This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1962
Page
4
Editorial urges Biddeford voters to approve establishing an urban renewal authority on Monday. It notes federal matching funds, outlines the authority's role with planning and hearings, and emphasizes a long term program needing voter turnout and careful project approval.
The congress debated a Postal Service bill raising mail rates and granting rural electric co operatives a special low rate for their publications. Critics say REA co ops enjoy special privileges and government loans at below market rates, advantaging propaganda against private power firms while private utilities pay normal rates. The piece argues most farms already use centralized power, leaving no need for special REA privileges.
The 1956 de Stalinization wave reaches Iceland as 13 of 40 central committee members are purged in a long night session. Iceland with 180000 people is a small, largely peaceful state aligned with NATO and lacking armed forces. Its ancient Althing parliaments underscores a strong history of freedom amid new communist currents.
White House backs a broad 1963 tax cut to lift a slow economy despite deficits. Kennedy aides argue interim deficits are necessary while tax rules shift. Capitol Hill signals hard fight as officials warn defense and space programs would suffer if large savings come from spending cuts.
HAL BOYLE offers spoofed corporate images drawn from daily life and famous firms. He imagines Du Pont as a dentist, AT T as a grand yet frugal operator, GE as embodying Edison progress, and GM as a polished executive dislodging a bumper’s cosmetic trap, reflecting public perception versus corporate reality.
Hollywood notes that John Steinbeck earned the Nobel Prize in literature as critics wonder if his rugged California voice is passé. His novels inspired acclaimed films such as Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, and The Moon Is Down, showcasing his enduring impact on cinema. A separate AP brief from Chincoteague, Virginia, reports Mrs. Ralph Shreeves finally seeing the sea after crossing Assateague channel via new bridge.
Ruth Millett argues a 35 hour work week for AFL-CIO will shift pace at home. Housewives with two children already log extensive marketing and cooking hours, so employed husbands may face more domestic duties. The piece urges readers to vote and consider GOP promises on taxes and city leadership.
Retirees earning more than 1200 yearly must report earnings by April 15 of the next year or face a penalty. The article explains withholding of benefits as legal under law, with possible appeals, and covers widow benefits and retirement amounts at age 62. It also clarifies medical expense deductions for taxes, distinguishing prescribed medicines and vitamins.
A list of crossword clues includes 47 delightful spot 48 festival comb form 49 The Bluff King's nickname 51 piper's son 53 nautical adverb 54 Iceland abbr 56 Morocco abbr 58 tenant 60 plant with ash colored down on the leaves 63 great blue heron 64 emptiness botany 67 pay one's share 1 burnt sugar 2 pasqueflower é tide of 6 young soul fr 6 the darlings dog 7 winks 8 being operated 2 words 9 German article 10 of a rounded ha 1 that can be maintained 12 delight greatly 13 soup in Montmartre 15 earth fr 19 ethnological 24 work steadily 26 impress strongly 294 segment 31 plant of the carrot ily 33 daughter of king paul of greece 35 nonsense 36 old time tailor.
Readers are urged to consider the Republican candidate for city government next Monday December 17. The editor asks Democrats to inform themselves by reading the paper’s reports and listening to the candidate, noting the party switches may be warranted if the Republican platform offers stronger leadership.
J Edward Whelan writes on behalf of all Republican candidates thanking the editor and staff for extensive coverage of the Saco municipal election campaign. He praises the columns for providing voters with vital information beyond candidate efforts.
Through the first snowfall the landscape shifts from brown to white. Wheat-colored grasses and brown cattails rise under a chill wind as a late rosebush shows garnet blooms above snow tipped leaves. Winter arrives signaling calm, quiet countryside transformation.
In Baltimore Municipal Court Traffic Division a man waiting to pay parking violations stood out in the crowd wearing the uniform of a Baltimore policeman from Traffic Division.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.