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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1963
Page
4
The column reflects on books and ideas, noting that even the best minds do not always crave their food. George Grabbe’s remark frames a broader view on literary value and reader taste, inviting reflection rather than a definitive judgment.
Optimists hail a temporary, fragile truce allowing West Berliners a one day Christmas visit into East Berlin. Pessimists note the long stalls and quarrels despite the gesture, but the spirit of Christmas still shows goodwill as the wall yields briefly to Kris Kringle.
The National Academy of Sciences reports a booming PhD output in U S colleges with 24,000 doctorates yearly by decade’s end, doubling from last year’s 12,000, while science fields retain similar shares. It notes women earn only 5 percent of natural science doctorates vs 11 percent in 1920, and highlights rising doctorates in education and engineering.
The Kennedy assassination spurs new security in Europe as leaders and royalty face greater risk. West German chancellor Ludwik Erhard, British Prime Ministers Douglas-Home and Wilson receive added protection, while France’s De Gaulle remains heavily guarded amid past assassination attempts. In the U.S. threats against officials spike in the hours after the murder.
Washington correspondent notes Lyndon B Johnson is not a miracle man in Congress. It contrasts his Senate leadership with Kennedy era struggles, cites Mansfield and others on passage rates, and details stalled civil rights, tax, foreign aid, and farm bills while Johnson promotes reforms and Alliance for Progress amid pressures.
San Francisco is examined through its cable cars bridges Chinatown and Fisherman’s Wharf. The piece notes 27 cable cars daily, rising repair costs, and a Citizens' Committee to Save the Cable Cars. It surveys toll and bridge traffic, ferry competition, and past fatalities, then moves to Chinatown life, tourism, and a cultural quip about the name Frisco. It also mentions shrimp flavor changes and a caution against calling the city Frisco.
AP reports a year of domestic gains marred briefly by tragedy and global tensions. Docks and Gulf ports faced strikes, weather snarled transport, unemployment rose modestly, and a recession scare faded as confidence recovered. Steel output rose, autos thrived, Studebaker closed plants, and stock markets hit new highs as wage rules and profits shifted.
A reader laments daily quarrels after his wife’s widowed aunt moved in. The columnist advises a candid talk with the wife, explaining the need for the aunt to establish her own life, and suggests letting the wife address the aunt about her future plans to preserve friendships.
Readers ask about providing Social Security numbers to banks for tax check purposes. Officials say banks have no SS role. numbers aid the IRS in verifying reported interest income. Other letters discuss benefit amounts, early retirement penalties, and burial benefits, with general explanations for varying ages and scenarios.
The piece notes holiday business metrics and stock market jitter around Kennedy’s assassination and Johnson’s leadership reception. It highlights December retail sales reaching a record, rising industrial production, growing personal incomes, and consumer surveys predicting stronger buying in the new year. Enterprise optimism abounds as executives announce higher spending plans despite lingering problems.
A compact listing of crossword clues including 43 Tea or coffee sometimes 44 Restrains 45 Office copy for short 47 Gancid fish 48 Summer shades 50 Singing syllable 51 Obdurate 53 Artist of a sort 55 Menu items 56 Flattest 57 Christmas 58 Dirndl Down 1 Reproves 2 Great painter 3 Timber tree 4 Small container 5 Millay and others 6 Gift for a fisherman 7 Youngsters 8 One kind of waves 9 Put on a pedestal 10 Bounces back 11 Sedate 12 Preservers of
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