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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1965

Page

4

Thought on Evening Editorial Framing Starvation Crisis

A Mann editorial notes that a 10 year starvation warning from International Science and Technology magazine foresees millions dying and hundreds of millions stunted unless Asia Africa and Latin America boost food production. It urges internal agricultural reform education fertilizer and long term population control rather than simple redistribution or short term fixes.

International Science and Technology Magazine Asia Africa Latin America Howard Mattson North America Europe U. S Mattson

Cuban neighborhood spies blamed for Bay of Pigs failure

A Cuban refugee recounts a pervasive informer network in Havana with families spying on block residents. She describes youths and adults recording movements and conversations, aiding police actions during the Bay of Pigs invasion, and urges U.S. focus on countering such systems in Cuba Red China and North Vietnam.

Ray Cromley Washington Enterprise Assn Fidel Castro State Department Cuba Bay of Pigs North Viet Nam Red China China Chiang Kai-shek U.S North Viet Nam

Toward an Age of Greatness book seen as nonpartisan voter education

The 176 page volume promoted at $15 000 per page claims to educate voters about the first session of the 9th Congress and its achievements. It features photos of Johnson and Humphrey and articles by cabinet members while stressing nonpartisan aims and corporate support for voter registration for the 1966 elections.

Johnson Humphrey Congress

Gentler method urged for casualty notices near Fort Benning

In Columbus Georgia residents near Fort Benning protest telegraph casualty notices for First Cavalry soldiers in Vietnam. Families face impersonal alerts as telegrams report casualties, sparking calls for kinder, more personal notification methods.

Columbus Western Union U. S. First Cavalry Fort Benning Viet Nam Pentagon First Cavalry

New friends for Christmas

New Yorkers are urged to send Christmas cards to 100 random strangers from Who's Who in America, not familiar contacts. The note suggests flattering strangers, sparking reciprocal mail and visits, and expanding social circles through anonymous goodwill and mutual curiosity.

New York America Joe Jack Pete Algernon Jim Farley

Banks Raise Yields As Fed Discount Rate Rises

The Fed boosted its discount rate to 4 percent, aiming to influence lending costs. Banks and savings institutions respond by increasing deposit rates and offering higher yields on certificates of deposit and bonds. Savers are enticed to lock money in longer or larger deposits, while borrowers face tighter funding as lenders adjust to the higher rate environment.

AP Business News NEW York Federal Reserve Board Fed Mutual Savings Banks Savings and Loan Associations

Banks push into market for nonnegotiable certificates

The Fed notes that about 30 large banks control over two thirds of the $16 billion in bank certificates. It expects smaller banks to enter the market, offering nonnegotiable certificates for individuals rather than corporations.

Fed

Lights Out in the Northeast Theories and Hints

PAUL HARVEY discusses mysterious blackouts across 80 000 square miles in November and December. He cites vague official explanations, mentions a potential magnetic pulse device, and urges cautious imagination to prevent unseen sabotage while noting no evidence of wrongdoing.

Paul Harvey United States Washington

Hollywood Writer Jordan Christopher marries Sybil Burton

Hollywood AP notes Jordan Christopher, 25, former Wild Ones singer, married Sybil Williams Burton after meeting at Arthur discotheque. He shifted from music to TV and film, pursuing acting roles in Return of the Seven and a Knack single, while continuing city politics commentary in letters.

Hollywood Jordan Christopher Richard Burton Sybil Williams Burton Christopher The Wild Ones Arthur Manhattan Burton Jack E. Leonard Jayne Mansfield Phyllis Diller Jordan Steve McQueen Horst Buchholz New York Boris Kaplan

The Disappointing Child in a Crooked House

Muriel Lawrence advises a mother that the true disappointment lies with herself not her children. She criticizes the family living with the parents and urges acceptance of imperfect circumstances. The reader is urged to stop demanding ideal behavior and to let everyone be disappointing together.

Muriel Lawrence Aladdin

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