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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1962
Page
4
Demographers compare the U S population to an hourglass showing bulges at old and young ends and a narrowing middle. The postwar birth dip shifts the bulge upward as the college cohort grows, boosting college enrollments and likely intensifying debates over federal aid to education while campuses expand. The sand is flowing in the hourglass.
A University of Michigan survey challenges the view that most elderly are in dire financial straits. It shows higher asset levels for senior families, low medical debt among them, and less personal debt than younger groups. The piece argues against expanding costly universal medical care.
Ten leading economists argue against fixed minimum rates tied to fully distributed costs and urge use of incremental cost as the basis. They contend railroad costs should be estimated per station and tailored to specific conditions, allowing price flexibility and reducing reliance on averaging that harms efficiency. They warn current rules invite inefficiency and hinder competition.
An Associated Press dispatch says British male high school seniors prefer safe pensions over high offices. A London head master’s survey finds none want top posts like prime minister or archbishop, instead aiming for clerks, manual workers, and hairdressers. The piece compares this to welfare-state routines and notes a man jailed in Illinois for tearing dollar bills and college-bred being two to four years of loaf.
NEA reports that France's political health hinges on building a strong counterweight to Gaullist UNR as traditional parties struggle to regroup. Experts note Gaullism still holds a majority, while Communists gain seats, prompting caution over a potential left-right vacuum and the durability of de Gaulle's leadership into 1966.
AP reports that the business lunch and entertainment once deemed dead by IRS rules persist as a practical business tool. Relaxed tax rules now allow meals and shows with guests when framed as legitimate business discussions, aiding dealmaking, goodwill, and potential future orders across corporate and small town commerce.
New York AP piece reflects on the fat man as holiday icon during the Christmas season. It narrates how from Thanksgiving to New Year he is celebrated at parties and praised for indulgence, then blamed as the year turns and bills pile up. The column uses humor to critique seasonal excess and public perception.
Biddeford Saco Journal issued daily except Sunday from 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine. Casavant publisher Mahoney editor. It lists editorial and business departments contact numbers and subscription rates in advance.
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In a reader letter from Mansfield Ohio a planning critic laments Saco’s zoning and Main Street stagnation. The piece argues zoning flaws block business, urging reform and urban renewal to revive commerce and tax balance.
Ruth Millett argues the New Frontier look dominates fashion and entertaining from polo to water skiing and White House dinners. She urges readers to embrace understated attire and youthfulness, promoting Millett’s booklet How to Have a Happy Husband and a 25 cent order to Ruth Millett Reader Service.
Paul Harvey reflects on presiding at public functions and warns that dull delivery ruins a speech. He contrasts nervous, well prepared chairmen with self important, improvised speakers and praises two effective leaders, an attorney and a determined woman, who held notes and performed well. He argues for controlled nerves and thorough preparation for any decisive moment.
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