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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1965
Page
4
A polished quotation on civilization and communication crowns the page. The evening reflection credits speech as civilization itself, notes that even contradictory words retain contact, while silence isolates.
Biddeford Mayor Edward Gaulin urged political participation during a St. Francis College talk, decrying voter and leader apathy. He lamented the reluctance of qualified citizens to run for office, urging involvement to build better city governance and avoid being shortchanged at the polls. The piece mocks the idea of civic leaders choosing comfortable careers over public service.
The piece catalogs daily anxieties from global events to domestic politics and urges a counter discipline. It argues freedom from worry comes through optimism, calm, common sense, courage, hope, and faith, resisting surrender to fear.
Treasury Secretary Fowler says no new tax cuts until after the Vietnam War ends. Federal spending this year may top 100 billion with a deficit at least seven billion, driven by the war, military pay raises, farm support programs, debt interest, and Johnsonian projects. The president urges cabinet trim, but presssure from above is needed to curb costs.
Washington observers warn against eroding the independence of the Federal Reserve Board as Congress debates control over its rate decisions. The piece emphasizes the need for checks and balances between the President and the Fed, noting term limits and the risk of politicizing economic judgments. It cites a narrow 4–3 majority and upcoming retirement as factors in the debate.
Hal Boyle surveys reader mail and offers a string of curiosities and wry observations. The column touches on U.S. Indian population growth, a hypothetical brain powered by Niagara Falls, nursing and university trends, weekend driving danger, and quips about consultants and history.
AP reports amid rising economic stats and 1966 forecasts that the Senate House Economics Committee investigates the Federal Reserve Board rate increase. Officials dispute that monetary tightening is needed to slow expansion, citing strong retail sales, payrolls, and investment outlook for next year.
A PAUL HARVEY column laments declining church impact amid rising prisons and secularism. He urges preachers to demonstrate tangible, personal benefits of Christian faith by curing addiction, revitalizing families, and improving life here and now. The piece compares faith to electricity, arguing results, not theories, empower belief.
Muriel Lawrence argues that parents dodge the question Why did you do this by fearing a child might criticize them. She recalls a girl who feared lending a pin lest it be lost and notes parents avoid probing reasons not to provoke self criticism.
The column discusses how rising interest rates may slow or fuel banking sector activity, noting large New York banks like First National City and Chase Manhattan, Morgan Guaranty Trust gains, and debates on bank stock value. The author argues bank equities are bargains now, with caution on General Electric and Morgan Guaranty Trust. The Forum presents reader questions on taxes and behavior.
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