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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1961
Page
4
Editorial argues live television presidential press conferences boost public understanding and voter involvement. They increase Kennedy's visibility and leverage over lawmakers while demanding balanced coverage and fair elections. The author urges Kennedy to use the format responsibly and avoid monopoly.
A St. Joseph paper box maker warns that increasing the federal minimum wage by 25 percent would raise packaging costs, drive customers to cheaper options, reduce orders, and increase unemployment and inflation. The piece argues such a move would burden marginal workers and test free market efficiency amid international competition and broader policy consequences.
The piece argues that tax free parcel post represents unfair government competition harming private business and liberty. It warns against government expansion into manufacturing and services, urging opposition to tax free, cut rate government activity while linking broader public policy to individual opportunity and economic fairness.
Washington Bureau reports Sen. John Sparkman proposes four measures to aid small businesses. The bills extend depreciation options to used property, require Treasury to follow Tax Court decisions, allow tax allowances for reinvested earnings, and extend retirement plan deductions. Forecasters warn unemployment and idle capacity risk more failures and mergers.
Ruth Millett presents a fictional interview in which a French dress designer seeks American teen fashion insights. The piece surveys teen preferences on dress style, fashion versus dating appeal, parental approval, spending, and attitudes toward competition in outfits.
A question and answer column discusses freezing Social Security records, remarriage effects, widow benefits, and spousal eligibility. Readers from Cleveland Albany San Bernardino Pittsburgh ask about record freezes, marriage impact, widow entitlements, and retirement payouts, with figures for potential monthly benefits.
A Houston reader asks if there is enough credit under Social Security to claim payments at age 62 and where to obtain details. A local Social Security office can provide a postcard form to mail to Baltimore for wage records. A California reader notes ten years of work from 1943 to 1954 with intermittent unemployment compensation since then.
The article notes that drawing unemployment does not affect future Social Security eligibility. It advises that with the required work credits you remain eligible at 65 and mentions a Social Security handbook by Ray Henry with recent changes, available by mail for 35 cents.
HAL BOYLE compiles a miscellany of odds and ends from facts to quips. Obvious stats on obesity costs and mortality, brainy notes on word usage, Brazil land offers, celebrity trivia, and light quips about family life and psychology frame a brisk, era-typical collage.
Investors Forum notes steel as a basic industry whose wage and price trends drive the broader economy. From 1940 to 1960 steel wages rose from 84 2/5 cents to 3.08 dollars per hour, while structural steel shapes jumped from 2.10 to 6.167 per 100 pounds. The piece warns inflation erodes purchasing power and reshapes investment decisions, urging readers to consider dividend stocks and financial security guidance.
James Marlow compares President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchevney highlighting shared traits. Both are informal, unpredictable, humorous, and action oriented, with Kennedy notably improvising at events and displaying shirtsleeves style. Khrushchev’s bold public antics and dynamic foreign policy contrast with past leaders.
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