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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1965
Page
3
The piece cites rising pollution concerns and the need for personal and collective responsibility to fix air water and soil. It notes smog in Los Angeles and lead from gasoline on Midwest highways and highlights a President's Science Advisory Committee report urging broad rules to prevent future environmental disasters.
A Commerce Department and Securities and Exchange Commission survey forecasts 1965 outlays for plant and equipment to rise 15 percent to a record 54.75 billion dollars, with plans to sustain the pace into 1966. The expansion occurs in a boom entering its sixth year despite higher interest rates and inflationary labor costs.
The Soviet Union raises its military budget for 1966 after two cuts, prioritizing heavy industry and munitions. It blames imperialists for tension and danger while consumer shortages appear deprioritized. The piece questions Moscow’s motives amid Cold War propaganda and Red China links.
The Soviet Union seeks a soft lunar landing with Luna 8, timed with its space rendezvous. Officials disclosed the mission in advance, risking impact on Gemini prestige. The landing is highly uncertain as instruments could miss firm surface or vanish in lunar dust.
Washington reports compare Chicago and Philadelphia on desegregation. In Chicago, Mayor Daley faces Millet board action over Benjamin Willis as dissent grows. Philadelphia adopts a new mayor-appointed board panel and presents task force plans including an educational service park to improve all schools and reduce de facto segregation.
Hal Boyle reflects on Christmas joys and one complaint that ruins the season the most. He jokes about over commercialization and offers a humorous personal wish list of gifts he never wants, from fringed mufflers to useless gadgets and overdone meats.
The AP reports investors eye the federal budget next month amid Fed rate hikes and Vietnam war spending. Wall Street weighs civilian cuts, defense orders, and how a new budget may steer the Great Society era while President Johnson's potential Fed appointee moves shape monetary policy.
Ruth Millett argues college students grading teachers is flawed as youth misreads personality for teaching value. She urges wait ten years to judge impact, noting many lasting lessons come from tough but effective instructors. She recalls her own good teachers weren't always favorites.
The Minnesota Over-60 Band, based in Gaylord and founded by Otto Zarnott, 75, features 36 members aged 61 and up. Since 1953 they have performed at World's Fairs in New York and Seattle, rehears in Gaylord City Hall, and charge only to cover travel and expenses.
Publication details list Biddeford Saco Journal staff and contact numbers. It notes W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor with telephone lines for business and editorial departments.
Puzzle entry lists clues number 57 through 71 including floats on fishing lines ungulate spoor considerate pointed arch Mrs Helmer good condition canonical hours and filled with reverence with sole references to crossword definitions and answers.
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