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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1959
Page
4
Editorial thought notes the paradox of envy when people overlook the value of what they already possess. It quotes Edward Young to urge contentment and humility, suggesting awareness reduces envy and enhances appreciation for life’s abundance.
In wartime Washington and beyond John L Lewis dominated labor relations as head of the United Mine Workers. He led strikes, built the CIO, and used bargaining to reshape coal, earning fear while guiding workers to high pay and strong benefits. Retirement ends a defining era.
R L E A chairman B E Leighty says public polls would show seven of ten believe featherbedding exists as railroads push for wage gains and extended benefits. He claims a multimillion-dollar AAR campaign shaped opinion while negotiations for higher pay and better benefits loom ahead. Gallup and Trendex polls already show majority oppose featherbedding.
The piece extols Christmas as a season of joy and giving rooted in Christ's birth and resurrection. It acknowledges commercial bustle but argues that faith, love, courage, and hope bring true peace in the heart, making all extras secondary to the holy meaning.
President Eisenhower, with Prime Minister Nehru and his daughter-in-law, toured the Taj Mahal in India. He called the marble mausoleum “a lovely, lovely thing,” recounting a boyhood dream fulfilled during the historic visit.
Oil Facts says 303.326 million dollars in highway user taxes were diverted to non highway uses in 1958, amounting to 6.5 percent of all highway taxes. California Florida New Jersey Oklahoma Rhode Island Texas Washington and DC accounted for eight percent of diversions. twenty states diverted none.
AP reports rising prospect of a Europe U S Canada trade clash with blocs forming in Europe and others spreading in the Americas and Africa. Experts seek talks to avert barriers while the Soviet Union signals economic war. The Western Big Four push to curb protectionism and reduce postwar dollar gaps.
Hal Boyle collects Christmas shopper remarks overheard in stores. Fragments note humorous exchanges about shoes, gifts, sizing, neckties, inexpensive presents, and how spouses respond to returns. The piece reflects consumer quips from a New York AP column.
A short poem by Lucy W. Day emphasizes stopping worry and choosing optimism. It contrasts blind walking and recurring concerns with a promise that care can be set aside, noting sun after rain and help to brighten days at Trull Hospital.
AP television writer Cynthia Lowry reports that NBC CBS and ABC are expanding public affairs and educational programs. NBC replaces Five Fingers with Wide World 60 on Jan 23 CBS adds FYI Sunday morning topical issues ABC plans a Winston Churchill memoirs based series next all.
Hollywood analysis lists seven major errors from the past decade. Firing contract players and abdicating production control led to dependence on independents. Failure to nurture new talent and neglecting quality hurt output. Selling old titles to TV and delaying TV production undermined the film business and morale. Morality tampering cited as the final error.
Ruth Mallett argues that divorce costs a woman more than enduring faults in a husband. She warns life without a husband can be drearier, with lost status, finances, friends, and sense of accomplishment. The piece urges considering marriage's value before breakups.
A Michigan study shows Americans 65 or older incur hospital bills about twice those under 65. For 12 months costs average 163 dollars vs 472 when hospitalized. average hospital stay 13.6 days vs 7.4 for younger adults. insurance coverage gaps are wider among the elderly.
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