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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1964

Page

4

McCloskey goof term fuels Bobby Baker hearings flare

A spectator likens McCloskey to Santa Claus without a beard amid Senate Rules Committee hearings. McCloskey says an overpayment to Don Reynolds was a staff error as probes widen. Senator Williams exits as tensions rise, with calls to scrutinize further financial slips and the House Office Building project.

Bobby Baker Senate Rules Committee Washington Matthew H. McCloskey Santa Claus McCloskey District of Columbia Stadium Don B. Reynolds Lennox P. McLendon John J. Williams Delaware

Denture demand blamed on diet shifts in Britain

A British Medical Journal piece by a surgeon warns 90,000 children may leave school this year with full dentures at a cost of about 1.4 million dollars to socialized health care. He urges return to unprocessed foods and better oral hygiene to cut child denture needs.

British Medical Journal Britain United States

Decline of the Saturday Evening Post Ends Bi weekly Run

Since founded by Benjamin Franklin the Saturday Evening Post has long shaped American reading. Financial woes driven by ad revenue decline push Curtis Publishing to cut issues to bi weekly in January with next year forecast a four million dollar loss.

Benjamin Franklin Saturday Evening Post Curtis Publishing Co Post Budington Kelland Booth Tarkington Harry Leon Wilson Mary Roberts Rinehart Curtis

Mexico Faces Foregone Presidents In One-Party Rule

The Mexican president is chosen by a small elite within the Institutional Revolutionary Party rather than by a competitive vote. Diaz Ordaz’s election followed predecessor Lopez Mateos’ selection, a system that preserves stability but risks dictatorial drift and rising dissatisfaction after each six year term.

Mexico Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Diaz Ordaz Adolfo Lopez Mateos

Washington News Russians Plot Long Shot ICBM Leapfrogs

Soviet strategists under Col Wennerstroem framed a leapfrog plan past US air power by pursuing 5000 mile missiles and radical new weapons. They sacrificed immediate ICBM parity to invest in long shot research aimed at mid-1970s superiority, with US scientists calling for broader, bold defenses and weapon concepts.

Ray Cromley Washington Enterprise Assn. Washington NEA Stig Wennerstroe United States Wennerstroem Moscow Soviet Union U.S

Boyle's Column Yule logs kept Devil away

New York AP report rounds up miscellaneous notes as HAL BOYLE shares quips and trivia. Topics include traditional yule logs, counterfeiters and mint profits, Jayne Mansfield's shoe collection, tornado reach, TV branded cattle, plankton as sea food, and folklore cures.

Hal Boyle New York U.S. Mint Jayne Mansfield Midwest

Investors Forum Defending the Pound and Global Policy

The Bank of England raised the discount rate to defend the pound, prompting a $3 billion international pool from Austria through the United States to support the currency. The move coincided with higher Federal Reserve rates and reflected a growing global economic unity, with optimism about America's prosperity despite 1929 echoes.

Bank of England Austria Belgium Canada France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Sweden Switzerland United States Federal Reserve Banks America

Forum Readers Debate Stocks In Biddeford Paper

The column features three readers responses about selling stocks and investor confidence. A Q and A style exchange questions whether divesting holdings is prudent, reflecting tension between market risk and faith in corporate foundations.

Leisure in two homes will eat up Americans time

Ruth Millett argues that by century's turn many Americans will live in two homes as the work week shortens. Double the upkeep, shopping, bills, and travel will fill leisure hours, leaving those with two homes rushing through life as they juggle two separate lives.

Ruth Millett Enterprise Assa

Housing and health unite in Phoenix Senior Citizens Towers

Emmett McLaughlin, administrator of Memorial Hospital, leads the non profit Senior Citizens Towers in Phoenix, two ten story apartment houses for the elderly built with a 50 year federal loan of 1.816 million at 3 percent. Residents pay rents covering about 87 thousand dollars annually, with hospital services available at Memorial Hospital for a nominal fee and Blue Cross Blue Shield coverage for 990 dollars monthly. The project operates independently without subsidies and welcomes tenants meeting self care criteria, with physicians on a recommended panel and on site intern visits when needed.

Emmett McLaughlin Memorial Hospital Phoenix Arizona Senior Citizens Towers Mc. Laughlin Board of Trustees of Phoenix Housing Authority McLaughlin County Medical Society S. 5 Avenue Ariz

Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues Gathered for Solutions

The list presents crossword prompts with numbered clues ranging from 14 to 56 across diverse categories. Entries cover occupations, geography, literature, law, biology, and language, offering definitions such as 15 Mountain formation and 25 Legal writ, plus 46 Portuguese city and 47 Civil wrongs.

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