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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1961
Page
4
Editorial page presents reflections on music and universal laws, musing on how sound shapes experience and culture. The piece discusses the binding nature of rhythm, harmony, and melody across eras, urging readers to consider music as a guiding principle in daily life.
The 87th Congress and President Kennedy must chart a high road of achievement to lift national mood and push beyond routine governance. The article urges Congress to support Kennedy in cultivating quality and stoking American pursuit of excellence, fighting self-defeat and mediocrity.
The American Medical Association notes that applications to the nation s 85 medical colleges fell from about seven percent of graduates in 1947 to four percent in 1958. Despite fewer applicants, medicine offers strong future rewards as research funding grows from 45 million in 1940 to around 500 million in 1960 and forecasts reach up to 3 billion by 1970.
A major oil company executive at an association meeting brands the federal gas tax as a perpetual burden, using a two foot replica penny and a suitcase of bills to show $21,600 yearly taxes on a typical 20,000 gallon per month station. He argues the tax reduces fuel use and jeopardizes revenue, urging Congress to let the emergency 1 cent per gallon increase expire next June as motorists protest.
The New York Times cites Senator Kennedy weighing duties for his future appointees and his own actions to fulfill campaign promises. He faces strengthening defenses, disarmament, Middle East settlement, Africa’s post-colonial challenges, Cuba policy, U. S. poverty goals, and home-grown economic woes.
Washington centralizes on Senate Rule 22 reform as ADA presses for a 51 vote to end filibusters, aiming to advance civil rights with Kennedy's support. Key figures include ADA vice chairman Rauh, Johnson, Nixon, Mansfield, Humphrey, Kuchel, and Clark challenging or backing the move. Proposed reforms require desegregation plans, removal of poll taxes and literacy tests, and a permanent FEPC to enforce rights across education, housing, transportation, and employment.
Ruth Millett notes Memphis officials seek a public dress code for summer golf crowds. Commissioner James Moore targets men shirtless on public courses and suggests sun baths be kept at home. The column jokes about broader fashion controls and mirrors versus visible crowds.
Ray Henry answers reader questions on Social Security eligibility for medical expenses survivors and disability. Topics include welfare help for low income, benefits for dependents after a spouse’s death, quarters needed for early retirement, monthly payments for widows, dentist disability eligibility, and burial benefits rules.
AP analysis by James Marlow contrasts sunny Eisenhower with sober Kennedy. Three AP briefs show Kennedy pressing faster growth, a proposed budget that may bow to a mild recovery, and a study group recommending swift emergency measures if the recession worsens, including possible temporary tax cuts.
AP notes mixed TV and radio reviews. NBC comedy with Nanette Fabray debuts poorly, overacting and tired plots, while Bernstein conducts a pleasant Philharmonic Youth concert on CBS. Roosevelt special suggestion and Andy Griffith Show listed as tonight’s recommendation.
Senator Pat McNamara reintroduces two pet bills on school construction and medical aid to the aged. A $950 million first year funding plan faces House Rules delays on the school bill, while the medical aid bill blends with Social Security. White House aging conference clashes with medical lobby, and Kenneth Roberts advances safety device legislation for federal vehicles. Republican women plan weekend events tied to the National Committee meeting.
A compact row of crossword clues across and down covering terms from behind to Belgian city. Includes various word lengths and references such as Buffalo Bill and Phileas Fogg rival, with numerous odder answers like native of the Balearics and sacred writings.
Biddeford Maine daily newspaper details its address at 11 Adams Street with publication, editorial, and telecommunication lines listed. Subscription rates are shown as one month two dollars eighty five cents, six months ten dollars and fifty cents, or one year twenty one dollars. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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