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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1962
Page
4
A compact editorial note presents a mood piece pairing Ovids reflection on envy with a windy, elevated setting. The lines evoke lofty peaks and human fault, framing a contemplative brief on aspiration and restraint.
Bruce Biossat argues mass transit progress is limited by funding and planning hurdles. Cities face growing demand, overburdened facilities, and costly highway buildouts. Experts foresee rapid rail as key, despite high costs and potential deficit financing alongside expanding commuter services.
Washington news outlines President Kennedy’s omnibus farm plan to cut cropland by 50 million acres while boosting farm income 25 percent in five years. It envisions abundance through productivity, balance to reduce oversupply, conservation via land use shifts, and development of farm family resources with new industries and education.
Clean water efforts spread across the New England compact area with state grant programs, Maine and New Hampshire providing 20 to 30 percent aid and federal support. Maine reports $989 in allotments and $35,500 in program grants under the 1961 amendments while preliminary studies and active projects advance in Bath Calais Gardiner Wiscasset Presque Isle Saco and Sanford.
A survey by the American Medical Association highlights a year of steady progress in genetics, cancer drugs, vaccines, and electronic medicine. It notes live polio and measles vaccines, synthetic penicillin, hepatitis research, and the fusion of machinery, money, and methods to aid mankind under a free system. A stray anecdote about a voice loss recovery and whimsical asides follow.
New York AP columns author lists annoyances and pet peeves from public figures to everyday quirks. He lampoons bus drivers who shortchange customers, overbearing officers, celebrity beards, and couples with contrived introductions. He ends inviting readers to share their own dislikes.
Two of three reporting companies beat 1960 after taxes as 647 firms show a 3.3 percent gain overall to $10.673 billion. Output, sales climbs and mechanization boosted margins while some large firms posted profit declines but fewer losses than 1960. Fourth quarter results may lift 1961 profits further.
Ruth Millett argues men excel at certain tasks while women outperform in others with practical examples. She notes men struggle with directions while women readily ask for guidance, and contrasts driving, parking, cooking, and reading directions to show gendered differences in competence.
The Social Security Administration notes two of three seniors rely on Social Security under OASI and survivors or disability provisions. About 12 million receive retirement benefits from government programs, with 14 percent of 65 plus on Old Age Assistance. Veterans benefits supplement many beneficiaries, while many elderly women rely on aid due to longevity and coverage gaps.
Publisher Paul Casavant and Editor T J Mahoney are listed along with telephone numbers for the Biddeford race journal. Subscription rates are shown as payable in advance: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. The paper notes Associated Press affiliation and second class postage details.
A compact crossword clue list with entries such as Price of a ride and Popular type of entertainer. Includes themed hints like dYu place of Petain's exile and Burst of cheers. Provides enumerations and cross references for solving.
A short poem by Lillian M. Denis from Saco Maine argues wrongs exist in the modern world and faith in God’s Son dispels ignorance. It urges aligning the soul with divine truth so one “misses the mark” only when separation persists, framed as hope and evidence through faith.
A century ago Santiago had one priest for every 585 Catholics, while today the ratio is one priest for every 2,595 Catholics, reflecting a significant change in church staffing and Catholic population.
NBC presents a 90 minute adaptation of Arsenic and Old Lace with Abby and Martha Brewster dispatching another victim in the living room window box. Teddy Brewster parades an imaginary war history while Boris Karloff returns in his famed role. The cast also features Dorothy Stickney Mildred Natwick and Tony Randall delivering a lively, madly funny show. In a separate NBC science hour About Time Dr Frank Baxter uses clips and graphics to explain time and relativity though the segment loses the viewer with heavy theory.
New York AP reports on CBS special Henry Fonda and the Family which parodies the typical American home. The show features quarreling spouses and humorous sketches while Fonda offers statistics on peanuts, potatoes, tranquilizers and family life, with moments from Dick Van Dyke and Cara Williams.
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