Editorial Page Thought For Evening
Editorial page reflection quotes Stowe about time blending past present and future. Brief meditation on how history shapes current life and future choices.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1959
Page
4
Time is running out to beat the Soviet economic threat
A wartime style call urges rapid action to outpace the Soviet Union in economics. It warns that protracted steel strikes, inflation control, and lagging defense endanger U S security and freedom. The piece argues time and economic growth are essential to survive against Communist power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Washington News Too much of a good thing
A collage of quirky Washington items reports on ex Secretary McElroy switching deterrents to detergents after a final press conference. Eleanor Moses promotes ice cream in Maryland Alaska tours and a luncheon dessert. Space Force salute details and a note on the Australian Shandy drink conclude the items with humor.
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Jerry Bennett
NEA
Stafif
Washington
Neil McElroy
Stan Tretick
McElroy
Robert Murphy
National Press Club
Harold Macmillan
Sir William Gilbert
Gilbert
Daniels
Chemetron Gas
US. S. Space Force
Space Force
Australia
Elizabeth Burrows
The
Malayan Aneee
Solons’ post adjournment rest fuels wide Congress activity
While many legislators return home for politics and inspection trips abroad, a surprising number attend hearings in Washington. Kefauver probes high drug costs, Kerr studies water and pollution, Douglas led inflation and growth hearings, with focus also on migrant labor, regulatory oversight, and metropolitan issues as Ways and Means reexamines tax equity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther van Wagoner Tufty
The
Journal
Washington Bureau
Washington
Congress
Senate
Robert Kerr
D-Okla
Joint Economic Committee
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
House Ways and Means
Birds in the Snow and Christmas Feeders
A short piece on Scandinavian traditions of feeding birds during winter and Christmas. It notes the tree sparrow singing for its supper, keeping feeders and even baths open all winter, and mentions pigeons and a hungry squirrel sharing crumbs, urging kindness to birds and animals in snow or rain.
Illiteracy trends by states show declines since 1900
A new census report tracks illiteracy from 1900 to 1950, noting state ranges from 2.6 percent to 39.6 percent in 1900 and from 0.9 percent to 9.8 percent in 1950. Maine’s 1950 illiteracy rate fell to 2 percent from 5.5 percent in 1900, while Southern states and western areas saw substantial declines.
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Maine
Journal
Washington
South
Louisiana
South Carolina
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
New Mexico
Arizona
Boyle's Column What falls from mailbag
HAL BOYLE surveys reader mail and miscellaneous facts from 1958. He notes Americans age 65 mostly fall under 1000 dollars yearly income, one fifth earn above 2000, and Whistler’s father built the first American locomotive with a steam whistle. He also offers light quips on lilies, eye injuries, pencils, water use in crops, church giving, and New York parking challenges.
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Hal Boyle
New York
U.S
Whistler
George Washington Whistler
China
Japan
Bernard Baruch
Manhattan
Harvard
Pitirim Sorokin
New York City
Soft Word Politics Define Eisenhower Era Says Marlow
James Marlow analyzes Eisenhower’s White House years as a new phase of politics dominated by the soft word. He notes Eisenhower’s high popularity, careful restraint, and avoidance of personal attacks, contrasting him with Truman and Roosevelt era allies and foes.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
America
Hubert H. Humphrey
Stuart W. Symington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Truman
Roosevelt
Ezra Taft Benson
John Foster Dulles
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
Secretary of the Interior
Harold Ickes
Ruth Millett on Christmas hints for husbands in hints about gifts
Ruth Millett explains that wives drop hints to guide Christmas gifts, especially late in the year. She notes women blend desire with surprise and that husbands should read these pointed hints to avoid gifting inappropriate items.
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NEA Service, Inc
Questions and Answers on 65 plus Social Security privileges
Q A Los Angeles reader asks about retiring and claiming tax breaks for those 65 or older. A series explains eligibility if age is reached in 1959 or by Jan 1, 1960, with further notes on Social Security for widows and dependents and how earnings affect benefits. The column also covers assessing who can receive checks in another’s name and where to obtain housing information for the elderly.
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D.J
Los Angeles
E.V
Pontiac
Mica
S.H. of
Oklahoma City
O.R
St. Petersburg
Fla
Federal Housing Administration
Washington
D.C
Korean War memories and U S policy critique in letter
Charles Parsons argues positions of Truman Acheson and Marshall harmed Korea, blaming withdrawal of troops and aid for Communist gains. Yon Chan Yang cautions against complacency with Reds, citing 38,000 American deaths and millions harmed in China.
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Republic of
South Korea
United States
Truman
Dean Acheson
George Catlett Marshall
Marshall
China
Acheson
Congress
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
North Korea
Republic
United Nations
Yahn River
Atlee
MacArthur
Yon Chan Yang
Charles Parsons
Daily Crossword Puzzle 63 Mere Display
Crossword clues list with numbered entries and partial phrasing, presenting a mixed set of definitions including display, false statement, camera type, appear, deceivers, nimble, pocketbook, lettered phrases, and various shorthand or abbr forms across thematic and generic entries. Contains numerous broken fragments and across several categories.
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Land of
Blarney Castle
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