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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1964
Page
4
The piece presents a calm reflection on justice as a self-sustaining mechanism once initiated, citing John Galsworthy. It frames the idea as a call to thoughtful, steady pursuit of fairness, inviting readers to consider how initial actions shape ongoing legal and moral outcomes.
The Biddeford City Council approved a zoning ordinance after months of study in a seven to one vote. Mayor Willie Pomerleau and the Planning Board receive praise for steering the measure, seen as essential for orderly growth and a stepping stone toward urban renewal, with appeals planned for those affected.
Washington experts warn that the Red China Soviet split, East European restlessness and NATO strains, along with rising U.S. and Soviet nuclear power, may trigger global brush-fire revolutions, guerrilla wars and riots. The Pentagon analysis notes power blocs eroding into a pluralistic order with crises likely when outside powers become involved. It cites Castroite or Communist adventurers seeking Moscow or Peiping support and plots to gain U.S. backing.
A nostalgic look at how television sizes grew from seven to twenty three inches and back to portable miniatures. The piece notes rapid progress, wall to wall expectations, and suggests a fad-like trend with a humorous nod to older magnifying glass tech. It captures cyclical tech history and family watching rituals.
A group of Esso researchers, testing 10 by 10 foot plots on desert ground near Yuma, aim to blacken large areas with asphalt to create updrafts that could triple rainfall across deserts. They envision turning barren zones in North Africa, western South America, and Australia into farmable land, or at least a vast, remarkable parking lot if it fails.
Britain weighs reform as centuries old Sunday bans persist with oddities. Fish can be sold by fishmongers while grocers may sell fish, but household items are restricted. souvenirs bypass rules. Pubs stay open on Sundays for fear of breaking the law, while razor blades require a coin trimming claim. Enterprising merchants devise workarounds as 1965 carries one Friday the 13th in August. Habits linger as the year ends and New Year resolutions loom.
HAL BOYLE offers a humorous 1965 column of personal resolutions. He suggests light changes like telling the truth, donating to charity, avoiding parking squabbles, resisting harsh critiques of relatives, reading a good novel, helping at home, writing a letter for Khru Shchev, aiding a job seeker, limiting drink intake, encouraging others, sleeping more, and praising others while privately easing complaints. He jokes that keeping even half of these by 1968 could bring personal immortality.
In 1964 the affluent American market saw record shipments and sales across appliances autos and housing products. Washers dryers totaled 6,007,000 units, up 7.7 percent. auto air conditioners rose 38 percent to 1.4 million. room air conditioners hit 2.5 million. central systems cost a billion dollars. Diesel trucks and rail equipment also set records with higher outputs and spending.
The Diddeford Saco Journal provides standard publication information for Biddeford Maine with address and staff details. It lists W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor along with telephone numbers for departments and subscription rates in advance.
Ruth Millett parodies medical notes on tired child syndrome by television and asks if a tired husband syndrome exists. She cites wives complaining of husbands who only want TV, sleeping upright before the screen, resisting invites, and wonders who could curb such habit.
In an interview with AP, 80-year-old Dr Agnes Fay Morgan of UC Berkeley argues that fish is superior to apples for older adults and wine can be part of a balanced diet. She notes aging raises protein needs and warns about teeth, digestion, and taste shifts, advocating more cheese, chicken, eggs, and fish while limiting salt fish for hypertension risk. She also recalls her work disproving sun drying harms vitamin C and clarifying vitamin losses with aging, and confirms cod liver oil aids growth. The piece also covers Marge Champion returning to dramatic acting and Cary Grant defending personal film choices over censorship.
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