from 6 p.m. today to midnight Monday. Through July this year, 21,960 fatalities occurred, up 9 percent from 1961, with July totaling 3,840 deaths, a July record.
Palace Amusement company stopped a $510 check for Mid Orchard Beach license fees after officials tried to cash it. Town Manager Percival Wardwell said the amusement firm claims the fees are an added tax. Warrants against the company for operating without a license were being considered by press time.
Guerrilla commanders in Wilaya No 4 urged unarmed civilians to block roads to halt advancing motorized army columns toward Algiers. Reports said 12,000 troops with Soviet and Chinese weapons moved from Morocco, while rebels vowed to resist Ben Bella’s allies and maintain control around the capital.
Leaders of the strike bound Chicago and North Western Railway met with the Order of Railroad Telegraphers at a federal mediator urging. The session, described as tense, weighed the impact of a prolonged walkout affecting 10,600 miles of track and 16,500 North Western employees. Transport disruption hit Chicago area commuters and freight flows across the Midwestern system.
Washington Senate probes into Billie Sol Estes farm aid dealings call for a major Agriculture Department restructuring. Senators Mundt and Jackson fault agency management, noting overlapping Estes investigations and lack of leadership while Estes faces fraud and theft charges and civil fines.
Washington AP two cabinet and court reshuffles feature Wirtz moving to secretary of labor and Arthur Goldberg named associate justice to replace Felix Frankfurter. The two, arriving from Chicago, teased each other and discussed new duties and the ongoing telegraphers strike.
A humorous note questions how the nation’s origins include avoiding taxes. The piece attributes the quip to Copt. Gen. Fea, Corp., highlighting a witty view on tax policy in historical context.
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