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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1960
Page
4
Bruce Biossat argues the 1960 census confirms a continuing shift to urban living and warns that disorder in cities breeds apathy toward planning. He urges citizens to reclaim discipline and purposeful organization to elevate society and human achievement within modern city civilization.
The article weighs possible names for top posts in a Kennedy administration. It discusses Adlai Stevenson as a fragile fit, Fulbright’s stature but lack of executive style, Bowles as a natural choice, Ribicoff’s ambitions, Hodges’ Southern neutrality, and Dillon as a possible undersecretary. It notes Kennedy’s own central role and clan considerations for Attorney General. It ends with light diversions on wind storms and summer fashion.
The piece argues that Peiping China poses a mounting threat to Asia, with nuclear ambitions and hostility toward the United States. It urges strong defenses across the island chain and Southeast Asia, support for Taiwan, and cautious diplomacy with Peiping while seeking a broader inclusion of China in world councils. It warns that failure risks subversion of Asian nations and Japan or India.
Hollywood veteran Robert Horton weighs the show’s path after Ward Bond’s death. He expects Bond’s absence to span five films, with Horton doing more and the wagonmaster role remaining open for a more mature actor in the future. Horton recalls Bond’s final words to him and the late actor’s on set challenges.
AP News Analyst William L. Ryan argues Kennedy’s Congo policy and Williams’ State Department appointment shape Africa’s future. He warns of a Communist offensive and rival powers vying for influence among new nations. Congo remains key to stability as Ghana Guinea and Nigeria contend for leadership.
The Journal urges parents to keep medicines and poisons out of children's reach. It urges periodic checks of medicine cabinets and other household containers to prevent accidental ingestion by curious youngsters. It notes proper disposal by dilution or dissolution and warns that last doses can concentrate in the bottle bottom, risking overdose. Charles Parsons signs.
A reader column discusses highway speeds on major routes and contrasts them with local roads near Saco and Portland. It then shifts to reader inquiries about Social Security benefits for spouses and the maximum monthly payments, noting current figures.
A reader argues that 55 mph on a heavily used road endangers pedestrians and drivers. Slower speeds would give families and visitors greater time to react, reducing accident risk as sirens near incidents prompt concern about high velocity traffic.
The Biddeford SoCo Journal notes Adams Street publication daily except Sundays with Pau Casavant as publisher and T. J Mahoney as editor. Editorial and business departments have phone lines, subscription rates are in advance, and the paper is a member of the Associated Press with local news rights.
The text argues Africa may become a stable force in politics as young leaders push for independence and bridge colonial rule with self rule. It notes Britain, France, and Moscow have competing aims and that the Congo experience influences African nations to pursue an African led path independent of external domination.
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