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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1963
Page
4
Editorial lauds Mayor Willie Pomerleau for turning Biddeford’s nearly insolvent finances into a surplus without cutting services. It notes debt reduction of 301,296 dollars, refunds from U S gasoline taxes, state reimbursements for mud road work, and tightened city operations through department head conferences.
The obituary recalls Aldous Huxley dying at his home near Hollywood after a long expatriate life in England. It notes his rise from postwar satire to worldwide fame with Brave New World, his later turn to mysticism, and experiments with consciousness and drugs as a self-studied scientist.
The piece discusses Soviet aims under Khrushchev and U S policy shifts toward confronting Western power without direct war. It cites past Kennedy era notes, Johnson remarks, and the need to define the new United States position, alongside unrelated quips about dentistry and social remarks.
A 1958 Washington profile recalls President Eisenhower joking that Lyndon Johnson would one day sit in the big leather chair behind his desk and Johnson’s retort that he would never trade desks with him. The piece covers Johnson’s pragmatic sense, efficiency, and team leadership under Kennedy and his own rise.
In New York, HAL BOYLE writes about his cat Lady Dottie, a xenophobic indoor queen who ignores strangers and the hall, prefers the sofa, and rules the household with regal aloofness. He contrasts feline wit with human husbands, noting her limited tricks and sharp comebacks about listening and conversation.
AP dispatch notes Rex Harrison has spent nearly five years playing Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady and Julius Caesar in Cleopatra while eyeing Academy ballots for Best Actor. He discusses finish, work remaining, and the challenge of creating Ive Grown Accustomed to Her Face on film.
Indirect testimony from Newspaper Enterprise Assa highlights how evasive replies from teens and lenient parenting can lead to risky behavior. It cautions parents to demand straight answers about chaperones, curfews, exams, and plans, urging firmer oversight for teen activities.
The column weaves reader letters urging publication in People’s Forum with notes on a 1947 Texas senator inquiry about a Marshall plan author. It also covers a London book on flower meanings, a Cadiz, Kentucky gas-well incident, and FBI contact in Albuquerque, all in compact, era-tinged prose.
Paul Harvey argues that gaze and fashion push girls toward provocative dress and makeup. He urges parents to act now to restore modesty by washing faces, trimming hair, limiting allowances, and teaching decency to adolescents.
The Biddeford lace journal at 11 Adams Street lists publication details and rates for subscribers. A quoted remark notes uncertainty about next steps after a pair of roles.
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