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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1964
Page
5
Editorial note collects a Ralph Waldo Emerson quotation about keeping friends and books in accessible places. It frames reading habits and companionship as parallel sources of knowledge, urging practical access to valued influences.
Portland area leaders hear a national research view that Greater Portland created a regional development body before local groups, while Biddeford and Saco drift apart and trend toward fragmentation. The news notes Zanzibar's upheaval linked to Castro influence, Cuba's training of insurrectionists, and rising Castroist activity in Africa amid anti‑Castro sentiment.
Washington correspondents describe a large Goldwater strategy conference at the O’Hare Inn near Chicago. Some 60 to 70 leaders from Washington, regionals, and about 40 state chairmen gather with Denison Kitchel and others to refine organization and timing ahead of the California primary pivot on June 2, amid hopes of fresh victories in New Hampshire and Oregon.
The piece argues that De Gaulle's call to neutralize Southeast Asia and recognize Red China would not curb Soviet and Chinese expansion. Laos is cited as a failed neutral experiment, with Pathet Lao advances and a hamstrung international control commission. The analysis doubts French motives and warns of broader communist consolidation in Asia.
Ruth Millett discusses the shift in views among full time homemakers who now take pride in their role and question wives who work for extra money. She argues both paths can be valid if they suit the individual and their family and stresses that balance is possible for some women who both homemake and work without harming their families.
New York AP writer HAL BOYLE recalls a string of Valentine misfires from strangers and a running joke about romance. He jokes about cat Valentines, grade school crushes, and a dry run of heartbreak punctuated by a missing valentine from his life insurance agent after the policy lapsed.
A VA note explains GI insurance goes to the policy beneficiary at death, regardless of later marriages, unless updated. Readers ask about changing beneficiaries and Social Security credits, with guidance: update beneficiaries, and understand Social Security uses five lowest-earning years in benefit calculations.
A Maine themed column extols the state’s healthful climate, landscapes, agriculture, fisheries and growing summer tourism. It notes rising seasonal residents, mountain recreation, hotels and camps, plus the coast’s 2500 miles of coastline supporting a major fishing industry. It includes reader letters on pension remarriage rules and Navy service pensions.
AP reports mixed outlook on U S interest rates as the balance of payments deficit narrows. Officials see possible credit tightening to curb inflation while some bankers and policymakers push for easier money to spur growth and preserve gold reserves.
Biddeford Saco Journal discusses how far money supply can rise without triggering inflation. Bankers advocate a possible increase this year while some officials warn of inflation. others favor a larger rise to spur demand. Tax-cut effects on credit and interest rates could dictate payments deficits and gold concerns.
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