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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
5
Editorial page quotes John Trumbull on the law and public opinion, reflecting on conscience, justice, and the weight of legal restraint as a guiding theme for civic life. The briefThought for Evening offers a contemplative mood typical of the page.
President Lyndon B. Johnson quietly invites top party figures Robert Wagner, Richard Daley, and David Lawrence to the House gallery as he addresses Congress, signaling a planned pattern of outreach for 1964. Georgia Governor Carl Sanders also met with Johnson, with others eyed for talks as Republicans regroup after the tragedy. The piece notes GOP pause until after Christmas while they sharpen their 1964 presidential plans.
Washington reports a political clash over Johnson's civil rights bill as House Rules Committee chair Howard W. Smith opposes reporting the measure this year. NAACP leader Roy Wilkins believes 218 signatures can force a floor vote, risking Christmas adjournment and potential political retaliation in 1964.
The death of Amelita Galli-Curci at 81 prompts questions about whether historic legends like Caruso Barrymore and Chopin could rival today’s performers. The piece argues art’s ephemeral nature and wonders if recordings will ever prove past masters greater.
An engineer named John L. Matrone designs a "total environment" room 10 by 20 feet that mimics any atmosphere. A rolling floor, fans, heaters, lights, mood music, and a hidden projector create scenes from Hawaii to Alaska with scent and sound. The concept aims to craft moods for fiction or vacations, though it risks comic social discomfort.
New York AP report highlights Diahann Carroll as a refreshing talent who credits her father a subway motorman and mother a nurse with instilling faith and security. She recalls a happy childhood, unfinished college, and rise from six year old singer to Metropolitan Opera scholar and Broadway star while living modestly with daughter Suzanne Ottilie Kay.
The article explains how commodity futures trading works and how several brokerage firms faced turmoil when unrelated customers saw their securities accounts frozen amid disastrous commodity deals. It notes the NYSE authorized up to 12 million to aid about 20 000 Haupt & Co customers and contrasts futures margins with stock margins, highlighting leverage and risk.
Paul Harvey argues through a New Frontier dictionary lens about progress and privacy. He contrasts Chicago's sprawling crime and pace with Quincy Illinois steady growth, high school investment, low crime, and strong home ownership, asking which city is richer and why. He praises Quincy for disciplined appetites and sustainable development.
The Journal criticizes Mayor Willie Pomerleau for claiming the city finished a black fiscal year while showing a red balance of 129287.98 dollars. It warns that the Udall Bill could let Interior sell public land to the “most responsible” bidder, risking national heritage.
Biddeford Saco Journal lists address Adams Street Biddeford Maine and daily except Sunday publication by Journal Publishing Corp W Paul Casavant president E P Ingalls managing editor with AP member status and subscription rates 1 month 185 6 months 1050 1 year 2100
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