Editorial Page Thought for Evening
Edward Gibbon quotes the arc of human progress noting that without advancement all that is human must retrograde. the editorial reflects on the pace of change and calls readers to reflect on progress in daily life.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1962
Page
4
Supreme Court reapportionment debate spurs amendment talks
The Baker v Carr decision fuels a push by the Council of State Governments to amend the Constitution to curb federal court power over state legislative reapportionment. Critics fear federal overreach, while supporters argue the court simply nudged states to act. Constitutional amendment is a serious choice, and many urge waiting to gauge long-term effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Council of State Governments
Supreme Court
Washington
Another Man's Poison and Drug Regulation Limits
The piece argues for balanced drug regulation that protects safety without blocking testing. It cites Prontosil and penicillin as examples of how rigid rules can hinder medical advances and health. It notes that physicians must tailor treatments, as one drug can help one patient and harm another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Tax cuts urged by Heller for economic health
Walter W. Heller, chairman of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisors, argues taxes must be cut to stimulate the economy. He cautions inflation may rise if deficits grow and calls for cutting non essential government spending, favoring local control and private enterprise instead of welfare expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Heller
President
Tax Foundation
Me Gari
C. Lowell Hammy
Oumbia University
Congress
Thomas B. Curtis
R-Mo
Broad wings of American retailing reach global markets
A reflection on mass distribution spreading from the United States to Europe and beyond, with American style supermarkets and discount outlets expanding abroad while traditional shopping persists. The piece notes American influence, both in goods and ideas, as retail patterns shift globally and domestically. An unrelated note mentions an Ohio teen arrested for causing property damage in a trailer incident, plus scattered health and fashion quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Washington News McGeorge Bundy Tale Reveals Name Oddity
Washington staff reports on McGeorge Bundy the Kennedy adviser and the family lore that the name McGeorge appears in alternate Bundy generations. A Frankfurter anecdote praises an autobiography about Henry Stimson, while other items note starlings in Denmark and a White House visit by Miss Judith Mazor to Michael Feldman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGeorge
Michael Feldman
Miss Israel
Judith Mazor
White House
West Wing
Feldman
McQueen ends racing career and sells cars
AP reports Steve McQueen, Hollywood star of Wanted Dead or Alive, has hung up his goggles and sold his Cooper Formula Junior and Le Mans Jaguar. He cites family, fatal racing deaths among friends, and the need to focus on acting, noting he cannot give both racing and cinema full effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Steve McQueen
Women urged to reclaim time by cutting burdens and saying no
Ruth Millett advises women to drop unrewarding clubs and unnecessary chauffeuring, limit others’ demands, and use labor-saving devices to gain real personal time. She urges organizing homemaking, reducing leisure waste, choosing home focused evenings, and setting one day weekly for personal freedom. Read Millett's Tips on Teenagers by mailing 25 cents to Ruth Millett Readers Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Ruth Milett
Ruth Millett
P. O
Dept. A
Radio City
New York
N. Y
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
TV schedules shift as prime time programs depart
New York AP reports major networks will strip prime time slots between now and March with several shows ending or undergoing drastic format changes. NBC swaps Sam Benedict to single-episode format, CBS shifts Stump the Stars with Mike Stokey taking over, ABC retires Cheyenne leading to Tyakotas after Clint Walker departure, and CBS halves Fair Exchange canceling surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NBC
Sam Benedict
Pat Harrington Jr
CBS
Tyakotas
Clint Walker
Password
Loretta Young
Jack Benny
Bob Hope
Biddeford Lace Journal Publisher and staff contact
Biddeford Maine newspaper details its address at 11 Adams Street and office telephone numbers for business and editorial departments. It lists subscription rates in advance: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. It notes Associated Press ownership of local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Associated Press
Phobia for Santa Claus in Boyle's witty column
HAL BOYLE collects street corner jabs at Santa Claus from New York, cataloging quips about licenses, noses, poverty, etiquette, and inspector McGillicuddy. The humor skewers Christmas retail chaos and public attitudes toward holiday figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Santa Claus
Black Maria
Grace
McGillicuddy
Battle over taxes continues in AP Business News
In New York and Washington, business leaders and officials press the tax reform debate as they seek relief from high rates and compliance costs. The group converges around proposed rules on expense deductions, a possible relaxation, and a potential return to a 47 percent corporate tax rate to spur investment and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP Business News
NEW York
Perennis
Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Mortimer M. Caplin
Tax Foundation
The big bomb is a boomerang by Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey argues that nuclear weapons create a deterrent that punish dictators, turning their threats into a self defeating risk. He warns that warlords may seek safe battles while civilians bear the cost, and urges rivals to force dictators to fight themselves, not civilians, to end wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Castro
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