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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1962
Page
4
A quotation from Anatole France warns that people without weaknesses are dangerous for they cannot be exploited. The line appears on the editorial page as a pithy reflection for readers.
The piece argues that America faces internal flaws from embezzlement and economic insecurity while countering Soviet moves. It cites Kennedy’s Yale address urging dialogue between business and government and warns that complacency could empower a flexible, dangerous rival. It emphasizes self-scrutiny over external blame.
Texaco executive Kerryn King warns that cutting the federal percentage depletion credit would hit all oil sectors refining, transport, marketing and producing. He argues lower depletion raises exploration costs, slows drilling, raises product prices, and weakens national security in a world where oil is a major strategic factor.
The piece explains that stock shares on the New York Stock Exchange represent ownership in 1,144 companies worth $371 billion. It notes 14.5 million workers earning and spending to support the U. S. economy, with profits of $32.4 billion and $14.4 billion paid in federal taxes. It identifies 15 million Americans as owners, diverse in occupation, largely middle income and many women, all sharing faith in America’s system and future.
Washington observers note antidiscrimination efforts in housing extend beyond Kennedy admin orders. State statutes in 18 states, plus cities like New York, Pittsburgh and Toledo, already bar discrimination in privately financed housing. Federal extension to conventional financing could broaden impact but enforcement and court action determine pace and scope.
Ruth Willet advises American mothers on a Memo to mothers column about how a child’s respect for their father is largely formed by the mother. She argues that admiration and belief in the father as head of the household stem from the mother’s attitudes toward her husband and family.
In a light hearted reminiscence HAL BOYLE recalls promising to serve breakfast in bed for his wife Frances on their 25th anniversary. She quips that the hardest years were the first 25, while Boyle notes his own wear from wars and economic downturns as Frances’s hair mysteriously lightens to blonde.
AP analyzes how the Kennedy era Trade Expansion Act faces hurdles as Herter navigates tariff bargaining with Europe and the Pacific. The European Common Market pursues selective tariff barriers, while Britain and Commonwealth nations resist full entry, raising protectionist pressures across regions.
The piece profiles Maurice Eichhorn of Rochester who credits retirement happiness to health, lack of major money worries, and living respectfully with his daughter and son-in-law. He refurbishes clothes for Europe, belongs to two clubs, writes poetry, and values helping others, including a letter from Eleanor Roosevelt. Also noted is Ernest J. Oglesby, a UVA teacher paid $1 per year after limited early schooling.
A reader voices concern over the Biddeford city election, laments a crowded field and shifts like the United Democrats slate, questions Lambert’s past city hall involvement, and asks about candidates endorsements and future town progress. Also brief items note Louisville police renaming to community relations officers with white uniforms, and Tucson fire officials linking a football punt to a utility pole fire.
A dense word puzzle list with across and down clues for a crossword style grid. It includes definitions for words like courage, scent, painter Picasso, and Greek letters, plus blanks for U.S. state abbreviations, foreign terms, and Latin phrases. The grid combines general vocabulary with themed entries and several proper nouns.
The Biddeford daily newspaper lists staff and contact numbers with publisher Paul Casavant editor T J Mahoney and business department, subscription rates in advance of one month at 1.85, six months 10.50, one year 21.00, and notes Associated Press affiliation and second class postage status.
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