Editorial Page Thoughts for the Evening
Walter Lippmann argues that when a person pours effort into creation the instinct of workmanship sustains honesty. The piece reflects on the link between labor, integrity, and self-fashioned achievement.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1960
Page
4
Peace on Earth and goodwill beyond the Christmas season
A reflective essay on the meaning of peace and goodwill. It argues that true peace requires extending brotherly love to all people, beyond family and friends, and is essential in a world where even small conflicts can have global consequences. The piece suggests beginning at home to foster world peace aligned with Christ's intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Superboom Times
Pointers on winter driving from Maine highway safety group
The Maine Highway Safety Committee offers giving pointers for safe winter driving. They urge drivers to yield to pedestrians, lower headlights at night, allow extra travel time on bad roads, keep extra distance on slippery pavement, use anti skid chains for traction, and ensure passengers feel safe by acting as a knowledgeable, cautious driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Higway Safety Committee
No apathy in Recent election
The article notes 68,945,699 Americans voted in the 1960 presidential election, a record turnout, but highlights groups prevented from voting. It cites poll taxes, registration gaps, military overseas voting difficulties, and literacy or residency barriers. It estimates about 85 million legally eligible, with 68,945,699 casting ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presiden
Esther van Wagoner Tufty
The
Journal
Washington
Virginia
Africa
Egghead influence on Kennedy victory and cabinet
Washington analyst argues that Kennedy’s win was aided by a sizable independent egghead vote while outlining a shift in Washington’s political culture. The piece credits Kennedy’s brain trust and younger, educated appointees and contrasts them with Eisenhower’s cabinet. It notes Sorensen Reardon Feldman Cox and family advisers, and lists future leaders like Ribicoff Udall McNamara Goldberg Freeman Hodges Bowles Day and Rusk Stevenson Beal in a changing administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Sorensen
T. J. Reardon
Mike Feldman
Archibald Cox
Bobby
Steve Smith
Sargeant Shriver
Dear Rusk
Chester Bowles
Adlai Stevenson
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Stewart Udall
Interior
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
Arthur J. Goldberg
L. Freeman
Agriculture
Luther Hodges
Commerce
Bowles
Stevenson
Ribicoff
Freeman
Ada
Congress
Rusk
David FE Be
Budget Bureau
Washington
Goldberg
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Douglas Dillon
Treasury
McNamara
Hodges
J. Edward Day
Postmaster General
C. E. Wilson
George Humphrey
Arthur Summerfield
Sinclair Weeks
Ezra Taft Benson
Arthur Flemming
Newcom
Boyles Column Above an Office Party Din
In a New York office party scene the columnist recalls overheard remarks probing office dynamics. Banter touches on promotions, personal lives, and holiday bonuses amid playful jabs at bosses and staff, ending with a toast to the firm leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mabe
J.B
Rusk to favor team approach over Dulles style in State Dept
James Marlow reports that Dean Rusk, named by Kennedy to be secretary of state, plans less travel and more collaboration. Unlike the highly traveled Dulles, Rusk stresses teamwork, preferring not to mirror Dulles’s one-man approach and signaling a shift in Eisenhower era policy culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Dulles
Eisenhower
John F Kennedy
Ins
Rune Ming
State Department
Les
Fisenower
Littl
Kennedy
Unemployment Figures and Misleading Estimates
Roger Babson analyzes how unemployment is measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census Bureau surveys, noting small sample flaws, seasonal adjustments, and the inclusion of strikes and housewives. He warns that automation and wage costs could worsen joblessness and urges local areas to attract opportunities and prove labor's willingness to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Babson Babson
Census Bureau
America
Evening Star Poem Dream of Dawn
A short verse by Lucy W. Day describes seeing an evening star and dreaming of angels singing about a saviour birth. The poem ends with morning light proclaiming a new day, reflecting hope and beauty witnessed at Trull hospital.
Social Security Questions Answered by AP Expert
Reader questions from Houston to New Orleans cover tax rates stable at 3 percent for now, changing to 3 4 percent after 1962, and the earnings cap at 4800. Other inquiries touch benefits for dependents, address changes for checks, public assistance eligibility, lump sum death payments, and caretaker payroll tax obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D
Houston
Tex
Congress
Adams Street Briefs and Editorial Notes
Biddeford Maine daily notes Adams Street listings with subscription rates and staff contacts. The piece also quotes reactions on Kennedy era foreign policy, referencing Rusk and Kennedy's approach to domestic and international issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J Mahoney
Associated Press
AP News
Post
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across Clues Summary
A compact crossword item listing numerous across clues with numbers and brief hints ranging from dashboard features to ancient figures and linguistic twists. The dense list includes multilingual hints, abbreviations, and classical references, all formatted as a single puzzle fill draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ichabod Crane
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George
London
Charlie
Jim
Santa Claus
Santa
Joe
Marlow
Lucy W. Day
Trull Hospital
N. of
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Welfare Department
R. E
Detroit
Minneapolis
B. K
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Social Security
Internal Revenue Office
Rayne
Little Liz
Baddeford - Saco Journal
Retirement and
By Ray Henry
Bohemian
Marconi
Haran
Stettin
Marner
Lindfors
Postal Service
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