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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1968
Page
5
HAL BOYLE suggests a new kind of New Year's Eve party that emphasizes safety and fun. Invite known drinkers, serve nonalcoholic fruit punch, and present a humorous program with light civic and political digs. End with a relaxed nap, then stagger home safely as memories fade but gratitude remains.
The Weeders Guide notes the golden anniversary of the New York State Fruit Testing Cooperative Association highlighting two high quality apples, Spiron and Jonagold, first observed by Geneva Experimental Station scientists 25 years ago. Jonagold, a cross of Golden Delicious and Jonathan, ripens around Oct. 10 at Geneva. Spiron, a cross of Red Spy and Monroe, ripens around Oct. 20-25. Both are praised for eating quality, storage, and market potential. The article also details Geneva’s 1961 virus-indexed raspberry program, with virus-free stock propagation and planned availability in 1969.
A brief catalog lists hues including blue dark green taupe burnt orange and sapphire. The entry reads as a simple palette note without context or further details.
Fragmented crossword list with mismatched letters and garbled words. Reads like an OCR of across clues including hunt bargains Genghis follower Spanish words and various incomplete entries. Many entries truncated or misprinted with stray numbers and symbols.
Cash Box magazine reveals the nationwide top ten records of the week with titles including I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye and Abraham, Martin and John by Dion. Also listed are classics by Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Temptations, and other charting artists.
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff argues that belief in ending the boom bust cycle is faith driven. He notes inflation at 4-5 percent prompts advance spending, warns the cycle cannot be controlled by dictatorial measures, and that indirect tools like taxes and rates may fail to prevent future jolts.
Nancy Sinatra and Jack Haley Jr. plan marriage after six months of dating. A spokesman said engagements were announced after Haley proposed Sunday. Haley won an Emmy for directing Sinatra specials and will direct the Ice Capades of 1969 special, set for Feb 16. Ohio State President Fawcett to skip Rose Bowl trip due to flu, staying home per doctors orders. OSU will face USC in Pasadena on New Year’s Day.
Labor faced a tumultuous 1968 with strikes, rising prices, and political defeats. Unions won wage increases averaging 6.6 percent for 3.4 million workers while 4 percent plus price gains squeezed paychecks. Major walkouts included a nationwide telephone strike, Illinois actions during Chicago’s DNC, a 60,000 copper workers stoppage, and a 50,000 glass workers strike. Public sector walkouts of teachers police and other workers continued amid a tense labor landscape.
The excerpt notes Harry S. Truman as the 33rd president at Eisenhower's inauguration, with Truman aged 68 at that time. It also explains bandicoot pouch differences, noting the pouch opens at the bottom, unlike most marsupials, and defines Winifred as an Anglo name meaning lover of peace.
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